Saturday’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

Tattnall 5, ELCA 1

                      Gradie Appling went 3 for 4 with three RBI and two runs to lead the Trojans, aided by three ELCA errors. Isabelle Pecorilli needed 91 pitches for the complete-game win.

Volleyball

 

College

Soccer

W: North Georgia 1, Georgia College 0, 2 OT

M: UNCG 3, Mercer 0

Volleyball

Flagler 3, Georgia College 0

Mercer 3, UNCG 2 (18-25, 20-25, 25-19, 25-17, 15-10)

Pro

MLB

Atlanta 6, NY Mets 5

         

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

Peterson keeps lifting, energizing Braves, clutch homer Saturday

Morton to get Game 1 start, Fried Game 2

How Atlanta beats Washington

Atlanta-Washington predictions

Key matchups

Baseball

Column: Sister-city plan with Tampa is dumb

NL MVP is a race

Red Sox rally, near wild-card berth

Giants miss chance to clinch

Phillies’ offseason to-do list

Dodgers win, still alive for title

 

NFL

Eagles want to get run game going

Wentz held out, Fields to start

Ravens’ Tucker embraces spotlight

Brady showing personality as a Buc

Column: Kelce wise in advice

Risk vs. reward: Ravens’ Jackson throwing downfield more than anybody

Column: One ponders the Seahawks and LeBron

Pats’ Jones working on own New England niche

Julio Jones out this week

Did O’Brien try to get fired to succeed Belichick?

College Sports

Iowa State students critical of adding BYU because of homophobic philosophies

More NCAA problems for Louisville, Mack

 

NBA/WNBA

Carlisle approach welcome by Indiana

 

 Auto Racing                                                     

Racing into Talledega amid wild playoff race

 Around the nation/world

 MLB scores/games

NFL scores/games

WNBA scores/games