Friday's Central Georgia Daily News 'n Notes: GSU-Boro QB free & clear; GC's new soccer coach; Russell Henley; Alumni Update (WR &FPD); Braves, Falcons, college FB, & more
Friday’s Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
Charges dropped, suspension lifted: good start to the weekend for GSU-Boro QB Werts
Thursday, the possession charges were dropped against Georgia Southern quarterback Shai Werts. Friday, he was reinstated completely with the football team.
Column, Washington Post: Arrest inspires many questions
Georgia College finds a new soccer coach
Tinna Gallagher doesn’t need a tour of or many introductions at her new employer.
It used to be her old employer.
The former Georgia College assistant soccer coach is the Bobcats’ new head coach, replacing Hope Clark, who left in June after nine seasons for an associate AD job at Young Harris.
Gallagher is married to David Gallagher, who is the head boys basketball coach and dean of students at John Milledge.
The Iceland native and youth soccer standout played at Auburn University-Montgomery and earned all-conference honors three times as well as all-region.
She spent a year there as a student assistant, soon moving to MIT and moving up in athletics administration.
Gallagher came to Georgia College as an assistant in 2010, and spent the last three seasons as head coach at Oxford/Emory.
Henley makes the cut at Northern Trust
Two more solid rounds has Russell Henley playing this weekend, at the Northern Trust in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Henley is tied for 47th with a 3-under 139, putting him in a group that includes Byeong Hun An – who had three quality rounds last week at the x before finishing x – plus Brian Harman, Lucas Glover, and Brooks Koepka.
Among those missing the cut (1 under): Jason Day, Rickie Fowler, Xander Schauffele, Charles Howell III, Matt Kuchar, and Bubba Watson.
Dustin Johnson is 12 under at 130 with a one-shot lead over Jordan Speith and two shots better than four others, including Patrick Reed.
Alumni Update/Catching up with …
Former Warner Robins girls basketball standout Victoria Brown is moving on.
After two years at Central Georgia Tech, she signed this week with the College of Coastal Georgia, an NAIA program in Brunswick.
Brown averaged 10.7 points 3.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 2.3 steals at CGTC, hitting 33.8 percent of her 3-pointers.
Coastal went 21-11 last year, finishing third in the Sun Conference and reaching its first conference tournament final. …
Sofia Lekas will begin her coaching career not too far from she was a standout high school player.
The FPD and Georgia College grad is now a grad assistant on the Mercer women’s soccer team, where she’ll be reunited with Matt Seib, a Georgia College assistant now on the Bears staff.
Lekas led the Bobcats n goals and points last year, and is fourth and fifth n those categories in program history. She’s a three-time member of the Peach Belt all-academic Team.
Scoreboard
Friday
High School
Softball
Fullington 15, Terrell 1
Lee County 11, Veterans 1
Pickens County 10, Howard 9
Pike County 10, Howard 9
Upson-Lee 15, Stratford 0
Braves Report
Ronald Acuna’s two-run homer keyed a five-run fifth to propel Atlanta past Miami 8-6.
Julio Teheran went seven innings with seven strikeouts and a walk, one run, and five hits. Atlanta’s three new relievers followed, Chris Martin giving up three runs on two hits in two-thirds of an inning to keep the Marlins close.
Acuna has homers in four straight games, two on Friday. And Albies had another multi-hit game, this time with four. Acuna had three hits and four RBI, the pair teaming for seven of Atlanta’s 12 hits.
Next: Saturday, at Miami, 6:10 p.m., FSSO; Sunday, at Miami, 1:10 p.m., FSSO; Tuesday, vs. NY Mets, 7:20 p.m., MLB/FSSE
Melancon handed closer role for now
Can Atlanta close the gap with L.A.?
Markakis hopes to be back for pennant run
Yes, Anderson could get a call
It’s been 50 years since that first division title
Falcons Report
State college football
UGA: Pickens making some plays
Tech: ACC coach thinks the Jackets will be good soon
Savannah State: Solid first practice
Around/About Central Georgia
SSAC volleyball poll out
There’s some rebuilding to do for Middle Georgia State volleyball after a 3-17 season, and the SSAC coaches agree.
The Knights were picked eighth in the 10-team SSAC volleyball league, ahead of Brewton-Parker and behind Loyola.
Around/About Georgia
Martinez is back with the United
Atlanta United vs. NYCFC? It’s big
Central Gwinnett track coach dies