Bo Wilson

Former area high school basketball coach Chad Pittman will hold a developmental league for middle school players, 6th-8th grade, in March at Chestatee High School.

The Buford boys team outscored Statesboro 16-1 in the first quarter to set the tone en route to a 54-34 win to advance to the quarterfinals of the Class 5A state tournament on Wednesday.

The Lady Trojans (22-8, Region 7-3A No. 1 seed) finally broke the second round barrier after a six-year drought and danced into the quarterfinals of the Class 3A tournament with a 55-33 win over Savannah at Lynn Cottrell Court on Wednesday.

Riverside Military Academy couldn't keep up North Cobb Christian in an 84-44 loss in the second round of the Class A-Private tournament at home.

The rush down I-75 south to Macon is more like a stroll now as only 12 area teams remain on the trip of a lifetime toward a GHSA state championship.

On this week's AccessSports Weekly, the crew takes a look back at the first round of Georgia High School Association state tournament results around the area.

Before taking batting practice, Atlanta outfielder Nick Markakis teed off on the scam-ridden Houston Astros.

Georgia, Clemson, and the Charlotte Sports Foundation announced Tuesday that the Clemson Tigers and Georgia Bulldogs will face one another in a neutral site season opener at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021.

It was going to happen sooner rather than later for the Cherokee Bluff boys basketball team.

East Hall's TJ Smith and Johnson's Tiston Nguyen combined for 21 strikeouts, but the Vikings were able to cross the plate to beat the Knights, 1-0.