Sports

Several key series in multiple regions across northeast Georgia will conclude on Friday.

The North Hall girls and Gainesville boys captured the Hall County Track and Field Championships on Thursday at Chestatee High School.

Lumpkin County evened the three-game series with a 9-6 road win over Dawson County on Thursday.

Cherokee Bluff clinched the Region 8-4A title with a dominating 5-1 win over North Oconee on Thursday at Yonah Field.

The GIAA-AAA No. 2-ranked Lakeview Girls soccer team knocked off Loganville Christian 8-2 at home on Thursday.

Morehead State coach Preston Spradlin wasn't surprised when several players from his 2021 March Madness team eventually took their talents elsewhere, with a couple of landing at Power Five programs.

The North Hall boys and girls tennis teams both advanced to the semifinals of the Region 8-4A tournament and also earned spots to the Class 4A playoffs next month.

One girls region title will be decided and one team in Region 7-3A could put themselves on the path to a region title in a pair of monster showdowns on Thursday.

The nation's top home run-hitting teams will meet this weekend in Knoxville, Tenn.

A pair of key Region 7-3A series will highlight a light day on the diamond around Northeast Georgia on Thursday.