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March 24, 2025 The Cartersville High gymnastics team finished fourth last Friday at the Bowden Invitational in Carrollton. The Hurricanes placed fourth with a team score of 93.425. Bremen won the invitational (107.025), followed by Bowdon (101.55) and Pike County (97.475). Emerie Elrod led Cartersville with a third place vault score of 9.1. Other scoring contributors for the Lady Canes were Sydney Jackson, Laney Saunders, Adalynn Weir, Kyndal Shook, and Katy Grace Wolfe. Cartersville is currently ranked in eighth place in the Class A-4A standings. The next meet for the Hurricanes is at Lovett on March 31.

March 24, 2025 Former Woodland High School standout wrestlers Caleb Henson and Jaxon Smith earned NCAA Division I All-American status this past weekend at the National Championship Tournament in Philadelphia. Defending national champion, Henson was edged in the finals. Smith placed sixth in his division. WRESTLING Caleb Henson followed up last season's title with a runner-up finish in 2025. CALEB HENSON — Virginia Tech (Jr., Woodland HS) … The defending national champion in the 149-pound weight class reached the NCAA National Championship finals this past Saturday in Philadelphia but came up just short of a second consecutive title in a 1-0 loss to 2nd-seeded Ridge Lovett of Nebraska. Nicknamed “The Hitman,” Henson reached the finals by taking a 6-2 decision over Dylan D’Emilio of Ohio State in the semifinals. He is only the second Hokie to make finals appearances. Last Thursday, Henson handled 33rd-seeded Teague Travis of Oklahoma State and 17th-ranked Jaden Aboas of Stanford to reach the quarterfinals. He then secured three-time All-American status with his 8-5 decision on Friday over 8th-seeded Jordan Williams of Little Rock. Virginia Tech placed eleventh in the 2024-25 team standings. Henson completed his junior season with a 30-2 record and is 87-9 in his collegiate career. Jaxon Smith was 20-7 in 2024-25. JAXON SMITH — University of Maryland (R-Jr., Woodland HS) … finished sixth at the NCAA National Championship in Philadelphia this past weekend in the 184-pound weight class and achieved All-American status. Seeded eighth entering the tournament, he had wins over No. 25 Jarred McGill of Edinboro, No. 9 Reece Heller of Pittsburgh, No. 14 DJ Parker of Oklahoma, and No. 12 Silas Allred of Nebraska, and he lost in the national quarterfinals to No. 1 Carter Starocci of Penn State who went on to win a fifth national title. He also had consolation losses to No. 3 Max McEnelly of Minnesota and No. 6 Chris Foca of Cornell. Smith finished the season with a 20-7 record. Maryland finished tied for 24th place in the team standings. CHINA CBA — PRO BASKETBALL ASHTON HAGANS — Xinjiang Flying Tigers (6th yr. pro; Cartersville native; University of Kentucky; Newton HS) … finished a 116-103 loss to Zhejiang on March 18 with four points, five assists, two rebounds, one steal, and one blocked shot. He did not play in a 115-86 win over Sichuan this past Saturday. The Flying Tigers play Qingdao, Shandong, and Shanghai this week on the road. The team has a 30-12 record and is in third place in the 20-team league behind Guangsha (37-6) and Shanxi (32-11). TENNIS EMILY BUSH — University of North Georgia (Jr., Cartersville HS) … won her Line 5 singles match 7-5, 6-2 but lost 0-6 at Line 3 doubles with partner Carolina Reis in the 2nd-ranked Nighthawks’ 3-4 loss at home to 18th-ranked University of West Florida on March 18. On Monday, UNG (9-5, 1-0) plays at Tusculum University and hosts 5th-ranked Flagler College in a Peach Belt Conference match on Saturday. TRACK AND FIELD HAYDEN CAGLE — Berry College (Sr., Cartersville HS) … finished 35th (12.28m / 48-3.50) in the shot put and 37th (33.59m / 110-2.00) in the javelin throw last Friday and Saturday at the Emory Spring Break Classic in Atlanta. The Vikings return to Emory Thursday through Saturday for the Emory Thrills in the Hills Invitational. KAITLYN GODWIN — University of North Florida (Fr., Cass HS) … placed 57th (12.43) in the 100-meter dash and the University of Central Florida Black and Gold Invitational this past Friday and Saturday. Next for the Ospreys is the Raleigh Relays on Thursday and Friday. JOSEPH WOMACK — Furman University (Fr., Cartersville