Saturday's Report: Georgia College, Middle Georgia State, Mercer, Russell Henley, Alums: Washington County, Mary Persons Falcons, Hawks, Braves Masters, MLB, NFL, More: www.centralgasports.com.
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High Schools
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Brentwood 13, Glascock County 3; Brentwood 12, Glascock County 2
Brunswick 6, Tattnall 0
Coffee 4, Veterans 3; Coffee 5, Veterans 3
Crawford County 12, Chattahoochee County 0
Dodge County 12, Northeast 3
George Walton 6, GMC Prep 3
Glynn Academy 6, Jones County 1
Lee County 10, Houston County 7; Houston County 13, Lee County 1
The Bears racked up their sixth region title in the last seven years, improving to 20-6 overall and 12-3 in region play.
Marion County 2, Taylor County 1
Peach County 19, Dougherty 0
Perry 12, New Hampstead 0; Perry 18 New Hampstead 1
Pike County 12, Rutland 1; Pike County 13, Rutland 3
RTCA 12, Mount de Sales 3
Thomas County Central 7, Northside 0; TCC 5, Northside 1
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Girls
ACE Charter 5, Houston County 0
Mount de Sales 3, Central Fellowship 0
Northside 6, Veterans 0
Peach County 2, Bainbridge 1
Perry 6, Warner Robins 1
Boys
Central Fellowship 5, Mount de Sales 0
Howard 3, Rutland 2, PKs
Perry 3, Warner Robins 0
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Georgia College 9, Lander 3
Middle Georgia State 19, Claflin 4
Western Carolina 10, Mercer 6
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Georgia College 9, Georgia Southwestern 1
Pro
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Alumni Update
Atlanta e-signing Washington County’s Allisha Gray, Jones, Hillmon
Walk-off bomb from Mary Persons’ Christman leads Georgia Southern
Henley picks up some ground in Augusta
For the second day, Russell Henley watched a decent round stymied at the end.
Henley bogeyed the final two holes to drop to a 1-under second-round finish but still move up nine spots into a tie for 24th.
Henley is in a logjam with Ludgiv Aberg, Scottie Scheffler, Harris English, and Dustin Johnson, all even after two rounds and six back of second place and Sam Burns and Patrick Reed, who are six shots behind leader and defending champ Rory McIlroy.
Nos. 17 and 18 were issues for the second straight day for Henley with another pair of bogeys.
His 15-footer for par on 17 was a little wide right, and he went from sand to far off the green on 18, avoiding a possible double bogey.
Henley improved on greens and fairways hit, but remained about the same putting.
He tees off Saturday at 11:54 a.m. with Dustin Johnson.
Around/About Central Georgia
Hit parade leads Bobcats to 9-3 win in PBC series opener over Bearcats
Big first inning lifts Bobcats past GSW 9-1 in five innings
Mercer loses series-opening shootout
Around/About Georgia
Falcons exercise All-Pro RB Robinson’s 5th-year option for the 2027 season
Hawks clinch a playoff spot and Southeast Division behind 29 points from McCollum in rout of Cavs
Olson hits long go-ahead homer off Cecconi in 6-run 6th inning as Braves overwhelm Guardians
Georgia State hires former Salt Lake Community College women’s basketball coach Grayer
Bates III striving to show new Falcons brass he's 'still that guy'
Atlanta Dream re-signing Allisha Gray, Brionna Jones and Naz Hillmon
State college baseball/softball
Tech takes series from No. 5 Seminoles in front of more than 4,200
Florida,King quiet Georgia bats in series opener
Georgia holds Missouri to one hit
Homer from Mary Persons’ Christman leads Georgia Southern
A Worthy Read
Horse is euthanized after breaking its back but it still won a Grand National steeplechase race
NBA/Men’s Basketball
Inside the NBA’s MVP race: Gilgeous-Alexander favored to win again, but there may be some intrigue
