Tuesday's Report: HS football, HS scores, GMC JC, Mercer; Braves/Riley, Falcons/Penix. Tech, UGA; MLB, college FB SEC/ACC/national, WNBA, NASCAR, tennis
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High Schools
Softball
Central Fellowship 13, Rock Springs 1, 4 inn.
Abby Vessey went 3 for 3 and stole home to lead the Lancers, who outhit Rock Springs 10-1. Brianna Walker went 3 for 4 with 4 RBI.
Crawford County 12, Howard 0, 4 inn.
Kinley Howard and M Carroll held the Huskies hitless in the shortened game, Howard fanning 6 in 2 innings, then drilling 3 hits, as did Rowan Peacock and Chloe White, White with 3 RBI and Peacock 2.
FPD 11, Gatewood 3, 4 inn.
Gatewood’s 1-0 lead after one became a 3-2 deficit after 3, the Vikings ending it early with 5 in the sixth. Addison Arnold, Gracyn Fuller, Hannah Davis, Alanna Ray and Jessica Jones had 2 hits each, Claudia Green leading the way with 3 hits. Jones drove in 3 runs and Fuller 2.
Peach County 9, Schley County 1
Alyssa Crozier, Akira Everett and Ta’Mori Hollingshed each had 2 hits for Peach County, Kayln Hornaday and Taleyah Marable with 2 RBI each.
Pinewood 11, Westfield 10
A 5-run sixth put Westfield on top 10-6, but Pinewood scored 5 runs in the final two at-bats to win, despite 5 errors. M Hammock went 4 for 4 –with a homer and double - with 4 RBI for Westfield.
Robert Toombs 8, Windsor 0
Taylor County 5, Lamar County 4
Brayln Hunter opened the bottom of the seventh with a single, stole second and third, and strolled in with the walk-off game-winning run on Sunni Scott’s double. Hunter belted a homer and 3 hits to lead the Vikings. Alyssa Nipper, Victoria Cooper and Kelsey Driggers had 2-hit games for Taylor County
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Crawford County 2, Peach County 0 (25-17, 25-14)
Stratford 2, Peach County 0 (25-18, 25-11); Stratford 2, Crawford County 0 (25-13, 25-16)
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W-Mercer 9, Berry 8
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Honor Roll
Around/About Central Georgia
MBKB-Mercer non-conference slate ranges from 2 Christian schools to SEC, Big East
Around/About Georgia
Braves take another major blow, losing Riley for 6-8 weeks with broken hand
Feeling like himself again, Morton trends in the right direction
Penix Jr. to sit again in Falcons’ final preseason game against the Jaguars
Analysis: How Simmons fits with Bates III, Falcons secondary
Warning signs about the Hudon trade?
Georgia Tech on the upswing under Key after one of darkest periods in program history
Herbstreit upsets Georgia Tech fans ahead of season opener In Ireland
Beck inks elite NIL deal with private jet company
UGA puts for on AP All-America team
Charges dismissed against Mondon
Baseball/MLB
Brewers overcoming all sorts of adversity to build biggest division lead of any MLB team
Del Castillo continues torrid start with grand slam and 6 RBIs as Diamondbacks beat Marlins
Steer and Friedl helps the Reds beat Toronto
Alvarez’s homer in 9th inning gives Mets win over Orioles
College Football/SEC/ACC
Florida State releases depth chart for Georgia Tech, DJ to start
SMU knows the task in return to power conference, looks forward to ACC competition
New Boston College coach O’Brien brings experience, energy and excitement to The Heights
College Football
Downs leads 4 Ohio State players selected to Associated Press preseason All-America first team
Oklahoma St’s Gundy tells players: ‘Tell your agent to quit calling us and asking for more money’
Ranking the top 25 changes coming to college football in 2024
Coast-to-coast conferences and expanded playoff mark a season of change in college football
Bigger is better for Buckeyes, and other lessons from Chip Kelly
Football/NFL/USFL
Daniels picked as starting QB for Washington Commanders
Eagles CB Ringo (UGA) is playing with confidence: 'I just want to be a force to be reckoned with'
RB market rebound: How vets can show value on new teams
Former NFL player accused of urinating on passenger during Boston to Dublin flight
Browns still plan to play QB Watson in preseason finale despite injury issues with tackles
WNBA
'Didn't happen': Hammon denies mistreating Hamby
Clark gets T for being 'disrespectful to the game.' She says WNBA salaries are as well.
Auto Racing
Reddick wins rain-delayed NASCAR Cup race at Michigan, his 2nd victory of 2024
Tennis
Sabalenka wins first title since Australian Open, beating Pegula at Cincinnati
US Open: Alexa Noel turns pro after winning an NCAA tennis title at the University of Miami
College Sports
Hoover lands extension of SEC baseball tournament until at least 2028
Scoreboards