Jeff Hart

Rick Ankiel drove in three runs with a homer and suicide-squeeze bunt, Jayson Werth and Wilson Ramos each had three hits and the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 6-3 on a dreary Saturday.

North Hall senior Cody Barger continues to make a name for himself on the regional track-and-field scene.

Another day, another lead change atop the Region 8-AAA baseball standings.

Gainesville held on to the top spot in Region 8-AAA after a 10-0, six-inning shellacking of Lanier Friday at Ivey-Watson Field.

Junior Mark Pope pitched his third complete game of the season, scattering one earned run on four hits to lead No. 6 Georgia Tech to a 9-2 win over Dukein the series opener Friday night at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.

The Georgia Bulldogs defeated 24th-ranked Mississippi State 4-1 Friday in front of a Foley Field crowd of 2,071.

The Flowery Branch girls soccer team clinched the top seed in Region 8-AAA with a 1-0 win over Class AAAA No. 7 Heritage Friday night on the road.

The Bulldog football team practiced for 90 minutes under clear skies at the Woodruff Practice Fields on Friday afternoon, marking the team

The North Georgia baseball team was deadlocked in a pitcher's duel with Columbus State on Friday evening, but the Cougars plated an eighth-inning run to sneak away with a 1-0 victory over the Saints at Bob Stein Stadium in Peach Belt Conference action.

Chestatee scored seven goals in a 22-minute span in the first half en route to an 8-0 win over Monroe Area Friday night in Area 8-AAA girls action at War Eagle Stadium.