Jeff Hart

West Hall senior and North Carolina-signee Maia Caldwell-Booker was able to defend her Class AAA 100-meter state title in thrilling fashion Saturday at the 2014 GHSA Girls state track-and-field meet.

If Buford plays the rest of the Class AAA playoffs the way it did Friday against North Murray in the first round, the rest of the field is in trouble.

Flowery Branch proved Friday that its late surge to reach the playoffs was no fluke.

Region 8-AAAAA lived up to its billing Friday night in the first round of the state baseball playoffs.

The season came to a stunning end for Jefferson Friday in the first round of the Class AA state playoffs.

Gainesville and Buford opened the state baseball playoffs with Game 1 victories at home Friday.

If there is one thing the 12 northeast Georgia-based teams that begin play Friday in quest of a state baseball championship know for sure, it

By their own admission, the West Hall boys soccer team has had trouble scoring at times this season. After a half of utter frustration against Cartersville where the Spartans had six corners, 11 shots, but no goals, West Hall boys soccer coach Tim Gale said it was time to open things up on offense in the second half.

Except for Region 7-AAA, it was a rough night for area boys soccer teams in first round action Thursday.