Jeff Hart

Flowery Branch did all it could do Thursday in an effort to secure the No. 2 seed in Region 7-AAA...

The current West Hall boys soccer team is poised to go where no other Spartan team has gone before. West Hall moved into the Elite Eight of the Class AAA state playoffs Wednesday night with a dominating 4-0 win over Cedartown at West Hall Stadium.

A long bouncing ball and an oncoming forward was enough to give North Hall keeper Mary Mancin a case of déjà vu Tuesday night against Druid Hills in the second round of the Class AAA state playoffs.

The Flowery Branch baseball team rebounded from a tough loss Friday to Creekview with an 11-1, six inning win over Gilmer Monday in a critical Region 7-AAA game for the Falcons.

Lumpkin County moved to within one win of clinching second place in Region 7-AAA after taking a 16-10 win over Johnson Monday in baseball action.

Casey Harman limited Georgia Tech to just two runs over 6 2/3 innings, and Jeff Schaus provided the offensive spark with four hits and four RBI as No. 20 Clemson held off the fourth-ranked Yellow Jackets, 8-5, to even the weekend series at one game apiece.

Bryce Massanari went 4-for-5 with three home runs and five RBI, but No. 11 Ole Miss scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth to rally past top-ranked Georgia 10-8 in front of an overflow crowd of 9,478 Saturday at Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze Field.

Georgia failed to meet expectations last season. That didn't hurt the Bulldogs on draft day.

Dwayne Buggay and the rest of the Pro Late Model drivers found out how difficult Lanier National Speedway can be Saturday night.

Gainesville baseball coach Jeremy Kemp said Friday his Red Elephants have not given up on a slim chance for one of the four playoff spots from Region 7-AAA.