The Central Georgia Sports Report

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Wednesday's Report: FPD's Andress, obit-FVSU's Gosier, Mercer-Tech; Braves, Falcons, UGA, NCAA ⛳; NBA/playoffs/Morant, MLB, NFL, NHL, high schools, soccer, golf

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Results from Gamechanger, MaxPreps, social media posts

 

High School

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GHSA

Irwin County 8, Bleckley County 4; Irwin County 10, Bleckley County 3

          The home field wasn’t an advantage in this Class A/Division I semifinal. A pair of three-run innings overcome Bleckley County’s 1-0 first-inning lead for the hosts in the opener. Bleckley County pulled within 7-4 with three runs in the fifth, but couldn’t manage any more, five of the final six batters being retired.

 

  🏫🏫🏫 College   
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Florida State 7, Kennesaw State 3

Georgia Southern 9, Jacksonville 8

Mercer 7, Georgia Tech 6, 6 inn.

Western Carolina at Georgia, cancelled

⛳⛳⛳ Golf ⛳⛳⛳

NCAA Auburn Regional, Augusta U., Mercer’s Jonsson

MCAA Michigan Regional, Georgia

NCAA Salem, S.C. Regional, Georgia Tech, Georgia Southern

 

Pro

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Texas 7, Atlanta 4

 

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Alumni Update

          FPD grad Wilson Andress is up to a tie for eighth at the NCAA Salem Regional in mens golf. He is 7 under, and six shots back of leader Ryan Burnett of North Carolina.

 

Honor Roll/Players of the Week

Academic All-District: Two Mercer SB players, including Westfield alum

Academic All-District: Four Mercer BSB players

 

Honor Roll/Alumni Update

          Tattnall grad Courtney Ball of Georgia Southern made the Academic All-District softball team. The junior second baseman has a 3.52 GPA in sport management. She hit .263 with four doubles, three homers and 21 RBI. She made the 2021-22 Sun Belt academic honor roll and President’s List in the spring with a 4.0 for the semester.

 

Around/About Central Georgia

Obit-Gosier Sr. was a longtime official, on state sports hall authority

          Fort Valley State was a huge part of Wilson Gosier Sr.’s life, beginning with his admission to then Fort Valley State College in 1957 at the age of 16.

          Fittingly, the Pettigrew Center will host a service for Gosier, who died last Thursday at the age of 81

          A public viewing will be held at Edwards Small Mortuary on MLK Jr. Drive in Fort Valley on Friday from 4:30-6:30 p.m., with a reception at Marsha Gosier’s home from 7-11 p.m. on Friday, at 286 San Gerald Drive in Fort Valley.

          Saturday’s service is at 11 a.m. at FVSU’s Pettigrew Center with interment to follow at Willow Lake Memorial Gardens.

          A Brooks County Training School graduate, Gosier competed in football, basketball, and baseball at FSC, was the assistant dean of students starting in 1969 and was FVSU’s athletics director, first as interim, from 2009-10.

          Along the way, he became one of the NFL’s first African-American officials, for nearly 30 years, and continued to officiate college football and basketball games into the 1990s as part of several college officiating affiliations.

          Gosier helped raise funds for the FVSU athletics department, and teamed with former Wildcat greats Rayfield Wright and Stan Lomax to begin an FVSU hall of fame.

          He was a teacher of the year in 1969, appointed twice to the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Authority, and named an Outstanding Georgia Citizen in 1996.

 

BSB-Weather stops Tech rally, Mercer wins fourth straight

 

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

Atlanta back on losing track, but Shuster shows promise

UGA football transfer tracker

Falcons sign four, release tackle

Bergeron confident in changing from tackle to guard

Atlanta signs rookie DL Harrison

BSB-Tech hosting Mark Teixeira Day

Georgia hosting NCAA softball regional

 

NBA/WNBA/Basketball

Philly fires Rivers after three seasons

Big-game Jokic and Nuggets hold off Lakers

Nuggets hope to vanquish aura of James and Lakers

San Antonio wins No. 1 draft pick lottery

Silver shocked to see another Morant gun video

Morant breaks silence with short statement 

MLB/Baseball

Clock may be leading to more blown saves

Dubai-based pro league announces first franchise

Host families were huge in minor-league ball, now being phased out

Rays hammer Verlander and Mets

Judge booed, German ejected, cheating charges hit Yankees

Minor-league team trolls NFL’s Snyder

W-Hammon suspended, Aces lose top pick for bullying allegations

NFL/USFL/ XFL/Football

The Year of Jalen Hurts

Subscribe to Peacock to not miss a playoff game

Rookies Gibbs, Campbell part of Lions’ plans now

Hey Dad, here’s a new car

Sports and gambling

Column-Alabama scandal reflects a new reality in college athletics

High Schools

1 and 1s to be eliminated by national HS association

NFL looks to boost girls flag football across all levels

College Basketball

Krzyzewski headlines college hoops hall class

Soccer

Inter beats Milan to reach first Champions final in awhile

Golf

Obit-Co-founder of LPGA Tour

Getting ready for the PGA Championship (includes tee times)

McIlroy tones down LIV shots at PGA

NHL

National Beach League: Every semifinalist is in the Sun Belt

Around the nation/world

Former Olympic skating star running for Congress

Scoreboards

MLB scores/games

College baseball scores