Press Release Indianapolis busts game open with seven-run sixth inning to hand Gwinnett fourth straight defeat LAWRENCEVILLE, Georgia – The Gwinnett Stripers (36-36, 74-72) couldn't muster a hit until the seventh inning on Thursday night, by which time the Indianapolis Indians (43-29, 74-73) had scored 15 runs en route to a 15-0 victory at Gwinnett Field. Indianapolis leads the final series of the year 3-0. Decisive Plays: Indianapolis jumped on Stripers' starter Drue Hackenb

Brett Sears turns in quality start in final outing, but Gwinnett suffers third straight loss

Article Submitted Burlington, N.C. – Western Carolina junior Elsa Maren Steinarsdóttir capped a record-setting tournament with a career-best third-place finish Tuesday, leading the Catamounts to fifth place as the Elon Women's Invitational concluded at Alamance Country Club. After opening the tournament with back-to-back career-low rounds on Monday, Steinarsdóttir entered the final round atop the individual leaderboard and extended her advantage through the opening 10 holes

Article Submitted Waynesville, N.C. – Western Carolina senior Jace Butcher delivered a top-five finish at the 2026 JT Poston Invitational, matching his career-low round of 67 for the second straight day to finish tied for fourth on Tuesday at the Waynesville Inn & Golf Resort. Butcher's second consecutive 4-under-par round helped him climb six spots on the final leaderboard and pace the Catamounts, who finished 10th in a highly competitive field after improving one position

LAWRENCEVILLE, Georgia – Jordan Groshans blasted a two-run home run to tie the game in the bottom of the ninth inning on Tuesday night, but the Gwinnett Stripers (36-34, 74-70) couldn't finish off the Indianapolis Indians (41-29, 72-73) in a 10-inning 8-6 loss at Gwinnett Field. Indianapolis leads the final series of the year 1-0. Decisive Plays: A first-inning Duce Gourson solo home run (4) made it 1-0 for Indianapolis. That lead became 2-0 in the second inning as Robert

JACKSONVILLE, Florida – Cedric De Grandpre allowed just two runs on four hits and struck out eight over 5.0 innings on Saturday night, but the Gwinnett Stripers (36-33, 74-69) were held to only four hits in a 2-0 loss to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (29-39, 71-71) at VyStar Ballpark. Gwinnett won the series 4-2. Decisive Plays: As they did Friday night, the Jumbo Shrimp took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a solo home run, this time coming from Jonathon Long (16). De Gr

Article Submitted ATHENS, Ga. — The No. 2-ranked Georgia football team looked different Saturday afternoon at Sanford Stadium, dressed in all white for the first time ever, but the result was like so many games that have preceded it. Behind another strong outing from quarterback Gunner Stockton and the Georgia defense, the Bulldogs walloped Western Kentucky, 70-20. Stockton, who was 15 of 16 passing with three touchdowns in last week’s opener against Tennessee State, complete

Article Submitted Cincinnati, Ohio – Quarterback Lex Thomas scored on a one-yard touchdown run late in the second quarter to pull Western Carolina within four points, but Cincinnati responded with a pair of touchdowns before halftime and never looked back in a 62-10 nonconference victory Saturday night at historic Nippert Stadium. After Thomas capped an 11-play, 75-yard drive with his rushing score to trim the deficit to 14-10, the Bearcats scored twice in the final four mi

JACKSONVILLE, Florida – Jim Jarvis went 2-for-3 with three runs scored and two RBIs, and Garrett Baumann scattered four hits over 5.0 scoreless innings as the Gwinnett Stripers (35-32, 73-68) rolled to a 10-2 victory over the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (28-38, 70-70) on Thursday night at VyStar Ballpark. Gwinnett leads the series 3-1. Decisive Plays: The Stripers stormed to a 3-0 lead in the first inning against Jace Beck (L, 1-2) as Jarvis led off the game with a triple an

Duluth, GA - The Atlanta Gladiators, proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Nashville Predators and the American Hockey League’s Milwaukee Admirals, announced on Wednesday via the team’s YouTube channel that the team has signed forward Josh Winquist for the 2026-27 season. Josh Winquist joins the Gladiators following a season in the EIHL with the Fife Flyers in which he scored 11 goals and 16 assists for 27 points in 41 games as one of the team’s alternate capta

