Jeff Hart

Region 8-2A will open its region schedules while Regions 7-3A and 8-A Division 1 will continue after a wild opening week last week around northeast Georgia. In all, every game on Tuesday's schedule involves important region contests.

The region races have begun to heat up around northeast Georgia, with probably none more exciting than the boys side of Region 8-4A.

Mills Lothridge smacked a two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth to break a tie and propel Class 4A fourth-ranked North Hall to a 4-2 win over No. 6 East Forsyth on Monday at Lynn Cottrell Field.

Charlie Woerner is coming home, or at least as close as he can in the NFL.

Georgia Tech enters the 71st Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament as the No. 13 seed and takes on Notre Dame in its opening-round game at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.

Georgia’s Silas Demary Jr. has been named to the SEC’s All-Freshman team in balloting of league coaches, the conference office announced on Monday.

The Atlanta Braves optioned top prospect AJ Smith-Shawver to Triple-A Gwinnett on Monday, moving closer to settling on their pitching staff for opening day.

For the second time this season, University of Georgia redshirt sophomore Charlie Condon has been named the Southeastern Conference Baseball Player of the Week, the league announced on Monday.

No.9 Habersham Central will try to remain perfect and atop the Region 8-6A standings on Monday as one of several key region matchups across the area.

Christopher Bell surged into the lead when Martin Truex Jr. was forced to pit and pulled away for an emotional NASCAR Cup Series win at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday.