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No. 3 Cedar Shoals came into Tuesday’s showdown with No. 1 Johnson with a chance to show it was ready to challenge not just for a Region 8-4A title but even a state championship.

Cherokee Bluff took over sole-possession of third place in Region 8-4A with a thrilling 2-1 win in overtime over eighth-ranked Chestatee at the Lynn Cottrell Complex on Tuesday.

Dawson County ran its win streak to four with a 13-8 win over Wesleyan in a big win on the road to open the two teams’ three-game Region 7-3A series.

Georgia’s Corey Collins tied a school record with three home runs Tuesday while Clayton Chadwick set one by hitting two home runs in the same inning to lead the Bulldogs to an 18-6 win over Wofford at Foley Field.

Johnson won its second straight Region 8-4A match with a 10-0 rout of Cedar Shoals on Tuesday at The Dungeon.

It didn’t have the drama of the NCAA Tournament bracket release of two days earlier, but MLB held its own unveiling Tuesday by announcing the starting pitching matchups for all season openers.

Clemson sued the Atlantic Coast Conference in a South Carolina court on Tuesday, joining Florida State in challenging the league's right to charge schools hundreds of millions of dollars to leave.

Four northeast Georgia teams, boys and girls combined, are ranked No. 1 in their respective classifications and all four will be in action on Tuesday.

Regions 7-3A and 8-2A will be in full swing on Tuesday.

LeBron James had 25 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds, and D'Angelo Russell scored 27 points while tying the Lakers' single-season record for 3-pointers in a 136-105 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night.