August 7, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Adairsville High volleyball team opened the 2026 season on Thursday evening with two hard-fought losses, falling in three sets to host Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe (26-28, 25-19, 13-15) and losing two tight sets with Murray County (23-25 and 21-25). Senior Alexis Scott finished the night with 23 total kills and 10 digs. Junior setter Teaghan Myers finished with 36 assists and 9 digs, and sophomore Libero Nadelyn Dodson fin

August 7, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Lady Colonels outscored host Allatoona 5-1 over the final three and one-half innings, but an early 9-0 advantage for the Lady Buccaneers was too much to overcome in a 10-5 loss. Allatoona posted two runs in the first, five in the second, and two more in the third for an early nine-run advantage. The Colonels scored four runs on four hits in the fourth to narrow the margin to 9-4, but would get no closer. The Bucs went u

August 7, 2026 The Woodland volleyball team opened its 2026 season on Thursday night at home with a pair of three-set losses. The Wildcats won the opening set over Chattooga 25-15, but fell in the next two sets 16-25 and 2-15. Woodland also won the first set against Pepperell 25-19, before losing the middle set 16-25 and the deciding set 13-15. In the opener against Chattooga, Dayana Jaimes had seven digs, two aces, and two assists. Ava Lawler contributed nine assists and fou

August 6, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Zoie Shiflett hit two home runs and drove in six runs, while Presley Crabbe pitched a run-rule shortened no-hitter on Thursday evening as the Lady Canes rolled at Dalton 19-0 in three innings. Cartersville scored 13 runs in the third inning to seal the victory. LaKiaya Banks hit a three-run home run, and Shiflett hit a two-run shot to center field in the Canes’ third. Carder Brock added a two-run single. Sam Evans drew a wa

August 5, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Zoie Shiflett fires a pitch. The Lady Canes defeated Villa Rica 4-3 on Wednesday night to win their home opener and the first game at the new softball facility at Dellinger Park. The visiting Wildcats scored three runs in the top of the second to take an early lead, but Cartersville scored single runs from the second through the fifth innings to secure a one-run victory. Cartersville pitcher Zoie Shiflett struck out 12 batt