Jeff Hart

As good as area cross country teams were in 2012, the upcoming season may prove to be even better.

Chris Johnson singled to left with two outs in the ninth inning for his first career walk-off hit and the Atlanta Braves won again at home, beating the Cleveland Indians 3-2 on Wednesday night.

On Tuesday afternoon, Durham Bulls

Rookie Alex Wood pitched five-plus strong innings, Elliot Johnson had a two-run triple and Atlanta beat the Cleveland Indians 2-0 on Tuesday night.

In a night when Atlanta Braves

White County got off to a solid start Tuesday in cross county sweeping a meet at West Hall.

Class AA No. 1 Buford remained perfect in Region 7-AAA and overall after taking a 15-4 win in five innings Tuesday.

Jefferson suffered its first Region 8-AA loss of the season Tuesday falling to Union County 1-0 on the road.

The Flowery Branch girls softball team continued its slid play Tuesday with a 14-2 rout of Gainesville in Region 8-AAAAA action.

The Lakeview Academy girls volleyball swept a pair of Region 8-A matches Tuesday at home.