Jeff Hart

Dawsonville native Chase Elliott and Atlanta Motor Speedway are starting race month in Atlanta with a fan-friendly event at the World of Coca-Cola.

Georgia returns to the friendly – and increasingly more raucous – confines of Stegeman Coliseum on Wednesday evening to play host to SEC-leader Alabama.

The Cherokee Bluff boys tennis team opened the season with a solid 4-1 win over Hebron Christian on Tuesday.

Cherokee Bluff clinched the top seed from Region 8-4A North with a tough 59-53 win at home on Tuesday.

Cherokee Bluff used a big 18-4 first quarter to take the lead and then held off North Hall, 54-49, in a huge Region 8-4A North showdown on Tuesday.

There are more than four dozen teams in the northeast Georgia area still jockeying for positioning in the upcoming region tournaments. Seven of them can clinch spots and automatic berths in the state tournament on Tuesday.

The Gainesville girls came away with third place in the Girls State Duals on Saturday at the University of West Georgia.

Six key Region 8-6A contests and a monster girls showdown between two of the state's best teams will highlight a light schedule on Saturday.

Gainesville avenged an earlier loss to Habersham Central on Friday, taking a 51-44 win at home in a key Region 8-6A game for both teams.

Dawson County moved within one game of second place in Region 7-3A with a huge 53-46 win at home over third-ranked Pickens on Friday.