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Thursday's Daily News 'n Notes: Mary Persons, GC honors; Kyle Lewis, Terrance Gore on the rosters; Braves opening day; and more

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.

 

Honor Roll

Mary Persons’s Wachtel is USA Today’s state XC athlete of the year

Georgia College volleyball team on national academic list

 

Around/About Central Georgia

An offensive night at Luther Williams

          The Bacon and Eggs teamed for 16 runs, 19 hits, and six errors in the Eggs’ 10-6 win in the intersquad game.

          Tyler Williams had three hits for the Eaggs, while Jordan Rathbone, Robert Brooks, and Trevor Austin had two hits each. Cassius Young led the Bacon with three hits, three RBI, and two runs, Noah Mendlinger adding two hits and two RBI.

          The Bacon host Savannah Friday night.

 

Mercer baseball alum Lewis on – no shocker – the Seattle’s opening-day roster

He’s been rolling

And hammering

Delay hasn’t hurt

Good news for Jones County’s Gore: on the Dodger’s opening-day roster

Talking with FVSU softball player Destiny Fitzpatrick

 

Braves vs. Mets

High expectations

Breaking down the roster

A look at the positions

Column: COVID issues or not, the Braves win the division

Chipper ready for broadcast debut

Francoeur on the Braves

 

Around/About Georgia

2020 Duluth grad football player dies, not of COVID after all

Falcons’ Gurley and Jarrett want more from NFL on issues

Dream working on a new identity

 Sports and social awareness+COVID-19

Of course MLB’s first night couldn’t be good and quiet

Even if they weren’t in the stadium …

Rename Rupp?

Pop is clear: ‘I don’t want to die’

Indy 500: 25 percent capacity, no blackout

 

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Around the nation/world

Hamlin picks up fifth Cup win of the year