Saturday's Report: Alums-Putnam County, FPD, Dodge County, Tattnall; Georgia College, Mercer; UGA, Falcons, Bananas, Kennesaw State; NFL, MLB, NBA, colleges, NASCAR, golf
News and notes of interest to Central Georgia, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
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Alumni Update
Putnam County’s Kilgore making transition at South Carolina
Alums in town for South Carolina softball at Mercer
Central Georgia alums Karsen Ochs of FPD and Aniyah Black of Dodge County are in Macon this week for the Bear Invitational softball round-robin at Mercer.
Ochs, a senior, improved to 4-0 with the Gamecocks’ 11-1 win over Mercer, giving up three hits with six strikeouts and no walks in the five-inning game.
Black, a junior transfer from Georgia, got a pinch-hit single in the win over Mercer, and didn’t play in the 10-2 win over Jacksonville.
The 11-1 Gamecocks play Tennessee Tech Saturday at 6:30 p.m., Belmont at 10 a.m. on Sunday and Tennessee Tech right after that.
BSB-Tattnall’s Dawson Brown sizzles on the mound for Tech
Around/About Central Georgia
BSB-Bobcats’ Hudgins handcuffs Flagler
BSB-Mercer rides good start to win
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Eagles may be interested in UGA’s Schumann
What will UGA offensive players see, think, hear from Bobo?
Former Tech QB and Jalen Carter’s odd trash talk
Hawks pull away to rout Cleveland
WBKB-UGA facing sellout crowd at South Carolina
A burning question for the Falcons’ defense
Johnny Damon as a Savannah Banana
MBKB-Kennesaw State wins ASUN regular-season title
BSB-Tattnall’s Dawson Brown pitches Tech to win
WBKB-First 20-win season in 20 years for Georgia Southern
Football/NFL/USFL
Doug Williams’ story is celebrated, but no fairy tale
Mahomes, Cousins, and Mariota – yes – part of Netflix docuseries
Raiders’ TE Waller shares testimony on album
College Basketball
M-Tempers flare at end of No. 16 Xavier rout of Seton Hall
Column-The year the real world came for college basketball
M-Is this year’s tournament Cinderella already here?
M-Purdue’s Edey makes strong case for POTY
W-Miami hit with probation for NIL violation
M-Krzyzewski stays busy after basketball
Column-Alabama’s Oats tone deaf amid fatal shooting scandal
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
Giannis leaves early with knee injury in win
Golf
Suh leads, Kirk shoots 62 in second Honda round
Final Honda Classic, with new sponsor coming
Garcia: McIlroy’s immaturity ended our friendship
Auto Racing/NASCAR
Soccer
Among the MLS players to watch
Spanish league files new complaints for racist insults
Around the nation/world
Russia’s sports exile continues a year after invasion
Scoreboards
Women’s college basketball scores/games