Prep golf: Johnson boys, Gainesville girls hold lead in county championships

FLOWERY BRANCH - Anyone looking for a champion to be crowned during the opening day of the Hall County championships will have to wait another day. It's very close with individual and team titles still completely up for grabs in the two-day, 18-hole event that began on Monday at Royal Lakes in South Hall.

Prep scoreboard: Trojans' walk-off home run stuns Buford

North Hall's K.J. McAllister hit a two-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the seventh inning with two outs to defeat Buford 2-1 on Monday night at Jody Davis Field in Gainesville.

Prep soccer: Wolves open Cup with rout

GAINESVILLE - If their first game is any indicator, Buford will have no problem repeating as the Northeast Georgia Mountain Cup champions.

Prep golf: North Hall takes third in tourney

In wintry conditions Saturday, North Hall's boys golf team took third place in the Coal Mountain Classic played at the Hampton Golf Village in Cumming. South Forsyth won with a 169, followed by North Forsyth at 171 and the Trojans at 174.

Davis: Who says it was a down year?

For years a basketball goal given to me by my parents for my eighth birthday stood upright, embedded in concrete, next to the house I grew up in.

Times 2008 Wrestling Coach of the Year: Flowery Branch's Shane Lancaster

Times 2008 Wrestler of the Year: West Hall's Colby Yates

Colby Yates never cuts himself any slack. The pursuit of perfection always makes him work to get better.

Times 2008 All-Area Wrestling teams

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Local prep games cancelled

Today's varsity soccer matches between Chestatee and West Forsyth have been cancelled due to the weather. The games have been rescheduled for Monday, March 31 with the boys game beginning at 5:55 p.m. and the girls game beginning at 7:30 p.m. All prep baseball games scheduled for play this afternoon and evening have also been cancelled. No ...

Prep soccer: Lady Trojans rout Flowery Branch

GAINESVILLE - Not even a rain-soaked field could slow down North Hall.

Gainesville grad gets head coaching job at Berkmar

As a third grader at Enota Elementary, John Thompson says he spelled out three life goals in a paper: play football for legendary Gainesville High coach Bobby Gruhn, play football at Georgia, and become a head coach.

Prep scoreboard: Goalkeeper saves East Hall

Ricardo Llamas made a game-winning save in the penalty kick round for the Vikings in their 1-0 (4-3 PK) win over Johnson on Friday night in Gainesville.

Prep baseball: Flowery Branch's Henry tosses no-hitter

Flowery Branch senior pitcher Patrick Henry was in a zone on Thursday night in the Flowery Branch Invitational.

Prep scoreboard: Banks County's bats explode against Commerce

The Leopards needed only five innings to defeat Commerce 20-3 on Thursday night in Commerce.

Prep scoreboard: Buford's Petroni nets hat trick against Providence Christian

South Carolina signee Maria Petroni scored three goals and had two assists for Class AA's No. 3 ranked Lady Wolves (4-1-1, 2-0 Region 6A-AA) in their 5-2 win against Providence Christian on Wednesday night in Buford.

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.

Johnson, Lumpkin County girls each earn berth in state golf meet

Johnson's girls golf team placed sixth and Lumpkin County's girls took 11th at the Class AAAA sectionals on Monday at Applewood Golf Course in Waynesboro.

Chestatee's Thompson takes second in the 100 at Georgia Olympics

Chestatee High senior Brandon Thompson finished second in the 100 meter race in the finals of the Georgia Olympics on Saturday in Jefferson.

Gainesville boys golf wins at The Invite

The Gainesville High boys golf team shot a combined 157 over a rain-shortened nine holes to capture the team title at The Invite on Saturday at the Chattahoochee Golf Club.