Tuesday July 1st, 2025 4:12AM

Jeff Hart

Sports Reporter
Jeff Hart
Lanierland boys: GHS goes for 4th straight title; Spartans into first finals since 2008
Gainesville coach Chuck Graham said to ignore the Red Elephants’ shocking winless streak to open the season. After the first two days of the 60th annual Lanierland Tournament, his group is showing why...
10:00PM ( 5 years ago )
Lanierland girls: Lakeview makes 1st-ever finals; North Hall rolls into 2nd straight
For more than a decade after initially joining the Lanierland Tournament, the Lakeview Academy girls, despite a Class A Private Final Four state playoff appearance at one point in the mid-2000s, never won a game. Saturday night, seniors Eliza Snyder and Jackie Allen led the Lions to their first-ever finals appearance...
9:25PM ( 5 years ago )
Girls basketball: Dawson County falls to Stephens County in Commerce tourney
Dawson County dropped its opening game in the Christmas in Commerce tournament Friday night falling 53-38 to Stephens County...
4:35PM ( 5 years ago )
Lanierland boys: GHS routs Chestatee; Knights stun Lakeview; Bears advance to first-ever semifinal; WHall survives in OT
Despite watching a miserable display at the free-throw line, Johnson boys coach Chris Guthrie never had a doubt when senior Jesse Harbin stepped up with just 2.5 seconds left and the Knights trailing Lakeview Academy 60-59 in the quarterfinals of the 60th annual Lanierland Tournament...
4:55PM ( 5 years ago )
Lanierland girls: Bluff holds off GHS; Snyder buzzer-beater lifts Lakeview past Chestatee; NHall blows past EHall; Branch rolls into semis
It’s been a rough start to the season for the Cherokee Bluff girls, but Friday’s 57-45 win over Gainesville in the opening round of the 60th annual Lanierland Tournament could be the catalyst to get things turned around...
3:15PM ( 5 years ago )
Dogs-Tech baseball game moved to Coolray Field
Georgia’s annual baseball game against Georgia Tech to benefit Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) has been moved from SunTrust Park to Coolray Field this season, it was announced Friday...
2:12PM ( 5 years ago )
Young Justus finishes 2nd in international field at US Kids Regional
Gainesville's Hudson Justus continues to make a name for himself...
11:08AM ( 5 years ago )
Jackets take 3rd at Diamond Head Classic
Michael Devoe scored 18 points and Moses Wright added 16 to help Georgia Tech rally past Hawaii 70-53 for third place in the Diamond Head Classic...
10:03PM ( 5 years ago )
Lanierland: Former champion coach Sweat weighs in on 2019 girls field
In 2018, when Flowery Branch girls coach Courtney Newton-Gonzalez guided her team to its fourth straight Lanierland title, she and the Falcons tied the record for most consecutive titles with Gainesville (1992-95) and West Hall (1997-2000)...
2:04PM ( 5 years ago )
Lanierland: Former champion coach Steele gives his thoughts on 2019 boys field
Jeff Steele knows a thing or two about the Lanierland Tournament guiding the Knights to back-to-back titles in 2013 and 2014 and they finished as runners-up three other times. So, he knows and understands the demands it takes to be successful...
8:02AM ( 5 years ago )