Jeff Hart

Flowery Branch rallied from an early deficit to beat East Hall 10-6 in a key Region 7-AAA game Thursday for the Falcons.

Jefferson clinched the Region 8-AA South subregion title with a 14-4, five inning win over Oglethorpe County Thursday night.

Class AAA No. 6 Lumpkin County survived a wild 14-11 slugfest Thursday against West Hall to stay within one game of No. 3 Creekview for first place in Region 7-AAA.

Lakeview Academy pounded out 18 hits and Taylor Simpson fanned nine batters in a complete-game effort as the Lions routed Tallulah Falls 18-2 in five innings Thursday in Region 8-A baseball action.

Ryan Blaum of Coral Gables, Fla., carded a 7-under par, 65 in the opening round of The Georgia Sports Orthopedic Specialists Classic at Royal Lakes Golf and Country Club Thursday.

The Lakeview Academy boys tennis team fell to host Athens Academy Thursday in the finals of the Region 8-A championship.

The equation was simple for the Creekview boys’ soccer team Tuesday night: beat West Hall and claim the Area 7-AAA title. The Spartans, however, had designs of their own on the 7-AAA title and used a stifling defense in taking a 2-0 win over Creekview on Senior Night at West Hall Stadium.

For most of the first half of Saturday night’s ASA Matt Hawkins Memorial 100 at Lanier National Speedway, Shane Sawyer appeared to be in total control leading by as many as 10 car lengths at one point on the 3/8th-mile oval.

The Flowery Branch soccer team did its part. Now, it will have to wait and see whether a second straight trip to the Class AAA playoffs is in the cards. With their playoff lives hanging in the balance, the Falcons completed their Area 7-AAA schedule with a 2-0 win over Lumpkin County Thursday night at Falcons Stadium.

North Hall kept its playoff hopes alive in Region 7-AAA Wednesday rallying for six runs in the final three innings to pull out an 8-5 win at Chestatee Field.