June 5, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Four local Little League Baseball youth teams remain in contention for Georgia Little League Northwest Section titles entering double-elimination tournament action on Friday night in Peachtree City. Cartersville Little League’s 7U coach-pitch, 8U Rookie Division, and 9U Sandlot Division teams are among the final three contenders remaining in their respective divisions. Bartow County Little League’s 7U coach-pitch team also re

June 3, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Georgia Athletic Directors Association has released its final Directors Cup standings for the 2025-26 school year, with Cartersville leading the local schools in the Class AAAA race. Cartersville was the highest ranking school in Region 7-AAAA and finished seventh overall in Class AAAA. Woodland finished 32nd, and Cass was 34th in the classification. Adairsville was not ranked in Class AAA as a non-GADA member. Marist wo

June 2, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Bodie Brumlow (left) is the 2026 GHSA Class AAAA Player of the Year. Reid Henson was selected to the 2026 All-State Team. Cartersville High golfers Bodie Brumlow and Reid Henson led the Purple Hurricanes to a second straight Class AAAA state championship this spring and have now been named All-State golfers in their classification. Brumlow, a rising senior, shot rounds of 65-69 (8-under par) at Savannah Golf Club to win the 2

June 2, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Cartersville High baseball alumni made an impact on the pro and college diamonds during the week, with Mason Barnett earning his third pitching win for Triple-A Las Vegas, Anthony Seigler homering twice to raise his season average to .300 for the Triple-A Worcester WooSox, and Caleb Daniel providing strong contributions for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at the NCAA Tournament. MiLB Mason Barnett improved to 3-1 last Thursda

May 25, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Cartersville Little League 8U Purple won the Georgia District 1 championship on Monday in Rockmart. Team members: Beau Bamforth, Brantley Bonner, Sawyer Crowe, James Gregory, Owen Hunnicutt, Lennox Kellogg, Beckham Mackey, Jacob Sadler, Easton Sammons, Gibbs Thomas, Jackson Walker, and Toccoa White. Manager: Justin Mackey. Coaches: Cody Bamforth, Evan Crowe, and Todd Thomas. The Cartersville Little League 8-and-under Purple t

May 25, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The NCAA Division I baseball regionals begin this weekend, while MiLB schedules enter the final month of their first-half schedules. MiLB Double-A leagues reset team records to 0-0 on June 23, and Triple-A resets the next day. First-half division winners secure playoff berths. MiLB Mason Barnett MASON BARNETT — Las Vegas Aviators (MLB Athletics Triple-A affiliate; 5th-year pro; Auburn; Cartersville HS) … was tagged with his f