Jeff Hart

Tangela Smith scored 25 points to lead the Indiana Fever to an 82-74 victory over the Atlanta Dream on Thursday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.

The White County cross country teams finished second behind Athens Christian Thursday in a five-team meet on Thursday.

The Johnson girls volleyball team split a pair of matches Thursday night at Lakeview Academy.

Tony La Russa insisted his playoff-hopeful team wouldn't be crushed after blowing a four-run cushion in the ninth inning and watching the New York Mets rally for an 8-6 win Thursday.

Class AAA No. 9 West Hall swept a pair of matches Thursday against Class AAAAA South Gwinnett and Class AAAA Winder-Barrow.

Jefferson swept a doubleheader with Rabun County Thursday in girls volleyball action.

Jefferson's three-game winning streak came to an end in a 4-1 loss to East Jackson Thursday in a key Region 8B-AA game.

Rookie Randall Delgado pitched five innings for his first major-league win Tuesday night, and the Braves put the brakes on their recent skid by beating the Florida Marlins 4-0.

Class AAA No. 9 West Hall saw its 10-match win streak snapped Tuesday night against Gainesville in an Area 8-AAA tri-match.

Union County assured itself of remianing in at least a tie for second place in Region 8A-AA after taking a 10-1 win in five innings over Rabun County Tuesday in girls softball action.