Wednesday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Warner Robins' Westbrook honored; Braves win; UGA/Arkansas, Cochran back; Tech-Pitt, Falcons; MLB, NFL, colleges, golf

Wednesday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Warner Robins' Westbrook honored; Braves win; UGA/Arkansas, Cochran back; Tech-Pitt, Falcons; MLB, NFL, colleges, golf

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

 

Coming Thursday: The Sports Report’s predictions; GHSA reclassification

 

Scoreboard
High School
Softball
ACE 7, Johnson County 6
          Regan Foster’s infield single brought in Madisyn Hallar with the walk-off winner in the bottom of the eighth. Hallar opened the inning with a single and Laney Bridges reached on a bunt that pushed Hallar to third. The Gryphons needed two in the sixth to tie after Johnson County put up six in the second for a 6-4 lead. Bridges had four hits and Foster four RBI for ACE, which gave up five unearned runs. Hannah Huckeba went the distance for the win, with four strikeouts and no walks.

Brookstone 8, Mount de Sales 3

Brentwood 6, Briarwood 0

Dodge County 18, Southwest 0

Hawkinsville 12, Wheeler County 1

Jefferson County 9, Putnam County 1; Jefferson County 11, Putnam County 2

John Milledge 7, Thomas Jefferson 5

Jones County 9, Union Grove 1

Lee County 5, Veterans 4

Marion County 11, Perry 6

Tattnall 8, Stratford 3
          Five runs in the fourth gave Tattnall the lead and two in the sixth added some cushion. Hailey Daughtry and Oliva Bridger had three hits each for Tattnall, Kaci Paul adding two hits and Kaitlyn Hallman two RBI. Graci Kluge had three hits for Stratford, Emma Jordan chipping in two. Daughtry got the complete-game win.

Toombs County 17, East Laurens 5

West Laurens 6, Effingham County 5

 

College
Soccer
Georgia College 4, Albany State 0

Pro
MLB
Atlanta 7, Philadelphia 2
MLS
Atlanta 1, Miami 0

 

Honor Roll

Warner Robins’ Westbrook is Falcons state Coach of the Week

 

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

Fried, Riley power Braves past Phils

Media day showed Hawks’ progress and stability

Daniels’ new injury might limit him

UGA notes, 1

UGA notes, 2

Cochran back with Bulldogs

Lanning and Pittman exchange funny texts

A look at the Hawgs’ and Dawgs’ linebackers

Pitt’s Narduzzi on the Jackets, and That Handshake

Ted Lasso a Falcons fan?

Martinez’ 100th goal lifts United

 

Baseball

Win division, make playoffs, punch wall, miss playoffs?

Ohtani done on the mound this season

Toronto’s Semien belts 44th HR as second baseman

Unvaccinated Boston coach out for the postseason

Rays clinch top seed in AL, slow Astros

 

College Football/South

Expansion means major impact on FCS and non-league games

Kiffin and Wilbon are having a spat

Kentucky players cleared by grand jury

ACC now wide open

 

College Football

Interceptions a point of pride for Oregon

Second half a hiccup for WVU

To expand playoffs by 2024, approval needed in four months

This week’s predictions

 

Sports and COVID-19/football

 

College Sports

NLRB: College football players are employees

Column: Getting paid is a matter of time

 

NFL

Book goes deep into Brady-Belichick relationship

Reid feels good after release from hospital

Browns’ Garrett en route to HOF?
Slow starts won’t affect SF QB spot

Saints fine with no longer being pass happy

Raiders’ McCoy suspended for six games

 

Golf/Tennis

DeChambeau blasting at long-drive championship

Around the nation/world

College football scores/games

MLB scores/games

NFL scores/games

WNBA playoffs

 

College Football TV schedule