Jeff Hart

Union County moved into the Region 8-2A finals, holding off a scrappy East Jackson squad 76-70 at home on Wednesday.

Buford won their second straight Region 8-7A region title after holding off rival Mill Creek 57-40 on Wednesday at Central Gwinnett High School.

Chase Elliott understands the value of starting strong. But the Dawsonville native is more interested in how he finishes at Sunday’s Daytona 500.

Special teams coordinator Scott Cochran and offensive analyst Darrell Dickey have resigned to pursue other opportunities, the team announced Wednesday.

Flowery Branch and Gainesville will try again to get their seasons underway on Wednesday to highlight a limited schedule on the diamond.

West Hall rallied from an 8-3 deficit to beat Chestatee, 9-8, in both teams’ season openers on Tuesday at the Lynn Cottrell Complex.

Nate Ibarra pitched a shutout in goal and Chestatee scored three second half goals to beat Dawson County 3-0 on Tuesday on the road.

Kaitlin Cook scored four goals, including a penalty kick, to lead the Cherokee Bluff girls to a 5-2 win over Lanier Christian Academy on Tuesday at Yonah Field.

Kylie Watkins hit a jumper with 3 seconds left to lift the White County girls to a thrilling 45-43 win over Lumpkin County on Tuesday in the Region 7-3A tournament.

The Georgia men’s golf team has won the Puerto Rico Classic, carding a 42-under-par, 822 total to win its first event of the year by three strokes on Tuesday morning.