Jeff Hart

The North Hall girls track team outlasted Lumpkin County and White County Tuesday in a tri-meet.

The North Georgia men's golf team fired their best round of the tournament of Tuesday afternoon, but stayed in 11th place overall at the 2011 Peach Belt Conference Championships at Savannah Quarters Country Club.

The North Georgia women's golf team put a lid on their season on Tuesday afternoon, taking 11th place at the 2011 Peach Belt Conference Championships at Savannah Quarters Country Club.

A new era of Gainesville girls basketball was put into motion Monday night. The Gainesville City School Board officially approved Brenda Hill-Gilmore as the new head coach of the Lady Red Elephants.

Gainesville baseball coach Jeremy Kemp said the key to winning Region 8-AAA lies in the No. 10.

The North Georgia softball team clinched the program's third straight Peach Belt Conference regular season title on Sunday afternoon with a pair of games still remaining on the conference schedule.

Charl Schwartzel gave this Masters a finish it deserved. His final putt from 20 feet curled into the side of the cup for a 6-under 66, the best closing round at the Masters in 22 years. It gave the 26-year-old South African a two-shot victory over Australians Adam Scott and Jason Day.

Willie Cabrera drove in pinch-runner Jordan Schafer on a bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Gwinnett Braves a 5-4 win over the Durham Bulls Sunday at Coolray Field.

Cole Hamels combined with two relievers on a five-hitter and Shane Victorino capped a big series with three hits, including his first homer, to lead the Philadelphia Phillies past the Atlanta Braves 3-0 on Sunday.

The Gwinnett Braves wasted a solid first outing by top-rated pitching prospect Julio Teheran Friday in a 5-3 loss to the Durham Bulls at Coolray Field.