Two first-half takeaways from Cartersville’s defense paired with a renewed middle school connection as the Purple Hurricanes overran Mt. Zion Friday night at Weinman Stadium by a final score of 49-14.

Cartersville and Adairsville cross country runners were in action on Saturday, August 29.

Cass overcame two costly early miscues and a 14-point first-quarter deficit Friday night, erupting for 34 unanswered points over a stretch spanning the second and third quarters to defeat Sprayberry 50-29 at Doug Cochran Stadium.

Adairsville used a strong running game and a pair of late touchdowns to pull away from Woodland on Friday night, defeating the Wildcats 33-25 at Wildcats Stadium in a Bartow County intra-county rivalry game.

Cartersville volleyball defeated Harrison and Kell on Thursday night in Cobb County, improving to 15-1 this season. In other Thursday volleyball action, Adairsville beat Gordon Central in two sets in Calhoun; Woodland lost to Cedartown and Chattooga in Summerville; and Cass lost to host Etowah and River Ridge.

Cartersville remained perfect in Region 7-5A play Thursday, riding a dominant performance from pitcher Presley Crabbe to take sole possession of first place, while Adairsville picked up an important region victory over Calhoun and Woodland mounted a late rally before falling just short at Cedartown.

Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com In conjunction with WBHF and Bartow Sports Zone, Elite Stone Supply presents the ELITE ATHLETES OF THE MONTH. Each month, local high schools select an Elite Athlete of the Month from their varsity programs and share the information about their honoree through Bartow Sports Zone and on 100.3 FM and AM 1450, WBHF in Cartersville. Presley Crabbe is the August 2026 Elite Athlete of the Month representing Cartersville High School. The daught

August 26, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The visiting Trion Lady Bulldogs pounded out 17 hits and cruised to a 14-2 non-region win Wednesday night at Woodland. The Lady Cats struggled for only three hits offensively and committed six errors in the loss. Trion led 6-0 early, and after Woodland narrowed the margin to 6-2 in the bottom of the third, the Bulldogs added three runs in the fifth and five in the sixth to secure the win. Lillian Hollis had two hits for Wo

August 26, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Zoie Shiflett / File photo Zoie Shiflett tossed a six-inning, two-hit shutout Wednesday at Dellinger Park to blank Rockmart, 8-0. The right-hand hurler issued no walks and struck out three. The Lady Canes scored two runs in the first and five in the second inning to build an early 7-0 lead. They added an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth. Allana Williams and Carder Brock both hit solo home runs. Taryn Bradley triple

The Lady Tigers scored nine runs on ten hits, and pitcher Paislee Rooks limited the Lady Mustangs to only one run on five hits and two walks Wednesday night as Adairsville won at Kennesaw Mountain, 9-1.