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Cherokee Bluff’s Alisa Pressley pulled away in the second round to win the Class 4A girls state golf championship on Tuesday at Fields Golf Club.

The home course advantage never quite panned out for Gainesville in the Class 6A state tournament.

Josh Pearson had three RBIs, Michael Braswell III and Tommy White each went 3 for 6, and 11th-seeded LSU beat No. 6 seed Georgia 9-1 on Tuesday to begin the SEC Tournament.

The Gainesville boys golf team teed off Tuesday morning at 9:50 a.m. in hopes of a top-5 finish in the Class 6A state tournament at Chattahoochee Golf Club.

Cherokee Bluff's Alisa Presley turned in a Day 1 best even-par 72 to lead the field in the Monday Class 4A state tournament at Fields Golf Club.

To be the best, you have to beat the best. And it took the best Starr’s Mill had to offer to knock off Cherokee Bluff in the Class 4A championship series on Monday at Rome's AdventHealth Stadium.

Georgia's Charlie Condon, the nation's leading hitter, is the Southeastern Conference player of the year.

On Monday, the Gainesville boys golf team finished Day 1 tied for sixth place in the Class 6A state championship at Chattahoochee Golf Club.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. threw a right hook at Kyle Busch, and suddenly, an otherwise boring All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway had NASCAR fans buzzing heading into next weekend's marquee Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte.

Heavy rains that moved through the Rome area on Saturday forced the postponement of the Cherokee Bluff-Starr's Mill Class 4A state championship series at AdventHealth Stadium in Rome.