Tuesday's Report: Honor Roll: Westfield, Mercer, Georgia College, GMC JC; Braves, Tech/Pastner, Falcons, UGA; NCAA hoops/moves/news, NBA, MLB previews, golf, hockey, Foreman
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High Schools
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Central Georgia Arts 2, Windsor 0
Crawford County 7, Flint River 2
Brentyn Austin whiffed 10 in 5 innings, adding 2 hits with an RBI for the Eagles. Isaac Meadows struck out 5 for the save, and Makale Harris belted a 3-run bomb.
Dublin 11, Treutlen 1
Ola 2, Jones County 0
Strong Rock 8, Mount de Sales 6
Trinity Christian 12, John Hancock 0
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G-Central Fellowship 4, Gatewood 1
B-Central Fellowship 6, Gatewood 0
B-Mary Persons 2, Stratford 1
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W-Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational, Mercer
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Alumni Update/Honor Roll
Westfield’s Knowles takes Peach Belt honor
Honor Roll
Peach Belt BSB:Georgia College’s Wilson (West Laurens)
SSAC SB: Middle Georgia State’s Proctor
Peach Belt SB: Georgia College’s Caban
GIAA SB: GMC JC’s Jones and Boutelle
Around/About Georgia
Strider's second outing 'wasn't as easy,' but still feeling good
Murphy confident he'll return to past success after 'little speed bump'
Former Tech men’s head coach Pastner to UNLV
Draft offers every flavor of pass rusher for Falcons
UGA’s Frazier ready to take over
A Worthy Read
NCAA Tournament/Women, Monday
Star Watkins carried off floor with knee injury against Mississippi State
Southern Cal routs Mississippi State to reach Sweet 16 after losing Watkins
Maryland overcomes 45 points by Alabama’s Barker, beats Crimson Tide in 2 OTs
Bueckers scores 34 in final home game, UConn tops SDSU to reach 31st straight Sweet 16
Williams, Morrow and Johnson shine as LSU beats Florida State
Vann and Oklahoma easily dispatch Iowa
Utsby and North Carolina beat West Virginia 58-47 to set up Sweet 16 meeting with Duke
Booker and No. 1 Texas dispatch No. 8 Illinois 65-48 to send the Longhorns back to the Sweet 16
James and Hayes lead N.C. State’s 3-point splurge in rout of Michigan State
NCAA Tournament/Women
Caitlin Clark's gone, but women's college basketball continues to thrive
Women’s March Madness goes mostly according to seed as top teams advance to second round
UNC’s Alyssa Ustby missed senior day due to injury. March Madness offered her another home finale
Unraveling JuJu Watkins' iconic bun: Is it indestructible? A superpower? Mom knows all (pre-injury)
Oklahoma sets tournament record with 72 boards
NCAA Tournament/Men
UConn reportedly threatens reporter over viral clip of Dan Hurley's expletive-filled rant
Despite losing in second round, Drake earned its Cinderella story
Calipari getting Arkansas to Sweet 16 is a middle finger to all who questioned him
Anger, frustration, sadness and pride: Hurley full of emotion after UConn’s three-peat bid ends
International flavor helping Illinois shine on March Madness stage again
Kentucky and Illinois show how teams can reload quickly in this era of college basketball
Fredette relishes BYU’s return to relevance after watching Cougars in March Madness
Postseason Tournaments
Duax, Johnson each score 16 as FGCU beats Army in CBI
Incarnate Word knocks off Jacksonville in CBI quarterfinals
College Basketball/Women
Florida Gulf Coast’s Lyles steps down after leading Eagles to NCAAs in her lone season
Grand Canyon hires South Carolina assistant Gandy to take over after Miller’s exit
Oakland hires Newell to take over
College Basketball/Men
Texas hires Xavier’s Miller, the coach who beat the Longhorns in the NCAA Tournament
Iowa hires McCollum, who swept Missouri Valley titles and won NCAA game in his one season at Drake
Report: Former Kings star Mike Bibby set to become next head coach at Sacramento State
Medved to leave Colorado State for native Minnesota after tourney run with Rams
Amore: The ACC now needs UConn as much as UConn needs the ACC. Oh, how things change.
NBA
Booker hits clutch jumper with 1.7 seconds left to lift Suns over Bucks 108-106 for 4th straight win
Tatum injured in Celtics’ 113-95 win over Kings
Baseball/MLB/Season Previews
MLB preview: Ohtani and Co. hope to make Dodgers first repeat champs since ’98-'00 Yankees
NL East Preview: Juan Soto joins Mets in power-packed division with Phillies and Braves
NL Central Preview: Brewers looking to hold off Cubs and Reds at top of division
NL West Preview: Dodgers, Diamondbacks, Padres lead a loaded division
AL East Preview: Yankees and Orioles are still talented, but the race at the top could be tighter
AL Central Preview: Four solid teams, and then the White Sox
AL West Preview: The Astros will look different, and that could mean a new division champ this year
Golf
Cantlay makes clutch birdie as Atlanta Drive takes 1-0 lead in TGL finals
Hockey
Islanders unhappy late goal was disallowed in shootout loss against Blue Jackets
Oettinger stops 32 shots, Stars score twice in a minute to beat Wild
Boxing/MMA/UFC/WWE
Emotional Teddy Atlas recalls the terror of cornering against Foreman in historic Moorer fight
Scoreboards