Georgia High School Sports News

Stephen Scaife hit a basket off the glass at the buzzer to lead the Dawson County boys basketball team to a 55-53 overtime win against Banks County on Tuesday night in Homer.

By Kevin Eckleberry Sportsa SEditor Although his team lost to Smiths Station for the second time this season, LaGrange High wrestling coach Scooter Weathers was pleased with what he saw.

Jacob Evans hit a 3-pointer as time expired to keep the Dawson County boys basketball team unbeaten with a 53-52 win against Region 8-AA foe Walnut Grove on Saturday at Walnut Grove.

The Bainbridge Middle School Bearcats wrestling team turned in some good performances recently in a three-way meet with the Lee County Middle School Trojans and Crisp County Middle School Cougars in Leesburg and at the Lowndes County Middle School Vikings Invitational in Valdosta.

Flowery Branch softball must replace head coach Valerie Lancaster, who recently stepped down.

After its fair share of near-misses and second-place finishes in recent seasons, the Bremen High School wrestling team won the state championship in both the dual and traditional formats last January and February, respectively.

Grovetown junior Ebony Wells has verbally accepted a scholarship to play basketball at Georgia Tech.

For most, it was a situation filled with disappointment. But coach Mike Newton elected for optimism instead.

The new-look Murray County Indians opened the basketball season in blowout fashion.

Chestatee opened its wrestling season with two wins against Forsyth Central and East Hall on Friday night in Gainesville.

Randy Hawkins spent four of the best years of his life at Shorter College in Rome - Georgia, not Italy.

Yorktown jumped out to an 18-point lead after one quarter and cruised to a 65-30 victory against Alexandria.

The Colquitt County middle school wrestling team split a pair of matches with Lowndes and Cook on Wednesday at the Pineland gymnasium in its third competition of the season.

The best place to raise children in Georgia in 2010 is Warner Robins, according to a new report from BusinessWeek magazine.

Lakeview Academy senior pitcher Ralston Cash was one of three signees to the University of Georgia's baseball program Tuesday.

A pair of girls sports standouts at Arlington Christian School signed national letters-of-intent last week.

Bridget Camacho, a 5'10" Setter/RH from Pinecrest Academy in Forsyth County, signed with Division I Virginia Commonwealth University on Thursday afternoon.

Stealing a line from Dr. Seuss ... "Left foot, right foot, feet, feet, feet." There were a lot of feet last weekend at the Class L soccer girls and boys soccer championships at Southern New Hampshire University.

The winner of the contest will get to play at an Atlanta Braves baseball game. To learn more about the contest, click http://www.wsbtv.com/highschool/21536984/detail.html To learn more about the Atlanta Braves High School Band Night, click http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/atl/ballpark/highschool_bands.jsp Good Luck The Woodstock HS Marching Wolverines ...

The 12th annual Douglas County nighttime Veterans Day parade through downtown Douglasville will begin at 7 p.m. today.