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This week: Big Red baseball starts key series

The Gainesville baseball team can find out a lot about itself when it opens a two-game series with Loganville at 5:55 p.m. Friday.

April 07, 2013 | Mitch Blomert | Staff sports picks


Georgia spring football game a chance for backups to see playing time

ATHENS - On paper, Georgia's annual spring game didn't appear to be a proving ground for the Bulldogs' younger offensive players.

April 06, 2013 | Mitch Blomert | Georgia Bulldogs


Miles' walk-off single lifts Flowery Branch over Apalachee

FLOWERY BRANCH - Drew Miles made sure a couple of bad hops didn't come between Flowery Branch and its postseason ambitions.

April 06, 2013 | Mitch Blomert | High schools


Boys Athlete of the Week: Gainesville's Marcquel Woodard

Marcquel Woodard is broadening his horizons in order to try to become Gainesville High's most successful track and field athlete.

April 02, 2013 | Mitch Blomert | High schools


Boys Basketball Coach of the Year: Gainesville's Todd Cottrell

It's a fairly common situation high basketball coaches are faced with before the season begins: Key players, often starters, are absent from those crucial early practices because of commitments on the football field.

March 30, 2013 | Mitch Blomert | High schools


Region 7-AAA boys teams among state's best programs

One thing is becoming certain about boys soccer in Region 7-AAA this year: A team deserving of a playoff spot is probably going to be left out.

March 30, 2013 | Mitch Blomert | High schools


Big inning lifts West Hall over East Hall, 15-3

OAKWOOD - With all eyes in Region 7-AAA baseball on Buford and North Hall, West Hall is making an attempt to sneak up and steal a playoff spot this season.

March 27, 2013 | Mitch Blomert | High schools


Gainesville track teams sweep Hall County Championships

OAKWOOD - Gainesville proved to be the Hall County track and field team most capable of finding success in less-than-spectacular weather.

March 27, 2013 | Mitch Blomert | High schools


This week: Hall County track bragging rights up for grabs

Speed, strength and endurance will be tested among all of Hall County's track and field athletes at a single meet this week.

March 24, 2013 | Mitch Blomert | High schools


Third round of Milton Martin Honda Classic postponed

The leaderboard at the Milton Martin Honda Classic didn't change much on Saturday, mainly because there weren't many golfers on the course.

March 23, 2013 | Mitch Blomert | Community sports


West Hall boys roll past Buford in crucial region matchup

BUFORD - West Hall's Omar Castillo didn't need anyone to remind him how important a Spartans win over Buford would be in the Region 7-AAA race.

March 15, 2013 | Mitch Blomert | High schools


Big inning sparks Flowery Branch in win over Hart County

FLOWERY BRANCH - The Flowery Branch baseball team has spent most of the early season simply trying to reestablish its identity after enduring a plague of injuries before the year even began.

March 13, 2013 | Mitch Blomert | High schools


Gainesville golfers sweep Hall County Championships

FLOWERY BRANCH - The Gainesville golf team was forced to battle the elements in order to continue their reign of dominance over the Hall County Championships. But the results weren't the least bit weathered when the annual tournament concluded.

March 12, 2013 | Mitch Blomert | High schools


This week: County golf championships set to tee off

With the conclusion of basketball over the weekend, spring sports has full domination of the high school schedule, and action on the links is the first to step to the forefront.

March 10, 2013 | Mitch Blomert | High schools


Gainesville falls short of upset, 61-57, in state title game

MACON - In a season that may not soon be forgotten, the Gainesville boys basketball team likely would have preferred the final game to be a little more memorable.

March 09, 2013 | Mitch Blomert | High schools


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East Hall boys fall 1-0 to Woodward Academy in soccer semifinals

COLLEGE PARK – Through 79 minutes of play, the East Hall boys soccer team had every opportunity to keep its historic playoff run alive in Thursday's Class AAA state semifinal match against Woodward Academy.

May 15, 2013 | Mitch Blomert | High schools


Gainesville stunned by Whitewater in state quarterfinals

Not even the state's top-ranked baseball team is safe from a bad day at the park.

May 15, 2013 | Mitch Blomert | High schools


Gainesville rolls past Creekview for second-round sweep

The Gainesville baseball team has found success this season by playing a relaxed game, even in the Class AAAAA state playoffs.

May 10, 2013 | Mitch Blomert | High schools


High school scoreboard: May 9

North Hall's Gabrielle Hoffman won the Class AAA state title in the pole vault with a height of 10 feet on Thursday at Hugh Mills Stadium in Albany.

May 09, 2013 | From staff reports | High schools


Chestatee soccer falls to Northwest Whitfield in second round

Not even the scouting report could accurately demonstrate how fast a team the Chestatee boys soccer team would encounter in Northwest Whitfield on Wednesday at War Eagle Stadium.

May 08, 2013 | Mitch Blomert | High schools


Flowery Branch girls soccer outdueled by Pope in second round

FLOWERY BRANCH - The Flowery Branch girls aren't the first soccer team to discover that no lead is safe in the second round of the state playoffs.

May 07, 2013 | Mitch Blomert | High schools


Area soccer teams prepare for top 10 matchups in second round

At first glimpse, a boys state playoff matchup between Class AAAA soccer powers Johnson and Dalton would be expected in the championship game, or at least the semifinals.

May 06, 2013 | Mitch Blomert | High schools


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