Kevin West

First-round results and second-round pairings for the Georgia high school basketball tournament:

The Gwinnett Gladiators scored a late third period goal by Jim Jackson while Kevin Doell, Anthony Aquino and Brandon Dietrich tallied goals in the shootout to help Gwinnett down the Florence Pride in a shootout 2-1 on Tuesday night at the Arena at Gwinnet

Brian Scafe hit a two-RBI double to lead Charlotte to a 5-4 victory against Clemson on Tuesday.

Jacquelyn Decell was named executive director of the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame on Tuesday after holding the position on an interim basis for the past year.

Dawson County avenged a half-point loss to Morgan County last year to win the title.

The Jefferson wrestling won its fourth straight Class A title Saturday, beating rival Bremen 267.5 to 238.

The Lakeview Academy girls soccer team opened its season Monday.

Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry picked up three endorsements during his campaign trip to Georgia on Saturday, including one from U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop and the a northeast Georgia college official.

John Fitzgerald was 15-of-26 for 267 yards and five touchdowns to lead the New Orleans VooDoo past Georgia 55-52 Sunday, the Force's sixth straight loss at home.

In an announcement that means the Hawks will have only four players under contract going into the offseason, Stephen Jackson said Sunday that he will not pick up the option on the second year of his two-year, $2.1 million deal.