High School Sports

Flowery Branch and Gainesville will try again to get their seasons underway on Wednesday to highlight a limited schedule on the diamond.

Region 8-7A will crown a champion on Wednesday night as three other regions will feature semifinal action.

West Hall rallied from an 8-3 deficit to beat Chestatee, 9-8, in both teams’ season openers on Tuesday at the Lynn Cottrell Complex.

The North Hall boys got over the hump before time ran out in the most important game of the year Tuesday night at Cherokee Bluff.

Nate Ibarra pitched a shutout in goal and Chestatee scored three second half goals to beat Dawson County 3-0 on Tuesday on the road.

Kaitlin Cook scored four goals, including a penalty kick, to lead the Cherokee Bluff girls to a 5-2 win over Lanier Christian Academy on Tuesday at Yonah Field.

Kylie Watkins hit a jumper with 3 seconds left to lift the White County girls to a thrilling 45-43 win over Lumpkin County on Tuesday in the Region 7-3A tournament.

The drama continues to build across Northeast Georgia as region tournaments head toward the finish line.

East Forsyth's Mitchell Dunlap and Chase Hall signed their letters of intent to play college athletics in a ceremony, the school announced on Tuesday.

More than a dozen northeast Georgia area schools will be in action on Tuesday, with several key region contests on tap.