Jeff Hart

The Class 4A seventh-ranked Chestatee girls used a huge second half to beat rival North Hall 58-28 in an early key Region 8-4 showdown at the Lynn Cottrell Center on Friday.

Joel Embiid had 38 points and 14 rebounds and shook off an injury scare late as the Philadelphia 76ers held off the Atlanta Hawks 125-114 on Friday night.

The Atlanta Braves obtained infielder David Fletcher and catcher Max Stassi from the Los Angeles Angels on Friday for infielder Evan White and left-hander Tyler Thomas.

Regions 8-4A and 7-3A will continue their early-season matchups on Friday and Saturday, with four northeast Georgia ranked girls teams, according to the latest Sandy Spiel rankings, in action in key region showdowns.

Juan Soto is headed to the New York Yankees in their first big move following the team's worst season in three decades.

The East Hall boys and North Hall girls both took key opening Region 8-4A North subregion wins on Tuesday at Valhalla.

With the 2023-24 basketball season barely two weeks old, another region, 7-3A, will get its region schedule under way while Region 8-4A will have several key matchups around the area on Tuesday.

The Region 8-A Division I All-Region team was released on Monday and the Commerce Tigers, the Region 8-A D1 champions, dominated the awards.

Buford's KJ Bolden was named the Region 8-7A Defensive Player of the Year as the Region 8-7A All-Region team was released on Monday.

The Flowery Branch girls and Jackson County boys took wins on Monday in Hoschton.