Saturday's Report: Scoreboard; Baldwin's Bullard picked, Georgia College, Westside signings, FVSU, MGSU; Braves; NBA, WNBA, MLB, college sports/🏀/🏈, Rush Propst, golf, NHL, UFC, NASCAR
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High School
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Class 4A
Perry 12, SE Bulloch 8
The Panthers weren’t far from ending the season, down 8-5 after 5 innings. Then came the bottom of the sixth, and Perry exploded for 7 runs, then holding on in the top of the seventh to advance. Colter Ginn had a 2-run double in the sixth, the Panthers getting run-scoring hits from Jackson Thompson, Peyton Davis, and Seth Harper to pull ahead. After a leadoff single in the top of the seventh, Conner Langdon retired the SEB side in order
West Laurens 7, Islands 1
The Raiders took control of Game 3 with a 4-run fourth and sealed it with 3 in the sixth, taking advantage of 5 Islands errors. Jeremiah Baker had 2 hits, and Grant Baker drove in 2 runs for West Laurens, which had 6 hits and took advantage of 7 walks. Kaden Baggett turned in an efficient 4.2 innings, giving up the lone run.
Class AA
Washington County 10, Dodge County 2
Mack May went 5 innings and gave up one unearned run, Christian Rountree finishing Game 3. Cam Beasley went 2 for 3 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI, Ty Mobley had 2 hits and belted a 2-run homer, Trey Cannida adding 2 hits and Payton Severance capping the offense with a 3-for-3 day.
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Girls
GHSA playoffs
Class AA
ACE 3, Worth County 0
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Class A/I
Galloway 3, Bleckley County 2
Colleges
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Appalachian State 11, Georgia State 7
Georgia College 6, North Georgia 1
Georgia Southern 14, Marshall 4
Kennesaw State 7, Bellarmine 2
Brewton-Parker 16, Middle Georgia State 6; Middle Georgia State 19, Brewton-Parker 12
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Coastal Carolina 9, Georgia State 1
Georgia Southern 4, James Madison 3
Pro
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Honor Roll
Peach Belt SB: Four Bobcats make all-conference
Signings
Westside’s Chauncey Williams has signed with Chattanooga State for men’s basketball and Taylor Frazier with ABAC for women’s basketball.
Around/About Central Georgia
VB-FVSU men’s volleyball makes history as first HBCU to compete in NCAA championship
WTEN-Middle Georgia State takes SSAC women’s tennis title
MTEN-And the Knights win the men’s trophy, too
SB-Georgia College opens tourney with win
BSB-Bobcats take series opener at North Georgia
Around/About Georgia
Pitching legend Greg Maddux on solution to MLB's Tommy John crisis not encouraging
Sale, Ozuna lead Braves past Guardians 6-2 in matchup of MLB’s two best teams
Chris Sale sailing along for first-place Braves, hoping for injury-free season
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
Haliburton breaks tie with 3-point play, Pacers win in OT
Doncic and defensive-minded Mavs take a chippy win over Clippers
Edwards’ 36 points lead Minnesota to 3-0 lead
Clark revs up Pacers fans with pregame playoff appearance in IndyCar replica
James, Lakers facing elimination Saturday. Magic, Pelicans and Heat seek home wins
What to know about Bell’s palsy, the facial paralysis affecting Embiid
WNBA
WNBA training camps open with Caitlin Clark, the rookie class and free agency moves in the spotlight
Reese amped about WNBA direction, O’Neal’s mentoring
Prince retires after 14-year WNBA career
MLB/Baseball
Charlie Hustle: the definitive Pete Rose book that deconstructs a disgraced legend
He replaced Mickey Mantle. Now baseball’s oldest living major leaguer, Art Schallock, is turning 100
College Basketball
Column: In the unending war between Calipari and Pitino, Ricky P. has won the latest battle
How Cheney State players made history, before Women’s Basketball HOF honor
Van Lith is headed to TCU for a final season after a one-year run with LSU
Florida center Micah Handlogten to sit out next season while recovering from a broken left leg
USC gives Gottlieb a contract extension following deepest NCAA Tournament run in 30 years
College Football
An ethical dilemma for ESPN and Nick Saban comes into focus
Here are 14 players to watch next season from current Big 12 Conference schools
ACC Spring Wrap: League champ Florida State and ACC deal with quarterback changes
NFL/Football
Goodell envisions more overseas games, more streaming and more cities hosting the NFL draft
Sure, give the Bears whatever they want for a new stadium after that pitch
Goodell sees 18-game schedule, Presidents' Day weekend Super Bowl in future
High Schools
Why was Rush Propst nearly fired by Pell City? ‘Jealousy and vindictiveness,’ one supporter says
Auto Racing
Tennis
Defending champs Alcaraz and Sabalenka win opening matches at Madrid Open
Golf
Could Scottie Scheffler win the grand slam? It's not likely, but it's absolutely possible
Australia’s Grace Kim opens 4-stroke lead in LPGA Tour’s JM Eagle LA Championship
NHL/Hockey
UFC/MMA/Boxing
Lipski plots her ‘best performance ever’ against Silva at UFC on ESPN 55
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