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Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Calvary Day, Savannah Christian face off in baseball state final
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — The GHSA Division Private Baseball Championship game will feature two teams from Savannah. Both Calvary Day and Savannah Christian swept semifinal matchups to meet up with each other in the final series. It is Calvary Day's second straight appearance in a GHSA Baseball State Championship. Last year, the Cavs made it to the title series but fell to Harlem 2-0. Calvary Day comes in a perfect 8-0 in the GHSA State Playoffs. On the other side, Savannah Christian is looking for its first state title since 2017. The Raiders have surprised many baseball fans by making it to the state championship game as a seven-seed. They also rebounded quickly after losing in the first round of the playoffs a season ago. The Savannah showdown will begin on May 19 at 5 p.m. at J.I. Clements Stadium in Statesboro. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
USA Today
21-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Savannah's own Brian Harman has best-ever finish at RBC Heritage, tying for third
Savannah's own Brian Harman has best-ever finish at RBC Heritage, tying for third HILTON HEAD S.C. — Brian Harman was right there in the hunt for the title on the back nine of Harbour Town Golf Links Sunday within a shot of the lead after a birdie on the par-4 13th hole at the 57th annual RBC Heritage. But the University of Georgia and Savannah Christian alum had back-to-back bogeys at the par-3 14th hole and the par-5 15th that set him back. The 38-year old kept his head down and finished with a flourish with an approach shot inside two feet for a kick-in birdie on the tough 18th hole. He shot 69 in the final round in his 16th appearance at Harbour Town and closed out the tournament in a tie for third at 14-under par, his best finish in the RBC Heritage. He was three shots back after 72 holes of eventual winner Justin Thomas, who beat Andrew Novak on the first playoff hole with a birdie at No. 18. Harman has been playing some excellent golf. He had his fourth PGA Tour win two weeks ago at the Valero Texas Open and entered this tournament at No. 24 in the World Golf Ranking after the first victory since his win at the 2023 Open Championship at Royal Liverpool. "If I had four or five swings back over the tournament, I think I would have been right there," Harman said. "I did my best, but was still short. But I enjoyed it — as you get older, you certainly take those times in contention. You sit around a little bit longer and try and soak it in a little bit." Harman drained a 22-foot birdie putt on the par-3 fourth hole and converted from 17 for another birdie on the par-4 sixth. He made another long putt from 23 feet for birdie at the 12th, and then cashed in on a 110-yard approach to six feet for another birdie at the par-4 13th. He bogeyed the par-3 14th when he missed the green left and missed a four-footer to save par. On the par-5 15th, his second shot found the water, and after taking a penalty stroke, he missed a nine footer for par. He lipped out a 16-footer for birdie on No. 17, then dialed in a 9-iron to 21 inches on the last for a closing birdie. "I finally played that hole (No. 18) like it's supposed to be played. I just wish I could have had a couple swings back on that back nine," said Harman, who lives on Sea Island. "But I wouldn't have done anything different. I felt really good over the ball. Hole 14 was just odd, and then 15 was a nothing lay-up; I probably got little cute with it trying to get it down there to get a perfect number and should have been a little more focused on trying to get it into the right quadrant of that fairway." The 5-foot-8, 155-pound lefty had a strong contingent of supporters as he always does at Harbour Town, where he made his first appearance in a professional tournament as a junior at Savannah Christian in 2004 at the age of 17, when he got a sponsor's exemption after winning the 2003 U.S. Junior Amateur the summer before. "This place is real special to me. It's nice to play in front of so many friends and family, and everybody did a great job," he said. Harman said he will take a couple weeks off before coming back for a run of four straight tournaments starting with the Truist Championship in Philadelphia May 8-11. He'll play in the PGA Championship May 15-18 at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he won his second PGA title at the Wells Fargo Championship in 2017. "The game feels great. I'll take a couple weeks off and rest up," Harman said. "I'm pretty tired. I'm pretty worn out. It'll be nice to rest up and try to come back and get back in contention as quick as I can. That's the best feeling in the world — being in contention." In the meantime, Harman is looking to spend some quality time with his family and enjoy one of his favorite pastimes in hunting. "Yeah, turkeys aren't going to be safe the next few days," he said with a laugh.
