Jeff Hart

The North Hall volleyball team swept a pair of matches against Buford and West Hall Wednesday.

The schedule for the 2009 Jackson EMC 50th Annual Lanierland Basketball Tournament has been released. The annual tournament will be held Dec. 4 to Dec. 12 at Lakeview Academy and Flowery Branch High School.

Flowery Branch improved to 6-1 in Region 7-AAA after beating Chestatee 5-0 Tuesday in softball action.

The Gainesville volleyball team dropped a pair of Area 7-AAA matches Tuesday.

Buford opened its Region6-AA softball schedule in style Tuesday against Avondale. The No. 1-ranked Lady Wolves needed just three innings to while Avondale 15-0 in a game shortened due to the Mercy Rule.

Jefferson is still looking for its first Region 8-AA win after falling to Walnut Grove 6-0 Tuesday on the road.

The East Hall girls volleyball team made a little bit of history Tuesday taking first-ever wins over Chestatee and Johnson Tuesday in a pair of Area 7-AAA matches.

North Hall routed Gilmer and Lambert in taking a pair of Area 7-AAA matches Tuesday in volleyball action.

The Flowery Branch girls volleyball team remained unbeaten in Area 7-AAA play after taking a pair of area matches over West Hall and defending Area 7-AAA champion Creekview at the West Hall gym.

At any Grand Slam where Melanie Oudin wasn't becoming a star, any of these other women would make a fine story. The 70th-ranked player in the world, sharing a room with her mom at a hotel in Manhattan, put together another come-from-behind upset in Queens, 1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3 over 13th-seeded Nadia Petrova.