Jeff Hart

On a course many bystanders considered to be one of the toughest, if not THE toughest, to ever host the Class AAA girls golf championships, Franklin County was able to navigate around the 5,500-yard, Par 71 Chestatee Golf Club in a surprisingly low 157 Monday to win the state title.

Georgia pitchers allowed five hits between them and Peter Verdin had two RBIs to help lead Georgia to a 3-0 Southeastern Conference victory over Arkansas.

The North Georgia baseball team erased a four-run eighth inning deficit on Saturday evening, scoring six runs late to take down Flagler College 7-5 at Bob Stein Stadium in non-conference action.

The St. Louis Cardinals closed the first month of the season with thrilling back-to-back late-inning comebacks. Gerald Laird's ninth-inning triple capped a late rally to give the Cardinals a 3-2 win over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday.

The Atlanta Falcons selected South Carolina defensive end Cliff Matthews and Fresno State guard Andrew Jackson in the seventh round of the NFL draft on Saturday.

The Brenau women

The Brenau women

Jeff Teague, it's time to shine. All he'll have to do is hold his own against the NBA's expected MVP, the guy who led the Chicago Bulls to more wins than any other team.

With North Hall having already won, the objective for Gainesville was simple Friday in its season finale against Chestatee: beat the War Eagles and the Red Elephants would take second place in Region 8-AAA. Lose, and they finish third.

White County lost the battle against Franklin County Friday but still won the war in 8-AAA. The Warriors fell 8-6 to the Lions in both teams' season finale but still won the Region 8-AAA title.