USA Today
18-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Brian Harman is continuing his run of strong play at the 57th RBC Heritage
Brian Harman is continuing his run of strong play at the 57th RBC Heritage Harbour Town Golf Links has always been a special place for Savannah native Brian Harman, who made his PGA Tour debut on the course as a 17-year old in the 2004 RBC Heritage after receiving an exemption to play as the U.S. Junior Amateur champion from the summer before. Now the 38-year old is at No. 24 in the World Golf Ranking and playing some excellent golf after winning his fourth PGA Tournament title two weeks ago at the Valero Texas Open. The University of Georgia and Savannah Christian alum had an excellent opening round Thursday as he shot a 5-under par 66 that sits in a tie for fifth place. Harman came out on fire as he birdied the par-4 first hole with a 12-footer. He kept his foot on the gas with an eagle on the par-5 second hole with an approach from 262 yards to 28 feet, where he drained an impressive putt. He birdied the par-5 fifth and holed a 24-foot putt on the par-4 ninth to make the turn at 5-under par 31. He said the round should have been even lower after his only bogey of the day on No. 18, where he missed a short putt for par. "I've been waiting on some good golf," said Harman, whose victory in San Antonio was his first since taking home the Claret Jug as the winner of the 2023 Open Championship. "I've been playing a lot better than I've been scoring, so I'm just going to try and take advantage of some good form and see what I can make out of it." Last year, Harman tied for 12th at the RBC Heritage after shooting his career best on the Harbour Town course with a 64 in the final round. He said the course is a good fit for his game. "It's a position golf course. I'm pretty comfortable driving it around here, and it's pretty demanding on the second shots," said Harman, who finished in a tie for 36th at the Masters last week. "But I enjoy trying to fit irons into those smaller spaces. I've always enjoyed playing the golf course. "I missed a few opportunities on the back nine, so we'll try to tighten that up a little bit. Missed a couple uncharacteristic putts ... I missed two putts inside of eight feet for birdie and then missed a short one on 18 for par, so yeah, could have been three or four better," he said. "But overall, a good day. Got off to a good start. Really drove the ball well, so I was happy about that." Harman said he wasn't surprised that Thomas had a round that tied the course record on what he called a "benign day" as far as the wind and course conditions went. Thomas was firing at flags as he recorded 11 birdies in his round. He had a shot to shoot the course record of 60, but just missed a 6-foot putt on 18. His 61 tied the course record shared by Troy Merritt (in the second round of the 2015 tournament) and David Frost (1994's second round). Thomas is three shots clear of defending champion and World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and Russell Henley, who are tied for second. Wyndham Clark shot 65 and is in solo fourth place. "I just played really solid. I feel like I didn't do anything crazy. I just drove the ball well, which is very, very important out here, and I felt like it was just one of those days I put the ball in a spot that I had a lot of good numbers," Thomas said. "I had a lot of kind of full wedges to where — although you have to be a little conservative at times out here, I felt like they were kind of pins and angles and everything that I could be a little aggressive and just kind of got rolling with it." Dennis Knight covers sports for the Savannah Morning News. Contact him at Dknight@ Twitter: @DennisKnightSMN
Yahoo
12-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Timeout snaffu costs Swainsboro shot at region title in wild night of Region 3-A DI action
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — A called late timeout in the Region 3-A Division I tournament potentially cost Swainsboro a trip to the state playoffs, which highlighted an exciting night of action on the boys' and girls' side on Feb. 11 at Savannah Country Day. Swainsboro boys' head basketball coach Brice Hobbs called a timeout late with less than five seconds remaining and his team trailing by one, 62-61, against Toombs County, but the Tigers did not have any more timeouts. The timeout was granted upon request. However, when the officials discussed the call, they informed Hobbs his team did not have a timeout. The coach thought he had a timeout. Swainsboro received a technical foul as a penalty for the violation. Toombs made one of two free throws. Toombs County also got the ball back and forced Swainsboro to foul with two seconds remaining. The Bulldogs stepped to the line and made both free throws. The final score was 65-61. In the final boys game of the night, Savannah Christian was able to defeat Savannah Country Day, who last year won the Region 3-AAA tournament title. Savannah Christian's hope of winning the region is still alive after a 45-40 win. On the girl's side, Swainsboro rolled past Toombs County, 54-35. In the other girls' game, Woodville-Tompkins held a 31-30 lead over St. Vincent's at the half. Thanks in large part to the Wolverines press defense. However, in the second half, St. Vincent's dominated. They scored 35 points, while only surrendering three, as they picked up the win. 65-34. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
