Jeff Hart

Colin Pettell threw for 338 yards and one touchdown to lead Riverside Military Academy to a 28-20 win over Oglethorpe County Friday night at Maginnis Field.

Chris Johnson led off the eighth inning with a homer to spoil an otherwise dominant start by Cliff Lee, Kris Medlen allowed only two hits in eight innings and the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 1-0 on Friday night.

This could be considered moving week for many teams in the area with several key matchups in virtually every region.

Gainesville resident Tim Moon set a new record Friday at the WUAP World Championships.

With the regular season winding down, area softball team

Kyle Lohse pitched a two-hitter and the Milwaukee Brewers overcame Gomez's ejection in the first inning to beat the Atlanta Braves 4-0 on Wednesday night.

Key players are hurting. Close games aren't going their way. Practices are now closed. The Atlanta Falcons weren't counting on a start like this.

One year after averaging a record 29.55 points per game, ACC offenses are scoring almost four points more. A league-record five schools scored 50 or more points on a single day - last Saturday - including Pittsburgh's game against Duke in which both teams broke the milestone.

The Jefferson girls volleyball came into Tuesday night's final Area 6-AA quad-match at The Wesleyan School with a chance to climb into the second spot in the area.

Flowery Branch split a pair of matches Tuesday in girls volleyball action.