Diory Hernandez drove in Joe Thurston on a triple for the go-ahead run in the ninth inning for the Gwinnett Braves in a 3-1 win against the Scranton -Wilkes Barre Yankees on Wednesday at PNC Park in Scranton, Penn. Later in the inning, Brandon Hicks drove in Hernandez.
The American Le Mans Series announced Wednesday that Porsche's innovative 911 GT3 R Hybrid race car will race for the first time in North America at the Petit Le Mans finale event on October 2 at Road Atlanta.
Members of the Hall County 4-H Horse Club recently competed at the State 4-H show in Perry. The state show was a qualifier for the 4-H Southern Regional Horse Show next week in Clemson, S.C., and six Hall County club members qualified for the event.
Spencer Ralston won the 18-hole boys 12 and under match at Olde Atlanta Golf Club on Tuesday with a 5-under 66 to win in dominating fashion by 12 strokes.
The Jefferson and Jackson County 13-year-old baseball teams saw their seasons come to an end this week, as both were eliminated from this year's Dizzy Dean World Series, hosted by the Jackson County Parks and Recreation Department
Josh Wright, a North Hall High graduate, signed a baseball scholarship on Tuesday with Brewton-Parker College in Mount Vernon.
The Gwinnett Braves lost to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees, 6-1, on Tuesday at PNC Field. Todd Redmond took the loss, dropping his season record to 8-9 after six innings of work. Gwinnett (44-53) remains in last place in the International League South, while Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (57-40) is in first place in the IL North.
Going into a game with the Tulsa Eagles fastpitch softball team in June, the girls of the Georgia Impact - Giles team knew someone would have to step up, take on the pressure, and deliver if they were going to get the win. And someone did.
Starter Mike Minor continued his solid work on the mound, leading the Gwinnett Braves to a 6-2 win over the Scranton-Wilkes Barre Yankees on Monday night.
The Buffalo Bisons beat the Gwinnett Braves 2-1 on Sunday at Coca-Cola Field in Buffalo, NY in the final game of the four-game series.
Two teams entered, and exited, the All-Star break as the unlikely leaders of their respective divisions, and those two clubs meet up this week at Turner Field.
As recently as 20 to 30 years ago, when an athlete heard the doctor say "torn anterior cruciate ligament," those words were followed with more bad news like, "you'll be rehabbing for the next 12 to 18 months."
As the horn sounded to signal the end of an AAU game prior to her junior year at Gainesville High, Kiana Glasper walked off the court, took off her sneakers and headed home.
Mitch Jones had a two-run home run in the sixth inning for the Triple-A Gwinnett Braves in a 4-3 loss to the Buffalo Bisons on Saturday night in Buffalo, N.Y. Freddie Freeman (2-for-4) had a solo home run for Gwinnett in the first inning.
The numbers were somewhat down, but the meet was deemed a success by all other counts according to the participants and officials at the 20th Annual Georgia Games Powerlifting and Bench Press Championships on Saturday at Iron Beast in Gainesville.
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