The Woodland girls finished seventh of 20 teams to lead local squads at the 23rd annual Darlington Cross Country Festival. The Adairsville girls placed 16th, and the Tigers finished 23rd of 28 teams in the 5K boys’ race. Pace Academy won the girls’ and boys’ team titles. Cass’ Booker Gearhart (15th, 18:14) had the top individual finish among local runners competing individually.

The Cass Colonels remained unbeaten Friday night, overcoming a strong second-half challenge from Woodland before pulling away for a 42-21 victory at Wildcats Stadium.

The Cartersville Lady Canes secured the only local high school softball win on Thursday, defeating Dalton in Region 7-5A. Adairsville fell to visiting Ridgeland in a Region 7-4A game, while Woodland and Cass lost non-region games in Mableton and Atlanta.

Cartersville volleyball won twice at Woodland on Tuesday night, defeating the host Lady Cats 3-0 (25-10, 25-11, 25-7) in a Region 7-5A match and topping East Paulding (25-15, 25-11) in two straight sets. The wins lifted the Lady Canes to 30-3 overall and 5-0 in region play. Woodland slipped to 7-20 overall and 2-3 in region action.

The Lady Canes plated two runs in the bottom of the first inning, and pitcher Zoie Shiflett tossed a two-hit shutout Tuesday night as Cartersville blanked visiting Villa Rica 3-0.

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September 20, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Cartersville boys’ cross country team finished 14th of 28 teams in the Championship Division on Saturday at the 2026 Wingfoot XC Classic held at Sam Smith Park and hosted by the Atlanta Track Club. In all, 221 high school teams competed across multiple divisions, with races for middle school teams and open divisions as well. Carson Dobur of Northgate (15:30.30) won the boys’ individual title in the Championship Divi

After three scoreless innings and a brief 1-0 lead for Calhoun in the middle of the fourth inning on Saturday at the Cass Athletic Complex, the Lady Colonels scored nine unanswered runs to beat the Yellow Jackets 9-1 in six innings.

The Cartersville Lady Canes’ volleyball team won three home matches Friday in the Storm Center. Adairsville volleyball fell on Thursday at Sonoraville.

Cass High School football overcame a fast start by Villa Rica and a second-half comeback attempt by the Wildcats to remain unbeaten Friday night. The No. 7-ranked Colonels scored the final 10 points of the game to defeat Villa Rica 31-21 at Sam McIntyre Stadium in the Region 7-5A opener for both teams.