Saturday'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.

 

In Coverage: Russell Henley keeps playing steady golf, among contenders

 

📰S📰C📰O📰R📰E📰B📰O📰A📰R📰D📰

High School
Softball

Columbus 9, Lamar County 1
Harris County 3, Houston County 2
Piedmont 10, Hampton 2; Piedmont 19, Strong Rock 2
Tattnall 9, North Atlanta 8; Tattnall 15, North Atlanta 5
Westfield 9, Union Grove 1; Westfield 9, Union Grove 1; Westfield 9, Mary Persons 1

Pro

MLB

NY Mets 8, Atlanta 5 ; NY Mets 6, Braves 2

MLS

Atlanta 2, Seattle 1

WNBA

 

                      📰C📰O📰V📰E📰R📰A📰G📰E📰

 

Signings

 

Alumni Update

 

Around/about Central Georgia

Getting to know FVSU softball coach, Taylor County alum Green

 

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

Scherzer, Alonso lead Mets to big sweep

And Mets fans did some trolling during ‘total team win’

Will series reshape NL’s balance of power?

Tech’s Collins must back words with wins to keep job

Collins on coaching for his job(video)

Smart anxious to see full-go Darnell Washington

UGA’s Jones making strides at LT

Adam Anderson’s lawyer files dismissal motion

Smith in no hurry to determine offensive line

Falcons face another DT injury

Stoppage-time goal lifts United over Seattle

HOF: Seymour helped get Pats going before Brady was Brady

 

Baseball/MLB/Baseball

Streaking Phillies rout Nationals, four back of Braves

Judge has a way to go to catch Hack Wilson’s 1930

Journey for Reds and Cubs to Iowa for Field of Dreams game

Injured en route to a mound visit?

Tigers get a win on Lou Whitaker Night

Golf

A long day awaits at the Wyndham

How did 87 make the Wyndham cut?

Zalatoris makes caddie change during tournament

Texts between Garcia and Norman surface, and they’re interesting

LIV players vs. PGA players: now it’s personal

Auto Racing

Ty Gibbs gets fifth Xfinity win of season

Starting lineup at Michigan

Motorsports’ silly season spins out of control

College Football/South

Swinney fine with ‘down’ year, big-picture-wise

LSU’s Kelly honest about uncertainty

South Carolina’s Rattler ready to be focal point

Former Auburn QB Nix settling into new team, competition

College Football

Eisen trolls Buckeyes at NFL Hall event

Basketball/NBA/WNBA

Bird at peace for possible final home game

Football/NFL/USFL/CFL

HOF: The first Jag in the hall was mighty emotional

HOF: Boselli got congrats message from dad days before dad’s death

HOF: Young delivers speech for the ages, tribute to late young son

HOF: As he did, Mills family keeps pounding

HOF: Mills a Panther or Saint?

HOF: The first NFL official inductee

HOF: Bittersweet day for Branch family

HOF: Class picture = dreams coming true

Lions get 18,000 at practice, Campbell amped

League hopes to reduce head injuries with experiment

Around the nation/world

MLB games/scores

WNBA scores/games