Friday's Daily News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Braves, UGA, Tech, Falcons, and more
Friday’s Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
Abbreviated edition, more to come Saturday morning, including college football
Scoreboard
High School
Softball
Westfield 3, Pinewood 0; Westfield 7, Pinewood 1
The Hornets swept the GISA 3A first-round playoff series. Sydney Langdon whiffed 17 with one walk, throwing 109 pitches. Marena Knowles and Brooke Corlee had three hits each in the opener, Lindsey Easom adding two hits. Knowles drove in five runs on three hits with three runs in the nightcap. Ellie Williams, Langdon, and Corlee had two-hit games.
Volleyball
Gatewood 3, LaGrange 0
College
Soccer
Alumni Update
Around/about Central Georgia
Mercer visits Jacksonville State
First of three games (so far) for Mercer
Around/About Georgia
Tech rallies to roll Louisville
Houston County grad Hill has a little chip on the shoulder
How big is this game for the Falcons?
Sports and COVID-19/Georgia
UGA hoops assistant Dollar getting over it
College football’s COVID issues a microcosm of the nation’s problems
Sports and racial/social awareness
Colorado State investigation shows good and not-so-good
Sports and COVID-19
Baylor sidelined, game with OSU still on
Refs jobs are much tougher under pandemic protocols
Around the nation/world
Wichita State’s Marshall investigated for all kinds of stuff
So, how did the ‘recruiting experts’ rate Clemson’s starters?