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, high school notebook

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High School

🥎 🥎 🥎Softball 🥎 🥎 🥎

ACE 11, Mary Persons 2

Central 29, Westside 10

Houston County 2, Crisp County 0

          Ally Fleming threw a complete game and Jacy Harrelson belted a solo homer. The Bears are at Veterans on Thursday.

Mount de Sales 7, John Milledge 1

Perry 14, Hawkinsville 5

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Crisp County 2, Peach County 0; Peach County 2, Taylor County 0; Crisp County 2, Taylor County 0

College

Volleyball

West Georgia 1, Georgia College 0

 Pro

MLB

Atlanta 7, Oakland 3

 

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Alumni Update

Chris Hatcher (Mount de Sales) talks with Jim Donnan

Honor Roll/Players of the Week

SIAC FB: FVSU’s Wilson and Lawson

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

Capital Broadcasting Company buys Coastal Plain League

Sluggish start for Strider no problem in seventh straight win

Gottlieb admits false claim about Freeman-Braves talks

United’s Robinson arrested for refusing to pay $5 bar bill

Ynoa undergoes Tommy John

Not a happy Smart

Except about his staff, ‘best it’s ever been’

Mitchell, McConkey enjoy common thread

Is UGA’s Starks just getting started?

UGA notebook I

UGA notebook II

Peach County’s Kearis Jackson talks

The coaches who formed Arthur Smith’s offensive mind

Kennesaw State keeps ranked streak alive at 61

Repeat of UNC rout of Georgia State unlikely

Huskers getting ready for Eagles

 

Baseball/MLB                                                                           

Scherzer goes on 15-day IL

deGrom, Bassitt leads Mets to DH sweep, first again

Phils nip Marlins

Kimbrel’s season turns around with new walk-up music

Soto still dealing with change

Judge goes yard again

Turners turn it around for Dodgers

MLBPA joins AFL-CIO

Tennis

Swiatek tops Pegula, Sabalenka next

Tiafoe first US man in semis since who and when?

Khachanov stops Kyrgios, whose rackets pay for it

Williams’ farewell a ratings boon for ESPN

College Football

Stat watch: UGA TDs, blocked kicks, air Air Force, more

Recruiting philosophy: “I don’t recruit stars … I recruit good players’

Funky weekend for new QBs in Pac-12

McAfee joining Gameday

College Football/South

No Bama band at Texas: horrible seating location

Sarkisian’s rebuild started in Tuscaloosa

What Clemson learned

LSU’s Boutte eliminated LSU mentions on social media

Getting warm in Baton Rouge?

Tide LB Anderson ready to rush Texas QB

Sarkisian reminisces on Saban’s influence

Swinney: Not running up the score with last TD

Kentucky loses RB to ACL, still minus Rodriguez

LSU DE apologized to FSU QB for targeting

College Sports

Woman arrested outside of Calipari’s home

Big 12 eyes expansion out west

NFL/USFL/Football

Brady addresses family situation, entering 23rd year

Julio Jones makes Tampa Bay’s, um, second team

Mahomes has a warning for fantasy players

Auto Racing

NASCAR calls fires ‘unacceptable,’ adjusts

Golf

Column: Mickelson wins part of battle, loses the war

McIroy won’t be chatting with LIV golfers, Ryder teammates

Friendships being tested among war of words

More unhappiness with LIVers at Wentworth

NBA/WNBA

Aces’ Wilson named WNBA MVP … after Defensive POTY

Bird didn’t want to leave the court after finale

Stunner: MJ talked trash while winning at golf

High Schools

Alabama coach on leave after video (spanking) surfaces

Around the nation/world

MLB games/scores

WNBA scores/games

NFL games/scores

College football scores/games