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The Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds are set to make history next year, according to The Athletic.

Sophia Smith scored in extra time, and the United States earned a spot in the gold medal match at the Paris Olympics with a 1-0 victory over Germany on Tuesday.

Georgia defensive coordinators Glenn Schumann and Travaris Robinson spoke to the media on Tuesday.

Balance is the word that will define this region as the season goes along. Several teams will be rebuilding elements of their offense with others hoping to improve on that side of the ball with growth of some young talent.

While Rockmart was a clear favorite by the panel, repeating as champion with a loaded North Cobb Christian, picked second, will be a challenge.

Georgia will open the season ranked No. 1 in the preseason USA Today Coaches Poll a year after having its two-year run as national champion end.

For the second time in three seasons, Georgia will take part in Holiday Hoopsgiving at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.

Basically, the GHSA took the old Region 8-3A, dropped most of it down to Class 2A, and then kept one holdover and added a behemoth from Class A.

This should be one of the most competitive regions in the state, top to bottom, in any classification It already may be the toughest in Class A Division 1. And it may very well come down to the final week.

Atlanta United played Santos Laguna to a 0-0 draw in its second Leagues Cup Group Stage match at Mercedes-Benz Stadium Sunday afternoon.