Jeff Hart

While most of the gallery at the Hall County Golf Championships was following the threesome of Grant Cagle, Jimmy Lloyd, and Justin Cochran, Josh Foster of Johnson was quietly stealing the show.

The Gainesville baseball team has been looking for that breakout game. The Elephants finally got it Monday night pounding out 11 hits, including three home runs, in a 14-4, six-inning win over Chestatee in a key Region 7-AAA game at Ivey-Watson Field to end a two-game losing streak.

Chase Davidson and Rich Poythress had three hits apiece and Justin Grimm went a career-long six innings as Georgia downed Quinnipiac, 19-6, Saturday at Foley Field.

Carlos Guillen and Melvin Mora hit solo home runs, Bobby Abreu singled in two runs in a four-run fifth inning and Venezuela defeated Italy 7-0 at the World Baseball Classic on Saturday night.

Ivan Rodriguez homered twice, Carlos Delgado also connected and Puerto Rico got off to a rousing start in the World Baseball Classic, beating Panama 7-0 on Saturday.

With big league stars on both sides and national pride at stake, the United States and Canada gave their World Baseball Classic opener an October feel. Adam Dunn and Brian McCann each hit a two-run homer, and Team USA held off feisty Canada 6-5 on Saturday to avenge a surprising loss three years ago.

Buford played the role of the wicked stepmother to Rabun County’s Cinderella status to near-perfection Saturday night in its 70-38 win over Rabun County the quarterfinals of the Class AA girls state basketball playoffs at the Rome Forum.

Sophomore Chestatee pitcher Scott Chewning kept asking for the ball and coach Wes Gentry kept letting him have it. Fortuntaely, it turned out well for both as Chewning kept the War Eagles in the game long enough for them to rally for an 8-7 win over White County Friday in a Region 7-AAA battle.

A week ago Lakeview Academy junior pitcher Ralston Cash didn’t even have a catcher to warm up with since battery-mate Brett Armour was still on the basketball team. On Thursday, a catcher is almost all he needed in the first three innings against East Jackson in the Lions’ 9-2 win in their season opener at Lions Field.