Friday's Daily News 'n Notes: Georgia College's valedictorian; Northside signing; Falcons add first-rounder; UGA, and national news
Friday’s Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
Softballer is Georgia College’s valedictorian
Rebecca Lawrence, owner of a 4.0 in political science and plans to go to Mercer’s law school, is a valedictorian for Georgia College this spring.
The school will hold a
Lawrence, from Vidalia, has a 3.59 ERA in 183.1 innings and 54 games. She had made the Peach Belt’s all-academic team twice and is a two-time conference Gold Scholar.
She joins six other athletes as a valedictorian: Sarah Wilder in 2019, Hannah Coursey in 2018, Ally Barys in 2016, and Shanteona Keys and Kayla Upchurch in 2015.
Signings
Northside’s Jacob Catey has signed to play baseball at Toccoa Falls College.
Around/About Georgia
UGA president has hopes for college football
Atlanta adds former first-rounder
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Around the nation/world
Testing enough is still a huge hurdle in sports
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