Jeff Hart

The Gainesville girls volleyball opened its Region 8-AAA schedule with a win of Chestatee and then beat Eastside Tuesday in a tri-match at home.

East Hall was swept in a tri-match for the first this season falling to Pinecrest Academy and Fellowship Christian Tuesday.

The Jefferson girls softball team won its second straight game for the first time this season after taking a 4-0, Region 8-AA South win over East Jackson Tuesday.

The Johnson girls volleyball team had a tough afternoon Tuesday in its Region 8-AAA openers against two Class AAA top-ranked teams.

The North Hall girls volleyball team split a pair of Region 8-AAA matches Tuesday.

Norfolk needed just four batters to get to Gwinett's highly-touted prospect Randall Delgado Friday night.

Dan Uggla and the Atlanta Braves had very little to show for their brief stay in New York. Uggla had one of Atlanta's only two hits off Chris Capuano, and the Braves packed up after a 6-0 loss to the New York Mets on Friday night and headed home before Hurricane Irene arrived.

If balance was what Flowery Branch coach Lee Shaw was looking for in the Falcons' season and Region 8-AAAA opener against Madison County Friday night, he found it.

Jackson County's Xavier Harper returned a kickoff 92 yards for a score to answer a score by Johnson and the Panthers never trailed again en route to a 20-12 win over Johnson friday night at Billy Ellis Memorial Stadium.

Ian Wheeler capped a 10-point spurt in the fourth quarter with a 21-yard field goal with 1:20 left in the game to propel Habersham Central to a thrilling 38-35 win over Apalachee in both teams