Jeff Hart

The North Hall girls volleyball team split a pair of Region 8-AAA matches Tuesday.

Norfolk needed just four batters to get to Gwinett's highly-touted prospect Randall Delgado Friday night.

Dan Uggla and the Atlanta Braves had very little to show for their brief stay in New York. Uggla had one of Atlanta's only two hits off Chris Capuano, and the Braves packed up after a 6-0 loss to the New York Mets on Friday night and headed home before Hurricane Irene arrived.

If balance was what Flowery Branch coach Lee Shaw was looking for in the Falcons' season and Region 8-AAAA opener against Madison County Friday night, he found it.

Jackson County's Xavier Harper returned a kickoff 92 yards for a score to answer a score by Johnson and the Panthers never trailed again en route to a 20-12 win over Johnson friday night at Billy Ellis Memorial Stadium.

Ian Wheeler capped a 10-point spurt in the fourth quarter with a 21-yard field goal with 1:20 left in the game to propel Habersham Central to a thrilling 38-35 win over Apalachee in both teams

Brian Shirreffs ran for two touchdowns and threw for two others in leading Jefferson to a 41-14 win over arch-rival Commerce Friday in both teams

Lumpkin County used three first half defensive touchdowns to roll to a dominating 50-0 win over Riverside Military Academy Friday night in both teams

Atlanta Braves pitcher Tommy Hanson has a slight tear in his right rotator cuff that does not need surgery, and the team is hoping he can return in the next few weeks.

The Falcons will move closer to their elusive goal of putting their first-string defensive line together when defensive end Ray Edwards makes his preseason debut on Saturday night at Pittsburgh.