Tuesday's Report: Perry golf, Georgia College alum, Bananas/Bacon, FVSU AD/SIAC; Braves/Riley, Hawks, UGA; Bill Russell, MLB, colleges, NASCAR, golf, NFL/Watson, more
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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Honor Roll
Perry golfers finish 27th nationally, Reyes 12th
The GHSA Class 4A boys golf runners-up from Perry joined three other teams from Georgia in the top 30 of the National High School Golf Association’s final poll for the 2021-22 year.
And standout Andrew Reyes earned a spot in the top 15.
The Panthers finished second to North Oconee, which was ranked 12th, second in the state behind No. 6 Westminster. Richmond Academy was 14th and Starr’s Mill 21st.
Another eight boys teams made the top 100.
Reyes is ranked 12th, second among Georgia players, with five more in the top 100.
There are 10 Georgia teams in the girls’ top 100, led by No. 1 Lambert, with four girls in the top 100.
Around/About Central Georgia
Former Georgia College hoops star suddenly a head coach
When the new head coach of the Cambridge girls basketball team wants to make a point, the players better be ready.
She can show them out it’s done.
Former Georgia College standout and record-setter Shanteona Keys is the new head coach of the young program.
Head coach Lesley Broadwell posted on social media last Friday that she was resigning that position to focus on her duties as athletics director.
Broadwell coached Keys at Roswell, where Keys scored more than 1,200 points and kept the team in the postseason. She has been at Cambridge since the school opened a decade ago, starting with working summer camps and then joining the staff.
Keys was the eighth-grade coach the past two years. She was valedictorian at Georgia College in 2015, a four-year captain, Peach Belt scholar-athlete of the year, two-time academic All-American, and four-time all-conference pick.
FVSU AD taking over as SIAC commissioner
Savannah sweeps Macon, ends Bacon season
As has been the case in recent memory, Savannah got the best of Macon, leading 7-0 after three en route to an 8-2 win in the Pettit Cup Playoffs West Division series, eliminating Macon.
Savannah won 8-3 on Sunday.
The Bananas had one less hit than Macon, but had five more extra-base hits. The Bacon stranded eight, twice as many as the Bananas.
Jared Weber had four of Macon’s 11 hits. West Laurens grad Nolan Daniel got the win for Savannah.
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Riley getting paid with big 10-year contract
Riley caps huge month with game-winner, more MVP noise
Braves get Grossman for Anglin
Former Hawks standout on what happens when you sign an 8-figure contract: it’s complicated
Van Pran on Searels: ‘Going to speak life into you’
Building WR depth big for Georgia
Bill Russell, 1934-2022
A difference-maker on par with Jackie Robinson
‘A touchstone to our history that can never be replaced’
Never had to find his activist voice, it was there
Friends share memories of charity, passion, the laugh
Brady impacted by relationship with Russell
Celtics: ‘DNA is woven through every element of the Celtics organization
Current, former players pay tribute
Column: Retire No. 6 leaguewide
Baseball/MLB
Traded during interview about being traded?
Soto homers, but Mets win seventh in a row
Judge belts 43rd, Yanks beat Mariners
Only two of top 300 draft picks fail to sign by deadline
College Football/South
Heupel could break the mold with a big second season
College Football
Jim Mora’s 1,700-day exile is over, and he’s thrilled
Lanning amped to raise Oregon’s profile further
Colleges Sports/NIL/Portal
Column: NIL is improving, not ruining, college sports
College Realignment
Column: Ohio State fans see the changes as personal, not business
Southern Cal president shut down potential expansion last year
College Sports
ETSU AD resigns, women’s basketball to be fired, not connected
New Big 12 boss learning NCAA issues in real time
Football/NFL/USFL
Arbitrator gives Watson a six-game suspension
Browns get clarity, but not closure
Column: NFL fumbled the case, fails to stand up for women again
If NFL increases ban, behavior more “egregious” than before is a key
Tannehill driven by playoff loss
Sam Mills would’ve been a blue-chipper if not just 5-9
Auto Racing
Allmendinger just misses Indy sweep
Blaney angry after big drop on restart
Hamlin on Pocono DQ: ‘shock to all of us’
Golf
Mickelson thinks maybe you’re the problem
Column: Marriage of LIV, Trump what schemes are made of
Soccer
Player sucker-punches women ref over minor call, is arrested
Around the nation/world