Jeff Hart

The Charlotte Knights got a strong effort from right-handed starting pitcher Erik Johnson and beat the Gwinnett Braves by a 4-2 score on Thursday night to split the four-game series at BB&T Ballpark.

The Gainesville girls volleyball team swept a quad-match at East Hall Thursday.

The North Hall girls volleyball team split a pair of matches Thursday at Lakeview Academy.

Jefferson split a tri-match Thursday with Loganville and North Oconee.

Local Paddlers from the Lanier Canoe Kayak Club are preparing for the ICF Flatwater Sprint World Championships to be held next week (August 20-23).

The Georgia football team continued preseason camp Wednesday afternoon with a two-and-a-half hour practice in full pads at the Woodruff Practice Fields.

Gainesville High rising senior Jonathan Gettys is one of nearly a dozen Georgia players who will be participating in the 8th annual 2015 Under Armour All-America Baseball Game, which will be played at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Saturday.

Dan Quinn isn't going to make comparisons to his old team. Good thing for the guys he's now coaching.

Based on popular demand -- and a pining for old traditions -- North Hall, Gainesville, and Flowery Branch will jointly play host together to a four-team scrimmage at North Hall on Friday at The Brickyard starting at 6 p.m.

The Atlanta Braves found a positive in a Williams Perez defeat. Perez had his first career complete game in the Braves' 2-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.