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Bleckley County 7, Mary Persons 4
Dublin 12, Northeast 0, 5 inn.
Josh Guyton had him more than a day, driving in 5 runs on a 3-for-3 afternoon, belting 3 homers. Landon Horne threw a 1-hitter
Edmund Burke 16, Brentwood 14
East Coweta 4, Upson-Lee 3
Howard 16, Wilkinson County 12
Jackson Grieser went 3 for 4 with 3 runs and 2 RBI to lead Howard, which got 2-hit nights from Jayden Washington, Alex Spell, and Colton Beard, who teamed for 5 RBI and 5 runs. The Huskies scored 6 in the second and fifth innings. Howard (3-7) hosts West Laurens on Friday, and Wilkinson County (1-5) is off until March 19.
Jackson 13, Baldwin 2
Peach County 15, Southwest 0, 3 inn.
The Trojans needed little effort to cruise, thanks to 10 wild pitches and 11 walks. Bryce Harrelson struck out 8 in three innings, the Trojans needing only 5 hits.
Rutland 8, Westside 0
Tattnall 5, Pinewood 4
Washington County 7, Glascock County 1
Ty Mobley whiffed 14 in 6 innings, and Christian Rountree went 3 for 4 with 2 RBI.
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Girls
East Laurens 10, Dublin 0
Howard 6, Westside 3
Mary Persons 5, Jasper County 3
Perry 10, Northside 0
Veterans 1, Lee County 0
Boys
Jasper County 4, Prince Avenue 2
Mary Persons 3, Jasper County 0
Northside 6, Perry
Veterans 3, Lee County 0
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G-Dublin 5, Jefferson County 0
B-Dublin 5, Jefferson County 0
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M-Georgia 64, Missouri 59, SEC Tournament
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Georgia Southern 3, College of Charleston 2
Lane 8, FVSU 2; FVSU 5, Tuskegee 1
Western Carolina 8, Georgia State 0; Western Carolina 5, Georgia State 3
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Alumni Update
John Milledge’s Bryant heading west, to Vegas
Around/About Central Georgia
Braves start preseason tour in Macon
The Atlanta Braves will bring the Truist Park experience around the state this spring and summer, starting on March 23 at the Cherry Blossom Festival in Macon.
As per a release, the tour includes “a ‘Pose at the Plate’ experience where fans can step into a replica of Truist Park and pose for their own customizable baseball card. Fans will receive a printout of their baseball card as well as a digital copy to share with family and friends.
“The Braves will also hand out branded swag and items for participating fans. Additionally, the Atlanta Braves will engage in community service projects at select spots throughout Braves Country.”
It’s doubtful any stops will include anybody on the Braves roster.
The season-long tour includes stops in six other Georgia cities other than Atlanta, as well as in Alabama, North Carolina, Tennessee, and South Carolina.
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Acuña's return 'mapped out' following knee soreness
This Braves prospect went from overlooked to must-see
'This could be fun': Cousins prioritizing continuity for a Falcons team eager to win
Cousins expects to be 'full speed' by training camp
Cousins looks to build his postseason legacy with the Falcons
Atlanta officially signs ex-UGA TE Woerner
Mims, Bowers sit out pro day, talk of pro future
Beck ready to take strides as a leader
MBKB-Georgia survives potential disaster against Missouri
WBKB-Georgia Southern fires Howard, with a winning record
Three straight winning seasons, the program’s first such run since 2007-10 and only third such stretch since the 1990s, wasn’t enough for Anita Howard to keep her job as Georgia Southern’s head women’s basketball coach.
The school announced Tuesday it was letting go the team’s eighth head coach, and fourth this century.
Her 75-71 record ranks her fourth all-time at GSU, and her 53.1 winning percentage ranks sixth.
She lasted one more season than the two most recent head coaches, Chris Vozab (3 years, 23-68) and Kip Drown (4 years, 32-86).
