August 20, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Cartersville volleyball defeated Pepperell in straight sets and beat region-rival Dalton in four sets Tuesday night at Dalton High School. The Lady Canes topped Pepperell 25-11 and 25-5. Cartersville lost the opening set to Dalton 21-25, but bounced back in the next three sets, winning 25-21, 25-9, and 25-20. Amara Ejieke totaled 26 kills and three blocks across the six sets. Adelyn England had 15 kills. Blakely Morris co

August 19, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Adairsville Lady Tigers scored three runs in the second inning and added five more in the seventh Wednesday night to win at Calhoun, 8-3. The Tigers outhit Calhoun 12 to 4, and the Adairsville defense made no errors. Adairsville pitchers Chloe Hill (3 IP, 3ER, 2H, 2BB, 2K) and Paislee Rooks (4 IP, 0R, 2H, 0BB, 2K) combined for four strikeouts, with Hill collecting the win and Rooks closing out the final 13 batters. Mad

August 19, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Woodland volleyball dropped a 1-3 home decision on Tuesday to Darlington (15-25, 20-25, 25-17, 16-25). Ava Lawler had 17 assists, 10 digs, and two aces across the four sets. Dayana Jaimes totaled 20 digs and two aces. Aby Childs finished with 10 digs, three kills, and two aces. Emily Guin produced 10 digs, six kills, and two aces. Bella King supplied four blocks, three digs, and five kills, and Reese Martinak contributed 1

August 18, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Lady Canes pounded out 14 hits and produced 13 runs in just four offensive frames Tuesday at Dellinger Park to defeat Woodland 13-0. Zoie Shiflett tossed a four-inning shutout for Cartersville, yielding just two hits and one walk while fanning eleven. LaKiaya Banks homered twice for the Lady Canes. Allana Williams and Shiflett also hit home runs. Banks totaled three hits and three RBI. Williams added a double and two R

August 17, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Sonoraville Lady Phoenix scored runs in each of their four frames Monday night to defeat the Woodland Lady Cats, 12-4. All four Woodland runs crossed in the third inning, narrowing the margin to 7-4 at the time. Bella Kuykendall (4 IP, 12R, 5ER, 9H, 3BB) pitched all four innings for the Lady Cats. Kylee Poston (double, two RBI), Gracie Korb (RBI), Lilian Hollis (RBI), and Bailey Ryan (double) each had one hit for the W

August 17, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com MLB / MiLB MASON BARNETT — MLB Athletics; 5th-year pro; Auburn; Cartersville HS) … made a four-inning start at home on August 11 and was saddled with the pitching loss as the Athletics fell 12-4 to the Tampa Bay Rays. Barnett was charged with six runs (five earned) on five hits and three walks. Three of the five hits against him were homers, and he left the game trailing 6-2. The 25-year-old right-hand pitcher has split ti

August 16, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Lady Tigers hosted a tournament on Saturday and won their pool before falling to eventual tournament runner-up Sonoraville in the semifinals. Calhoun defeated Sonoraville in the championship. Other tournament participants included Gordon Central, Cedartown, and Southeast Whitfield. Adairsville topped Gordon Central 25-10, 25-12 in the first match of pool play, and beat Pickens 25-20, 27-25 to clinch their pool. Sonorav

August 15, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Woodland softball exploded for nine runs in the top of the third inning on Saturday at McEachern and rolled to a 14-5 win over the Indians in five innings. The Lady Cats outhit McEachern 9 to 3 and took advantage of seven errors by the Lady Indians. Three Woodland pitchers worked short stints in the circle. Evelyne Tucker struck out four and allowed only one hit in two scoreless innings to earn the win. Rilynn DeBoard had

August 14, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Chloe Hill tossed a five-inning one-hitter Friday night, and the Lady Tigers scored nine runs on ten hits to blank visiting Whitefield Academy 9-0. Hill allowed just one single and four walks. She struck out seven. Lily Brookshire had two hits, including a solo home run. Hill also contributed two hits. Ansley Powell (double, three RBI), Sydney Satterfield (RBI), Madison Brookshire (RBI), Heidi Rickett (RBI), Paislee Rooks

August 14, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Cartersville volleyball won two matches in the Storm Center Thursday night, defeating North Forsyth in three sets (21-25, 30-28, 15-12) and River Ridge in straight sets (25-20, 25-20). In the win over North Forsyth, Amara Ejieke had 12 kills, and Holly Dufrene totaled nine kills and eight blocks. Blakely Morris, Kinsey Wiggins, and Reese Gibson each contributed four blocks. Adelynn England and McKenzie Wilkie finished wit