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High Schools
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Bleckley County 11, Central 0
Brentwood 19, CFCA 1
Crawford County 11. Jackson 1
The Eagles belted 5 extra-base hit, including Drew Hammock’s 5 homers of the year. Isaac Meadows fanned 6 in 5 innings.
Dublin 7, Dodge County 0
Xavier Reese whiffed 10 and allowed just 4 hits in the complete-game win.
East Laurens 12, Northeast 0
Gatewood 30, Windsor 0
Jasper County 7, Lamar County 3
Jefferson County 7, Southwest 4
Johnson County 9, GMC Prep 0
Jones County 14, ELCA 0
Houston County 12 , Luella 1
Mary Persons 4, Upson-Lee 2
Peach County 17, Veterans 9
Putnam County 19, McNair 4
Stratford 11, Piedmont 6
Tattnall 10, John Milledge 0
Taylor County 12, Covenant 0
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G-ACE Charter 4, Morgan County 0
G-Baldwin 13, Westside-Augusta 4
B-Baldwin 2, Westside-Augusta 1
G-Bleckley County 2, Northside 1
B-Crisp County 10, Macon County 0
G-Dooly County 2, Hawkinsville 1
B-Dooly County 4, Hawkinsville 1
G-GMC Prep 2, Johnson County 0
G-Houston County 1, Perry 0
B-Jackson 4, Lamar County 2
G-John Milledge 8, Mount de Sales 3
G-Lamar County 5, Jackson 0
B-Mount de Sales 2, John Milledge 1
B-Northside 4, Bleckley County 1
G-Oglethorpe County 5, Putnam County 0
G-Peach County 3, Westover 0
B-Perry 2, Houston County 1
G-Stratford 3, Central Fellowship 1
B-Stratford 4, Central Fellowship 0
G-Tattnall 5, Piedmont 1
B-Tattnall 7, Piedmont 2
G-Union Grove 1, Jasper County 0
B-Union Grove 4, Jasper County 1
B-Veterans 3, Colquitt County 2
G-West Laurens 10, Hephzibah 0
G-Westminster 2, Gatewood 0
B-Westminster 9, Gatewood 0
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Monday
GIAA District 6-4A/3A Tournament
Girls Singles
First Round
Caitlin Suttles (MDS) def McKinley Blaxton (TSA) 8-3
Lauren Little (SA) def Izzy Yousif (MDS) 8-0
Penelope Guerin (MDS) def Isabel Brown (TSA) 8-0
Ginny Jorgensen (SA) def Gracie Alewine (TSA) 8-0
Quarterfinals
Katelynn Jackson (FPD) def Caitlin Suttles (MDS) 6-0, 6-0
Mills Sutton (SA) def Lauren Little (SA) 6-4, 6-3
Averi Jones (FPD) def Penelope Guerin (MDS) 6-0, 6-0
Sutherlin Tanner (FPD) def Ginny Jorgensen (SA) 6-0, 6-1
Semifinals
Katelynn Jackson (FPD) def Mills Sutton (SA) 6-0, 6-0
Averi Jones (FPD) def Sutherlin Tanner (FPD) 6-1, 6-3
Girls Doubles
Quarterfinals
Virginia Wilkin/Hana Dodd (SA) def Betsy Cowart/Olivia Heacox (MDS) 6-0, 6-0
Ashby Hill/Cece Noblitt (SA) def Ciara Hill/Liying Fung (MDS) 6-0, 6-0
Annabel Ingoldsby/Paige Clarke (FPD) def Kiley Kate Hodgin/Kylei Chambless (TSA) 6-0, 6-0
Semifinals
Eve Scott/Elizabeth McGreggor (FPD) def Virginia Wilkin/Hana Dodd (SA) 6-2, 7-6 (9-7)
Annabel Ingoldsby/Paige Clarke (FPD) def Ashby Hill/Cece Noblitt (SA) 6-3, 6-2
Boys Singles
First Round
Keller Kratchen (MDS) def Keondre Mathis (MDS) 8-0
Quarterfinals
Chris Hanks (FPD) def Keller Kratchen (MDS) 6-1, 6-0
Logan Johnson (FPD) def Trey Rimando (MDS) 6-0, 6-1
Yash Panse (SA) def Morris Ballard (SA) 1-0 (ret.-inj.)
