April 16, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Cartersville Country Club member Chad Branton made it to the finals of the 2026 Georgia State Golf Association Senior Match Play Championship, but fell to champion Billy Mitchell 1-up. The 15th Senior Match Play Championship for players 55 and older was conducted at Echelon Golf Club in Alpharetta. The field of 60 players competed on the 6454-yard, par-72 layout. Branton qualified for the 16-man championship bracket by card

April 16, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Woodland hosted Bremen, Cartersville hosted North Paulding, and Cass visited Cherokee for soccer matches on Thursday evening. WOODLAND BOYS 1, BREMEN 0 The Wildcats finished their season in style Thursday night and evened their season record at 8-8 with a 1-0 win over the visiting Bremen Blue Devils. Following a scoreless first half, Woodland’s Hunter Limbaugh scored on a penalty kick in the game’s 55th minute. Wildcats’ go

April 16, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Harris Turner had two homers, two doubles, and eight RBI on Thursday at Dalton. The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes finished their Region 7-AAAA schedule without a loss on Thursday night by sweeping a doubleheader at Dalton. Meanwhile, Adairsville lost a second consecutive game to Northwest Whitfield, and Woodland was defeated in two games by Allatoona. CARTERSVILLE 20, DALTON 5 CARTERSVILLE 18, DALTON 4 The Purple Hurricane

April 16, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Adairsville Lady Tigers soccer team closed out the regular season in dominant fashion Wednesday night, blanking the North Murray Lady Mountaineers 8-0. Adairsville exploded out of the gate, scoring three goals in the first six minutes. Alivia Joslin opened the scoring in the 3rd minute off an assist from Ella Edwards. Edwards added a goal of her own just two minutes later, set up by Joslin. Alexa Damer made it 3-0 in th

April 16, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Woodland Wildcats got off to a lightning-fast start and never looked back, shutting out the East Paulding Raiders 3-0 in a boys' high school soccer match. Robin Evrard scored in the first minute off an assist from Aiden Carrillo to give Woodland an immediate 1-0 lead. Just 10 minutes later, Hunter Limbaugh drilled a free kick from the 40-yard line into the net, extending the advantage to 2-0 by the 11th minute. The Wild

April 15, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Adairsville Tigers track and field teams competed Tuesday in a seven-team meet hosted by Southeast Whitfield in Dalton. Top performances for Adairsville: First place Kinzie Griffin — 800-meter run — 2:49.00 Brayce-Lynn Reynolds — Discus throw — 82-1 Girls 4x800-meter relay — Kinzie Griffin, Madison Marin, Fernanda Singer, Bella Smith — 12:11.00 Torron Hale — 200-meter dash — 22.47 Cameron Jocelyn — 110-meter hurdles — 1

April 15, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Laney Saunders The Cartersville High School track and field teams finished runner-up to Carrollton on Tuesday as they hosted a five-team meet at Weinman Stadium. The Carrollton girls finished with 178.5 points, followed by Cartersville (130), Douglas County (124.5), Cass (90), and Alexander (58). The Carrollton boys totaled 212.5 points, followed by Cartersville (204), Douglas County (85.5), Cass (50), and Alexander (44). E

April 15, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Cass Lady Colonels celebrated their 2026 seniors on Tuesday night with a 2-1 home victory over the Pebblebrook Falcons.  Vanessa Garcia scored off an assist from Nat Hughes in the 33rd minute to give Cass a 1-0 advantage at halftime. The Colonels made it 2-0 in the second half when Ryland Piatt’s individual effort found the net in the game’s 74th minute. Pebblebrook scored a goal in the final minute, but the Lady Colone

April 14, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Tuesday night’s local high school baseball roundup includes one-sided wins by the Canes and Colonels, while Woodland and Adairsville dropped region contests. CARTERSVILLE 14, DALTON 4 The Hurricanes posted eleven runs in the first three innings Tuesday evening and cruised to defeat visiting Dalton 14-4 in six innings. Nate Russell (4 IP, 4R, 2ER, 4H, 3BB, 7K) collected the pitching victory. J.B. Nichols (2 IP, 0R, 1H, 1BB,

April 14, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Adairsville Lady Tigers defeated the visiting Cartersville Lady Canes 3-2 Tuesday evening at Adairsville High School, renewing a dormant girls' soccer rivalry after a 10-year hiatus. Cartersville controlled much of the early action, but Adairsville gradually settled into the match and struck first in the 22nd minute when Alexa Damer finished an assist from Addi Jerauld. Just five minutes later, Braylynn Martin extended