Jeff Hart

The Flowery Branch girls tennis team did not drop a set in taking a 5-0 win over Johnson Thursday in Region 7B-AAA action.

This could be the week that makes or breaks the Johnson Knight baseball team with four straight games against teams considered favorites to make the playoffs in Region 7-AAA. The Knights showed Wednesday night they intend to be a player in the postseason race after pounding White County 14-10 at the Johnson Field.

Pitching and defense are the keys to winning baseball games and right now Lakeview Academy is getting a lot of one and improving on the other.

Slow starts and a lack of finishing games were the main factors in North Hall’s current three-game losing streak. And it looked like more of the same was in store for the Trojans Friday after falling behind 7-0 to Chestatee just eight batters in the two teams Region 7A-AAA game at Jody Davis Field.

Mikhail Grabovski's tip-in 39 seconds into overtime gave the Toronto Maple Leafs a 2-1 victory over Atlanta on Thursday night, damaging the Thrashers' playoff hopes.

Da'Sean Butler kept playing after hurting himself midway through the second half and scored 14 points while Kevin Jones added 18 and eight rebounds in leading the second-seeded Mountaineers over the 11th-seeded Huskies 69-56 Thursday night.

Butler became the latest mid-major team to knock off a top seed in the NCAA tournament. Willie Veasley scored five of his 13 points during an 11-0 run down the stretch, and the Bulldogs rallied to upset No. 1 seed Syracuse 63-59 on Thursday night in the West Regional semifinals.

Gainesville baseball coach Jeremy Kemp said whichever team could get its running game going would win. He proved prophetic as his Elephants stole a school-record 10 bases in taking a thrilling 6-5 win over North Hall Wednesday in a Region 7-AAA matchup at Jody Davis Field.

Luke Crumley was a one-man wrecking crew for White County Tuesday against North Hall in a key Region 7A-AAA baseball game at Jody Davis Field.

Jefferson scored in all but one inning an taking an 8-3 win over Oglethorpe County Tuesday in Region 8-AA action.