The Central Georgia Sports Report

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Wednesday’s Report: HS softball,Georgia College, Mercer; UGA’s latest, Falcons, Hawks; College 🏈, NCAA’s landscape, NFL, MLB playoffs, WNBA, NASCAR, NHL, ⚽,🎾

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High Schools
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ACE 7, Bleckley County 4
          Avery Stone and Sophie Denney teamed for 6 of ACE’s 15 hits, the Gryphons taking a 4-0 lead after three. Avery Edalgo got the win in relief.

Crawford County 3, Marion County 1
          The Eagles took the lead in the top of the fifth and held it. Bailey Phillips struck out 12 batters on the day, and drove in a run. Kinley Howard had 3 hits in 4 at-bats.

George Walton 7, Stratford 6

Hawkinsville 8, Howard 0, 5 inn.
The Red Devils put it away with 6 in the third. Rheagan Pounds, Alyssa Alexander, Takayla Scott, and Myah Brown each had 2 hits for Hawkinsville (16-10) on Senior Night.

Houston County 11, Jones County 1
          Claire McArthur hit 2 home runs and drove in 3 to lead the Bears. The lead went from 3-0 to 6-0 after three in the fifth, 2 on McArthur’s homer. Hayley McElroy’s triple sparked a 5-run sixth. McArthur struck out 6 in getting the win. McElroy, Ann Marie DeFore, and McArthur each had 2 hits, McElroy and McArthur with 3 RBI each.

Lamar County 6, Jasper County 5; Lamar County 9, Social Circle 3

          Bailey Gunter’s single in the bottom of the seventh bought in the winning run on a walk-off, the Trojans coming back from a 5-1 deficit in the sixth. Hailey Stanley’s homer to center tied it in the bottom of the sixth, singles from Keelie Smallwood and Gunter doing the seventh-inning damage. Lilly Tavares got the win, Kylee Schell the loss. In the second game, Gunter went 3 for 4, with a triple and 2 singles. Her triple and Addison Nail’s single in the fourth put the Trojans up 4-3. Dakota Crowley earned the complete-game win. Kylee Kingston added 3 hits for the Trojans.

Mary Persons 4, Veterans 3, 9 inn.
          Sydney Kime’s single brought in who with the game-winning run in a ninth-inning walk-off. Kharisma White’s single put Veterans up 3-1 in the top of the eighth, the Bulldogs tying it on Olivia Woodgeard’s triple.

Woodgeard went 3 for 4 to lead Mary Persons, while striking out 13 with 2 walks.

Peach County 12, Bainbridge 4, 5 inn.
          The Trojans took control early en route to their first region (1-AAA) softball title in program history. Peach County had one more hit and one more error than Bainbridge. Taleyah Marable’s double and Shaniyah Gibson’s sac fly brought in 4 runs in a 5-run second that put the Trojans in control. Gracie Martin (11-2) fanned 7 with no walks for the win. Laylah Foster had 2 hits and 3 RBI for the Trojans

Pinewood Christian 10, FPD 9

          FPD had 4 more hits, led by Lyric Jones’ 3-hit game. The Vikings led 7-4 after a 6-run sixth, but Pinewood countered with 6 in the bottom half.

Tattnall 8, Trinity Christian 0; Tattnall 20, Trinity Christian 8
          Molly Kemp’s 2-run double in the third sparked the Trojans, who scored four in the fourth inning, two on Anna Still’s homer.Callie Still fanned 4 in a 5-inning 2-hitter. Still had 3 RBI on 2 hits. Anna Still, Brianna Logue, Gradie Appling, and Annamary Talcott each had 2 hits. Gradie Appling hit two home runs and drove in 4 in the nightcap, hitting bombs in the third and sixth innings. Talcott’s homer in the first brought in 3 runs. Trinity Christian got a grand slam in the first from by Avery Lucchesi. Tattnall added 4 in the 6th, 2 on Appling’s homer.

