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

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Scoreboard

Monday

High school

Baseball

Central 8, ACE 4

Dodge County 11, Rutland 10

Mary Persons 10, West Laurens 8; Mary Persons 17, West Laurens 2

Northside 12, Peach County 6

Spalding 9, Howard 3

Upson-Lee 5, Perry 4

 

Braves Report

Next: Wednesday, vs. Cubs, 7:20 p.m., FSSO/ESPN; Thursday, vs. Cubs, 7:20 p.m., FSSE/MLB

Box

A nice change of pace from the first three games

Now that was a home opener

Cubs defense bad, Braves pitching pretty good

It wasn’t the sweep itself, it was the how

 

Around/About Central Georgia

GHSA to hold public meetings, one nearby
          The GHSA’s higher-ups will make a tour of the state over the next few weeks to “inform stakeholders of the operations” and allow for some “input from school systems, member schools, and the general public.”
          Houston County High will host on Tuesday at 6 p.m. Others are at North Atlanta on Monday and Lowndes next Tuesday.
          Reclassification currently tops the GHSA’s topic list, followed immediately by transfers and eligibility.

 

Around/About Georgia

Georgia Southern introduces new head women’s basketball coach

Former Tech players challenge ‘innocence’ of Machelle Joseph

Falcons’ Jones chilled out about contract

United’s season on the brink