College Sports

North Georgia senior Courtney Poole picked up her 51st victory of the season - a new NCAA Division II record for wins in a single-season - as the fourth-ranked Nighthawks defeated Catawba, 1-0, to advance to tomorrow's Southeast Regional final.

The top-seed and host University of North Georgia softball team kicked off NCAA Tournament play with a 4-1 victory Thursday over rival-Young Harris. The Nighthawks improve to 51-6 on the season and advance to the winners' bracket game against Catawba at noon Friday.

North Georgia softball standouts Stephanie Hartness and Courtney Poole have both advanced to the 2016 Schutt Sports NFCA Division II National Player of the Year Top 10 List.

The University of North Georgia softball team has earned the top seed and will host the 2016 NCAA Regional this coming weekend, as the national office announced Monday morning on a live selection show on NCAA.com.

Georgia senior linebacker Jordan Jenkins was selected in the NFL Draft’s third round by the New York Jets with the 83rd overall pick on Friday night.

Georgia junior linebacker Leonard Floyd was selected in the NFL Draft’s opening round by the Chicago Bears with the ninth overall pick in the team’s downtown on Thursday night.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has released its Division III softball regional rankings with Piedmont College making the list once again after a strong 2016 season.

Following her MVP performance at the Peach Belt Conference Tournament, University of North Georgia senior Courtney Poole has been named the Louisville Slugger/NFCA National Pitcher of the Year, the coaches' association announced Wednesday afternoon.

Behind a six-run outburst in the third inning that essentially put the game out of reach, Georgia (22-20) handled in-state rival Georgia Tech (27-14) by a 13-5 final score on Tuesday night at Foley Field.

The No. 6 nationally ranked Brenau University tennis team finished second in the Southern States Athletic Conference Championship over the weekend, losing only to NCAA-bound Auburn University-Montgomery.