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

Signings

          A pair of West Laurens standouts signed during the week with in-state schools.

          Ariyonna Jones, the Region 2-4A 400 champ in 2019, is headed to Clayton State for women’s track.

          And multi-sport standout A.J. Mathis signed to play baseball at Georgia College. Mathis led the Raider football team at quarterback, and was a standout outfielder and pitcher whose final season, as with Jones, was wiped out by COVID-19.

Around/About Georgia

Hawks need help on the wing next year

Sports and race/George Floyd

Clemson players lead on-campus protest

South Carolina QB’s sign at Clemson march

Sparked in part by Hopkins and Watson, Clemson announces changes

J.J. Watt makes his stance quite clear to fan

Texans’ O’Brien will take a knee

St. John’s cans assistant fencing coach for remarks

Sports and COVID-19/Georgia

It’s still way too early to talk too much about football with COVID still strong

Football officials and returning amid virus?

Fauci applauds – to a point – the NBA restart

Sports and COVID-19

Texas governor: Football stadiums likely to max at 50 percent

Around the nation/world

Baseball takes yet another swing, aaaand …

Schauffele tops the Colonial leaderboard

Busch dominates trucks race at Homestead

Burton holds off Junior for Xfinity win