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Jartavius Martin, DB

School: Illinois | Conference: Big Ten

College Experience: Senior | Age: 22

Height / Weight: 511 / 194 lbs

Projected Draft Status: 3rd-4th Round

Player Comparison: Jalen Pitre

Jartavius Quan Martin hails from Florida where he was a three-star recruit that committed to Illinois over Air Force, Central Michigan, FIU, and Georgia Southern. Martin earned the opportunity to start for the Illini in his first two games as a freshman at cornerback, only the second true freshman to do so (Vontae Davis). He would go on to start eight games as a freshman in 2018 and was second on the team in interceptions. He would bounce in and out of Illinois starting lineup in his first three seasons, but he became a fixture at starter in 2021. In 2022, Martin moved from cornerback to the star - hybrid safety/linebacker - for the Illini defense. Martin was a standout the entire season, having his most productive year and earning All-Big Ten honors.

If there is one thing the Commanders seem to value in its secondary, its versatility. Just about every contributor on the backend of the defense can play at least two positions. Jartavius Martin would definitely fit in with his ability to play near the line of scrimmage, cover in the slot, or drop into deep coverage. With the departure of Bobby McCain, the starting slot corner position is up for grabs. Martin would be competing with cornerbacks like Danny Johnson and possibly a safety like Percy Butler to play that role. If he needs time before hes ready to start, Martin could provide depth at a few different positions. Martin has things to improve to reach his potential, but he could provide the type of flexibility the Commanders covet on defense.

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Photo submitted to Times ObserverRepresenting the Bradford Knight Owls Chess Club at the recent Pennsylvania State Chess Federation Scholastic Championships I Harrisburg were (front from left):Coach Bob Ferguson, Sylvia Bysiek, Juliana Bysiek, Aiden Ferguson, Elaina Ferguson, and Micaiah Ferguson; and (back) Brian Ferry, Rob Ferguson, Trenton Johnson, and Natasha Ferry. Missing from photo are Silence Karl, Ed Bysiek, and Ryan Ferguson.

The Bradford Knight Owls Chess Program, with members from Warren, sent a group of 12 chess players to the 2023 Pennsylvania State Chess Federation Scholastic Championships.

There were nearly 700 competitors at the event, held March 18 and 19, at the Red Lion Inn Harrisburg-Hershey.

The Knight Owls brought home trophies in both single-day elementary events and the two-day middle-high school divisions.

Micaiah Ki Ferguson tied for an individual third in the elementary U500 section and Sylvia and Juliana Bysiek were on the first-place school team in the U800 section of the elementary championships.

The Bysieks and Fergusons Ki and Aiden, of Bradford teamed up and brought home first-place club honors in the U1100 section.

In the two-day sections, Natasha Ferry of Warren brought home the trophy for first place girl in the unrated high school section, Trenton Johnson of Bradford finished tied for 17th in the U1000 high school section, and Silence Karl finished in 20th position among the U1300 high school players.

Im very proud of all the kids, but I wish more of our top students could have attended, Coach Bob Ferguson said.

The club will send a contingent to the annual Western NY and Northern PA Scholastic Championship in Friendship, N.Y., Saturday, April 15.

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Detective Comics #1070 expands on the mystery of the Orgham family and the ongoing conflict without losing its mystery and pacing. Its an excellent world-building issue that deepens the history of all players involved while bringing in new ones.

This issue opens up to an angry Solomon Grundy taking round after round of gunfire. The undead giant makes his way through masked soldiers only to be pinned down and given Azmer, a known chemical agent that takes control over its subjects. He punches himself to release the chemical. Realizing it is a losing battle, a soldier releases grenades to take down everyone involved as a cat-masked person watches the violence.

In many ways, this scene could be viewed as a representative of how this issue plays out. Solomon Grundy, a staple of Gotham City, is facing violence despite doing nothing to deserve it. The new masked onlooker brings new characters into the saga, which fuels the chaos that lingers forever.

Ram Vs writing and pacing have been top-notch in this series, and issue #1070 keeps up the quality. Multiple threads are being weaved into the conflict, and with this comes a lot of mystery. This lends itself well to the experience of reading an issue of Detective Comics as readers slowly are given pieces and, by the end of the issue, are shown how they all fit together.

This operatic story arc began with Batman feeling slower and more tired. What this issue does well is continuing Batmans internal dialogue about how long he can put on the cape and cowl and whether or not it was a mistake. Its a clever way to throw back to the beginning of this story arc and a lovely subtle payoff.

This series has included several members of Batmans rogues gallery, and in this issue, there are some small insights as to how all of the pieces connect and how they are all headed in the same direction. Its brilliant writing and makes this issue incredibly enjoyable.

The backup story also has a theme of connecting to previous issues. A kidnapped woman having to keep hope to motivate herself to stay alive while being stuck in Mr. Freezes lab has a connection to an earlier backup story.

The art feels a little rougher than in previous issues. However, this is not a bad thing. How the line work is thick, giving the colors by Adriano Lucas a nice layout to enhance the art, is done well. Stefano Raffaele is two issues into this arc and has kept up with the quality expected of a Detective Comic issue while keeping its own identity. With all of the characters within this story, the lettering helps signal where the dialogue comes from. Done by Ariana Maher, it matched well with the entire issue.

Simon Spurrier handles the backup, and the art is by Caspar Wijngaard with letters by Arianna Turturro. The quality from the last issue remains, and the story has kept me engaged and curious about what will happen next.

Before wrapping up this review, it is essential to highlight the fantastic cover art done by Evan Cagle. The continuation of colors reflecting a theme of the issue remains. Oracle is a pivotal part of this issue, and its always great when other members of the Bat-Family are allowed to be recognized.

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The FIDE Candidates and Women's Candidates 2024 will be held concurrently in Toronto, Canada, the International Chess Federation announced on Monday. Taking place on April 3-25, it will be the first time that the two tournaments will occur with the same schedule and venue. It is also the first time in history that the event will take place in North America.

In a statement published in the announcement, FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich said:

FIDE is happy to award such an important competition to Canada, a country that has made significant chess progress in recent years, with more kids playing the game, more titled players, and more chess fans and chess streamers.

He also emphasized the importance of combining the two Candidates tournaments at the same time and venue, stressing the goal to "bring the Women's Candidates to a wider audience, with a greater following."

The event will be sponsored by the Scheinberg family, who also helped sponsor the previous Candidates Tournament. Isai Scheinberg said: "My family and I are very happy that the Candidates Tournaments will be held in Canada, our home country."

The participants are not yet determined. The paths to qualification are the following (see here for more details):

The Candidates tournaments are the most prestigious over-the-board events in the world. The victor of each division will face the classical world champion and women's world champion, respectively, in the next cycle.

Reigning World Champion Magnus Carlsen opted not to defend his title this year. The classical world champion will therefore be determined next month in the FIDE World Championship 2023, contested between GM Ian Nepomniachtchi and GM Ding Liren. The runner-up will gain automatic entry into the FIDE Candidates 2024.

GM Ju Wenjun has been the women's world champion since 2018this will be her third title defense. Her challenger in the Women's World Championship 2023 will be determined at the beginning of April this year in the FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament 2022-23. The women's world championship match will take place on July 3 in Shanghai and Chongqing, China.

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