College Sports

The third-ranked North Georgia softball team used a Katherine Martin three-run home run in the sixth inning on Sunday afternoon to defeat Augusta State 5-2 and send the Saints to their third straight Peach Belt Conference Tournament Championship.

Class AAA No. 6 Gainesville moved into a three-way tie for first place with idle White County and North Hall in Region 8-AAA after knocking off Lumpkin County 5-1 Friday on the road.

Georgia Tech coach Brian Gregory has hired Josh Postorino as an assistant.

Police say a thief has stolen framed copies of the College Football Hall of Fame induction certificates for legendary University of Georgia athletes Herschel Walker and Fran Tarkenton and former coach Vince Dooley.

Georgia

University of Georgia junior outfielder Johnathan Taylor is getting stronger and making progress in his rehabilitation from a serious neck injury.

The Brenau University softball team slid to ninth in the latest National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics poll after falling in two weekend series, but the Golden Tigers bounced back to split a doubleheader with Lee University on Tuesday in Gainesville.

The North Georgia baseball team continued their dominance of non-conference teams on Wednesday evening, scoring early and often and running by Anderson University 8-0 at Memorial Stadium.

Georgia coach Mark Fox has signed Nemanja Djurisic, a native of Montenegro who finished his high school career in South Kent, Conn.

Would you want to follow A.J. Green? Tavarres King is up for the challenge.