Jeff Hart

The Gainesville boys soccer team opened its season with a solid 3-0 win over Lumpkin County Tuesday night.

The Buford boys basketball team advanced to the Class AAA state tournament after whipping Banks County 62-44 Tuesday in the first round of the Region 7-AAA tournament at the Buford gym.

Chestatee picked a bad time for a cold shooting night.

Beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder where Dawson County coach Thad Burgess is concerned.

The Chestatee girls basketball team earned a spot in the upcoming Class AAAA state tournament after routing Walnut Grove 51-26 Monday in the quartefinals of the Region 8-AAAA tournament at Johnson High.

The Flowery Branch boys advanced to the quarterfinals of the Region 8-AAAAA tournament after holding off Heritage 49-45 in overtime in the first round at Apalachee High School.

The Gainesville boys closed out their regular season as perhaps the hottest team in Region 8-AAAAA after holding off Cedar Shoals 72-66 Saturday at the Gainesville gym.

Area 4-AAA, led by Banks County, will have a large contingent of wrestlers at next week's Class AAA traditional state wrestling tournament after a solid day Saturday at the East Sectionals at Morgan County High School.

Georgia overcame a rare low-scoring game from Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and beat cold-shooting Texas A&M 52-46 on Saturday, giving the Bulldogs five straight Southeastern Conference wins for the first time in 12 years.

Chestatee will be well represented at the upcoming Class AAAA traditional state wrestling tournament next week.