resident, Darlington HS) … finished 27th (50.48) in the 400-meter dash this past weekend at the Charlotte 49er Classic. The Paladins will participate in the Raleigh Relays on Thursday and Friday. GOLF Buck Brumlow BUCK BRUMLOW — University of Georgia (Sr., Cartersville HS) … carded rounds of 69-75-67 (5-under-par) and tied for eighth individually as the Bulldogs won the 16-team Linger Longer Invitational on March 16-18 at The Landing at Reynolds Lake Oconee in Greensboro, Georgia. The Bulldogs had all five team members finish in the top ten of 95 players. Thirty-seventh-ranked Georgia shot 30-under-par and won by two shots over 18th-ranked Alabama and nine shots over the University of South Florida. Next on the UGA schedule is The Goodwin, hosted by Stanford University at TPC Harding Park, where the Bulldogs are the defending champions. BLANE DAVIS — Georgia College (Sr., Cartersville HS) … shot 77-79-75 (21-over) and tied for 68th on March 16-17 as GCSU hosted the Bobcat Invitational at Cuscowilla on Lake Oconee in Eatonton.  The Bobcats will play in the Peach Belt Conference Championship on April 18-20 at Forest Hills Golf Club in Augusta. BRODY TIDWELL — Georgia State University (So., Cartersville HS) … fired rounds of 73-78-71 (6-over) and tied for 47th individually at the Linger Longer Invitational on March 16-18 at The Landing at Reynolds Lake Oconee. The Panthers finished 13th in the 16-team field. Georgia State will play in the Seahawk Intercollegiate on Monday and Tuesday in Cape Fear, North Carolina. SOFTBALL KILEY ARNOLD — Shorter University (So., Cartersville HS) … went 2-for-9 including one double, three walks, and scored three runs in four road losses this past Friday and Saturday — two at UNC Pembroke and two at Francis Marion University. The Hawks (4-21, 1-7 Conference Carolinas) visit Erskine College for a doubleheader on Wednesday, host Lees-McRae College on Friday, and Young Harris College on Saturday. HAYLEE DISHMON — Georgia Highlands College (So., Cass HS) … in one game at Wallace State CC on March 18 and a home game against Georgia Military College this past Saturday, Dishmon was 1-for-7 with one RBI and one run scored. The Chargers (20-12, 1-3 GCAA) host South Georgia State for a doubleheader on Friday and East Georgia State for two games on Saturday. PEYTON DORN — Brewton Parker College (Fr., Woodland HS) … made a 5-⅓ inning start and was charged with the pitching start last Friday in a 4-3 loss at Faulkner University. Dorn allowed four runs (three earned) on seven hits and two walks. The Barons (10-15-1, 4-6 Southern State Athletic Conference) host the University of Mobile for a doubleheader on Friday and William Carey University (MS) for a doubleheader on Saturday. MEGAN GREGORY — Campbell University (So., Adairsville HS) … made three pitching appearances last week in road games, recording one win, one loss, and one no decision. The right-hand hurler totaled 16 innings, allowing seven earned runs on 16 hits and four walks. Gregory struck out 13. She had a no-decision in five innings at Queens University (NC) on March 18, a win in a seven-inning complete game at Towson University last Saturday, and was charged with the pitching loss in a four-inning appearance on Sunday at Towson in a 2-1 loss. The Fighting Camels (22-8, 8-1 Coastal Athletic Association) host Hofstra University in a three-game conference series on Friday through Sunday. ANSLEY HIGHT — Reinhardt University (So., Cass HS) … went 8-for-11 at the plate in a four-game Kentucky road trip last Thursday and Saturday. Hight hit two homers, one double, and one triple with 12 RBI. She added one walk and scored four runs in doubleheaders at the University of Pikeville and Kentucky Christian University. On Wednesday, the Eagles (15-7, 12-4 Appalachian Athletic Conference) travel to Tennessee Wesleyan for a doubleheader. ALYSSA JARRETT — Piedmont University (So., Adairsville HS) … made a start at catcher last Saturday and went 2-for-2 with a double and four RBI in a 15-1 home win over Agnes Scott College. The Lions (15-9, 6-0 Collegiate Conference of the South) have won eight straight. They will host Centre College (KY) for a doubleheader on Wednesday before traveling to Covenant College for two games on Saturday. ERYN LEE — Reinhardt University (Jr., Cass HS) … went 7-for-13 