Jeff Hart

Shelby Miller allowed the leadoff man to reach in three straight innings before the trend caught up with him in the seventh.

If the opening round of the Class AAAAA state playoffs is any indication, the fourth-ranked Gainesville boys soccer team will have to earn everything it gets.

Al Horford and Jeff Teague scored 20 points apiece, helping the top-seeded Atlanta Hawks hold off the Brooklyn Nets 107-97 Wednesday night in an NBA playoff series that's closer than anyone envisioned.

Jordan Zimmermann won for the first time in four starts and hit a three-run single to help the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 13-4 on Wednesday night.

Gwinnett Braves’ right-handed starter Matt Wisler gave up nine hits Wednesday, including seven for extra bases in an 8-5 loss to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders at Coolray Field. Despite the loss, the G-Braves won two of three games in the series.

Four goals in the first eight minutes. Hat tricks and more by Elexa Bahr and Brie Smith. No shots allowed on goal. Whether the Class AAAA No. 2-ranked Buford girls soccer team was trying to make a statement or not, its 11-0 destruction of Northwest Whitfield in the first round of the Class AAAA playoffs Tuesday at Buford Community Stadium is sure to speak volumes around the state.

Alyssa Yarck scored two goals to lead the Chestatee girls soccer team to a 3-0 victory over Heritage, Catoosa Tuesday in the first round of the Class AAAA state playoffs.

The inaugural North Georgia Positive High School Athlete Awards were held on Monday at Mountain Lake Church in Cumming.

Gwinnett right-hander Williams Perez shut down the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders’ offense, and center fielder Eury Perez drove in a pair of runs to lead the G-Braves to a 3-2 win Tuesday at Coolray Field.

Coming into the final week of the season, Gainesville looked resigned to take a No. 2 seed from Region 8-AAAAA into next week’s state playoffs.