Jeff Hart

Chestatee snapped a two-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over White County Wednesday in Region 8-AAAA action.

Lakeview Academy could not keep its recent momentum going falling to Providence Christian 6-2 Wednesday in Region 8-A action.

DeMar DeRozan scored 26 points, Jonas Valanciunas added 19 points and nine rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors earned their franchise-record 50th victory of the season Wednesday night, 105-97 victory over the Atlanta Hawks.

North Hall swept the doubles to take a close 3-2 victory over Franklin County Wednesday in boys tennis action.

In the midst of a four-game losing streak, the East Hall baseball team was watching its season, and playoff chances, slowly slip away in Region 7-AAA.

The Flowery Branch boys soccer team snapped a two-match Region 8-AAAAA losing streak with a 6-0 victory over Salem Tuesday night at Falcons Field.

Class AAA No. 2 Franklin County won the first battle in a three-game series with Dawson County for first place in Region 7-AAA.

The Class AAA second-ranked East Hall Vikings boys soccer team ran its win streak to five straight after routing Oglethorpe County 9-1 Tuesday night in a non-region match on the road.

On a cold day in February, Dwayne Sapp walked off the field after his first game as the Dawson County baseball coach -- an ugly 11-6 loss to Gilmer in Ellijay -- and wondered silently to himself what he had gotten himself into.

Jeff Francoeur has made the Atlanta Braves' opening-day roster with an impressive showing in spring training.