Jeff Hart

When it came time to make the tough call on releasing Roddy White, the Atlanta Falcons didn't ask the popular wide receiver about reworking his contract.

Dylan Lavender scattered 10 hits and allowed just two runs, only one earned, in a complete-game, 6-2 win over Pickens Wednesday on the road.

Kyle Reynolds tossed six innings striking out six in leading West Hall to an 8-1 win over Habersham Central Wednesday.

Georgia’s Lee McCoy, a former Habersham Central standout, has been named the Southeastern Conference Golfer of the Week, according to an announcement Wednesday from the league’s office.

Lakeview Academy earned its first win of the season Wednesday routing Johnson 14-2 in five innings at home.

The North Hall boys tennis team defeated Buford 5-0 Wednesday in a key Region 8-AAAA matchup.

Junior pitcher Andrew Gist spun a gem in his first career start, throwing a career-best six innings of shutout ball and fanning five while allowing only two hits as Georgia (6-3) claimed a 5-3 win over Charleston Southern (3-5) to complete the midweek sweep on Wednesday night at Foley Field.

The Lakeview Academy tennis teams won a pair of 3-2 matches over Rabun County Wednesday on the road.

Riverside Military Academy fell 12-2 to St. Francis Wednesday in baseball action.

The long awaited home opener for the 13th-ranked University of North Georgia softball team did not disappoint a great weekday doubleheader crowd at Haines & Carolyn Hill Stadium as the Nighthawks earned two shutout victories over Lincoln Memorial, 6-0 and 4-0, Wednesday.