Jeff Hart

With the onslaught of winter weather Thursday, the local prep basketball schedule for Friday was wiped out.

Joe Dix was quick to finally put a name with his young East Hall basketball team Tuesday night: resilient.

The East Hall girls basketball team showed off its own version of the East Hall Bomb Squad Tuesday night.

Flowery Branch has made the Hall County Duals wrestling tournament its own early-season showcase in recent years winning two straight titles. On Saturday, the host Falcons made it three in a row with an undefeated run through the two-day tournament.

The New York Islanders engaged the Atlanta Thrashers in a figurative shootout before beating them in a literal one.

Alex Tejada kicked a 37-yard field goal in overtime to give Arkansas a 20-17 win in the Liberty Bowl on Saturday night after East Carolina's Ben Hartman missed two field goal attempts late in regulation and another in the extra session.

Andre Dixon rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown and resilient Connecticut ended a trying season with a victory.

East Hall got its first Region 7B-AAA win of the year with a tough 50-42 win over West Forsyth Saturday on the road.

Gainesville tuned up for its showdown with arch-rival East Hall next week with an impressive 79-60 win over Buford Saturday afternoon on the road.

Lakeview Academy held Aquinas scoreless in the fourth quarter en route to a 43-19 win Saturday.