with one double, two walks, ten runs scored, and five RBI last week in doubleheader wins at the University of Pikeville (KY) and Kentucky Christian University. Lee also stole four bases. On Wednesday, the Eagles (15-7, 12-4 Appalachian Athletic Conference) travel to Tennessee Wesleyan for a doubleheader. RACHAEL LEE — Valdosta State University (Jr., Cass HS) … hit safely in all three games and was 4-for-10 at the plate in a home conference series sweep of the University of Montevallo last Saturday and Sunday. Lee walked twice, stole one base, and scored five runs in the series. The Blazers (17-11, 13-4 Gulf South Conference) play two games on Tuesday at Georgia Southwestern and will host a conference series with Mississippi College on Saturday and Sunday. ALEXIS WOODS — Tennessee State University (So., Cass HS) … went 1-for-12 at the plate with two RBI and two runs scored in three starts this past Friday and Saturday at Lindenwood University. The Tigers won two of the three games in the conference series. Tennessee State (14-9, 5-3 Ohio Valley Conference) visits Lipscomb University on Wednesday and hosts a conference series with Morehead State University on Saturday and Sunday. BASEBALL DREW BILLINGS — Trinity Baptist College (Jr., Woodland HS) … faced three batters and retired the final two outs of the seventh inning on March 18 in a 3-1 loss to Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Jacksonville. Billings walked one and struck out one in a no-decision outing. The Eagles (14-11, 5-1 NCCAA) host a three-game series with Toccoa Falls College on Friday and Saturday. CURT BONNER — LaGrange College (Jr., Cartersville HS) … the Panthers’ outfielder went 5-for-13, including two home runs, one double, one walk, one hit by pitch, five runs, and five RBI as LaGrange won two of three home games last Friday and Saturday with Covenant College. On Monday, he was 2-for-3 with a homer and was hit by a pitch in a 6-3 loss at Berry College. The Panthers (13-10, 5-1 Collegiate Conference of the South) have a three-game series at 14th-ranked Centre College (KY) on Saturday and Sunday. HARRISON CHILDERS — Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (So., Cartersville HS) … went 5-for-17 at the plate in five Stallions’ wins last week. They defeated Florida Memorial and Trinity Baptist in Jacksonville before winning all three games of a home series with Blue Mountain Christian College (MS).  Childers walked twice, was hit by a pitch, scored one run, and drove in four runs. ABAC (21-9, 11-7 Southern States Athletic Conference) will host three games against Middle Georgia State University on Friday and Saturday. CALEB DANIEL — Georgia Tech (Fr., Cartersville HS) … in a home win on March 18 over Gardner Webb University and three wins at Notre Dame, Daniel was 8-for-18 at the plate with a home run, two doubles, three walks, 12 runs scored, and three RBI. The 19th-ranked Yellow Jackets (20-4, 7-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) play at Kennesaw State on Tuesday and host a three-game conference series with 3rd-ranked Clemson on Friday through Sunday. MICAH EARWOOD — Southeastern University (Jr., Cartersville HS) … pitched a scoreless eighth inning last Thursday in the NAIA 4th-ranked Fire’s 3-2 win over 7th-ranked Webber International in Lakeland. Earwood allowed one hit and hit a batter. He recorded one strikeout. Southeastern (26-4, 5-3 The Sun Conference) travels to Sarasota for a three-game conference series at New College of Florida. COLIN EATON — East Tennessee State University (Jr., Cartersville HS) … retired the final two outs of the eighth inning with no decision in an eventual 10-inning win on March 18 at No. 1-ranked Tennessee. He allowed one hit and one walk but no runs. Eaton also entered in the sixth inning and worked 2-⅓ innings with no decision in a 13-7 home loss to Samford this past Sunday. He allowed four earned runs on three hits and two walks. Eaton struck out four. The Buccaneers (18-5, 2-1 Southern Conference) host Old Dominion University on Wednesday before a three-game conference series Friday through Sunday at USC Upstate. RYAN FARR — Kentucky Christian University (Fr., Adairsville HS) … appeared in the fifth inning with no decision this past Saturday in a 14-5 home loss to Reinhardt University. Farr allowed two