Jeff Hart

Both East Hall coach Bryan Gray and Dawson County coach Jeff Lee, wanting to have an open week mid-season, decided to switch their pivotal Region 7-AAA game on October 12 to August 24 to open the season. On Friday night, both will find out if putting one of the higher profile games of the Region 7-AAA schedule front-and-center on opening night will pay off.

The East Hall girls volleyball team ran its win streak to six after taking a pair of wins Tuesday on the road.

Jefferson snapped a two-game losing streak and opened its Region 8B-AA schedule with a 15-0, three-inning rout of Greene County Tuesday at home.

Stephen Strasburg struck out 10 batters and allowed one run in six innings for his 15th win in one of his final starts of the season as the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 4-1 on Tuesday night.

North Georgia men's basketball coach Chris Faulkner wasted little time in putting together what the Saints hope will be a solid team for the upcoming 2012-13 season.

Ben Sheets gave up three straight homers in the second inning, including one by Hanley Ramirez, and Ramirez added a three-run shot in the sixth to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-2 win over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night.

Southern California is No. 1 in the AP Top 25, tossing off the weight of NCAA sanctions and returning to a familiar place in the rankings - with a boost from LSU's problems.

Katie Douglas scored a season-high 29 points to lead the Indiana Fever to an 86-72 victory over the Atlanta Dream on Saturday night.

The Lakeview Academy girls volleyball continued its strong play Saturday, taking three of four matches at the Lakeview gym.

Light-hitting Paul Janish sparked a tying rally, and kept things going in the 11th inning with his third hit of the night before pinch-hitter Juan Francisco won it with a two-out single, giving the Braves their fourth straight win, 4-3 over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night.