Jeff Hart

An early morning fire completely destroyed a mobile home on Waldrip Drive off Browns Bridge Road Saturday morning. Hall County Fire Marshal Scott Cagle said the call came in around 4:30 a.m. and estimated around $10,000 in damage to the structure.

Clemson totaled 14 hits in its 7-4 win at Duke in front of 632 fans at Jack Coombs Field on Friday night. The win snapped the Tigers' 11-game losing streak.

Seventh-ranked Georgia won its ninth straight Southeastern Conference game, posting a 6-3 win over LSU Friday in front of 2,243 at Alex Box Stadium, and Bulldog closer Joshua Fields set the school record with his 34th career save.

North Hall baseball team moved into sole possession of fourth place in Region 7-AAA after taking a 4-1 win over White County Friday night.

Flowery Branch flexed its offensive muscle yet again Friday in pounding out a 10-0, five-inning win over rival West Hall in Region 7-AAA baseball action at West Hall Field.

West Hall poured on the runs and hits against Johnson Wednesday, winning 17-7 in a Region 7-AAA game that featured 29 hits in all.

The Gainesville, West Hall, Johnson and North Hall boys

Flowery Branch jumped out to a quick lead and then Cody Ackerman made it stand up as the Falcons beat White County 11-6 in a Region 7-AAA game Wednesday.

The Gainesville baseball team is developing a flare for the dramatic. Two days after getting a walk-off three-run home run in the bottom of the seventh to beat North Hall, the Elephants rallied for six runs in the final two innings to beat Lumpkin County 6-5 Wednesday in a key Region 7-AAA game for both teams.

West Forsyth won its third straight game Wednesday beating Chestatee 5-1 in Region 7-AAA baseball action and moved within two games of fourth place in the region standings.