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High Schools

🥎🥎🥎Softball 🥎🥎🥎

Bethlehem Christian 9, Piedmont 0

Calvary Christian 9, Stratford 0

Dublin 9, Warner Robins 0, 5 inn.

Abby Bardell drove in 6 runs on only 3 hits to lead the Region 1-A/Division I Irish over the 4A Demons, who were no-hit in 5 innings by El Stubbs, who struck out 11 and walked 3. Anya Stanley added 2 hits for Dublin

Gatewood 15, GMC Prep 3, 4 inn.

The Gators finished it with 6 in the fourth inning, taking advantage of 5 GMC errors. N Sills and L Arthur each had 2 hits for Gatewood.

Jasper County 14, Alcovy1, 5 inn.

The Hurricanes scored in all 5 innings, ending it with 7 in the fifth. Alcovy had 6 errors, and 7 runs were unearned. Haven Cannon and Gracie Roper had 2 hits each, Jasper County coming up with 11 hits. Cannon scored 3 times and Roper drove in 3 runs.

John Milledge 13, Central Fellowship 1

Izzy Santarone and Macie Johnson belted homers for the Trojans, who scored 8 in the first inning and 5 in the third. Breaze Jones had 3 hits and Santarone 2 for JMA. Laila Pounds got the win.

Jones County 19, Hampton 0, 4 inn.

Ensley Barnes struck out 9 in 4 innings and allowed 1hit. The Greyhounds needed only 6 hits, thanks to 16 walks and 4 Hampton errors.

Mary Persons 7, Troup County 1

Olivia Woodgeard whiffed 11 in the 2-hit complete game. Mary Persons led 2-1 after 1, and took control with 3 in the fifth. Sara Grace Errera led the Bulldogs with 3 hits, Woodgeard adding 2.

Northside-Columbus 11, Peach County 1

Pierce County 5, Bleckley County 2

Taylor County 16, Manchester 0, 2.5 inn.

Summer Searcy and Braylyn Hunter had 3 hits each and Emily Hobbs and Sunni Scott added 2 each for the Vikings. Hunter and Scott drove in 2 runs each.

Treutlen 9, Hawkinsville 1

Veterans 8, ACE 0, 5 inn.

The Warhawks got all they needed with 2 in the second, a 7-strikeout performance by Caidence Scott highlighting the game. RayvenHodridge had 2 of Veterans’ 6 hits. Sydney Collins had half of ACE’s 4 hits.

Westfield 7, Tattnall 1

The defending champs took control with 4 runs in the fifth, a 3-hit night from Chloe Hill leading the way. Lindy Hair struck out 4 and gave up 8 hits in the complete-game win. Callie Still had 3 hits for Tattnall.

🏈🏈🏈Football 🏈🏈🏈

Scrimmages

John Milledge 35, ACE Charter 0

FPD 7, Strong Rock 0; FPD 14, Piedmont 0

Mount de Sales at St. Anne-Pacelli

Piedmont at Strong Rock 7

Southwest 7, Westside

🏐🏐🏐Volleyball 🏐🏐🏐

Taylor County 3, Peach County 0 (27-25, 25-16, 25-19)

Westside 2, Howard 1

Pro

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Atlanta 8, Miami 6

🏀🏀🏀WNBA🏀🏀🏀

Atlanta 86, Chicago 65

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Around/About Central Georgia

Georgia College unveils major upgrade to John Kurtz Field

Quality back nine puts Henley in contention

Russell Henley had a rare round, but pretty normal, too.

The rarity: he opened the first round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship with a birdie, and ended it with a birdie.

He was solid in the middle and finished the first round of the PGA Tour’s first playoff tournament tied for seventh with a 4-under 66.

That left him four shots back of leader Akshay Bhatia, in a pack with Maverick McNealy, Ben Griffin, Rickie Fowler, and Collin Morikawa.

Henley started off birdie-bogey-birdie, good enough for the top 10, but dropped a little with a bogey on No. 5 as more players teed off.

He was even through nine holes. Henley opened the back nine with a birdie, and repeated the feat on Nos. 13, 16, and 18, including a pair of par 5s.

Henley hit 14 fairways, finding two roughs and two intermediates off the tee, and converting them into two birdies, a par and bogey, tying him for fifth among the field in driving accuracy.

He tied for seventh in shots gained, and was 10th in shots gained approach to green.

Henley and Justin Thomas tee off at 1:45 p.m. Friday.

Macon RBI softball alum gets scholarship

Franchesca Divert, who played softball in the Macon RBI program, has received a $20,000 college scholarship from Major League Baseball as part of its RBI program.

She is one of 12 recipients from nearly 350 RBI programs across the nation.

Divert graduated fin May with honors from ACE Charter where she played basketball and competed in track, but was not on the softball roster.

She is the second Macon player to earn a scholarship. Sasha Norman, a Central grad, was awarded one in 2016. Divert will attend Georgia Southwestner and study nursing.

Macon RBI added $250 to her scholarship total.

Friday’s HS scrimmages
Athens Christian at Gatewood, 7:30
Bleckley County at Wilcox County, 7:30
Dodge County at Irwin County, 7:30
East Laurens at West Laurens, 7:30
GMC at Stratford 7
Hawkinsville at Dublin
Jasper County at Crawford County, 7:30
Mary Persons at Jones County, 7:30
Rutland vs. Central, Ed DeFore, 7
Veterans vs. Howard, Thompson, 7
Washington County at Putnam County. 7:30

Around/About Georgia

About Atlanta’s scrimmage

Falcons announce updates to personnel, coaching staffs

Smart provides update on RB McCray

Bobo confident in offense, self

Baldwin and Ozuna power Braves to comeback win over Marlins

Atlanta controls the second half and beats the Sky for 4th straight victory

A Worthy Read

‘No secrets now’: ex-Alabama coach Scott Cochran reveals complete addiction journey

Baseball/MLB

Cubs admit Soroka trade 'not looking like a good bet' after only 5 days

Orioles to pay nearly $8.5 million as part of five deals ahead of the trade deadline