The school deleted the coaches’ link on its website by Wednesday afternoon, thus deleting the bio of Howard as well as assistants Dexter Jenkins, Olivia Gaines, and Chris Godfrey. Jenkins and Gaines were in their first seasons, Godfrey the second.
The Eagles improved each year in Howard’s first four, the first time that’s happened in program history. They were 15-18 and 4-14 in 2023-2024, dropping to 32-46 in Sun Belt play.
She came to Statesboro from Division II Columbus State (Peach Belt), where she went 31-2, 19-10, and 16-13.
MBKB-Tech’s season finale highlighted by fight, comeback
Women’s College Basketball
Bubble teams watch mid-major women’s tournaments, hoping against upsets and potential loss of bids
A century before Caitlin Clark, 6-on-6 basketball players in Iowa were blazing trail for her
Stanford star Cameron Brink bypasses extra year, declares for 2024 WNBA draft
Men’s College Basketball
Marshall-JMU finale is one funkified box score you need to see
Stetson and the march to Madness: How the darlings of DeLand survived and advanced
ACC-Watkins scores career-high 34 as Florida State eliminates Virginia Tech from ACC Tournament
ACC-Wake Forest leads entire way in win over Notre Dame
ACC-Harris, Zackery lead Boston College over Clemson
SEC-Arkansas outlasts Vanderbilt in OT
Cincinnati hammers short-handed No. 16 Kansas
Wells scores 27 and McNeese beats Nicholls 92-76 for first NCAA Tournament berth in 22 years
College Basketball Coaching Carousel
M-Payne out as Louisville men's basketball coach after a disastrous run with the Cardinals
M-Ol’ Miss’ Beard agrees to a new contract
M-West Virginia starts search for a new men’s basketball coach after 9-23 season
College Sports
Colleges give many athletes a pass on sex crimes committed as minors
Will SEC, Big Ten greed ruin college sports as we know it?
Saban wants players to be able to get paid, but 'I don’t want them to be employees'
High School Sports
Girls are falling in love with wrestling, the nation’s fastest-growing high school sport
MLB/Baseball
Bo Jackson receives that long-awaited call to Kansas City Royals' Hall of Fame
Right-hander Dylan Cease traded from White Sox to Padres
NFL free agency/Trades/Signings
NFL teams scramble to catch K.C. as free agency begins -- but the Chiefs aren’t standing still
Ridley agrees on a 4-year, $92 million deal with the Titans, AP source says
Whitehead agrees to 2-year, $9 million contract to rejoin Buccaneers,
Report: Former Browns QB Flacco agrees to 1-year deal with Colts
Raiders release Garoppolo and Renfrow in cost-cutting moves
Bears agree to 1-year deals with backup QB Rypien, OL Pryor
NFL/XFL/USFL/Football
Henry heading to Ravens is another sign that running backs are valued -- at the right price
Column: Why the Vikings aced the Cousins decision
The Chiefs restructure Mahomes’ contract for salary cap relief, AP source says
Gardner on Aaron Rodgers VP report: 'That's why he ain't been answering my text messages'
NFL Winners and Losers: Is this what 'all in' looks like, Jerry?
College Football
College Football Playoff moving toward agreement between conferences needed to complete ESPN deal
Golf
Scheffler is chasing history in The Players Championship. No one has ever repeated as champion
McIlroy pushes for fan-friendly golf: 'If the business does better, we do better'
The Players Championship gets all the attention in a quiet week of golf
Column: Brice Garnett shows why winning means just as much to the little guys
Tennis
Navarro beats Sabalenka in 3 sets, Gauff advances to quarters on her birthday at Indian Wells
'He literally stopped': Djokovic loses his cool in 'miracle' upset
Boxing/UFC/MMA
UFC legend Mark Coleman hospitalized after rescuing parents from burning house
Scoreboard
NBA scores/games
Women’s college basketball
College baseball Div. I scores
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