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With four seniors, the Parkview Panthers didn't just want to repeat as region champions. They expected it. On Thursday, Parkview justified its lofty goal by winning the Region 8-AAAAA girls [...]

Parkview's roster hasn't changed. If all goes according to plan, neither will the results at the region tournament. With four seniors, the Panthers will look to repeat as Region 8-AAAAA [...]

A national championship is about the only thing missing from Maya Moore's freshman year resume. The Collins Hill graduate's season ended in disappointment Sunday when Stanford upset Connecticut in the [...]

They're not a traditional region power, and they won't be favored to win any titles this year. But with competitive boys and girls golf teams, the Collins Hill Eagles have [...]

Athens --- The conversation lasted only a few seconds, but it said everything about Caleb King. Moments after the running back took the field at Sanford Stadium for the first [...]

They may not have the crowds or the star power of the AT&T Classic at Sugarloaf, but three major tournaments over the next seven weeks will bring plenty of good [...]

Here's something you might not expect to hear in an individual sport like golf: Teamwork matters. No, there are no plays to run, passes to make or double plays to [...]

Gwinnett will be well-represented in this year's NCAA tournaments, with a total of 11 former county players in the men's and women's brackets. Here's a list of players along with [...]

Next year, they could be playing in the NCAA tournament. But this week, they were filling out brackets like everybody else. We asked two Gwinnett hoops stars --- Meadowcreek's Teondre [...]

Athens --- No one sums up Georgia's season better than Billy Humphrey. The Dacula grad has been hampered by a chronic knee injury. He has been arrested and suspended twice. [...]

Peachtree Ridge didn't surprise anybody by winning the Gwinnett Open on Saturday. The golfer at the top of the leaderboard, however, raised more than a few eyebrows. That was Lions [...]

The Gwinnett Sports Commission is seeking volunteers to help out at three upcoming collegiate golf events at the Chateau Elan Golf Club in Braselton. The club will host the Larry [...]

Hosting the Gwinnett Open has worked out pretty well for the Peachtree Ridge boys golf team. The Lions have won the tournament the past two years and will be favored [...]

Channing Toney was under the radar and over his playing weight. It was January 2007, two months after the Brookwood grad left the Georgia basketball team. Already, the scale read, [...]

Here are some of the final scores from Wesleyan's girls basketball victories this year: 71-22. 95-29. 72-16. And in Saturday's state championship game, 79-40. Think those were blowouts? Wait until [...]

Macon --- It wasn't the way he expected it to happen, with his team's leading scorer watching from the bench. But Tanner Smith couldn't control that. This was his time [...]

Macon --- It wasn't the way he expected it to happen, with his team's leading scorer watching from the bench. But Tanner Smith couldn't control that. This was his time [...]

Macon --- For years, they have been overshadowed, eclipsed by the success of their own classmates. Not this time. That other Wesleyan team is one victory away from its first [...]

Macon --- For years, they have been overshadowed, eclipsed by the success of their own classmates. Not this time. This Wesleyan team is now one victory away from its first [...]

The Wolves are headed west. Defending Class AA state champion Buford will open the 2008 football season Aug. 30 in the Texas vs. USA Showcase at Texas Stadium in Dallas. [...]

Mill Creek and Duluth are Final Four-bound for the first time because their best high school girls basketball players are elevating their teams. Consider what Mill Creek senior point guard [...]

The Falcons weren't the only metro Atlanta team shaken by the departure of Bobby Petrino. When the coach bolted for Arkansas in December, he took his daughter, Katie, with him, [...]

Rome --- A new venue gave a different feel to the fourth matchup this season between Wesleyan and Buford. What happened on the court, however, was entirely familiar. Top-ranked Wesleyan [...]

Rome --- A new venue gave a different feel to the fourth match-up this season between Wesleyan and Buford. What happened on the court, however, was entirely familiar. Top-ranked Wesleyan [...]

FOOTBALL Linebacker heads to Mississippi North Gwinnett middle linebacker Tom Martinez has signed to play college football at Mississippi College in Clinton, Miss. He becomes the 10th Bulldog headed for [...]

For so much of this season, they were favored. Feared, even. Now? Finished. Greater Atlanta Christian was upset by visiting Coosa 60-56 Wednesday in the second round of the Class [...]

