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Thursday'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
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ACE 17, Kendrick 0
Covenant 5, Central Fellowship 2
Crawford County 5, Lamar County 4; Crawford County 4, Lamar County 3
Dublin 7, Jefferson County 1; Dublin 5, Jefferson County 3
Edmund Burke 13, Trinity Christian 6
Luke Bailey and Nathan Sumner had two hits each for TCS.
Gatewood 9, Piedmont 5
Glascock County 5, Jasper County 1
Howard 15, Westside 3
The Huskies broke a three-game losing streak behind three-hit games from Jackson Greiser and Jackson Smith, and two-hit games from Landon Daniels, Colton Beard, and Jayden Washington. Gavin Williams fanned 10 in the win.
Houston County 11, Veterans 1; Houston County 10, Veterans 0
The Bears improved to 8-0 in the county, outscoring opponents 92-12.
John Milledge 13, FPD 4
Brady Rollins went 3 for 3 with four RBI for the Trojans, Cayden Avant adding two hits and two RBI. Colton McDonald had two hits and three RBI for FPD.
Northeast 14, Central 11
Perry 12, Spalding 1
Swainsboro 5, Peach County 0
Tattnall 9, George Walton 1
Wheeler County 6, Hawkinsville 2
Wilcox County 19, Dooly County 0; Wilcox County 15, Dooly County 0
Windsor 2, Rock Springs 1
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Girls
ACE 10, Spencer 0
Brookstone 5, Westfield 0
Central Fellowship 10, Grace Christian 0
Covenant 2, RTCA 1
FPD 7, Mount de Sales 1
Frederica 1, Trinity Christian 0
Hawkinsville 1, Chattahoochee County 0
Jackson 7, Upson-Lee 0
Ola 10, Jones County 1
Perry 10, Howard 0
Putnam County 9, Westside 1
Rutland 14, Northeast 0
Stratford 3, Tattnall 0
Washington County 9, Thomson 0
Boys
ACE 3, Spencer 1
Baldwin 3, Griffin 1
Chattahoochee County 3, Hawkinsville 2
FPD 4, Mount de Sales 2
Frederica 3, Trinity Christian 1
Jackson 6, Upson-Lee 0
Mon Don 8, Gatewood 2
Putnam County 8, Westside-Augusta 0
Stratford 3, Tattnall 2 (3-0 PKs)
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Girls
Jones County 4, Northside 1
Mary Persons 5, Peach County 0
Stratford 4, Mount de Sales 1
Boys
Stratford 5, Mount de Sales 0
Jones County 4, Northside 1
Mary Persons 3, Peach County 2
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Alumni Update
FPD grad Andress among fifth-year seniors at Georgia Southern golf
Honor Roll
CGTC’s Tucker cited
Jovan Tucker, a forward at Central Georgia Tech and transfer from Mercer, was named to the GCAA all-tournament team, after averaging 10.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, and four assists.
Mercer golfer Jonsson ranks high in Europe
Around/About Central Georgia
MTEN-Mercer breaks ETSU’s 54-match SoCon streak
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Sports betting plan revived in Senate
Hawks get Bogdanovic for 4 years, $68 mil
Heinicke says he signed to back up Ridder
Jalen Carter gets probation, fine
Kirby’s reaction after the first day of practice …
Day 2 of UGA practice in the books
Washington sets record straight at pro day
Owls get the Miller Redemption Tour at Xavier
Arnaud a crucial piece of the puzzle
WBKB-Georgia takes on Florida State
WBKB-Georgia Southern set for rare postseason stage
NCAA Men’s Tournament
First, Furman stuns Virginia with late 3 after bad pass
UMBC’s reminder, on same day, that No. 1 can be quickly done
Then Princeton rallied, and held off Arizona
Miller scoreless, Alabama rolls anyway
Transfers set to meet former teams
7th-year guard Bolon makes it, finally, with Charleston
Travel logistics are tricky among small time frame
Enfield introduces his team to FGCU’s Dunk City
NCAA Women’s Tournament
Mulkey-mania has LSU energized
South Carolina’s ‘Freshies’ set for one last run together
A special connection at Virginia Tech
Notebook: Chalk rules, needing upsets, beware No. 12 …
Stanford regroups after Pac-12 disappointment
Maryland riding Miller and transfers
College Basketball
Obstacles in the way of a bigger March Madness
Column-Hire of Beard proves unapologetic desperation
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
Morant talks in first interview since suspension
Ball done for the year, set for cartilage transplant
Jordan gave sneaks to a ball boy, now worth $4 mil
Kings clinch first winning season since 2005-06
Football/NFL/USFL
Could Elliott land in Tampa Bay?
Cincy locks down standout OT Brown
Buffalo hamstrung by cap issues
Clemson’s Bresee stays on NFL path after sister’s death
Patriots sign OT, release Hoyer
League wants judge to send discrimination claims to arbitrator
Baseball/MLB
Diaz’ WBC celebration leads to season-ending injury
Ohtani leads Japan into semifinals
Heyward’s swing a ‘work in progress’ in LA
College Football
Ohio State bumps up assistants salaries to $9 mil
Alabama DB arrested in Florida for pot possession
Golf
Ace leads to share of lead at Valspar
Tennis
Son of Davenport an up and comer
Soccer
USW’s team trying to leave ‘it better for the next generation’
Women’s World Cup money gets a FIFA boost for 2023
Alvarez signs extension with Man City
UFC/MMA/Boxing
UFC 286-Usman prepares for redemption
Scoreboards
Women’s college basketball scores/games
Men’s college basketball scores/games