Jeff Hart

West Hall saw its season-opening win streak snapped at 10 after falling to Oconee County Tuesday in a battle of top team teams in Class AAA and Region 8-AAA volleyball action.

Lakeview Academy dropped a pair of matches in a tri-match on the road Tuesday.

The Gainesville girls volleyball opened its Region 8-AAA schedule with a win of Chestatee and then beat Eastside Tuesday in a tri-match at home.

East Hall was swept in a tri-match for the first this season falling to Pinecrest Academy and Fellowship Christian Tuesday.

The Jefferson girls softball team won its second straight game for the first time this season after taking a 4-0, Region 8-AA South win over East Jackson Tuesday.

The Johnson girls volleyball team had a tough afternoon Tuesday in its Region 8-AAA openers against two Class AAA top-ranked teams.

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.