Sportsman’s Corner: College, Pro Sports and Outdoors for Jan. 19-25
From Staff Reports
With the conclusion of college and pro football for area teams, the sports focus turns to basketball and seasonal hunting and fishing.
Below are the upcoming schedules for the area’s major college basketball teams – Georgia, Georgia Tech, Auburn – plus the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks, the NFL’s playoff schedule as well as hunting seasons in Coweta County that are in progress, hunting and fishing license information, lake levels and sunrise / sunset times.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Georgia Bulldogs (5-13)
Jan. 12 – at Mississippi State … L, 72-88
Jan. 15 – Vanderbilt … L, 66-73
Wednesday – at Auburn … L, 60-83
Saturday – at South Carolina, 3:30 pm – SEC Network
Jan. 25 – Alabama, 6:30 pm – SEC Network
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7-10)
Jan. 12 – at Boston College … W, 81-76
Jan. 15 – at North Carolina … L, 65-88
Wednesday – Wake Forest … L, 64-80
Jan. 26 – Florida State, 9 pm – ACC Network
Jan. 29 – Miami, Noon – BSS
Auburn Tigers (17-1)
Jan. 11 – at Alabama … W, 81-77
Jan. 15 – at Ole Miss … W, 80-71
Wednesday – Georgia … W, 83-60
Saturday – Kentucky, 1 pm – CBS
Jan. 25 – at Missouri, 8:30 pm – SEC Network
PRO SPORTS
NBA – Atlanta Hawks (19-25)
Jan. 15 – New York Knicks … L, 108-117
Jan. 17 – Milwaukee Bucks … W, 121-114
Wednesday – Minnesota Timberwolves … W, 134-122
Friday – Miami Heat, 7:30 pm – BSSE
Sunday – at Charlotte Hornets, 7 pm – BSSE
Monday – Chicago Bulls, 7:30 pm – BSSE
Jan. 26 – Sacramento Kings, 7:30 pm – BSSE
Jan. 28 – Boston Celtics, 7:30 pm – ESPN / BSSE
Jan. 30 – Los Angeles Lakers, 1 pm – BSSE
Feb. 1 – Toronto Raptors, 7:30 pm – BSSE
BSSE – Bally Sports Southeast
NFL – DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS
Saturday, Jan. 22
Cincinnati Bengals (11-7) at Tennessee Titans (12-5), 4:30 pm – CBS
San Francisco 49ers (11-7) at Green Bay Packers (13-4), 8:15 pm – FOX
Sunday, Jan. 23
Los Angeles Rams (13-5) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (14-4), 3 pm – NBC
Buffalo Bills (12-6) at Kansas City Chiefs (12-5), 6:30 pm – CBS
HUNTING SEASON DATES – COWETA
(Jan. 19,2022 to May 15, 2022)
Canada Goose – to Jan. 31
Coots – to Jan. 31
Crows – to Feb. 28
Dove – to Jan. 31
Ducks – to Jan. 31
Falconry – (Squirrel) to March 15 / (Rabbit, Quail) to
March 15 / (Grouse) to March 15
Fox & Bobcat – to Feb. 28
Gallinules – to Jan. 31
Grouse – to Feb. 28
Mergansers – to Jan. 31
Opossum – to Feb. 28
Quail – to Feb. 28
Rabbit – to Feb. 28
Raccoon – to Feb. 28
Sea Ducks – to Jan. 31
Snipe – to Feb. 28
Snow & White-fronted Geese – to Jan. 31
Squirrel – to Feb. 28
Turkey – March 26, 27 (S.O. Youth / Mobility Impaired)
Turkey – April 2 to May 15 / Statewide
Woodcock – to Jan. 24
Hunting & Fishing License Info: Call 1-800-366-2661
Visit https://georgiawildlife.com/licenses-permits-passes
LAKE LEVELS
Jackson Lake – Full 528 ft.; Jan. 17 (528.05 ft.)
Lake Harding – Full 520 ft; Jan. 17 (520.27 ft.)
Lake Wedowee – Full 793.0 ft.; Jan. 17 (784.60 ft.)
West Point Lake – Full 635 ft.; Jan. 17 (630.05 ft.)
SUNRISE / SUNSET
Wednesday – Rise 7:41 am; Set 5:58 pm
Thursday – Rise 7:40 am; Set 5:59 pm
Friday – Rise 7:40 am; Set 6:00 pm
Saturday – Rise 7:39 am; Set 6:01 pm
Sunday – Rise 7:39 am; Set 6:02 pm
Monday – Rise 7:38 am; Set 6:03 pm
Tuesday – Rise 7:38 am; Set 6:04 pm
