October 5, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Local athletes continued to make their mark at the professional and collegiate levels this past weekend, with former Bartow County standouts competing across the country in football, golf, rifle, cross country, volleyball, and soccer. Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence and PGA TOUR Champions veterans Joe Durant and Boo Weekley highlighted the professional ranks, while athletes from Cartersville, Cass, Woodlan

The Cartersville High School competition cheer team maintained its impressive streak on Saturday, winning first place for the third consecutive time at the Allatoona Invitational. Cartersville previously won the Class 5A division at Buford on September 26 and at Roswell on September 19.

The Woodland girls cross country team placed third, and the Woodland boys team placed 12th at the Alexander Invitational on Saturday at Foxhall Sporting Club in Douglasville.

Adairsville’s offense missed some red zone opportunities Friday night at Bruins Stadium and committed late, costly turnovers in a 28-14 loss to Northwest Whitfield.

The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes' defense set the tone from the opening kickoff Friday night, and the No. 1-ranked team in Class 5A rolled to a 50-0 victory over No. 7 Cass at Doug Cochran Stadium on the campus of Cass High School.

Woodland led 3-0 early, but Villa Rica scored 42 unanswered to win a battle of Wildcats.

The Cass Lady Colonels built an 8-0 lead by the middle of the fourth inning Thursday evening and went on to win at Woodland 12-4. Adairsville collected more hits on Tuesday, but an eight-run third inning lifted the visiting Heritage-Catoosa Generals to an 8-5 Region 7-4A win.

Cartersville volleyball defeated North Cobb in three straight sets Tuesday (25-12, 25-11, 25-10) and collected a Region 7-5A win over Villa Rica by forfeit.

Addie Harris of Cartersville High, Julian Medina of Woodland High, Alexis Scott of Adairsville High, and Lawson Weeks of Cass High have been selected as the September 2026 Elite Athletes of the Month presented by Elite Stone Supply, BartowSportsZone.com, and WBHF-Cartersville.

Adairsville, Cartersville, and Woodland picked up important region victories Tuesday, while Cass suffered a shutout loss. The Lady Tigers used a 14-hit attack to defeat Northwest Whitfield 11-5, the Lady Canes collected 12 hits in a 9-5 win over Allatoona, and Woodland rallied past Dalton 8-6, while Cedartown blanked Cass 6-0.