Friday/Saturday Daily News 'n Notes
Friday and Saturday’s Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
Mary Persons’ Wachtel competes national meet
Reigning GHSA Class 4A cross country champ Justin Wachtel finished 37th Saturday in the Foot Locker Nationals cross country championship in San Diego, Cal.
Wachtel’s time of 16:25.9 was less than 80 seconds behind winner Josh Methner of John Hersey High in Illinois.
Wachtel was 10 runners from the South and only runner from Georgia.
State champs crowned (stat packages)
5A: Buford 17, Warner Robins 14
4A: Blessed Trinity 17, Oconee County 14
3A: Cedar Grove 21, Crisp County 14
AA: Dublin 42, Brooks County 32
A Private: ELCA 33, Wesleyan 13
A Public: Irwin County 56, Marion County 14
Basketball, basketball, basketball, and colleges
Where isn’t there a day off? Where don’t sports get ignored a few times a week?
The Sports Report. If there are score and there are sports, check The Report for your only Friday night’s high school basketball, in The Scoreboard.
Alumni Update
Stratford alum Quintez Cephus of Wisconsin was named the Badgers’ impact player of the year on offense as well as the comeback player of the year.
The team held its awards banquet on Friday. …
Among the dozen Tennessee football players who graduated Friday is Warner Robins grad Marquez Callaway, also known as “the kid everybody loved”.
He was also voted as team captain at the season-end banquet, his punt return against South Carolina also named as GoVols247.com’s special teams play of the year.
Signings
FVSU picks up two softball players, one from Houston County
FVSU adds four volleyball players, including a Houston Countian
Peach State College Football Report
Peach State College Basketball Report
Mercer women welcome Clemson Sunday
And bring an unwrapped toy or stuffed animal for free admission.
U-L alum Fagan leads Bulldogs in loss
Falcons Report
What if Atlanta beats … never mind
Niners look like 2016 Falcons?
Around/About Georgia
Braves sign Culberson to minor-league gig