Jeff Hart

Buford split the final two games Saturday in the “rumble in the ridge” tournament at Peachtree Ridge High School.

North Hall, Flowery Branch, and Gainesville kicked off the local 2015 prep football season Friday night as part of the Northeast Georgia Fall Classic at The Brickyard.

East Hall took the final of seven lead changes to beat Chestatee 7-6 Friday Vikings Varsity outlasted Chestatee on Friday after seven lead changes, squeaking out a 7-6 win at East Hall Park.

Senior Kennedy Kotula capped a six-run fifth inning with a grand slam home run to help lead Buford to a 10-3 win over Peachtree Ridge in the Lady Wolves' softball season opener Thursday in the Peachtree Ridge Invitational Tournament.

The Charlotte Knights got a strong effort from right-handed starting pitcher Erik Johnson and beat the Gwinnett Braves by a 4-2 score on Thursday night to split the four-game series at BB&T Ballpark.

The Gainesville girls volleyball team swept a quad-match at East Hall Thursday.

The North Hall girls volleyball team split a pair of matches Thursday at Lakeview Academy.

Jefferson split a tri-match Thursday with Loganville and North Oconee.

Local Paddlers from the Lanier Canoe Kayak Club are preparing for the ICF Flatwater Sprint World Championships to be held next week (August 20-23).

The Georgia football team continued preseason camp Wednesday afternoon with a two-and-a-half hour practice in full pads at the Woodruff Practice Fields.