Wednesday's Daily News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Braves blank Marlins; UGA, Tech, Falcons; and, well, coverage
Wednesday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
Scoreboard
High School
Softball
ACE 5, Veterans 4
Regan Foster doubled in runner Taylor Ann Martin with the winner in the bottom of the eighth for the Gryphons. Foster had three hits and two RBI, while Dixiana Sims and Mary Elizabeth Ballard had two hits each. Ballard and Sims teamed for the win.
Bleckley County 7, Hawkinsville 3
Houston County 8, Northside 4
Rutland 5, Perry 2
Three in the sixth were the difference. Taylor Stewart and Kinleigh King had three hits each for the Hurricanes, who got the complete-game win from Amber Summerday.
Volleyball
Jackson 3, Upson-Lee 0
Pike County 3, Peach County 0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-13)
The 15-9 Trojans will play either host Jackson at 5:30 p.m. Thursday for third place in 2-AAA.
Around/About Georgia
Pitching and power lift Braves to verge of sweep
Anderson comes through for Braves
‘Death Star’ leads the pen
Peach County’s Jackson emerging as a go-to target
Robertson, Hill on the offense
No regrets for Robertson in return home
White wants to be the latest to run vs. Vols
First Friday game on the Flats in a minute
Everybody but decision-makers have discussed Quinn
A defensive bright spot is Harris
Sports and racial/social awareness/Georgia
Sports and racial/social awareness
Sports and COVID 19/Georgia
Georgia Southern-App State game next week moved
Sports and COVID 19
Missouri at LSU now LSU at Missouri
Column: wrong message coming from college football
William & Mary AD resigns under pressure after sport cuts
Olympic runner’s grandfather died of COVID, angered by tweets
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Around the nation/world
Win or lose, Spoelstra is very underrated
End of O’Brien era at Houston not smooth
MLB to take over minor-league baseball