earned runs on one hit and two walks, facing three batters. The Crusaders (11-16, 2-13 Appalachian Athletic Conference) visit Ohio Christian on Tuesday and play a three-game conference series at Bryan College (TN) on Friday and Saturday. GEOFFREY GORE — Bevill State CC (So., Cartersville HS) … pitched the final 2-⅔ innings with no decision in a 6-1 loss last Thursday at Marion Military Institute. Gore allowed one earned run on one hit and two walks. He struck out one. The Bears (16-15, 13-7) have a doubleheader at Wallace State-Selma on Thursday and host the Patriots for two games on Saturday. RYAN JOHNSON — Georgia Tech (Fr., Cartersville HS) … made a two-inning appearance in the fourth and fifth innings and picked up his first collegiate win on March 18 in a 14-6 home decision over Gardner-Webb. He allowed one hit and struck out four, facing seven batters. He also appeared last Friday at Notre Dame in the sixth inning. Johnson allowed three earned runs on two hits, facing four batters with no decision in an eventual 18-7 win by the Yellow Jackets. 19th-ranked Georgia Tech (20-4, 7-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) plays at Kennesaw State on Tuesday and hosts a three-game conference series with 3rd-ranked Clemson on Friday through Sunday. COLT McKIBBEN — Lee University (Jr., Cartersville HS) … earned his third pitching win this past Saturday in a start and a 6-2 victory at Christian Brothers University. McKibben (3-0) yielded one unearned run on two hits and one walk while striking out five of 18 batters. The Flames (16-14, 9-9 Gulf South Conference) visit Tusculum University on Tuesday and host the University of Montevallo for three games on Friday and Saturday. SAM MELTON — Guilford College (Jr., Cartersville HS) … made two starts at first base and appeared in three games last week. He was 1-for-8 at the plate in a win over Greensboro and losses to Averett and Lynchburg. The Quakers (12-6, 2-5 Old Dominion Athletic Conference) visit Ferrum College (VA) on Tuesday, host Pfeiffer University on Wednesday, and Washington and Lee University for a Saturday doubleheader. LUKE MILLER — Columbus State University (Fr., Cartersville HS) … went 4-for-15 at the plate last week as the Cougars lost at Valdosta State and won two of three home games with USC Aiken. Miller had one double, three walks, scored four runs, and drove in one. CSU (12-15, 4-8 Peach Belt Conference) hosts Auburn University Montgomery on Wednesday and travels to USC Beaufort for a three-game series on Friday through Sunday. DREW ROTHSCHILD — University of West Georgia (Jr., Cartersville HS) … made a start at DH on March 18 and was 0-for-2 in a 12-11 home win over Georgia State. The Wolves (13-9, 4-2 Atlantic Sun Conference) play at 3rd-ranked Georgia on Tuesday and host a three-game conference series with Stetson University on Friday through Sunday. HANK SMITH — University of West Georgia (R-So., Cartersville HS) … appeared defensively in the eighth inning of the Wolves’ home win on March 18 over Georgia State and made a catching start last Saturday in a win at Florida Gulf Coast University. Smith was intentionally walked once and drove in one run although he went 0-for-3. West Georgia (13-9, 4-2 Atlantic Sun Conference) visits Athens on Tuesday to face 3rd-ranked Georgia before hosting a weekend series with Stetson University in Carrollton. SCOTTY SMITH — Covenant College (Sr., Woodland HS) … made a pitching start and worked into the seventh inning but received no decision in an eventual 18-9 loss at LaGrange College last Saturday. Smith allowed eight runs (six earned) on five hits and two walks. He struck out three of 29 batters. The Scots (11-9, 2-4 Collegiate Conference of the South) visit Oglethorpe University on Tuesday and play a three-game conference series at Belhaven University (MS) on Friday and Saturday. PRESTON WELCHEL — Cumberland University (Sr., Cartersville HS) … went 9-for-16 with two home runs, two doubles, two walks, and six RBI in four games last week. He also scored four runs as the Phoenix beat Johnson University (TN) on March 18 and won two of three over Bethel University (TN) last Friday and Saturday. Cumberland (24-7-1, 4-2 Mid-South Conference) hosts Bryan College on Tuesday and plays three at Georgetown College (KY) on Friday and Saturday.

