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Gainesville Play It Again Sports to close in March
Owner plans to retire to Athens
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Stephen Gram, store manager of Play It Again Sports in Gainesville, prepares for closing sale beginning Thursday. - photo by Kristen Oliver
After 23 years in business, Pat Ghastin is ready to retire. The owner of Play It Again Sports in Gainesville has decided to close his store on Dawsonville Highway after more than two decades in business. Ghastin and his brother Bob owned the Play it Again Sports in Gainesville and another location of the franchise in Athens.