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New GHSA rule yields more blockbuster high school football games in 2026

The state’s best football teams found it harder to find opponents willing to play them this offseason after the GHSA passed a rule that penalizes teams for losing nonregion ga...

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Baseball finals recap: 3 teams win 1st titles; Loganville etches history

Three schools won their first-ever baseball titles this week as Georgia's high school state championships wrapped up.

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Final girls basketball rankings: 4 first-time state champions finish No. 1

In the final girls basketball rankings after the state championships, four first-time winners finish No. 1.

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Georgia Tech's Ryan Zuckerman hits a two-run single against Oklahoma during the third inning of the Atlanta Regional game Sunday, May 31, 2026, at Russ Chandler Stadium in Atlanta. Tech lost 15-8, setting up a rubber match with Oklahoma on Monday that will decide who advances. (Erik S. Lesser for the AJC)
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