Sports

Union County got into the win column with a 49-6 win over Murray County to open region play Friday night.

Tripp Nix accounted for five touchdowns Friday night as White County took care of East Jackson in their final non-region game of the season, winning 55-27.

The Flowery Branch at Hart County football game has been canceled.

The first quarter of the season is behind us and despite some outstanding starts by several northeast Georgia area teams, they are not getting much love from sports writers around the state.

The Chestatee girls volleyball team ran its win streak to six straight after sweeping a non-region tri-match at the Lynn Cottrell Center on Thursday.

Week 4 finds most every team still getting things worked out during non-region play. Meanwhile, Riverside Prep and Lakeview Academy will region play on Friday night.

The Atlanta Braves dropped into a tie for the final NL wild card berth, losing 3-1 to Colorado on Thursday night as Michael Toglia and Ezequiel Tovar hit solo home runs for the Rockies.

The guest picker dominance ended last week, but they remain atop the leaderboard after Week 3.

Apalachee assistant football coach Ricky Aspinwall was one of four people killed on Wednesday at Apalachee High School.

Addy Cagle drove in four runs to pace Cherokee Bluff to a 12-1, five inning win over North Oconee on Wednesday at home.