Monday's Central Georgia Daily News 'n Notes
Monday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
The Monday Evening Quarterback has been renamed the Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
High School basketball and wrestling coaches: You should have received an email from The Sports Report through your AD on season info. Please check with your AD. Regardless, all should send their schedule to centralgasports@gmail.com for Central Georgia’s only schedule, and sent postgame results and information as soon as possible to centralgasports@gmail.com.
SCOREBOARD
College
Basketball
M-Middle Georgia State 104, Coastal Georgia 96, 2 OT
MGSU’s Doug Moe won his 300th career game with the Knights.
FVSU gets into the win column for the first time under new head coach Kevin Sherrill.
Braves bring back McCann, to sign Donaldson
Atlanta started the week off with a newsy Monday, catcher Brian McCann looking to retire a Brave. Josh Donaldson will sign for a year.
Culberson to speak at Mercer's First Pitch banquet
One of the key figures in Atlanta’s surprising season will be the guest speaker at Mercer’s First Pitch Classic banquet on Jan. 17.
Charlie Culberson, who batted .270 with 12 homers and 45 RBI in 113 games for the Braves, joins former Braves Jeff Francoeur, Chipper Jones, Dale Murphy, John Smoltz, and Mark Teixeira as the featured speaker at the Bears’ season-opening banquet.
Culberson has played with San Francisco, Colorado, and the L.A. Dodgers, playing in the 2017 World Series with L.A. He is from Rome and graduated from Calhoun.
For reservations or information, contact Ian Humphrey 301-2738, or by email at firstpitchclassic@mercer.edu.
Around Georgia
Bulldogs try to get past Georgia State loss
Braves news, notes, and chatter
Football updates
Georgia
Updates on Trey Hill, Cleveland
Georgia Tech