Saturday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Russell Henley; Bacon lose, Braves roll; Alums: Mount de Sales, Perry; UGA, Falcons; MLB, NFL, Bobby Bowden, more
Saturday’s Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
In Coverage: Russell Henley keeps on rolling in North Carolina
SCOREBOARD
High School
Softball
Brentwood 1, GMC 0
Tattnall 18, Newnan 0; Tattnall 5, Chapel Hill 0
Summer Baseball
Savannah 4, Macon 3
A bases-loaded walk gave Savannah a walk-off win in the eighth inning, the Bananas coming out on top despite being outhit 4-1.
Savannah pitchers struck out 10 with two walks, while Macon countered with eight walks and three strikeouts, plus three wild pitches and four hit batters.
Pro
MLB
Alumni Update
Mount de Sales grad Leverette promoted, shines in AAA debut
Perry’s Casey Hayward impacting Raiders on and off field
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Albies’ bat, Fried’s bat and arm lead Braves
Tech legend has high hopes for sons, team
Falcons’ Davidson ready to make the most of chance
South Carolina QB likely to miss opener
Baseball
Phillies lose no-hitter, win game
Sale solid in first game since 2019
NFL
Even without Bud Dupree, Tennessee D looked good
Lock, Bridgewater in battle for Broncos
College Football
Bowden remembered for faith, family, football
Richt, Dunn among speakers at service
Steve Spurrier, restaurant owner?
College Sports
Memphis’ Larry Brown has the delta variant after prep tourney
Auto Racing
Powell puts Penske on track with Indy win
Around the nation/world
Ali’s grandson wins in pro debut