Sunday's Daily News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; GHSA state tennis & soccer; Russell Henley; Braves win; college baseball; FCS playoffs; NASCAR
Sunday'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.
Scoreboard
College
Baseball
Coastal Carolina 8, Georgia Southern 6
Georgia Tech 11, Virginia The 4
Golf
M-Peach Belt Championship, final round, Georgia College, ninth
Softball
North Georgia 12, Georgia College 0; North Georgia 9, Georgia College 1
Tennis
M-Middle Georgia State 4, Xavier 3
The Knights won the SSAC tournament.
Track & Field
W-Running Eagles Open, FVSU, second
Volleyball
Pro
NBA
MLB
Around/About Central Georgia
Tennis, soccer playoffs get going
The state postseason has already started for a few Central Georgia tennis teams, with the rest get going this week, and being joined by soccer teams as the GHSA state playoffs start.
The postseason for baseball and lacrosse starts on April 28.
The highest ranked soccer team from Central Georgia in Eurosport is the ACE boys team, No. 1 in Class A Public, a spot ahead of region rival GMC, with Dooly County fifth. Putnam County’s boys are No. 2 in Class AA, and FPD’s girls are No. 3 in Class A private.
FPD, Mary Persons, and GMC are the lone area teams ranked in both boys and girls.
Among first-round matchup of notes has Warner Robins girls at Jones County in 5A and Washington County’s girls at No. 6 East Laurens.
There are four first-round games in Houston County, at Houston County, Veterans, and Perry girls and at Veterans boys.
Boys and girls brackets for both sports are in Coverage.
Strong Sunday lifts Henley
A late-round double bogey on Saturday didn’t affect Russell Henley on Sunday, and he finished tied for ninth at the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head.
Henley had five birdies and one bogey for a 4-under 67 in the final round, finishing with an 11 under 273.
The Zurich Classic of New Orleans is next, but Henley isn’t participating.
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Unlikely power surge for Braves in Wrigley romp
Injury update: Acuna has abdominal strain
Georgia thumps Kentucky, Houston County’s Woods sharp again
Georgia Tech rolls Virginia Tech
Collins returns, helps Hawks to romp
NCAA skips over Kennesaw State in FCS playoffs
Arkansas softball sweeps Georgia
NBA/WNBA
Knicks rally to top Pelicans for sixth straight win
Baseball
Column: Padres-Dodgers delivered October chills in April
College Sports
Indiana was ready to throw big bucks at Stevens
Transition to new transfer rule had already started
College Football
16-team field for FCS playoffs announced
Lawrence defends himself for not being rabidly motivated
The new Lawrences make donations to Jacksonville
Villanova QB gets Mahomes’ attention
Around the nation/world
Bowman passes Hamlin late to win at Richmond
Hamlin honors Indianapolis FedEx victims