The ball was in the air, and Wesleyan's Howard Thompkins --- all 6-foot-9 of him --- leaped to tip it. Macon County center Cornelius Thomas just looked up and watched, [...]

The ball was in the air, and Wesleyan's Howard Thompkins --- all 6 feet 9 of him --- leaped to tip it. Macon County center Cornelius Thomas just looked up [...]

This is the opportunity Clint Sammons has been waiting for. The Parkview graduate and former Georgia standout made his major league debut with the Braves last September. Now, in spring [...]

Wesleyan spent much of the last week wondering when it would get its injured star point guard back. But on Saturday, his return hardly mattered. Tanner Smith watched as Wesleyan [...]

The past week was an unusual one for Wesleyan. For the first time since late November, the Wolves had to regroup after a loss. Had to talk about what went [...]

The past week was an unusual one for Wesleyan. For the first time since late November, the Wolves had to regroup after a loss. Had to talk about what went [...]

They had to wait almost a week for the chance to put a discouraging loss behind them. They were not about to waste much time Friday. Greater Atlanta Christian opened [...]

Tanner Smith will attend Wesleyan's first-round state playoff game today. The question is whether he'll be a factor on the court or merely the team's tallest cheerleader. A 6-foot-5 senior [...]

Call it the term papers before the final exam. Gwinnett County boys and girls basketball teams earned high marks in winning region titles over the weekend. Now comes the big [...]

Greater Atlanta Christian has beaten every Class AA opponent it has faced this year. Except Wesleyan. Now, nothing stands in the way of the Spartans winning the 6-AA title. Except, [...]

Greater Atlanta Christian has beaten every Class AA opponent it has faced this year. Except Wesleyan. Now, nothing stands in the way of the Spartans winning the 6-AA title. Except, [...]

Buford needed a spark, and it needed one fast. So with a state playoff berth in jeopardy, the Wolves turned to the biggest target on the court: Blanche Alverson. The [...]

Greater Atlanta Christian needs two more wins to be declared the best boys' team in Region 6-AA. But this much is already certain: No team in Gwinnett County is hotter [...]

Their decisions were made. Their papers were signed. They were ready, finally, to send their letters of intent and formally end the recruiting process. But as Buford seniors gathered in [...]

Butler finds peace in end Norcross receiver Brice Butler had the national signing day trifecta --- three separate ceremonies throughout the day. Butler, now a Southern California Trojan, was picked [...]

Thursday, February 7, 2008, 08:10 AM Khiry Battle is officially off the fence. The Dacula running back signed with Arkansas late Wednesday, fulfilling his commitment to the Razorbacks despite the [...]

Wednesday, February 6, 2008, 11:57 AM Buford wide receiver Melvin Harris signed with Ole Miss today, formally accepting what he called a dream offer. Harris was not heavily recruited in [...]

Wednesday, February 6, 2008, 11:58 AM Alex Hunt was often overlooked in Buford's star-studded lineup this year, but he didn't need the attention. The running back committed to Indiana before [...]

Wednesday, February 6, 2008, 10:50 AM Buford linebacker T.J. Pridemore will join teammate Omar Hunter at Florida after signing with the Gators this morning. Pridemore initially chose Georgia Tech, but [...]

Wednesday, February 6, 2008, 10:48 AM This time, Omar Hunter stuck with his decision. The Buford defensive tackle signed with Florida this morning, just over a month after de-committing from [...]

Wednesday, February 6, 2008, 09:19 AM Khiry Battle was a no-show at a Dacula signing ceremony this morning, when the running back was scheduled to sign with Arkansas. Coach Kevin [...]

By now, Adrian and Donna Davis know the drill. They'll wake up early Wednesday. They'll get the papers and the fax machine ready. At 6:59 a.m., they'll watch their son, [...]

It's been almost a year since National Signing Day 2007, when a record 57 players from Gwinnett County signed letters of intent. Twenty-three of them signed with Division I-A schools, [...]

Derren Evans didn't have a line of college coaches drooling over him this year. Recruiting Web sites didn't document his every whim. But on Wednesday, perhaps no one in Gwinnett [...]