Noah Perry (FPD) def Rahul Pavuluri (SA) 6-1, 6-2
Semifinals
Logan Johnson (FPD) def Chris Hanks (FPD) 6-4, 6-4
Yash Panse (SA) def Noah Perry (FPD 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (10-5)
Boys Doubles
Quarterfinals
Andy Wang/Abhi Gudapati (SA) def Waylon Miller/Minjun Baek (MDS) 6-2, 6-0
Anthony Hui/Bo Howell (SA) def Charlie Whitehead/ Eden Sim (MDS) 6-1, 6-1
Semifinals
Jonathan Scott/Ethan Lashley (FPD) def Andy Wang/Abhi Gudapati (SA) 6-1, 6-1
Volodymyr Zhuravlov/Simon Shepley (FPD) def Anthony Hui/Bo Howell (SA) 6-1, 6-0
🏫🏫🏫College🏫🏫🏫
⚾ ⚾ ⚾ Baseball ⚾ ⚾ ⚾
Mercer 7, Georgia Southern 6
Middle Georgia State 10, Columbus State 6
Zane Faulk went 4 for 5 with 5 RBI to lead the Knights to the win over the Peach Belt Cougars.
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Mercer 4, Georgia Southern 2
Pro
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About/Around Central Georgia
BSB-Houston County grad Smith puts Bears on top in 9th for win
MVB-Fort Valley State rolls into conference final
SB-Mercer takes down Georgia Southern
WGLF-Mercer makes move at SoCon Tournament
Honor Roll
SSAC baseball: Middle Georgia State’s Duarte
Peach Belt baseball: Georgia College’s Crespo
Around/About Georgia
Anthony, Magic claim 7th seed with win over Hawks in Play-In ejected
Young’s frustration boils over late, gets ejected in Atlanta’s play-in loss to Orlando
Georgia uses power to top Tech at Truist
Roden hits first career home run, Santander adds 3-run homer as Blue Jays beat Braves
Braves broadcaster blasted after announcer flirts with fan during in-game interview
Opinion
Jackie Robinson Day celebrates resilience. Time for MLB to show some
NBA
Mavs GM Nico Harrison remains steadfast that trading Luka Doncic was the right move
Butler, Curry lead Warriors past Grizzlies to secure seventh seed in West playoffs
Baseball/MLB
Baseball celebrates Jackie Robinson’s legacy on 78th anniversary of breaking color barrier
What is Jackie Robinson Day around Major League Baseball and why is it always on April 15?
Mets OF Siri is headed to the IL with a broken leg
Jazz session: Chisholm has bragging rights over Judge in `home runs plus stolen bases’
It’s a boy! Phillies slugger Bryce Harper uses blue bat to signal creative baby gender reveal
Harper and Realmuto homer to help lead the Phillies over the Giants
Meyers, Brown spark the Astros over the Cardinals
Hays homers to help the Reds beat Luis Castillo and the Mariners
Carroll hits a grand slam as the Diamondbacks beat the Marlins
Wood’s leadoff homer, Jake Irvin’s seven scoreless innings lift Nationals over Pirates
Bregman homers twice, goes 5 for 5 and Red Sox beat Rays
Gambling
Sports betting roundup: Rory McIlroy leads the excitement while the NBA playoff picture gets set
Tennis
Tennis player Harriet Dart apologizes for saying opponent should put on deodorant during match
17-year-old Dedura-Palomero becomes the first player born in 2008 to win on the ATP Tour
Golf
Child prodigy to grand slam winner: The making of Masters champion Rory McIlroy
McIlroy showed he can handle the tough times. It made him a Masters champion
Masters victory means McIlroy will get ‘hero’s welcome’ at home British Open
Masters hangover: PGA Tour heads to Hilton Head for signature event
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Pete Carroll got hired by the Raiders but kept side gig: Why he spends two hours each week at USC
Gordon says Bears “showed how much” they valued him in negotiating $40 million extension
Dolphins pursuing trade options for All-Pro CB Ramsey
'Explosive' Brett Favre documentary to air on Netflix starting May 20
College Football
Former Kent State coach Burns fired for violating school policies, per report
WNBA/Women’s Basketball
Winners and losers of the Draft: Dallas Wings, UConn players and Sedona Prince
Bueckers becoming UConn’s 6th WNBA’s top pick almost prophetic for Auriemma
draftees turn attention to making rosters as training camp opens in a few weeks
Bueckers gives WNBA, fans chance to show they learned from last season
College Football/SEC/ACC/South
How Tennessee’s Heupel scored one for coaches everywhere
What does the Iamaleava fiasco mean for Alabama?
College Sports
College baseball notebook: 30-4 Mountaineers build nation’s best record with rebuilt pitching staff
Former NCAA woman of year dies in plane crash
College baseball's next big thing: Rintaro Sasaki
College Sports, the changing landscape
Objectors have final say and $2.8 billion NCAA lawsuit settlement goes to judge for a decision
College Basketball/Men
Atlantic Sun champion Lipscomb hires Carroll to replace Acuff
Denver hires Bergstraser after successful stint at Division II school
Soccer
Guirassy scores a hat trick in vain for Dortmund as Barcelona advances to Champions League semis
Paris Saint-Germain staves off Villa comeback to reach Champions League semifinals
Hockey
'I am no longer able to play hockey': Sharks' Logan Couture steps away
Greaves stops 29 shots for his 2nd shutout in 3 games, Blue Jackets beat Flyers
Scoreboards