Tuesday's Daily News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Former Upson-Lee coach Parks dies; Braves clinch the division; former Bulldog raises issues with Smart, Athens; more
Tuesday'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
Bleckley County 4, ACE 1
Ciara Rickerson had two hits and Trinity Glover two RBI for the Royals, Riley Haley going the distance on a four-strikeout three-hitter.
Brentwood 4, John Milledge 2
Houston County 10, Jones County 2
The Bears improved to 13-3-2.
Jeff Davis 9, East Laurens 0
Mount de Sales 8, FPD 0
Jordyn Partain fanned 12 in the shutout, the offense led by Sawyer Stewart (3 for 3) and Henderson Hurdle (2 for 3).
Oglethorpe County 12, Putnam County 3
Perry 9, Spalding 6
Piedmont 15, Covenant 0
Pike County 10, Mary Persons 1
Rutland 12, Baldwin 0; Rutland 11, Baldwin 0
The Hurricanes led 5-0 after three and it was over in four. Keely Bryant, Taylor Stewart, Kinleigh King, and Alia Owens had two hits each for Rutland, King driving in three runs and Amber Summerday two. Summerday whiffed five in four innings. Taylor Stewart threw a five-inning no-hitter in the nightcap, striking out five, adding two hits and two RBI at the plate. Kaitlyn Green had three hits and Ciara Passmore had two hits and two RBI.
Tattnall 6, Stratford 4
Kaci Paul had two hits and Ana Land two RBI for the Trojans, who led 3-2 after one and took advantage of four errors. The Eagles stayed close despite only two hits.
Upson-Lee 15, Central 3; Upson-Lee 12, Central 0
Wayne County 2, Veterans 1
Westfield 21, Bethlehem Christian 0
The Hornets blasted it open with 17 runs in the second, ending it a half-inning later. Westfield got two-hit games from Sadie Hayes, Ellie Williams, Emma Williams, Sydney Langdon, Avery Adams, Lindsey Easom, and Meg Hilley. Easom drove in four runs, and there were two-RBI efforts from both Williams’, Langdon, Adams, and Kendall Fowler. Emma Williams fanned five in three innings.
West Laurens 8, Howard 0
The Raiders led 5-0 after two, and rolled by pitcher Taylor Sapp, who struck out six in the complete-game five-inning two hitter. Hudson Smith, Carolina Pollock, Makayla Register, and Chanley Allgood had two hits each for West Laurens, Pollock scoring twice and Smith driving in two runs. Howard visits Warner Robins on Thursday and West Laurens hosts Vidalia on Wednesday.
Volleyball
Greenville 2, Northeast 0
Jackson 2, Perry 0
Lamar County 2, Chattahoochee County 0
Peach County 3, Taylor County 0 (25-13, 25-7, 25-6)
The Trojans improved to 12-6 overall with the win on senior night.
Stratford 2, West Laurens 2; Stratford 2, ACE 0
Veterans 2, Jackson 1
College
Men’s Soccer
Former Upson-Lee head football coach Parks dies
In Coverage.
Around/About Central Georgia
Dublin-Wheeler County officially postponed
Dublin’s football team went into quarantine last week, which meant schedule changes were coming.
That was made official when the game Friday with Wheeler County was postponed on Tuesday. It’s a Region 4-A Public game the teams hope can be played.
Dublin has no open dates left, and Wheeler County is open on Oct. 6. But with the fluid scheduling situation, there’s a chance that the teams may find out on a Monday or Tuesday that they could play on a given week.
Around/About Georgia
Braves get it done, clinch a third straight division title
Third straight, and in this season?
Freddie and the other MVP candidates
Is this 0-2 team playoff-bound?
An open letter to the Falcons: Be normal
Still not happy with 12-men call
Hayden Hurst gives props to Prescott for mental health comments
Former UGA player Reese critical of Smart, charges racial issues in Athens
Tech’s Gibbs turns in dazzling debut
UGA hoops adds to non-conference schedule
Sports and COVID
ND-Wake ditched after Irish tests
Virus is Swinney’s worry during off week
Hokies hope to get a game in this week
Around the nation/world
Gators get the first shot at Lane Kiffin
Louisville disagrees with NCAA’s men’s hoops allegations