Jeff Hart

Six days ago, the playoff race in Region 8-AAAAA was a tangled mess with five teams within three games of each other for four spots. On Wednesday, Gainesville made the picture a little clearer.

The Apalachee boys and Loganville girls hold the lead after Day 2 of the Region 8-AAAAA track meet at Loganville High School.

The Region 8-AAAAA tennis tournament provided a showcase for Flowery Branch and Gainesville. Meanwhile, there were few surprises Tuesday at the Region 7-AAA tennis championships at the Bobby Bailey Tennis Center.

The Class AAA seventh-ranked White County Girls Soccer team clinched a berth in the state playoffs with an 8-0 win over East Hall Tuesday.

Three Jefferson pitchers scattered seven hits and allowed just one run in taking a 6-1 win over Rabun County Tuesday in Region 8-AA baseball action.

The Chestatee girls soccer set the stage for a possible battle for the Region 8-AAAA title with a come-from-behind 3-1 win over Stephens County Tuesday night on the road.

The Flowery Branch girls soccer team tied with Archer 0-0 Tuesday night.

Brittany Martin and Chandler Steele each recorded hat tricks to lead the Johnson girls soccer team to a 7-0 victory over Madison County Tuesday in Region 8-AAAA action.

Johnson nipped Lumpkin County 148-154 Tuesday in girls golf action at Achasta Golf Course.

With Clint Frazier, the nation