JACKSONVILLE, Florida – Brett Sears struck out 10 batters over 6.0 scoreless, one-hit innings and David McCabe capped a six-RBI night with a grand slam as the Gwinnett Stripers (34-32, 72-68) crushed the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (28-37, 70-69) 8-0 on Wednesday night at VyStar Ballpark. Gwinnett leads the series 2-1. Decisive Plays: Sears and Jacksonville starter Luis Palacios (L, 3-2) dueled through five scoreless innings before the Stripers finally broke through in the s

Georgia setter Chloe Elarton ATHENS, Ga. — Graduate outside hitter Bianna Muoneke posted a season-high 27 kills as Georgia defeated Notre Dame 3-1 (20-25, 25-20, 25-9, 25-17) on Tuesday at Stegeman Coliseum in the 2026 Showdown at the Net between the SEC and ACC. The Bulldogs improved to 4-2. Muoneke hit a season-best .426 and added a season-high 14 digs for her third double-double of the year. She also had two service aces and two blocks. Nine of her kills came in the first

Press Release JACKSONVILLE, Florida – A two-out, two-run single by Chuckie Robinson lifted the Gwinnett Stripers (33-32, 71-68) to a 3-1 victory over the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (28-36, 70-68) and a split of the doubleheader on Tuesday night at VyStar Ballpark. Robinson’s heroics came after Gwinnett lost game one 1-0 despite a 6.0-inning complete game from Owen Murphy. Decisive Plays (Game 1): Murphy cruised through four scoreless innings before finally dealing with adve

Press Release Duluth, GA - The Atlanta Gladiators, proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Nashville Predators and the American Hockey League’s Milwaukee Admirals, announced on Tuesday via the team’s YouTube channel that the team has re-signed defenseman Andrew Jarvis for the 2026-27 season. Jarvis, 29, re-signs in Atlanta for his fifth full season of professional hockey and his third with the Gladiators. Last season, Javis was named an alternate captain and tall

Cullowhee, N.C. – Senior Zoe Zudans recorded a season-high 16 kills, and junior transfer Sophia Marini matched her best of the year as Western Carolina volleyball opened its home schedule with a four-set win over Gardner-Webb Tuesday night on Ingles Court at the Ramsey Center. WCU earned the victory with scores of 25-22, 16-25, 25-19, 25-21. Tuesday's win marks the fourth time in the last five years that the Catamounts have pulled the curtain back on their home schedule with

(Photo by Deango Motorsports Photography) Shawn Chastain motors his way around the Brasstown Bullring on his way to victory in the C.T. Barnett Memorial. Press Release BRASSTOWN, N.C. — Shawn Chastain of Murphy won the C.T. Barnett Memorial Limited Late Model feature Monday night at Tri-County Racetrack. The Labor Day Special / Ridge Runner Classic, postponed from Friday, was held Sept. 7. The General Lee from “The Dukes of Hazzard” served as the pace car. Cast members from t

Georgia running back Nate Frazier (3) during Georgia’s game against Tennessee State on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. (Tony Walsh/UGAAA) The No. 3-ranked Georgia football team kicked off its season Saturday afternoon with a runaway 63-3 win over Tennessee State at Sanford Stadium. The Bulldogs got off to a fast start thanks to a 48-yard touchdown run by Nate Frazier on the third play of the game, and they rolled from there. The tem

Press Release Western Carolina's defense pitched a second-half shutout Sunday afternoon and intercepted reigning FCS National Offensive Player of the Week Kamden Sixkiller three times, but No. 24 Western Carolina couldn't overcome a slow start, falling 28-19 to Campbell at Barker-Lane Stadium. Jai Boyd hauled in two touchdown receptions, while Bryan McCollum connected on field goals of 23 and a career-long 40 yards. However, the Catamounts were held to their lowest scoring

Press Release Duluth, GA - The Atlanta Gladiators, proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Nashville Predators and the American Hockey League’s Milwaukee Admirals, announced on Wednesday via the team’s YouTube channel that the team has signed forward Ethan Strang for the 2026-27 season. Ethan Strang signs with the Gladiators after two seasons in the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) with the Guildford Flames. In the 2025-26 campaign, the 25-year-old forward netted 1

Press Release Augusta, Ga. – A pair of closing-hole eagles propelled Western Carolina's Jace Butcher and Brewer Lael into the top 10 as the Western Carolina opened the 2026-27 season with a fourth-place finish Tuesday at the Jaguar Invitational, contested at Forest Hills Golf Club. Butcher and Lael each eagled their final hole of the 54-hole tournament to cap impressive closing rounds. Butcher drained an eagle on the par-4, 302-yard 18th, while Lael finished his round with