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Eastside's story: Patient-at-the-plate Eagles walk all over Alcovy Tigers

COVINGTON -- The biggest difference in Wednesday's game between Eastside and Alcovy is that Eastside took advantage of its situations while Alcovy did not. The result ended with the Eagles winning 8-4 at Tiger Field.

Patriots, Seminoles win on the diamond

Good pitching and plenty of hitting gave Heritage a win in its season opener. Luke Cathcart pitched 4 innings of one-hit ball, striking out seven, and Phillip Kelley and Ryan Sutton each had a two-run hit in the Patriots' 12-2 win in six innings over Stockbridge on Tuesday.

Eastside soccer swept by Archer

LAWRENCEVILLE -- The Eastside girls soccer team dropped its second straight match, losing to Archer's Lady Tigers 3-0 while the Eagles lost 7-2 on Tuesday.

Heritage boys, Parkview play to draw

The Heritage boys soccer team completed a big night Tuesday in Conyers, securing a scoreless tie with Class AAAAA No. 7 Parkview.

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Temple talking about rejoining Big East conference

PHILADELPHIA -- Temple and the Big East are talking about the Owls rejoining the conference as soon as next season.

Oxford Eagles close out regular season Thursday

Following a week in which they played three games in four days, the Oxford College men's basketball team will have a few days of relative rest prior to beginning play in the GACA Division III tournament on Saturday, March 3.

Walnut Grove blanks Rockdale girls 8-0

CONYERS -- A lot of scoring took place in Tuesday's Rockdale-Walnut Grove game. Unfortunately it was all from the Lady Warriors as the Class AAA team beat Rockdale 8-0.. Walnut Grove's Sophia Matonak had a hat trick, scoring the first three goals of the game.. While Walnut Grove had

Patriots knock off No. 10 Panthers

CONYERS -- For 68 minutes in Tuesday's showdown with Class AAAAA No. 10 Parkview, the Heritage girl's soccer team didn't have a single shot on goal. But it was the last four minutes that made the difference. University of Florida signee Arielle Gunderson scored with 4:32 left for the only

Salem has tough start on diamond

COVINGTON -- Salem's baseball team got off to a rough start Monday in Covington. Though the Seminoles led after two innings, the host Tigers' bats exploded in a 14-4 victory in five innings.. "I was very disappointed that we didn't compete better than this," said Salem coach Chad Kitchens

7 local players names to all-region 8-AAAA team

Seven local players were named to the all-region 8-AAAA basketball team during the league's tournament last weekend at Loganville High School.. Rockdale's C.J. Wilson led the way as the junior guard was named the region's boys player of the year. Wilson helped lead the Bulldogs to a third

COLLEGE NOTES: Farmer strong in opening day start

Former Rockdale ace Buck Farmer got his junior season off to a fine start last weekend.. The Georgia Tech junior, who was a Louisville Slugger pre-season All America third-team selection, tossed six innings, allowing just two earned runs and striking out nine in the Yellow Jackets' 5-0 loss

PREP ROUNDUP: Eastside girls fall to Apalachee 4-2; boys tie

COVINGTON -- The Lady Eagles (1-1) allowed a quick goal by Apalachee (2-0) in the first minute of play Friday, forcing Eastside to play catch up.. With 19:30 left in the first half, Eastside's Becka McKelvey recorded her first varsity goal off a corner kick from Kari Dylong to tie

Big third inning rockets Eastside baseball over Newton 9-3

COVINGTON -- A big inning and the ability to capitalize on errors played a difference in Eastside's 9-3 win over Newton at Georgia Perimeter College on Monday.

Tigers trio leads to Region 3-AAAA championhsip

FAYETTEVILLE -- Double-digit scoring by juniors Michael Tucker and Justin Wallace and senior Devon Edwards provided Alcovy enough offense to win the Region 3-AAAA basketball championship 73-60 over Fayette County at home on Saturday.. Tucker led the scoring with 15 points, followed by Edwards with 14 and Wallace