Sports

It’s hard to beat a team twice in one season, and Oconee County figured that out the hard way Friday night at Memorial Stadium.

It was a much different night for Northeast Georgia area teams in the second round of the playoffs as opposed to the opening round a week ago. Four of the five teams playing Friday advanced to the quarterfinals.

Zach LaVine scored 26 points, Ayo Dosunmu and Coby White each had 20 and the Chicago Bulls beat the Atlanta Hawks 136-122 on Friday night in an NBA Cup game

North Hall's season isn't over yet. But for those that were at the game Friday night, their hearts probably skipped a couple beats down the stretch.

Cherokee Bluff's senior class was just in the sixth grade when the program was founded.

Jordan Richerson scored 15 points, and Kyariun Randolph had 14 to lead the East Hall boys basketball team past Oglethorpe County 89-45 on Friday.

Commerce saw their season come to a close Friday night at the hands of Toombs, 49-21.

Chase Elliott has been named NASCAR's most popular driver for the seventh straight year

The Greater Hall County Fellowship of Christian Athletes East-West All-Star football game is set for December 12 at East Hall Stadium.

The high school basketball schedule continues to heat up this weekend, with several teams playing non-region games and Thanksgiving Tip-off tournaments.