Jeff Hart

Angel McCoughtry scored 23 points and the Atlanta Dream beat the short-handed Los Angeles Sparks 90-60 on Wednesday night for coach Michael Cooper's 200th victory.

It’s a stat most football coaches would love to see: Defense 7, Opponents 3.

Stephens County pitcher Emma Whitfield tossed a one-hit, 11-strikeout masterpiece to lead the Lady Indians to a 2-0 win over Class AAAA No. 1 Buford Tuesday night in Region 8-AAAA action.

The East Hall girls volleyball team continued its strong season knocking off a pair of Class AAAAA teams in Eastside and Cedar Shoals on Tuesday.

North Hall used a 12-run second inning en route to a 17-0, three-inning victory over Johnson in girls softball action.

The No. 11 University of North Georgia women's soccer team completed their three-game road swing with a 3-1 victory over Lees-McRae Tuesday afternoon. The Nighthawks allowed their first goal of the season in the 52nd minute of the game.

The Jefferson girls volleyball team swept a pair of non-region matches over Chestatee and Lakeview Academy Tuesday night.

With lightning in the area, No. 9 Georgia defeated Louisiana-Monroe 51-14 on Saturday in a one-sided game that was called off with just under 10 minutes left.

Buford took an 8-2 win over Heard County on Saturday at in a battle between 2014 state champions (Buford in Class AAAA, Heard County in Class AA).

Two innings’ worth of offense for the Charlotte Knights were enough to doom left-handed starter Greg Smith and the Gwinnett Braves to a 4-2 defeat on Saturday in the opener of a three-game series at Coolray Field.