For the second year in a row, the LFO Warriors saw a good basketball season come to an abrupt end with a tough first-round defeat.
Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School sports
Eli Walker's RBI-single in the top of the fifth proved to be the lone offensive bright spot for the LFO Warriors (0-4) on Tuesday as they dropped a 12-1 road decision at Dawson County.
The LFO Lady Warriors swept all three singles matches en route to a 4-1 victory over visiting Coahulla Creek on Tuesday.
A seven-run second inning proved to be the decisive frame for the Heritage Generals on Monday as they defeated cross-county rival LFO, 10-3, in the home opener in Boynton.
The LFO Warriors saw a double-digit fourth-quarter lead evaporate on Saturday afternoon, but the Red-and-White were able to score a 76-69 overtime victory over North Murray in the third-place game of the Region 6-AAA tournament at Sonoraville.
The LaFayette Ramblers secured at least one home game for the Class AAA state tournament next week with a victory on Friday night.
The LFO Warriors' hopes for back-to-back Region 6-AAA tournament championships took another step forward on Thursday night.
The LFO Lady Warriors' soccer team evened its overall record at 2-2 on Wednesday with a 3-0 win over visiting Armuchee in a non-region match.
Temperatures below freezing with a wintry mix in the forecast can only mean it must be baseball season in northwest Georgia.
Four local squads took their turns on the mat at the GHSA State Cheerleading Championships at the Macon Coliseum on Tuesday.
The Region 6-AAA boys' basketball tournament officially has a Cinderella.
It doesn't matter what a cheerleading team has done throughout the season or how many competitions they have previously won, that team still has to perform at its best when the bright lights come on at the state championships.
Region 6-AAA Girls' Tournament (at Sonoraville High School)
The LFO Lady Warriors trailed by nine points at halftime and were not able to make up the deficit in a 52-33 loss to North Murray in the first game of the Region 6-AAA tournament at Sonoraville on Saturday night.
LFO, fresh off a hard-fought home victory over Adairsville on Thursday night, played its fourth game in five nights on Friday and took the Murray County Indians to overtime before eventually dropping a 69-61 decision.