Jeff Hart

You would think most coaches would be ecstatic about being ranked No. 1, especially with the prestige, honor, and recognition that generally comes along with it. Not necessarily so. At least, not for two of the area

After a tough start to the season, the North Hall baseball team may have gotten the spark it was looking for.

Trae Golden scored 16 points, including six clutch free throws in the final seconds, and Georgia Tech stunned struggling and seventh-ranked Syracuse 67-62 on Tuesday night.

Anthony White Jr. scored a career-high 29 points and second-seeded Mercer topped No. 7 seed Jacksonville 85-64 Tuesday in a quarterfinal matchup of the Atlantic Sun tournament.

Max Ford tossed a one-hitter and struck out 15 in six innings to lead Jefferson to a 10-0 win over Elbert County Tuesday.

Ricardo Gomez scored four times and added one assist to lead the Gainesville boys soccer team to an 8-2 win over Salem Tuesday night in Region 8-AAAAA action.

J.T. Eggert struck out 14 and allowed just two hits in leading Dawson County to a 3-0 win over Gilmer Tuesday.

The Chestatee boys tennis team swept past Lumpkin County 5-0 without dropping a set Tuesday night while the Lumpkin County girls beat the Lady War Eagles 3-2 in a match that went down to final doubles.

The Lakeview Academy girls soccer team won a wild Region 8-A match over George Walton Academy Tuesday.

Behind a sweep in doubles, the East Hall boys tennis team knocked off West Hall 3-2 in Region 7-AAA action Tuesday.