High School Sports

White County did not have to look far for its next girls basketball coach.

Jonathan Torres punched in the game-winning goal in the 51st minute to end Region 8-4A play with a 2-1 win over Seckinger on the road Tuesday.

Long-time high school coach, teacher and administrator Tony Wagner is retiring

After 32 years standing on the sidelines, Ken Stoudenmire is hanging up his football and wrestling whistles -- for now.

With the regular season coming to a close this week, a dozen northeast Georgia area teams already have clinched postseason berths across all eight GHSA classifications. Three others are fighting for their playoff lives.

If you want playoff drama in the final week of the regular season, you won’t find any among the regions that house northeast Georgia area girls soccer teams.

Habersham Central snapped a three-game Region 8-6A losing streak with a 16-1 win in three innings over Shiloh on Monday.

For most northeast Georgia area baseball teams, the regular season will not come to a close for another two weeks. But for Region 8-4A, the playoffs will essentially begin for several teams on Monday.

Cooper Reid needed just 74 pitches and allowed just two hits in leading Gainesville to a huge 10-0 Region 8-6A win in six innings over Habersham Central on Friday at Ivey-Watson Field.

Region 8-4A is beginning to take shape while Region 8-6A continues to be a dogfight atop the standings heading into some key showdowns on Friday.