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The Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame has released its list of 100 nominees for the Class of 2024.

For Buford, Jefferson, Cherokee Bluff, and Towns County, Thursday’s semifinal showdowns in the Georgia High School Association girls soccer playoffs will be nothing new. Dawson County, meanwhile, is crashing the Final Four party for the first time as a program.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has signed a multiyear contract extension with JTG Daugherty Racing, which he took to victory lane in the Daytona 500 two years ago, to continue driving the No. 47 car in the NASCAR Cup Series.

At times it wasn’t the prettiest of things, but it was good enough for Cherokee Bluff to sweep into the quarterfinals of the Class 4A baseball playoffs on Wednesday at Bluff Ballpark.

On the brink of elimination, Andrew Humphries drove in the game-winning run to rally Banks County to a 4-3 win over The Walker School in the second round of the Class 2A playoffs.

North Hall has hired Jacob Brown as its next boys soccer coach.

Chris Sale allowed one run over five innings and struck out nine, Austin Riley had the big blow at the plate with a two-run triple, and the Atlanta Braves salvaged the final game of a three-game series with a 5-2 win over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday.

As they say, April showers bring May flowers. April and May also bring high school football.

It is a fitting description. “We’re in the groove right now,” Denny Hamlin said during his race winner’s press conference at Dover (Del.) Motor Speedway on Sunday.

The second round of the Georgia High School Association baseball playoffs continues Wednesday, with five area teams vying for a berth in the quarterfinals.