Bo Wilson

The Flowery Branch boys and girls tennis teams lost a close Region 7-4A battle, 3-2, to Blessed Trinity Wednesday afternoon at home.

Jordan Geist scored a career-high 30 points and No. 12 seed Missouri outlasted No. 13 seed Georgia 71-61 on Wednesday in the opening round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament.

Andrew Armstrong struck out 10 and allowed three hits in seven innings of work to lead Flowery Branch to its first Region 7-4A win over Marist, 1-0, Wednesday afternoon on the road.

Sergio Turcios, Maury Ibarra and Danny Velasquez combined for seven goals to lead Class 3A's third-ranked Vikings (6-1-1, 1-0) past Cherokee Bluff, 7-1, Wednesday at East Hall Stadium.

The rapid ascension of right-hander and Flowery Branch native Brad Keller continues. Keller, 23, has gone from a Rule 5 Draft pick in December 2017 to make the 25-man roster and eventually the rotation in '18 to becoming the Royals' Opening Day starter in '19.

The Chestatee War Eagle baseball team has started the season 7-2 and continues to prep for a grueling Region 7-4A schedule.

The Gainesville boys, Flowery Branch girls and North Hall boys and girls tennis teams roll to wins Tuesday afternoon.

Riverside held off a seventh-inning rally to pick up its first Region 8-A win, 6-4, over Towns County Tuesday afternoon at home.

The Lakeview girls soccer team remains atop of the Region 8-A standings with a 5-3 win over Prince Avenue Christian Tuesday afternoon on the road.  

Notre Dame coach Mike Brey has been waiting all season for his team to figure out how to make big plays in clutch situations.