February 15, 2026 The Adairsville Tigers opened play in the Region 7-AAA basketball tournament on Saturday afternoon at home with a 67-59 win over Ridgeland. For the 6th-seeded Tigers, it was their third win this season over the 7th-seeded Panthers. Adairsville won at Ridgeland in early January 53-29 and beat the Panthers 62-39 on January 30. No individual stats or details were provided. The season ended for Ridgeland with an 8-18 record. Adairsville (5-21) advanced to play 3

February 15, 2026 The Cartersville High School track and field team began its 2026 season on Saturday by participating in the 12-team Allatoona High School All-Comers Meet in Acworth. The Cartersville boys scored 128 points to finish second, only one-half point behind host Allatoona. Cherokee (123.50), Heritage-Conyers (86.50), and North Paulding (73.50) rounded out the top five. The Lady Canes (67) tied for fifth behind North Paulding (111.50), Allatoona (105.50), Etowah (10

February 15, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Georgia Highlands College baseball completed a four-game weekend sweep of visiting Lincoln Trail CC with two more wins on Saturday. The Chargers, who beat the Statesmen 17-0 and 11-4 on Friday, won 14-4 in five innings and 12-1  in six innings on Saturday. David McKechnie (4.2 IP, 4ER, 7H, 1BB, 9K) struck out nine and was the winning pitcher in Saturday’s opener. Sam Clower retired the game’s final out in relief. Matthew

February 14, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Woodland Wildcats won a third-straight game to open the 2026 season on Saturday, taking a 6-4 decision at Kennesaw Mountain. The Wildcats took advantage of a walk, a hit batter, an error, and a passed ball to break open a 4-4 game and scored twice in the top of the seventh inning. Alfredo Romo also had a clutch RBI single in the go-ahead frame. Woodland utilized six pitchers in brief stints during the win. Logan Smit

February 14, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Georgia Highlands College softball split two games on Saturday at the Gadsden State Classic. The Chargers lost to the host Cardinals 8-4, but responded in their second game of the day with a 24-3 win over Alpena CC (MI).  Gadsden State scored six runs in the first inning to build an early advantage. The Chargers narrowed the margin to 6-4 with a run in the third and three in the fourth, but the Cardinals put the game awa

February 14, 2026 Photos: Adairsville Wrestling Community / Facebook Adairsville High School wrestler Jaylee Long won the 100-pound GHSA Girls State Championship on Saturday in Morrow. Long was seeded 15th in the 16-wrestler all-classification field, but won four straight bouts on Friday and Saturday to capture the title. She won her first two bouts by pinfall on Friday, including a pin of 2nd-seeded Tatum Rooks of Shiloh. Long won by major decision in the state semifinals on

February 14, 2026 The Woodland High School wrestling team captured the 2026 Class AAAA GHSA Traditional Wrestling State Championship Saturday, with ten individuals earning top-five spots in their respective weight classes. The Woodland victory completed a season sweep of the two state championship tournaments in Class AAAA. Woodland also won the State Duals Tournament championship, defeating Cass in the finals. Woodland and Cass have dominated their classification in recent y

February 14, 2026 The Cartersville boys basketball team lost its regular-season final game on Saturday, falling to host Darlington 91-57 at the Darlington Valentine Day Showcase Invitational. The host Tigers improved to 23-2 on the season with the non-region win. Cartersville (20-5) will play next on Thursday at home in the semifinal round of the Region 7-AAAA tournament. The Canes will play either Allatoona, Cedartown, or Woodland.  Woodland plays Cedartown on Monday. The wi

February 14, 2026 Boys Basketball Region 7-AAAA At Cartersville
High School Monday (2/16)
 #6 Cedartown vs. #7 Woodland, 5:30
 #5 Cass vs. #8 Southeast Whitfield, 8:30 
 Tuesday (2/17)
 #3 Allatoona vs. #6 Cedartown/#7 Woodland, 5:30
 #4 Dalton vs. #5 Cass/#8 Southeast Whitfield, 8:30
 Thursday (2/19)
 #2 Cartersville vs. #3 Allatoona/#6 Cedartown/#7 Woodland, 5:30
 #1 Hiram vs. #4 Dalton/#5 Cass/#8 Southeast, 8:30
 Friday (2/20)
 Consolation: 5:30
 Championship: 8:30 Girls B

February 14, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Georgia Highlands College softball team dropped two games on Friday at the Northeast Alabama Classic, losing to the McLennan CC Highlanders of Waco, Texas, 11-2, and host Northeast Alabama CC 9-0. McLennan broke open a 2-2 game in the bottom of the third inning by posting five runs. The Highlanders added four more runs over the next two frames for their victory and out-hit the Chargers eight to two. Northeast Alabama