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Lakeview Academy captured its second straight region championship with a 45-35 win over George Walton on Friday.

The Johnson girls continue their hot start to the 2024 campaign with a 3-0 win over Meadowcreek Friday night on the road.

North Hall could not hold onto an early lead against Walnut Grove in the third place of the Region 8-4A tournament.

Tiger Woods returned to the PGA Tour and lasted only 24 holes, withdrawing Friday at the Genesis Invitational with an undisclosed illness after hitting his tee shot on the seventh hole.

Lanier out scored Gainesville 26-9 in the final quarter to get the 52-45 win in the Region 8-6A consolation game at Shiloh.

Regions 8-6A, 8-5A, and 8-4A all will hold key region matchups to highlight Friday's action around northeast Georgia.

Several northeast Georgia area teams will be heading to tournaments over the weekend. But there are several interesting non-tournament, non-region battles set for Friday as well.

With one upset win and a Class 4A state tournament berth already in hand, a second upset against No. 4 North Oconee in the semifinals of the Region 8-4A tournament, on the Titans home floor, was almost asking for too much, even for a surging North Hall squad.

If you were expecting anything but a down-to-the-wire battle between Habersham Central and Gainesville in the Region 8-6A semifinals on Thursday, then you came to the wrong game.

With a deft move to the inside in the final corner of the first of two Bluegreen Vacations Duel 150-mile qualifying races on Thursday night, 19th-place starter Tyler Reddick took the checkered flag and earned the inside second-row starting position for Sunday’s DAYTONA 500.