Jeff Hart

Flowery Branch proved Friday that its late surge to reach the playoffs was no fluke.

Region 8-AAAAA lived up to its billing Friday night in the first round of the state baseball playoffs.

The season came to a stunning end for Jefferson Friday in the first round of the Class AA state playoffs.

Gainesville and Buford opened the state baseball playoffs with Game 1 victories at home Friday.

If there is one thing the 12 northeast Georgia-based teams that begin play Friday in quest of a state baseball championship know for sure, it

By their own admission, the West Hall boys soccer team has had trouble scoring at times this season. After a half of utter frustration against Cartersville where the Spartans had six corners, 11 shots, but no goals, West Hall boys soccer coach Tim Gale said it was time to open things up on offense in the second half.

Except for Region 7-AAA, it was a rough night for area boys soccer teams in first round action Thursday.

Johnson girls soccer coach Phil Higgins and the Lady Knights came into Wednesday

The eighth-seeded Atlanta Hawks have led by double-digits in every game of their playoff series with Indiana, putting the top-seeded Pacers on the brink of elimination heading into Game 6 Thursday night.

Jose Fernandez allowed two hits in eight stellar innings, Giancarlo Stanton hit a two-run homer and the Marlins opened a homestand by beating the Atlanta Braves 9-0 on Tuesday night.