NBA fines Magic $25,000 for listing Anthony Black as out before he played in win over Pistons
Lots of players rest and lots of playoff seeds are locked up on a 15-game Friday in the NBA
After Reinsdorf endorsement, Donovan says Bulls’ best interest is the top priority
Wizards clinch NBA’s worst record with loss to Heat
Hauser scores 24, Celtics hit 29 3s, rout Pelicans to clinch East’s No. 2 playoff seed
Green makes 11 3-pointers to set Bucks’ single-game record in win over Nets
Roundup: Hawks clinch playoff berth with rout of Cavaliers
MLB/NL
Griffin has joined Skenes in Pittsburgh, whose window to win now feels wide open
Soroka fans 10 as Sewald strands tying run, Diamondbacks edge Phillies
Reynolds homers as the Pirates blank the Cubs
MLB/AL
Tigers’ Jansen records 478th career save, moves into 3rd in MLB history in win over Marlins
Soler hits grand slam, Neto and Lowe also homer as the Angels beat the Reds
MLB/Baseball
Kansas City officials are proposing $600M in stadium bonds to keep MLB’s Royals in Missouri
Suzuki’s statue unveiling has a mishap as bat snaps during ceremony
Roundup: Dodgers walk off Rangers on Max Muncy’s 3rd HR of night
The Masters
McIlroy pulls away with birdie binge and sets Masters record with 6-shot lead at halfway mark
Ding dong, LIV Golf looks dead at Masters. Too bad, so sad
Scheffler has 2 shots in the water and his first round over par in the Masters in 3 years
‘On edge’ as usual, Tyrrell Hatton shoots a 66 at Augusta National in the 2nd round of the Masters
Reitan of Norway handles stress of playing Augusta National for the first time
MacIntyre has awkward Masters exit after a middle-finger moment, missed cut and no interviews
Facts and figures from Friday’s round
College Sports
UC Santa Barbara will join WCC as the league’s 12th school in 2027-28
Conference bragging rights on the line as Wisconsin faces Denver for the NCAA hockey title
WNBA/Women’s Basketball
Aces set to bring back title-winning core of Gray, Young and Loyd
Ogwumike to return to the Los Angeles Sparks, where she spent first 12 years of her career
WNBA star Arike Ogunbowale pleads not guilty to charge after nightclub arrest
Auto Racing
Christian Eckes remorseful for Corey Heim crash: 'I cost him a half million dollars'
Mark Martin addresses potential comeback
Tennis
Sinner matches Federer, Djokovic and Sampras after latest Monte-Carlo win
Zverev ties historic mark after dominant victory over João Fonseca
Hockey
Sid and Ovi through the years: A look at the Crosby-Ovechkin rivalry as its final acts loom
Avalanche capture the Presidents’ Trophy again. They’re hoping to apply their Cup-chasing lessons
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Justice Department is investigating the NFL for potential anticompetitive practices
Eagles land WR Dontayvion Wicks from Green Bay for 2 draft picks
United Football League to launch Oklahoma City expansion team for the 2028 season
Bianchi: The Jaguars stole Orlando -- and now the jealous Buccaneers are starting to pay attention
College Football
McGuire calls Texas Tech a ‘disruptor of college football’ in NIL era
College Football/SEC/ACC/South
Alabama’s spring game offers a glimpse of the Tide’s next starting QB, Mack or Russell
Retaining these 5 starters could be pivotal in Jon Sumrall’s debut season at Florida
South Alabama spring football game 2026: What to know
How UAB is handling its battle at backup quarterback
College Basketball/Men
Hurley: College basketball programs should operate like NBA teams
Altman reveals Oregon players taking ‘big reduction’ in NIL amid transfer portal departures
Alabama State hires highly successful NAIA coach to lead men’s basketball program
Soccer
Argentina to play friendlies at Texas A&M and Auburn ahead of World Cup
Scoreboards