February 18, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Georgia Highlands College softball won both games of a home doubleheader on Tuesday, sweeping Cleveland State CC (TN) 13-4 and 5-2. In the opener, the Chargers broke open a 4-4 game with three runs in the third and added six in the fourth to pull away. In Game 2, GHC pitcher Haley Curtis went seven strong innings in the circle and struck out five to limit the Cleveland State offense. CeCe Williams (2 IP, 4ER, 4H, 2BB, 1K

February 18, 2026 WOODLAND GIRLS 8, NORTH COBB 2 The Lady Cats led 3-2 at halftime on Tuesday, but overpowered the visiting North Cobb Lady Warriors with five unanswered goals in the second half to record Woodland’s first win. Ansley Burns and Mahdi Hernandez each scored two goals for the Lady Cats. Maddie Weightman, Jaqueline Arias, Samantha Espinosa, and Avery Burns added one goal each. Woodland goalkeeper Maya Baldwin was credited with a few saves, including one on a break

February 18, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Cartersville Lady Canes picked up a solid road victory Tuesday night, defeating the Heritage-Catoosa Lady Generals 3-1 in a non-region showdown at Heritage High School in Ringgold. Junior forward Helen Leaming set the tone early, netting the game's opening goal 30 minutes into the first half to give Cartersville a 1-0 lead and valuable momentum on the visitors' side. The Lady Generals (2-1) responded before halftime,

February 17, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Damir McBride knocks down two of his 14 points as the Eagles defeated Sugar Hill Christian on Tuesday, 73-54. The Excel Christian Academy boys basketball team defeated Sugar Hill Christian 73-54 on Tuesday at Gordon State College in Barnesville to advance to the GAPPS Class A state championship game. The Eagles will now try to defend the Georgia Association of Private and Parochial Schools (GAPPS) Class A state title the

February 17, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Georgia Highlands Chargers baseball team swept a home doubleheader with USC Salkehatchie on Monday, winning 14-1 and 19-5 at Cdr. Robert Bentley USN (Ret) Baseball Field. The Chargers scored ten runs in the second inning of the opener and outhit the Indians eleven to four. Alex Karst and Wyatt Gatlin homered for GHC. Carson Page and Andrew Bishop each had two hits.  Braxton Wade collected the Game 1 pitching win for