Jeff Hart

After skirmishes in the Region 8-AA and sectional track meets the last two weeks, pole vaulters Mason Hamrick of Jefferson and Skylar Toney of Riverside Military Academy decided to settle things once and for all Thursday at the opening day of the Georgia Olympics at Jefferson Memorial Stadium.

Anyone doubting whether Chestatee has the offensive firepower to make a run at the Class AAAA boys state soccer title may want to reconsider after Wednesday

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North Hall unleashed a 16-hit attack en route to an 18-0, three-inning win over East Hall Friday in both teams' regular season finale.

The Lakeview Academy baseball team closed out its regular season in solid fashion taking a 12-1 win in five innings over Towns County Friday.

White County snapped a two-game losing streak with a 7-2 win over West Hall Friday in both teams' regular season finale.

Cornerback Robert Alford was too good for the Falcons to pass up in the second round of the NFL draft on Friday night, even though Atlanta also selected a cornerback in the first round.

Anibal Sanchez struck out 17 in eight marvelous innings for Detroit, confounding the Atlanta Braves in a dazzling performance Friday night and leading the Tigers to a 10-0 victory.

Beaten up and blown out in the first two games of their opening-round series against the Indiana Pacers, the Atlanta Hawks were pondering lineup changes heading into Game 3 Saturday night.

The Gwinnett Gladiators evened their best-of-seven series with the Cincinnati Cyclones Friday night, with a 4-2 Game 4 win at US Bank Arena.