Monday's Daily News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Braves top LA; Alumni Update: Taylor County, WR, Jones County; Dublin FB, and more
Monday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
Scoreboard
High School
Softball
Jones County 6, Ola 1; Ola 5, Jones County 3
Lamar County 13, Taylor County 1
Lovett 3, Houston County 2
Rutland 9, Howard 1
The Huskies kicked it around for six errors in the 4.5-inning game. Amber Summerday got the win, with two-hit games from Katelyn Green and Hannah Scott. Howard (4-16/3-11) visits West Laurens on Tuesday and Rutland (13-2/11-2) hosts Rutland on Wednesday.
Volleyball
HS Postseason schedule
Softball
5 p.m.: Mount de Sales at Tattnall, loser plays Stratford afterward at Tattnall; winner advances to championship game at 5 Thursday at Tattnall
Saturday
12 p.m./DH: Bulloch at Westfield, GISA AAA semifinals, third game Monday, 3 p.m.
This week’s area high school football schedule
Coming Tuesday.
Alumni Update
Taylor County’s Watson earns SBC honor
Warner Robins’ Callaway starts for the Saints
He wasn’t drafted, but Warner Robins grad Marquez Callaway is making a name with New Orleans.
The rookie caught four passes for 34 yards in the Saints’ 30-27 overtime win Monday night over the Chargers. That gives him five catches for 50 yards.
Callaway averaged 11.5 yards on six punt returns and 28.5 yards on two kickoff returns.
Jones County’s Gore moved from Dodgers roster
Terrance Gore was on the L.A. Dodgers’ roster for the first two rounds of the NL postseason, but the team moved him Monday to the taxi squad before the series with Atlanta started.
The Dodgers swapped him for pitcher Alex Wood, who played at Georgia, to bolster a staff in a series which pitching will be at a premium with no days off between games
Around/About Central Georgia
Dublin hosts Wheeler County on Tuesday
Conditioning will be as big as execution for Dublin when the Irish host Wheeler County at 7 p.m. on Tuesday.
The teams agreed last week to give Tuesday football a try because of COVID issues.
Dublin is 2-1 overall and 1-0 in 4-A/Public, and ranked fifth, while Wheeler County is 4-0 and 2-0.
After a 33-20 opening loss to Dodge County, Dublin has outscored Swainsboro and Dooly County 92-14.
Wheeler County’s opener was a region game, a 26-19 win over Telfair County. Two easy non-region wins followed before the Bulldogs got past Hawkinsville 44-34.
Despite being neighboring counties with the schools less than 35 miles apart, they’ve never played.
Dublin gets little rest, hosting Hawkinsville on Saturday.
Around/About Georgia
Riley bomb sparks late rally, seals W on another big pitching night
Bennett’s resume: 2-0 against ranked teams
Welcome back to Tuscaloosa, Kirby
Saban clarifies sign-stealing issue
Bama’s overlooked QB is pretty good, too
Clemson well aware of Tech’s QB and RB
Kennesaw State women’s BKB coach taking a leave after cancer surgery
Sports and racial/social awareness
Herman OK with singing flashpoint song, or not
Sports and COVID-19
Mullen doubles down on filling The Swamp
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Around the nation/world
Hall of Fame Joe Morgan was part of the Big Red Machine
Bench on Morgan: ‘best player I ever saw’
Morgan was happy with his life
Heat won’t be a surprise next year
Cowboys have something to fix with Prescott
Elliott’s time for the title round in NASCAR
Practice will be interesting at LSU