Sports

Darton moves to second
Each day, the three-time defending NJCAA National Champion Cavs gain ground on first-place Tyler, Texas, doing so again Thursday to shrink the deficit to six strokes heading in to today’s final round.

Can Eagles soar to state title game?
The Terrell Academy baseball team will have a much clearer idea how much longer it can continue its amazing 2008 run today when the Eagles host Flint River for the right to advance to the GISA Class A state championship game.

Big Lott
Deerfield power hitter Justin Lott blasts three home runs Thursday — two in the same inning — to lift the Knights to an 11-1 win against Stratford Academy during Game 1 of the GISA Class AAA Final Four.

Picking a new path
After two seasons on the practice squad, Pierre Lee has broken out as a playmaker for the South Georgia Wildcats.

Lady Knights dropped in semis
Defending state champion First Presbyterian Day’s Kelsey Black scores two early goals, and Deerfield-Windsor’s girls are unable to recover in the GISA Class AAA soccer semifinals.

Westwood splits; Game 3 Saturday
The Wildcats hold on to win a wild, extra-innings Game 1 on Thursday against David Emanuel Academy during the opener of the GISA Class A Final Four, then gets beaten soundly in Game 2 to force a decisive Game 3 Saturday.

Families of Cavs golfers lend support in Phoenix
Just because the Darton College golf team is way out West in Arizona doesn’t mean many of the golfers’ families were afraid to make the 2,000-mile trek right along with them.

Albany State coaches, athletes honored
Albany State’s track-and-field teams were honored before the NCAA Division II outdoor meet even began.