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How it happened: Lexington scored 10 runs in the second, third and fourth innings, then piled on 7 more in the routh.

Final: Sand Gnats 4, Braves 3

Pepperell’s boys and girls middle school track teams hoisted championship trophies Friday evening at Pepperell as both squads were crowned the area’s best middle school teams.

Berry defeated Birmingham-Southern 10-3 on Friday. The Vikings improved to 9-3 overall and 4-2 in SAA conference play. Birmingham-Southern dropped to 7-7, 3-3.

Berry College men’s golf is in third place in the Georgia Cup through the recent Emory Invitational. Tommy McCloskey is seventh (75.15) in the individual standings.

Norman Arey takes a look at some proposed MLB changes in his column in Friday's print edition of the Rome News-Tribune. 

In front of a packed house Thursday night at State Mutual Stadium, the Braves couldn’t keep pace with the Savannah Sand Gnats’ high-powered offense in Rome’s home opener.

For 52 minutes Thursday afternoon, Darlington’s defense stood stalwart turning away every scoring opportunity but in the 53rd minute, the Bulldogs’ offense broke through for a key goal and a 1-0 win in the boy’s middle school soccer championship game at Grizzard Park.

Darlington School senior Ian Winder signs to play soccer at USC-Upstate. He is pictured with his parents Ian and Marie-Jacqueline Winder (seated, from left) of Nassau, Bahamas, and his Soccer Academy coaches, Chad Liddle (standing, from left), Jeff Haigler and Kevin Ray. 

Darlington School senior Pierre Andreoli signs with Georgia Southern on Thursday. 

In the boys’ FCAA Championship semi-final game Wednesday night at Model Middle, Darlington notched a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Coosa in penalty kicks.

AUGUSTA — Adam Scott is relishing every part of being Masters champion.

AUGUSTA — One after another, some of the world’s best players and favorites to win the Masters trudged up the hill on the opening hole to start their practice rounds.

The Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL) announces that Lehigh Valley Steelhawks quarterback Adam Bednarik, Nashville Venom defensive back Corry Stewart and Georgia Fire kicker Ryan Gates are the Week 2 Players of the Week.

Berry College netted a season-high for goals in its 24-9 win over LaGrange on Tuesday. The Vikings improved to 7-6 and the Panthers fell to 4-11.

Berry College placed 13th at the Emory Invitational after shooting 310 on Tuesday. Tuesday’s 18 holes consisted of the event since Monday’s round was rained out. Berry’s Ty Hampel and Drew Kosko both shot 76 and tied for 31st of all individuals.

Pepperell middle school’s boys and girls soccer teams each grabbed wins in the first round of the FCAA playoffs Tuesday afternoon to advance to the semifinals.

Now, we’re only through the very first week of a 162-game season, and baseball is a marathon, not a sprint, but here are some facts. The young “inexperienced” Atlanta Braves pitching staff broke a franchise record by allowing the fewest runs in the first four games of a season.

AUGUSTA — The first full day at the Masters turned out to be a short one Monday.

AUGUSTA — Jason Day goes into the Masters coming off a big win. Trouble is, that was six weeks ago.

Last week the Hawks and Lady Hawks took to the court in two Gulf South Conference tennis match-ups. On Thursday, the teams travelled to Alabama Huntsville where the women earned the win, 8-1, while the men fell to the Chargers, 8-1. Saturday, play shifted back to the Walt Attaway Tennis Center where the Lady Hawks topped the Lady Statesmen, 7-1, and the Hawks dropped the 

 Ben Jernigan's arm and the bat of Alex McGill led Berry College to an 8-3 win over visiting Hendrix on Sunday. With the win, Berry (21-10, 10-5 SAA) took the rubber match of the three-game series.

The Berry College hunt seat team competed in their final competition of the season on Saturday at Gunby Equine Center.

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Fab Five came onto the national basketball landscape like a thunder dunk. You had to notice the five baggy-shorts-wearing freshmen starters from Michigan who made their way to the national championship game.