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W-GMC JC 4, Gordon State 0

🏐 🏐 🏐 Volleyball 🏐 🏐 🏐

Middle Georgia State 3, Albany State 2 (22-25, 25-17, 25-21, 22-25, 15-6) 

⛳⛳⛳ Golf ⛳⛳⛳

M-Hurricane Invitational, Georgia College

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Honor Roll

SoCon WSOC: Mercer’s Bell

 

Around/About Georgia

Georgia WR Colbie Young arrested on charges of battery and assault on an unborn child

‘We're constantly trying to find a better way to make a difference

Key points from Kirby’s Tuesday talk

What Smart didn't say: This UGA football team needs all the help it can get from fans

Alternate jerseys? ‘I just think that’s hokey pokey’

London, Darnell Mooney showed the 1-2 punch they offer the Falcons

Should the Falcons use their hurry-up offense more often?

Johnson, Risacher dazzle as Hawks steal first preseason game from Pacers, 131-130

Weather

Hurricane Milton forces Bucs and Lightning to leave Florida early and other teams to alter games

 

College Football/South

Man arrested in Michigan and charged with slaying of former Clemson receiver in North Carolina

Surprised by Vandy upsetting Alabama? Don't be in the NIL era

How The Upset happened

Upset over playing time, Alabama DT Oatis will redshirt, enter portal

Opinion: Why Alabama fans won't forget DeBoer lost to Vanderbilt, but they can forgive

Pittman calls for respect after Arkansas beats No. 4 UT

Pavia: Alabama players talked trash during coin toss before Vanderbilt loss

Freeze on Diego Pavia, ‘the Freeze Four,’ 4-game redshirts & more

Kelly on Ol’ Miss flopping, ‘faking injuries’

College Football

NCAA cracking down on weapon gestures toward opponents in college football

Michigan to 'handle the matter internally' after staffer threatens Washington fans

Oregon receiver Johnson looks forward to third-ranked Ducks’ duel with No. 2 Ohio State

Texas Tech, Iowa State and West Virginia carrying the banner for holdovers in new-look Big 12

NFL/USFL/UFL/Football

Jets fire Saleh after 20-36 record in 3-plus seasons

Saints’ Carr reportedly will miss multiple games with oblique injury

Former All-Pro CB Pat Fischer dies at age 84

Banged up, slumping Saints now face uncertainty at QB as they try to end a 3-game skid

The Vikings remained undefeated by offsetting some offensive struggles with more fierce defense

Payton on sideline exchange with Nix: 'There's still a little bit of Ferris Bueller in this player'

Bucs feel the need for speed on defense following loss to Falcons

Bengals will try to salvage a spiraling season after their wild loss to the Ravens

Tagovailoa will consult experts during bye week as Dolphins aim for the QB to return this season

Ravens’ offense is rolling with Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry leading the way

Baseball/MLB

Mets beat Phillies behind Alonso and Manaea

Tatis homers again as the Padres beat the Dodgers 

Thieves slipped watch off Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler’s wrist, police say

Can Aaron Judge handle the pressure of the postseason?

Luis Tiant, the charismatic Cuban who pitched the Red Sox to the brink of a championship, dies at 83

Rockies bringing back the franchise’s all-time winningest manager Bud Black for the 2025 season

College Sports

Florida women’s tennis coach Roland Thornqvist retires after 500 wins and 4 NCAA titles

College Sports, the changing landscape

NCAA’s $2.78 billion settlement with colleges to allow athlete payments gets preliminary approval

USC star JuJu Watkins agrees to extension of her sneaker endorsement deal with Nike

WNBA

Lynx return to finals with win over Sun in Game 5 behind Collier’s 27 points, 11 rebounds

New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx to meet for WNBA championship

Auto Racing

Michael Jordan and Front Row’s Bob Jenkins standing firm in their fight against NASCAR: Analysis

Byron leads NASCAR Cup playoffs as series shifts to Charlotte roval; Formula 1 has another week off

Tennis

Tiafoe yells a string of curses at a Shanghai Masters chair umpire after a loss

Golf

US Ryder Cup captain Bradley says security will be watching if Bethpage Black crowd gets nasty

Bradley is keen on replicating culture Jim Furyk created in Presidents Cup win

Boxing/UFC/MMA

'Alex Pereira ... is the MVP of UFC in 2024'

Hockey

Panthers lift their championship banner, capping their Stanley Cup celebrations

Seattle Kraken's Campbell makes history as first female NHL assistant coach

Stars coach Pete DeBoer back after having an appendectomy during training camp

Bennett scores twice, Panthers open their title defense by getting past rival Bruins

Soccer

Rooney charged over alleged abuse and violent conduct toward referees at English 2nd-tier game 

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NFL scores/games

College football scores/games