Jeff Hart

In a game that would decide one of four playoff spots from Region 7-AAA, Chestatee's Kelsey Neukum scored with just 1:56 left in the game to give the Lady War Eagles a 1-0 victory over West Hall and a trip to the Class AAA playoffs.

In the midst of a tumultuous week for the Flowery Branch baseball team, Cody Ackerman gave the Falcons a little stability Wednesday. The senior tossed his first-ever complete game beating North Hall 7-4 in a key Region 7-AAA game at the Hog Mountain Sports Complex.

Playing on rare back-to-back days did not slow down the Chestatee girls soccer team Tuesday. The Lady War Eagles scored two first half goals and then held on in the second half to topple Johnson 2-1 in a key Region 7-AAA battle.

Gainesville did not drop a set beating North Hall 5-0 Tuesday in Region 7-AAA boys tennis action.

The West Hall boys tennis team swept the doubles to pull out a tough 3-2 win over Class AAAAA North Forsyth Tuesday.

The Class AAA second-ranked North Hall girls tennis team continues to roll through Region 7-AAA. The Lady Trojans easily dispatched Gainesville 5-0 Tuesday dropping just one set overall.

Apalachee shut out last year's NEGA Mountains Cup tournament champion West Hall 2-0 Saturday night to win the 2008 boys' title. In the 3rd-place match, Johnson defeated Buford, 2-0, and in the Consolation match, Chestatee beat Winder-Barrow 6-0.

Bruce Pearl led Tennessee to its winningest season, a brief No. 1 ranking and a regular-season Southeastern Conference title in only his third year at the helm. Let the speculation begin. With coaching vacancies cropping up around the country, Pearl almost certainly will draw some suitors.

The Braves finalized their 25-man roster on Saturday, optioning pitcher Buddy Carlyle to Triple-A Richmond and handing Jeff Bennett the final spot in the bullpen. The Braves will go into Sunday's season opener at Washington with a 12-man pitching staff that includes starters Tim Hudson, Tom Glavine, Jair Jurrjens and Mike Hampton. John Smoltz and Chuck James were placed on the disabled list.

A grand slam by Brad Feltes highlighted a seven-run seventh inning and the senior third baseman added another home run - a three-run shot - in the eighth to lead No. 17 Georgia Tech to a 13-2 win over Boston College to sweep a doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Commander Shea Field. In Game 1, David Duncan allowed just one hit through the first six innings to lead the Jackets to a 5-2 win.