SEB, SHS All Stars

Richmond Hill sweeps SHS

Greyson Surges' goal off the hands of Statesboro keeper Jake Lanier in the 67th minute gave Richmond Hill a 1-0 win over SHS Saturday afternoon at Womack Field in non-region play. Surges' shot from 22 yards out tailed away from Lanier who was able to get two hands on the ball, but the backspin on the kick carried the shot over Lanier's head where it trickled into the corner of the net.

Local Roundup: Standridge medals at Demon Invitational

The Statesboro golf team came in seventh out of 20 teams Saturday at the Demon Invitational in Warner Robins.

Portal stays undefeated in region play

PORTAL - A moment of silence before the first pitch in remembrance of fallen Bryan County classmates who died in a car accident on Wednesday outside of Pembroke brought the Redskins (4-6, 1-2) onto the diamond with heavy hearts, and the Portal Panthers (7-5, 4-0) were able to increase their perfect region 3-A record to 4-0.

Rivalry heats up as SHS-SEB play to draw

BROOKLET - The Southeast Bulloch Lady Yellow Jackets (7-3-2) had their minds set on revenge after suffering a 4-0 loss to the Statesboro Lady Blue Devils (3-4-2) earlier this season, and while the Devils had their chances to score, Yellow Jacket keeper Kacey Jones and the determined SEB defense were able to preserve the shutout as the Thursday night match ended in a 0-0 draw.

Local Roundup: GSU to hold Pro-Am

Georgia Southern Golf and Forest Heights Country Club are teaming up to host the Georgia Southern Pro-Am Golf Tournament, Monday, April 9, at the Forest Heights Country Club in Statesboro with proceeds to benefit the GSU Golf program.

GSU opens SoCon play with rival Furman

Georgia Southern baseball coach Rodney Hennon has spent a lot of time this spring harping on consistency.

Local Roundup: Eagles announce kickoff times

Georgia Southern announced kickoff times for the six home games in the upcoming football season Wednesday.

SEB's Page to coach All-Star

Southeast Bulloch's John Page has been selected to coach the South All-Stars in the 2007 Georgia Athletic Coaches Association Senior All-Star game Sunday at Savannah State University.

Local Roundup: SEB’s Wilson, McCarthy combine for no-hitter

Southeast Bulloch pitchers Joseph Wilson and David McCarthy combined for a no- hitter and nine strikeouts Tuesday to lift the Yellow Jackets to a 12-2 home win over Josey. It was the second straight win for SEB.

Local radio stations sold to Georgia Eagle

Georgia Eagle Broadcasting, Inc., owner of Statesboro's WPMX-FM 102.9, WHKN-FM 94.9 and the Georgia Southern Radio Network has reached an agreement to purchase seven stations, including five serving the greater Statesboro area, from Communications Capital Partners.

Blue Devils sneak by

Tony Hill struck out the side, stranding the tying run at third in the top of the seventh inning to give Statesboro a 2-1 win over Evans Tuesday at Mill Creek.

Championships moving to the dome

ATLANTA - The Georgia High School Association voted 46-0 on Monday to hold all five state football championship games at the Georgia Dome in 2008 and '09.

First Presbyterian sweeps Gator Relays

When Bulloch Academy athletic director and head coach Clint Morgan got the idea to host the 8th annual Gator Relays at Georgia Southern University's state-of-the-art track and field facility, he knew this year's meet would be one of the best ever.

Gator Relays to be held Saturday at GSU

Bulloch Academy will welcome 16 teams into today's 8th Annual Gator Relays, held at Georgia Southern's track and field facility for the first time. The event starts at 10 a.m. and should conclude around 5 p.m. according to BA head coach Clint Morgan.

NCAA tournament roundup: Kentucky outs Louisville, No. 1 Virginia goes down

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Aaron Harrison made a 3-pointer with 39 seconds left to give Kentucky the go-ahead points Friday night in a 74-69 victory in the Midwest Regional over in-state rival Louisville.

NCAA tournament roundup: Michigan survives Vols; Iowa State falls

INDIANAPOLIS - Jordan Morgan scored 15 points and Nik Stauskas had 14 including a key free throw to help Michigan hold on for a 73-71 victory over Tennessee in Friday's first Midwest Regional semifinal.

Mickleson makes cut at Texas Open — barely

SAN ANTONIO - Phil Mickelson made the cut on the number in the Texas Open on Friday, blasting out of a greenside water hazard to 5 feet to set up a birdie on the final hole.

Family plays key role in Colter's union push

CHICAGO - Kain Colter's grandmother often spoke about rights and equality, values she brought home from her job managing an office of a Colorado law firm.

College athlete union ruling raises plenty of questions

CHICAGO - Vince Dooley is sure relieved he's not running an athletic program these days.

NCAA tournament roundup: Dayton still alive; Wisconsin cruises to Elite 8

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Jordan Sibert scored 18 points, Kendall Pollard added a season-high 12 and Dayton rolled past Stanford 82-72 on Thursday to make the NCAA tournament's Elite Eight for the first time since 1984.

Phil Mickelson shoots 77 in Texas Open

SAN ANTONIO - Long after the fog cleared at TPC San Antonio, Phil Mickelson remained shrouded in an increasingly alarming funk with the Masters two weeks away.

New testing deal

NEW YORK - Baseball players and management hope to reach a new drug agreement this week that would increase initial penalties for muscle-building steroids and allow a decrease of suspensions for some positive tests caused by unintentional use, people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.

Federal agency says college athletes can unionize

CHICAGO - In a stunning ruling that could revolutionize a college sports industry worth billions of dollars and have dramatic repercussions at schools coast to coast, a federal agency said Wednesday that football players at Northwestern University can create the nation's first union of college athletes.

A guide to the NCAA's regionals

Just when you think the first weekend of the NCAA tournament couldn't possibly top itself, it happened again.

MLB's high-tech replay room opens Sunday

NEW YORK - After deciding close calls on the field since 1876, baseball opens a high-tech control room this weekend where the fates of batters, pitchers, runners and fielders will be decided by umpires up to 2,600 miles away in the building where the Oreo cookie was invented.

Outdoor Life: Farm ponds offer the best in bass fishing

You can talk about reservoir fishing for bass all you want, and those places get most of the ink in outdoor magazines, but the real secret to catching the biggest largemouth of your life is simple - head to the farm ponds.

A closed shop for the Hall of Fame

No one should have been more thrilled than Vijay Singh to hear about the voting changes for the World Golf Hall of Fame.

Pistorius expected to testify at his murder trial

PRETORIA, South Africa - Oscar Pistorius will probably testify at his trial later this week, a defense attorney said Tuesday after prosecutors rested their case against the double-amputee runner who is accused of murder in his girlfriend's death.

Woods unsure if he'll be back in time for Augusta

WASHINGTON - Tiger Woods is not sure whether his ailing back will allow him to play in the Masters, which is two weeks away.