Some local high school boy’s basketball teams advance in regional action; a lot SEC basketball tonight and more in our Wednesday Sports News and Notes…
** Several area high school basketball boy’s teams advance to regional finals after wins on Tuesday. Gainesville High School, Hawthorne, Union County, and Williston all got victories in their respective classifications.
** Lots of SEC men’s hoops tonight as Kentucky faces Vanderbilt, Auburn plays Texas A&M, Ole Miss plays South Carolina and Alabama takes on Mississippi State. Last night, suddenly hot Tennessee downed LSU 82-72.
** The SEC Swimming and Diving Championships go into a second day today with Florida in third in men’s competition and the women in seventh place.
** The Orlando Magic lost to the Charlotte Bobcats 105-92, and there could be some player movement with the NBA trade deadline coming up tomorrow. Miami plays Atlanta tonight.
** Golf begins its Match Play Championship today in Arizona with almost all of the sport’s big names on hand to play.