Wednesday's Report: Scoreboard (HS & college); Peach County's Jackson, new Mayhem boss, FVSU; Braves, UGA, Falcons, Tech; MLB, college football, NFL, golf, WNBA/NBA, NASCAR
Tuesday'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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High School
🥎 🥎 🥎Softball 🥎 🥎 🥎
Baldwin 8, Howard 5
Baldwin survived a three-error night because Howard had one more. Madison Ruff went 2 for 4 for the Braves, Abby Davis 2 for 3 for the Huskies. Howard’s 4-2 lead went away with Baldwin’s four-run sixth. Howard (8-5/5-2) is at Peach County on Thursday, while Baldwin hosts Griffin.
Bleckley County 4, East Laurens 2
Dodge County 2, Cook 0
Glascock Conty 17, Wilkinson County 0
John Milledge 9, George Walton 1
Mary Persons 2, Kendrick 0
Pike County 11, Peach County 1
Social Circle 4, Jasper County 3
The teams scored three each in the third, Social Circle getting the game-winner in the sixth. Hayven Cannon had two of Jasper County’s six hits.
Stratford 12, FPD 0
Tattnall 10, Mount de Sales 1
Thomson 17, Washington County 5
🏐 🏐 🏐 Volleyball 🏐 🏐 🏐
Pike County 2, Peach County 0 (25-21, 26-24); Jackson 2, Peach County 0 (25-9, 25-16)
Aamori Daniels had six blocks/kills and Alexia Heyward three blocks for the Trojans.
Houston County 2, Veterans 0
Howard 3, Westside 1
Lee County 2, Veterans 0
Stratford 3, FPD 0 (25-21, 25-18, 25-23)
Tattnall 3, Mount de Sales 2
Veterans 2, Northside 0
College
Golf
M-Mizuno Intercollegiate, Georgia College, final round
⚽ ⚽ ⚽Soccer ⚽ ⚽ ⚽
W-Keiser 5, Middle Georgia State 0
M-Mercer 3, UAB 2
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Pro
MLB
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Alumni Update
UGA’s Jackson (Peach County) named to Allstate Good Works team
Around/About Central Georgia
Get to know the Mayhem’s new boss
FVSU up to No. 4 in HBCU coaches poll
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Atlanta holds on, clinches playoff spot
Strider (oblique) to miss next start
UGA’s 2023 schedule “set”
‘Greatest collection of talent’ every assembled
Kirby battles Kent State’s rat poison
Georgia’s key on O: powerful edge blocking
Smart talks Tuesday
Column: When do you (or Tech) cut ties?
Falcons’ never-say-die mentality important, but they need a W
Red-zone issues held Atlanta back in LA
Column: Too early to fret about Pitts’ targets
Baseball/MLB/College
Lindor’s slam caps Mets’ comeback
Obit: Base-stealing whiz Maury Wills
Mets on track for highest payroll
College Football/South
Clemson has tough back to back
Richardson woes have Florida without a TD pass so far
Gamecocks no less banged up for Charlotte
Grandson of Alabama champ pledges NIL money to CTE research
College Football
Nebraska DC change meant to offer hope for season
Aikman blasts UCLA for poor attendance
Football/NFL/USFL
Rhule thinks the Panthers are close
Police investigating fan contact with Murray
Browns make same mistakes in inexcusable loss
Tampa Bay D hitting on all cylinders
Go-for-it mentality boosts Cowboys
On Dawson’s beautiful funeral, and lesson of his life
Shannon Sharpe now cancer free
Auto Racing
Column: Childress gets last laugh in snatching Busch
Golf
LIV Golf asking world ranking board for retroactive points
Column: Player revolt helped Presidents Cup, now hurts it
Roundup: US goes for 9 straight; seniors to Pebble Beach
Basketball/NBA/WNBA
Celtics add No.6 to parquet in Russell’s honor
Hammon: from skipped over to WNBA champ
Around the nation/world