In Columbus, Ga., Sequoyah ended Evans' run in the Class AAAA playoffs with a 1-0 win Friday.

In Class AAAAA, Greenbrier was eliminated after a walk-off, three-run home lifted Kennesaw Mountain 4-1 in nine innings.

In Class AAA, Thomson's bid to win a state championship ended with a 5-2 loss to West Laurens.

Thomson was blanked 2-0 by Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe, from the Metro Atlanta area, in its opener on Thursday.

Thomson, which was ranked as high as No. 5 in the state this season, finished with an overall record of 25-7-1.

In Class AA, Screven County beat Vidalia 9-1 but was ousted after a 2-0 loss to Rockmart.

A book about Georgia Southern football coach Chris Hatcher is being released today.

Hatch Attack , written by Macon Telegraph sports editor Daniel Shirley , costs $22.95 for the hardback. It can be ordered by calling (706) 477-0172, e-mailing hatch. attack.book@gmail.com or visiting www. indigo publishing.com.

The book's official Web site is www.hatchattackbook.com.

- In Savannah, Ga., the Augusta State volleyball team defeated King 3-0 (27-25, 25-23, 25-29) on the first day of play at the Peach Belt Conference/Conference Carolinas Crossover Tournament on Friday.

The Georgia Cross cyclocross race series will make a stop in Augusta this weekend at Lake Olmstead Park.

The first race will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday, and the last race, featuring elite racers, is scheduled for 2 p.m. The Augusta Cross Coalition is playing host to the event.

Top-seeded Robin Soderling edged Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 7-6 (4), 6-4 in the Stockholm Open quarterfinals, remaining on course for a third home final in the Swedish capital.

The 10th-ranked Swede, a surprise French Open finalist, will play Marcos Baghdatis, of Cyprus, in one semifinal today. Baghdatis ousted French qualifier Arnaud Clement 6-4, 6-4.

Olivier Rochus, of Belgium, will meet Thomaz Bellucci, of Brazil, in the other semifinal.

- In Moscow, Alisa Kleybanova upset defending champion Jelena Jankovic, 6-4, 6-3, to advance to the semifinals of the Kremlin Cup. Kleybanova will play Olga Govortsova, of Belarus, who crusied past Vera Dushevina 6-3, 6-0.

- In Luxembourg, Yanina Wick-mayer defeated Kirsten Flipkens 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-1 in an all-Belgian battle to reach the semifinals of the Luxembourg Open.

- The United States will play the first round of the Fed Cup in France on clay, the French tennis federation said.

The best-of-five series scheduled Feb. 6-7 will be played on indoor clay in the Northern city of Lievin.

In Lexington, Ky., Bluegrass Princess and Eye of Taurus gave jockey John Velazquez and trainer Kiaran McLaughlin a sweep of the two division races in the Grade III $125,000 Pin Oak Valley Stakes.

- In Arcadia, Calif., Bel Air Sizzle rallied to win Friday's $57,506 feature by a half-length and end a 10-racing skid at Santa Anita's Oak Tree meeting.

Jack Poole , the man who brought the 2010 Winter Olympics to Vancouver, died. He was 76.

Vancouver Olympic officials said he died Friday in hospital after a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer.

His death comes a day after the flame for the Vancouver Games was lit in Greece.