Sports

Reid Giles ran for 185 yards and four touchdowns Friday night as Rabun County got back in the win column with a 35-13 win over Dalton.

Union County got into the win column with a 49-6 win over Murray County to open region play Friday night.

Rhyne Howard scored a season-high 33 points to become the first Atlanta player since 2013 to put up consecutive 30-point performances and the Dream beat the Dallas Wings 107-96 in overtime

Tripp Nix accounted for five touchdowns Friday night as White County took care of East Jackson in their final non-region game of the season, winning 55-27.

Max Fried pitched seven strong innings and the Atlanta Braves beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1

Taylor Fritz has defeated a fading Frances Tiafoe 4-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 in an all-American matchup at the U.S. Open to reach his first Grand Slam final

The Flowery Branch at Hart County football game has been canceled.

The first quarter of the season is behind us and despite some outstanding starts by several northeast Georgia area teams, they are not getting much love from sports writers around the state.

The Chestatee girls volleyball team ran its win streak to six straight after sweeping a non-region tri-match at the Lynn Cottrell Center on Thursday.

Week 4 finds most every team still getting things worked out during non-region play. Meanwhile, Riverside Prep and Lakeview Academy will region play on Friday night.