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Lumpkin County won its first postseason game since 2016 on Wednesday, rolling past Ridgeland 57-37 on the road in the opening round of the Class 3A playoffs.

Abby Slaton poured in 22 points to lead the Dawson County girls to 59-28 win over Region 6-3A champion Adairsville on the road on Wednesday in the first round of the Class 3A playoffs.

Gavyn Seitz pitched four shutout innings, scattering two hits and striking out four to lead North Forsyth to a 4-0 win over Lambert on Wednesday at home.

It's a limited schedule Wednesday among the northeast Georgia area teams.

After a soggy start to the 2024 NASCAR season and a rain-delayed Daytona 500, NASCAR heads to Atlanta this weekend.

On Wednesday, 11 more northeast Georgia area teams -- nine boys and the Union County and Dawson County girls -- will get their postseasons underway in the Georgia High School Association playoffs.

The Chestatee girls left no doubt in the first round of the Class 4A tournament on Tuesday.

It was a defensive night for the North Forsyth girls in the first round of the Class 6A tournament.

Region 8-7A champion Buford was taken down to the wire by Osborne on Tuesday in the opening round of the Class 7A playoffs.

Buford, Jefferson, and Rabun County were among nine northeast Georgia area teams to advance to the second roundof the Georgia High School Association playoffs on Tuesday.