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The Buford girls finished first and the Banks County girls second on Monday in the Region 7-AAA golf championships.

The Johnson girls finished second and the Lumpkin County girls third to qualify for state sectionals on Monday in the Region 8-AAAA golf tournament at Highland Walk Golf Course in Royston.

The Johnson baseball team posted a 2-1 victory over Chestatee on Monday afternoon in Gainesville.

Buford girls soccer coach Crystal Fowler wouldn

North Hall clinched the Region 7-AAA title after taking a surprising 14-0 win over White County Monday.

It took a full half of play, but once the Dawson County boys soccer team relaxed on Monday it was clear that the Tigers have unfinished business in the Region 7-AAA title race.

The only member of Gainesville's starting rotation not to pitch a no-hitter this season joined his teammates in an illustrious triumvirate on Monday when Chandler Newton pitched a no-hitter in the Red Elephants' 15-0 defeat of Apalachee.

On the flight back to Atlanta, Hawks coach Larry Drew watched tape of his team getting pushed around in Game 1 of the playoffs.

The game between the Atlanta Braves and Colorado Rockies, the teams with the best record in the majors, was delayed because of snow.