Thursday's Central Georgia Daily News 'n Notes
Thursday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media. Updates will be noted, so check back.
Good grief, there are more notable coaching changes in Central Georgia, from football/AD to boys basketball/administration to assistants. Coming Friday, the latest of the latest updates.
Honor Roll/Signings will be updated Friday.
Area/region rivals, now state champs
Talk about a dream season: first year of varsity play, first senior class, and you win a state championship. A fun Friday at ACE. GMC’s boys were nowhere contenders not long ago. Now? State champs.
The most comprehensive reading/viewing material of both – with video and pictures – to enjoy The Latest Coverage, The Sports Report of Central Georgia, www.centralgasports.com.
Braves Report
Austin Riley is off to a good start in the majors, helping the Braves to a 10-2 win over St. Louis, the Braves finally matching offense, defense, and pitching.
Next:vs. Milwaukee, Friday, 7:20 p.m.; vs. Milwaukee, Saturday, 7:15 p.m.; vs. Milwaukee, Sunday, 1:20 p.m.; at San Francisco, Monday, 9:45 p.m.
College roundup
Mercer opens series with road win
Big inning propels Tech over Pitt
Georgia Southern edges Georgia State in 10
Kennesaw State falls to Jacksonville
Middle Georgia’s men, women end season in national tourney
Around/About Central Georgia
John Milledge eyes another state baseball title
Being on the road is no biggie for John Milledge, which beat Westfield in Perry to advance to the GISA Class AAA state baseball finals.
And now the Trojans are on the road again, trying to win the state title at Mercer’s OrthoGeorgia Park against Dominion Christian.
The first game is Friday at 1:30 p.m., with the second game at 5 p.m. Saturday.
John Milledge knows its way around a championship series. The Trojans beat Trinity Christian-Sharpsburg in three games in 2017, winning the first game 5-0 and losing the second 2-1 before taking the title 6-5.
Brandon Bellflower was a sophomore who stroke the game-winning walk-off single in the third game, and he’s back.
Neither John Milledge nor Dominion Christian reached the semifinals last year, JMA beating Dominion Christian 12-1 and 9-4 in the first round. Dominion Christian didn’t make the playoffs in 2017 when the Trojans won it all.
The Knights have beaten Valwood, Pinewood, and Tiftarea to reach the finals, while the Trojans got past Frederica, Southland, and Westfield.
Around/About Georgia
Jarvis Hayes joins Georgia State staff
Falcons have some front-office action