Jeff Hart

The Johnson boys tennis team remained perfect on the season after taking a 5-0 win over Pickens Tuesday in their Region 7B-AAA opener.

The North Hall boys tennis team got its first victory of the season Tuesday beating Lumpkin County 5-0 in Region 7-AAA action.

The Lakeview Academy offense picked a bad time to be as cold as the wintry air outside. The Lions shot just 23 percent in their Class A second round playoff game against No. 2 Whitefield Academy in 83-61 loss at the Lakeview gym Tuesday night.

The Flowery Branch and Lakeview Academy boys and Gainesville girls basketball teams all will be staying at home when the second round of the state playoffs begin Tuesday.

Memphis wanted to prove it really was the best team in the country, maybe even make a run at perfection. Turns out, the Tigers aren't even best in their own state. Tyler Smith hit a turnaround jumper in the lane with 28 seconds left and No. 2 Tennessee knocked off the nation's last unbeaten team, edging top-ranked Memphis 66-62 on Saturday night.

Westminster scored the first 12 points of the game and then held off two second half runs by North Hall in taking a 65-48 win Saturday in the first round of the Class AAA girls state playoffs at the North Hall gym.

Senior Joshua Fields collected two hits including a home run and then struck out the side in the ninth for a save as Georgia defeated top-ranked Arizona 9-7 in the season opener.

Did Tom Glavine really pitch for any team other than the Atlanta Braves? Was he really gone for five seasons? Except for a few gray hairs and an extra pound or two around the middle, he just picked right up where he left off in 2002.

Blessed Trinity used a huge fourth quarter to pull away for an 81-48 win over Chestatee Friday night in the first round of the Class AAA boys state basketball playoffs.

For one quarter Dawson County led Class AA No. 2 Greater Atlanta Christian 13-11 in the first round of the state playoffs Friday night.