Tuesday's Daily News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Washington County's Brooks; Braves' Freeman wins Aaron Award; GACA all-state softball; UGA, Tech, Falcons, Hawks; CFB, NFL, NBA, COVID
Tuesday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
Central Georgia’s only daily and complete Scoreboard is up in Coverage (where Tuesdays and Fridays are never ignored)
Washington County’s Brooks up for national award
In Coverage.
Honor Roll
Mount de Sales’ Jordyn Partain headlines the Central Georgia selections of the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association all-state softball teams.
Partain, who helped the Cavaliers to a GHSA Class A Private state title in 2019 and third place in 2020, was named the Class A Private pitcher of the year after striking out 148 batters. She has signed with Florida International.
The rest of the Central Georgia honorees:
Class 6A, second team: Averi Martin, Alice Thomas, Houston County; Celena Luna, Northside.
Class 5A, first team: Destin Howard, Stephanie Youngblood, Jones County.
Class 4A, first team: Caroline Pollock, West Laurens; second team: Hudson Smith, West Laurens.
Class 3A, second team: Nazari Jackson, Mary Persons.
Class AA, first team: Paige Mayfield, Ryla Traylor, Lamar County.
Class A Public, first team: Dixiana Sims, Lizzie Mitchell, ACE; second team: Callie Duncan, Taylor County; Regan Foser, Mary Elizabeth Ballard, ACE.
Class A Private, first team: Caroline Patterson, Grace Hiller, Tattnall; Henderson Hurdle, Mount de Sales; Taylor Justice, Stratford; second team: Chloe Nepveux, Sarah Hatcher, Heartly Nepveux, Mount de Sales; Kaitlyn Hallman, Tattnall.
Around/About Georgia
Freeman win NL Hank Aaron Award
Hank has liked Freeman for awhile
Bulldogs hope for some momentum among schedule change
Assistants from UGA, GSU-Atlanta, GSU-Boro, Tech on Broyles Award list
Atlanta and those dang red-zone issues
Saints exec on Falcons’ GM candidates list?
Depth should help Hawks on the perimeter
Georgia State sports development at old Turner Field sparks neighborhood
Sports and racial/social awareness
Vandy women’s basketball team to stay in locker room for anthem
Sports and COVID/Georgia
Sports and COVID
No Michigan-Ohio State for first time in more than a century
And OSU’s Day suggests the Big Ten do some thinkin’
Dez Bryant warms up, gets test results, gets pulled
NBA to coaches: jackets optional, masks not so much
Indiana pauses, Purdue game iffy
College Football
Status quo for College Football Playoff poll
Winners and losers from latest CFP rankings
Indiana not letting attention get too big
Miami’s Blades has season-ending heart issue
NFL
Jackson returns, runs Ravens past Cowboys
Eagles to go with Hurts over Wentz
College Basketball
Vols finally play, top Colorado
Kansas State stunned by Division II Fort Hays State
Illinois dumps Duke at Cameron
Around the nation/world
NCAA’s Emmert: Organization must stay open to reform
No changes at CBA, NHL players say, league moves on
LeMond gets Congressional Gold Medal