Jeff Hart

Casey Dick's 25-yard pass to Gragg kept Arkansas' last-ditch drive alive, and his 8-yard touchdown pass to D.J. Williams moments later gave the Razorbacks a 28-27 win over Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday night. The Hogs trailed 24-6 in the third quarter, but for the second straight week, they rallied to avoid a major upset.

Only after Roger Federer finished restoring order to his world by dismissing Novak Djokovic 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 6-2 did Tropical Storm Hanna carry chaos to Flushing Meadows, dumping enough rain to suspend the other men's semifinal in progress and postpone the women's final.

Skip Holtz followed his biggest coaching victory at East Carolina with an even more impressive one. Jonathan Williams had two short touchdown runs, quarterback Patrick Pinkney was nearly perfect and the Pirates routed No. 8 West Virginia 24-3 on Saturday for their third straight win over a ranked team.

The Class AA No. 1-ranked Buford girls softball team swept all three games in the Buford-Forsyth Central Invitational Tournament Saturday. The Lady Wolves (11-2) outscored their opponents 29-4 in taking wins over Union County (6-4), Chestatee (15-0), and Jefferson (8-0) as two Buford pitchers recorded no-hitters.

The West Hall girls volleyball team prepared for the opening of its Area 7-AAA schedule going 4-1 at Alcovy against Class AAAA and Class AAAAA teams.

Sporting a brand new car at Lanier National Speedway, 12-year-old Chase Elliott needed a bold move Saturday night on the final turn to get his first win of the season. Elliott went high holding off two cars and then was able to slid past Austin Hill at the line to get his first-ever win in the Legends semi-pro division.

The old adage

For the first time since 2002 the West Hall football team has opened with two straight wins after taking a 21-3 win over Pickens in Region 7-AAA action.

After a disappointing opening-season loss to Stephens County last week the Flowery Branch football team was looking for some momentum as they entered Region 7-AAA play Friday night against Lumpkin County.

Riverside Military Academy opened its Region 8-AA schedule with a solid 56-28 win over Banks County Friday night on the road.