Thursday's Daily News 'n Notes: Bibb County on hold; SoCon: no fall in conference; Alums: Tobias Oliver, Darqueze Dennard; and more
Thursday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media. Updates will be noted, so check back.
Scoreboard
High School
Softball
ACE 3, Tattnall 0
Brentwood 7, Edmund Burke 1
Mary Persons 6, Howard 3
Mount de Sales 4, GMC 2
Northside 11, Peach County 2
Rutland 7, Perry 4
Schley County 4, Crawford County 1
Thomas Jefferson 16, Gatewood 0
Veterans 5, Bleckley County 3
Volleyball
ACE 2, Jones County 0 (24-11, 25-13)
Peach County 2, Central 0 (25-14, 25-19); Peach County 2, Rutland 0 (25-13, 25-10)
The Trojans improved to 2-2. They host ACE and Westside on Tuesday with matches at 5, 6, and 7 p.m.
Bibb County high school athletics on hold
In Coverage.
Southern Conference: no conference play, but …
Alumni Update
A burly Tobias Oliver (Northside) is ready for his new job
Dennard repping Twiggs County with the Falcons, and happy to be there
Around/About Central Georgia
Mary Persons volleyball sidelined again
Henley off to a nice start
A bogey on the sixth hole of the day was followed promptly by two birdies, and that straightened Russell Henley out a bit en route to a good start at the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, N.C.
Henley matched it in the back nine with a bogey and two birdies for a 2-under 68, good for a tie for 43rd.
The first round was suspended because of weather.
Harold Varner III, Tom Hoge, and Roger Sloan are tied for first at 8 under.
Macon takes two from Lexington County
Macon had a nice road trip, winning 5-3 and 8-4 at Lexington County.
Cassius Young and Josh hood had two hits each in the first game, Young driving in two runs, one on on a 10th-inning single that provided the game-winner.
A six-run ninth broke a 2-2 tie in the second game.
Collin Price and Jack Rubenstein had two-hit games in the nightcap.
Around/About Georgia
Julio: no surgeries, just workin’ on the bod
Tech RB Gibbs already an eye-catcher
Slump aside, Braves are built to last
Sports and COVID-19/Georgia
Emory cardiologist: cardiac issues a major concern
Fulton County delays until Sept. 14
Sports and COVID-19
NCAA looking ahead; expert offers warnings (roundup)
Those high-falootin’ academic schools in the ACC sure feeling like football schools
Oregon State considering long-term borrowing
He tried to sneak a woman into the hotel how?
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Around the nation/world
The Spurs hadn't missed the playoffs since when?
Ejected while watching from the stands? Hellooooo, Strasburg