Jeff Hart

The Lakeview Academy girls and boys teams both advanced to the semifinals of the Region 8-A Tournament after wins Saturday at Commerce High School.

Kenny Gaines scored 21 points and Charles Mann hit the go-ahead free throw to lift Georgia past Mississippi 61-60 on Saturday, leaving the Bulldogs alone in third place in the SEC.

On a night when upsets and near-upsets abounded in the girls Region 8-AAAA Tournament, top seed Chestatee made sure it would not become a victim.

Kenny Gaines scored all of his 14 points in the final 10 minutes, Morris and Charles Mann each added 10 points and Georgia beat Texas A&M 62-50 on Saturday night.

Hall County sports is about way more than the "big three" (football, basketball, baseball) these days. Hall County swimmers put on a show Saturday at the GHSA championships at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center.

The Buford girls completed a perfect Region 7-AAA regular season after thrashing North Hall 56-29 Friday night.

Dawson County snapped a two-game losing streak with a 42-35 victory over West Hall Friday in Region 7-AAA girls basketball action.

Lakeview Academy put together an impressive sweep of Tallulah Falls Friday in Region 8-A action.

Daniel Spivak

The No. 15 University of North Georgia softball team split a pair of games on the opening day of the University of Alabama-Huntsville Charger Chillout falling 10-9 in 10 innings to West Georgia before rebounding to post a 6-2 win over West Alabama.