Jeff Hart

Hannah Hester scored twice to lead the Johnson girls soccer team to its first win of the season Friday, a 3-0 shutout of Stephens County.

Even Buford girls coach Gene Durden shrugged his shoulders when asked for an explanation.

The Flowery Branch soccer teams swept past Cedar Shoals Thursday night in a pair of Area 8-AAAAA matches at Falcons Field.

The Piedmont College women's lacrosse battled the elements and the Pride of Greensboro College on Thursday and, while the battle with Mother Nature may have been a draw, the Lady Lions took care of Greensboro 9-2 for a win in the USA South opener for both clubs.

Brice Ramsey's edge in Georgia's quarterback competition this spring may not be as big as some believed.

Dylan Patrick fanned seven and yielded just one earned run in leading Banks County to a 5-1 win over Stephens County on Wednesday.

Aaliyah Whiteside scored 23, and Roddreka Rogers had a career-high 20 points and 14 rebounds to lead No. 11 seed Georgia Tech women to an 80-53 win over 14th-seeded Clemson in the first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament on Wednesday night.

Riverside Military Academy lost 8-4 to St. Francis at Katterjohn Field on Wednesday, despite outhitting St. Francis for the game.

The Lakeview Academy girls soccer team opened in Area 8-A schedule with a solid 7-1 victory over George Walton Academy Wednesday.

The Flowery Branch girls tennis team got its first victory of the season with a 5-0 whitewash of Apalachee Wednesday.