Friday July 4th, 2025 2:28AM

Jeff Hart

Sports Reporter
Jeff Hart
Football: High-flying, unbeaten Lightning face first major test of the season
To Bruce Miller, it’s just a game, nothing more. But for the quickly-rising Lanier Christian Academy football program, and its community, Friday night’s GAPPS-league showdown with Calvary Christian at Cabbell Field could mean a lot more...
11:45AM ( 2 years ago )
Softball: Bluff, Branch, Jefferson, Buford all take region wins
Cherokee Bluff moved into fourth place in Region 8-4A with a 6-3 win over Seckinger on Tuesday at home...
6:47AM ( 2 years ago )
Volleyball: Hab Central sweeps, Lady Red Elephants split in 8-6A tri-match
Habersham Central swept a pair of Area 8-6A matches while Gainesville split in a tri-match at the Gainesville Athletic Center on Tuesday...
6:16AM ( 2 years ago )
Braves drop 3rd straight, miss chance to gain on Mets
Zack Littell wanted to stay in to pitch to Braves slugger Matt Olson when Gabe Kapler removed him, and the Giants reliever let his frustration boil over before he walked off the mound...
6:41AM ( 2 years ago )
Braves’ run reminiscent of ’93 -- but stakes are different
Atlanta finally passed the New York Mets — then the Braves ran into their mirror image from the American League...
6:44AM ( 2 years ago )
Nebraska fires Frost after 16-31 stint
Nebraska fired Scott Frost on Sunday, the situation so dire in the once-proud football program that athletic director Trev Alberts made the move only three weeks before the coach’s contract buyout would have been cut in half...
6:30AM ( 2 years ago )
ICYMI: FGN Week 4 wrap — Bluff takes 8-4A win; Banks, GHS, Lumpkin, LCA all stay unbeaten
This time, there would be no rain to try and spoil a big night of high school football around the Northeast Georgia area Friday night...
6:15AM ( 2 years ago )
Falcons blow 2nd half lead in loss to Saints
Wil Lutz kicked a 51-yard field goal with 19 seconds remaining after Jameis Winston guided a pair of lighting-quick touchdown drives, giving the Saints an improbable 27-26 victory over the Atlanta Falcons in Dennis Allen’s coaching debut... ..
6:16PM ( 2 years ago )
Jackets beat W. Carolina to end 7-game skid
Dontae Smith ran for 102 yards and three touchdowns, and Georgia Tech turned to its running game and a takeaway-savvy defense to snap a seven-game losing streak with a 35-17 victory over Western Carolina on Saturday night...
12:52AM ( 2 years ago )
Ga. Southern beats Nebraska with last-minute TD
Kyle Vantrease scored on an 8-yard run with 36 seconds left after Nebraska had taken its first lead, and Georgia Southern beat the three-touchdown-favorite Cornhuskers 45-42 on Saturday night...
12:16AM ( 2 years ago )