Tuesday's Report: Honorees-Mercer, Georgia College; Stratford-Perry pair wins Peach Blossom, MGSU's Poe; Falcons, Braves, Tech, UGA; MLB, NFL, NBA, NASCAR, colleges
Monday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
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Players of the Week/Honor Roll
Southern Conference baseball: Mercer’s Kelley
Peach Belt softball: Georgia College’s Checo
Peach Belt baseball: Georgia College’s Brown
Southern Conference softball Mercer’s Williams
Southern Conference men’s golf team: Mercer’s Jonsson
Around/About Central Georgia
‘Youngsters’ from Stratford, Perry take Peach Blossom tournament
The Peach Blossom held its 75th tournament over the weekend at Idle Hour.
And it was one by the youngest pairing in those 75 years.
Stratford junior Marsh Butler and Perry junior Andrew Reyes finished with a 16-under 194 to nip veteran players Stan Gann Jr. and Travis Steed by a stroke and Nick and Dimitri Cassini by two.
Butler and Reyes opened with a 64, one shot behind the Cassinis and Jay Spivey and Luke Dasher, a pair of FPD alums playing at Mercer and Georgia Southern, respectively.
Butler-Reyes and Spivey-Dasher shared the lead after two rounds with Colin Bowles (Georgia Southern) and Wilson Andress (FPD/Georgia Southern), who shot a 62 to counter an opening 68.
But Butler-Reyes stayed steady in the final round with a 64, with Gann-Steed making a run.
Two of the top four teams were made up of players under 23, with Andress-Bowles finishing seventh.
The last Peach Blossom was held in 2019. Champs Jake Maples and Brett Barron, who weren’t in this year’s field.
MBKB: Middle Georgia State’s Moe honored for impact
BSB: MGSU seeded fifth in SSAC tournament
National Tennis Month in Macon-Bibb County starts
The Randy Stephens Tennis Center in south Macon welcomed more than 150 tennis players on Sunday to start National Tennis Month.
Macon-Bibb mayor Lester Miller attended the afternoon kickoff, that included instruction for junior players from Mercer assistants Andrea Garcia and Andres Alcaraz.
More events are planned throughout the month at area tennis centers.
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Matt Ryan: would probably still be in ATL but for Watson
d‘Arnaud’s bat, Fried’s arm lead Braves over Mets
Falcons release Davis, unlikely to exercise option on McGary
What the draft told us about the Smith-Fontenot plan
Ridder thinks he sat too long, but …
FB: Tech DL headed to West Virginia
WBKB: AAC POY coming to Georgia
Baseball/MLB/College
Mets cut Cano with $45 mil left on deal
Vaccinated Yankees take full roster, win streak to Toronto
Notebook: Arizona’s home-field disadvantage …
NBA/WNBA
Miami gets going in second half to get past Philly
Morant-Curry duel center of showdown
Football/NFL/USFL
Arizona’s Hopking suspended six games for PED violation
Saints add big playmaker, depth
Eight prospects added to Brady’s bunch in Tampa
Carolina goes for speed, defense
Jags get better on D, but much on O
Undrafted Clemson WR standout gets signed
Ryan hopes smooth transition=instant success in Indy
The Mayfield Mess, and GM Berry’s biggest mistake
League got mad because Detroit was prepared?
Auto Racing
Elliott gets win at Dover, breaks slump, latest Hendrick winner
Retired Gordon talks about life in the slower lane
Golf/Tennis
Ko leaves interviewer speechless with honest response
College Football/South
Column: Nobody deserves NFL shot more than Chattanooga’s Strange
College Football
College Basketball
He fought leukemia, now is heading to NBA draft
Despite not playing since 2020, Florida’s Johnson enters portal
College Sports
James Madison cancels the rest of the softball season after suicide
Connecticut may allow UConn logos in NIL deals
Horse Racing/Hockey
Path to Cup through East isn’t easy
Around the nation/world