Local Valdosta sports news and updates.
LOWNDES CO - LHS will host the annual Battle Off Exit 18 Basketball Tournament a two-day showcase with Georgia and Florida talent. Release: Lowndes High School will host the annual “Battle Off Exit 18” Basketball Tournament on December 22–23, bringing…
VALDOSTA - Scintilla Charter Academy Middle School Boys captured the Region Conference Championship undefeated for the season. Release: Scintilla Charter Academy proudly celebrates a historic achievement as the Middle School Boys Basketball Team claimed the…
BIRMINGHAM -- Games against FBS independents BYU, Army and Notre Dame will now count toward the SEC's requirement of playing one nonconference Power 5 team per season, sources told ESPN.com. Beginning in 2016, the SEC…
ZURICH -- The final match of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be played on Dec. 18, the country's national holiday. FIFA spokesman Walter De Gregorio confirmed the date Thursday, but did not say…
[caption id="attachment_22188" align="alignnone" width="630"] Oakland Athletics GM Billy Beane[/caption] OAKLAND -- Billy Beane has maintained an interest in soccer for years and he now is set to take his first steps as a professional administrator…
CHARLOTTE -- Denzel Valentine scored 16 points and went 6-for-6 at the free throw line in the final 30 seconds to help Michigan State hold off Georgia 70-63 on Friday in the NCAA Tournament's round…
[caption id="attachment_12561" align="alignnone" width="630"] Source: AJC[/caption] ATLANTA -- Cobb County commissioners approved a measure Tuesday to start spending taxpayer money on a new bridge for the Braves stadium. The bridge would cross I-285. The vote…
ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Falcons have re-signed defensive end Kroy Biermann, who led the team in sacks last season. Biermann (6-foot-3, 255 poinds) was a fifth-round pick from Montana in 2008. He has played a…
ORLANDO -- The Atlanta Braves signed outfielder Nick Markakis on December 3, 2014 with a four-year, $44 million contract. In December, Markakis underwent fusion surgery to repair a herniated disk in his neck. He’s been…
OAKLAND -- The Golden State Warriors whipped perfect passes through the lane that led to pretty shots and plenty of high-flying dunks. Once unselfish Golden State got it going on both ends, the Hawks had…