Johnson boys win first Hall County title

FLOWERY BRANCH - The Johnson boys golf team has done a lot of things on their home course at Royal Lakes in South Hall. But on Tuesday, the Knights were able to do something they've never been able to do before - celebrate a Hall County Championship.

Prep scoreboard: Miller leads Vikings to near upset

The Vikings fell one run shy of an upset on Tuesday, falling Class AAA's No. 8 ranked Stephens County 7-6 in Toccoa.

Holloway: Real games start Wednesday

No subregions. No postseason region tournaments. There's only one way to reach the baseball state playoffs from Region 7-AAA: at the end of the 22-game region grind you've got to be one of the four best teams. So all those things coaches love to say about the most important game of the year being the next one - in this case, it's true. All ...

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.

High school wrestlers share techniques at Hall County wrestling clinic

Creating a free summer workshop for wrestlers in Hall County was a 'no-brainer', says Flowery Branch coach Shane Millwood.

Gainesville's Ralston ties for 9th at Junior Championship

Rising Gainesville High sophomore Spencer Ralston finished the Georgia Junior Golf Championship tied with five other golfers at ninth overall with a three-round, 10-over par 226 on Wednesday at The Farm in Rocky Face. Ralston carded a 74 in the second round and a 75 in Round 3 to complete the event.

Dawson County grad happy to be drafted by Los Angeles Dodgers

Kaleb Holbrook was preparing for his second game as a catcher for a summer league in Connecticut on June 8 when his phone began to ring with calls and text messages of congratulations.

Rising North Hall senior Powers says yes to swim offer from University of Michigan

Paul Powers appears to be preparing for a situation that, from the outside, seems ideal. On Monday, the rising North Hall High senior and four-time swimming state champion, gave a verbal commitment to compete for the 2013 National Champion University of Michigan starting in 2014.

Gainesville's Lasseter shoots 1-over par to open Junior Championship

Gainesville High's Grant Lasseter is currently tied for 14th after a first-round, 1-over par 73 on Monday in the Georgia State Golf Junior Championship at The Farm in Rocky Face. Lasseter is currently tied with five other players heading into Tuesday's final 18 holes.

Former Lakeview hoops star fuses faith, basketball in new endeavors

Austin Montgomery was never the typical college basketball prospect. His faith and family have always outweighed any desire to play at the next level.

NFL-sponsored camp at East Hall developing high school players

Veteran Atlanta Falcons linebacker Stephen Nicholas struck just the right tone for the audience of high school football players and their participating coaches Thursday during the NFL's High School Player Development Camp at East Hall.

Gainesville grad Brown tied for 1st at Southern Junior Championship

Pep Brown is finding that a confident approach to an unfamiliar course is paying off well at the Southern Junior Championship.

Gainesville's Ralston qualifies for Georgia State Golf Association Amateur Championship

Gainesville High golfer Spencer Ralston shot a 3-under par 69 for a third-place finish at the Alpharetta Athletic Club on Monday.

Johnson names Hodge new baseball coach

Jared Hodge couldn't have asked for better training prior to landing his first head baseball coaching job at Johnson.

North Hall's Graham named 7-AAA Pitcher of the Year

North Hall's Preston Graham was named the Region 7-AAA Pitcher of the Year, announced Tuesday.

North Hall aces Graham, Duttweiler team up one last time

Preston Graham and Colton Duttweiler are looking to play together one last time before heading off to different colleges. Both of the left-handed pitchers who helped North Hall advance all the way to the Class AAA baseball state finals will represent Team Georgia in the upcoming Heartland Baseball Classic.

Flowery Branch's Keller drafted in 8th round by Arizona Diamondbacks

Brad Keller was informed ahead of time that his selection in the 2013 MLB Draft was drawing near.

Jefferson grad Porter thriving at Tennessee, despite injury

In a three-year span, Tyler Porter has gone from a broken back to broken personal records.