Sunday's Central Georgia news 'n notes: Central looking for a football coach; Mercer men's & women's hoops; Mark Fox talks, and more

Sunday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media

First Central Georgia report: Central in the market with Harold's departure; more area coaching news

          First Central is looking for a new head coach for the second time in less than a year.

          Crawford County's Greg Street decided before the season that 2017 would be his last with the Eagles.

          In This Week's Coverage.

Mercer men get big road trip with invite to CBI tournament

          For the sixth time in seven years, Mercer is in the basketball postseason.

          The Bears take on Grand Canyon on Wednesday in the College Basketball Invitational.

          In This Week's Coverage.

Mercer women to host NCAA selection show watching party

          A little more than a week after assuring their presence for the NCAA Tournament, Mercer's women will host a party Monday night for the NCAA's selection show.

          In This Week's Coverage.

Central Georgia Tech's await opponent

          Central Georgia Tech will find out around lunchtime Monday who it'll play in the National Junior College Athletic Association tournament.

          The selection show will be streamed on www.njcaatv.com at 12:30 p.m.

          CGTC beat South Georgia Tech 74-52 on Saturday to win the GCAA Region 17 basketball title.

Mark Fox talks to media, battles emotions, hopes successor has better communication with AD

          Former Georgia men's basketball coach Mark Fox met with the media Sunday, a day after he was dismissed.

          He was proud of the program's improvement and reputation, thanked many people, and understood the bottom line. He had an interesting comment about his relationship with AD Greg McGarity.

Perry alum Casey Hayward gets a nice raise

          When Casey Hayward left Green Bay, there was talk about him being one-dimensional. But he's been superb with the Chargers, who signed him to a nice extension.

          In This Week's Coverage.

College Baseball: Kansas State pulls away late from Mercer (no Sunday scoreboard)

          Mercer was in decent shape to take the series finale, trailing only 6-5 after four innings, but Kansas State got some offense going late for a 13-6 win Sunday.

          The Bears had 11 hits and stranded 12 runners.

          Mercer (12-5) hosts Georgia Southern at 6 p.m. Wednesday.