Jeff Hart

Lakeview Academy could not keep its recent momentum going falling to Providence Christian 6-2 Wednesday in Region 8-A action.

DeMar DeRozan scored 26 points, Jonas Valanciunas added 19 points and nine rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors earned their franchise-record 50th victory of the season Wednesday night, 105-97 victory over the Atlanta Hawks.

North Hall swept the doubles to take a close 3-2 victory over Franklin County Wednesday in boys tennis action.

In the midst of a four-game losing streak, the East Hall baseball team was watching its season, and playoff chances, slowly slip away in Region 7-AAA.

The Flowery Branch boys soccer team snapped a two-match Region 8-AAAAA losing streak with a 6-0 victory over Salem Tuesday night at Falcons Field.

Class AAA No. 2 Franklin County won the first battle in a three-game series with Dawson County for first place in Region 7-AAA.

The Class AAA second-ranked East Hall Vikings boys soccer team ran its win streak to five straight after routing Oglethorpe County 9-1 Tuesday night in a non-region match on the road.

On a cold day in February, Dwayne Sapp walked off the field after his first game as the Dawson County baseball coach -- an ugly 11-6 loss to Gilmer in Ellijay -- and wondered silently to himself what he had gotten himself into.

Jeff Francoeur has made the Atlanta Braves' opening-day roster with an impressive showing in spring training.

Georgia Lady Bulldog head coach Joni Taylor received national recognition on Tuesday as she was honored by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), earning the organization’s 2016 Spalding Maggie Dixon NCAA Division I Rookie Coach of the Year Award.