Sports

Head of the state
Carrollton track star Mauri Peoples smashes the state pole vault record — in all classes — en route to the AAA title.

Head of the state
No. 1-seeded Nett Reed of Early County doesn’t disappoint as she leaps to the AA long jump state championship.

’Cats face 30 hours on bus for next game
Long bus rides are a part of life in the af2, so as the Wildcats embark on their longest journey of the year, they know the unpredictable nature of packing an entire team into one vehicle makes for a unique experience.

Darton drops Game 1
ABAC puts Darton on the ropes as the Cavaliers’ chances of reaching next week’s Region XVII Tournament are one loss from expiring altogether.

Darton’s Gunn adjusts to new role
Chesley Gunn was the No. 5 golfer when Darton College won its third consecutive NJCAA Division II title last spring, but during Monday and Tuesday’s region tourney in Helen, Gunn now will be the Cavaliers’ top seed.

Broadaway, Skinner miss cut
Albany native Josh Broadaway’s putter lets him down, while River Pointe Golf Pro Sonny Skinner’s triple bogey does him in as neither make the cut at the Nationwide Tour’s South Georgia Classic.

Skinner to miss Arkansas event
After missing the cut Friday at the Nationwide Tour’s South Georgia Classic, River Pointe Golf Club pro Sonny Skinner planned to take next week’s Arkansas event off, citing a nagging injury.

DWS clinches region
Sophomore Kevin McCrary strikes out four of the final five batters he faces and produces the game-tying hit to deliver a Region 3-AAA title for the Deerfield baseball team Friday.