Which was the best local team in 2008?
While the Braves had an off-year (okay, waaaaay off) and the UGA football team didn't live up to the hype, we still had some great moments in local sports.
• More year-end news Best play of 2008 | Year in Review | Sports News
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Georgia Tech football: Surpassed
expectations, beat UGA. -
UGA baseball: Came within one
game of NCAA title. -
Hawks: First playoffs in 9 years, took
NBA champ Boston to seven games. -
Atlanta Falcons: They've won back
a city in one year after the Vick debacle. -
Buford Wolves: Two straight high
school football championships.. -
UGA gymnastics: Fourth-straight
NCAA title for the Gymdogs. -
- All photos AJC file, except Hawks photo by Scott Cunningham/NBAE via Getty Images

