Jon Nelson

Dec 14, 2024 | roughdraftatlanta.com | Pamela Kirkland |Jon Nelson

The state is preparing for the Georgia High School Football Championships at Mercedes-Benz Stadium Dec. 16 to 18, 2024. GPB's Pamela Kirkland spoke with Jon Nelson of GPB Sports about what to expect from the growing sport of flag football. TRANSCRIPTPamela Kirkland: Joining me now is the man who's been all over every game this season. GPB sports broadcaster Jon Nelson. Jon, thanks for joining me.

Dec 14, 2024 | roughdraftatlanta.com | Orlando Montoya |Jon Nelson

Georgia High School Association's tackle and flag football championships begin Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. GPB is your exclusive home for live TV coverage of every game. GPB Sports' Jon Nelson helps break down the important storylines in this year's tackle football competition. Orlando Montoya: Great to have you here again, Jon. Jon Nelson: Good to be with you, my friend. Orlando Montoya: I know we're talking about flag football elsewhere on GPB radio, so let's focus on the tackle on this program.

Nov 17, 2024 | soccerdownhere.net | Jon Nelson

(All photos courtesy Madison Schulte/Madison Schulte Media)The Emory Eagles advanced to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Division III women’s soccer playoffs with a 1-0 win over Pacific Lutheran University Sunday afternoon in Northeast Atlanta. They now prepare for a matchup against the 21-0-0 Loras (IA) College Duhawks next weekend. Emory had some success with possession and attack up the left-hand side in the first fifteen minutes but didn’t get their first chance on-target until the 19th minute.

Jul 8, 2024 | gpb.org | Jon Nelson

Follow along with GPB Sports' Jon Nelson for daily updates from Copa América, the international soccer tournament which held two of its many games in Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The United States National Men's Team were knocked out in group play - see Day 12 for that - but the tourney goes on. Quarterfinals Day Three: Now, We KnowThe matchups to determine the semifinals in the right-hand side of the bracket had a fair amount of intrigue in both.

Jun 28, 2024 | roughdraftatlanta.com | Jon Nelson

It is a testament to Atlanta - "Soccer City, USA" - that just over 59,000 people made it to Mercedes-Benz Stadium to watch the U.S. Men's National Team take on Panama in match day two of the Copa America Thursday. The fans of the red, white, and blue came to a dinner-hour kickoff and fought traffic, rolling roadblocks, and detours to see what was a seminal moment in the tenure of U.S. Men's National Team head coach Gregg Berhalter and the host country of the tournament.