Jeff Hart

The Georgia Lady Bulldog basketball team fell 62-58 to Indiana in a hard-fought battle during first round action of the 2016 NCAA Tournament at the Purcell Pavilion.

The Atlanta Hawks stayed hot with balanced scoring to overcome the Houston Rockets' powerful combination of Michael Beasley and James Harden.

The North Georgia baseball team could not hold on to a late three-run lead, allowing four runs to score with two outs in the bottom of the ninth as USC Aiken stole the game away, 8-7.

Gainesville used a six-run sixth inning to blow open a close game en route to a 13-1 victory over Clarke Central Friday in Region 8-AAAAA action.

In a battle for first place in Region 8-AAAAA, the Gainesville girls soccer team showed Friday night there can be only one at the top.

Jefferson completed a three-game series sweep of Oconee County Friday in Region 8-AAA action at home.

Franklin County completed a three-game Region 7-AAA series sweep over West Hall Friday sweeping a doubleheader, 3-2 and 9-0, at Spartan Field.

The Gainesville boys lacrosse team closed out its home schedule in style Friday night beating Meadowcreek 9-8 in overtime at City Park Stadium.

The East Hall soccer teams swept a pair Region 7-AAA matches over Franklin County Friday night at East Hall Stadium.

Georgia scored two runs in the first and three more in the fourth to lift the Bulldogs to a 5-2 victory over Kentucky on Friday at Foley Field in front of a sellout crowd.