March 22, 2025 Woodland and Cass's track and field teams competed on Saturday at the Dalton Rotary Invitational, which was hosted by Dalton High School. The Woodland girls placed eighth, and the Cass girls tenth in the 16-team invitational. The Cass boys placed ninth, and Woodland placed fourteenth. Model won the girls’ title, followed by Heritage-Catoosa, Hiram, Kell, and Sonoraville. Kell won the boys’ team title, followed by Heritage-Catoosa, Sprayberry, Hiram, and East Paulding. Top three performances by event for Cass and Woodland: FIRST PLACE Nakayla KK Evans — Cass — High jump — 4-10 Malik Henry — Cass — Discus throw — 152-1 Kiana McDaniel — Cass — Shot put — 34-7.50 SECOND PLACE Allison Snead — Woodland — 3200-meter run — 12:11.54 Xavier Lowe — Cass — High jump — 6-4 THIRD PLACE Nakayla KK Evans — Cass — 100-meter hurdles — 17.62 Allison Snead — Woodland — 1600-meter run — 5:54.77 Addison Brown — Woodland — 3200-meter run — 13:30.27 Adrian Dye — Cass — Discus throw — 123-3 Woodland girls 4x800 relay team — 11:23.00 — Addison Brown, Alana Carnes, Miranda Pelow, Allison Snead Cass will participate in meets on Wednesday at Darlington and Friday at Rome. Woodland will participate in a meet at Cartersville on Tuesday and Saturday at the Pepperell Relays.

March 22, 2025 Georgia Highlands College baseball bounced back from a series-opening loss at Andrew College this past Tuesday by sweeping the Tigers in all three games played at Bentley Field on the GHC campus on Friday and Saturday. The Chargers won 22-7 on Friday and took both games of a Saturday doubleheader 8-5 and 10-5. Max Eichenberger (4 IP, 5R, 4ER, 3H, 5BB, 6K) and Nickolaus Kane (3 IP, 2ER, 5H, 0BB, 3K) split the pitching duties for Georgia Highlands on Friday. Andrew Arnold (6 IP, 3ER, 5H, 2BB, 4K) picked up the pitching win in the first game on Saturday. Jackson Greer (1 IP, 2ER, 1H, 1BB, 2K) closed out the final inning for the Chargers. Kaiden Krak (5.2 IP, 4ER, 10H, 0BB, 3K) was the winning pitcher in Saturday’s second game. William Homan (0.1 IP, 1ER, 3H) and Hunter Ward (1 IP, 0R, 0H, 1BB, 1K) retired the final four outs. The Chargers rattled off 17 hits on Friday, led by Ryan Martin (four RBI) and Ian Fullerton (three RBI) with three each. Two of the three hits by Martin were home runs. Tyler Phillips also hit two homers with three RBI. Caden Marcos (two RBI) and Kenskey Thomas (three RBI) had two hits, including one homer each. Andrew Bishop contributed two hits. Grayson Godbee (home run, three RBI), Wyatt Gatlin (double, three RBI), and Ali Banks (triple, RBI) added one hit on Friday. In Saturday’s doubleheader sweep, the Chargers had 16 more hits. Banks paced the offense with four hits, including one double and four RBI. Thomas followed with three hits, including one home run and five RBI. Fullerton (double, four RBI) and Marcos (double) finished Saturday with two hits. Anthony Miller (triple, RBI), Martin (double, RBI), Godbee (RBI), Joe Johnson, and Bishop contributed one hit. The losses on Friday and Saturday left Andrew with a 22-12 record overall and 4-6 in the GCAA. The Chargers (27-6, 8-3) host the Bryan College (TN) JV for a doubleheader on Monday at 2 p.m.

March 22, 2025 Georgia Highlands College softball split a doubleheader Saturday with conference-foe Georgia Military College at Carol Brown Field in Cartersville. The visiting Bulldogs won the opening game 8-1 and the Chargers won the second game 5-4. Mary Catherine Kimball Georgia Military scored six runs in the top of the fifth to break open a tight game in the opener. GHC scored its only run in the bottom of the fifth. All eight runs for the Bulldogs in the opening game were unearned off Georgia Highlands pitching. Hayden Joyner (4.2 IP, 7R, 0ER 9H, 1BB) was charged with the pitching loss for GHC. Grace Kendrick (2.1 IP, 1R, 0ER, 2H, 1K) retired the final seven outs in the circle. In Game 2, the Chargers trailed 1-0 in the early innings but scored two runs in the fourth and three in the fifth to grab a 5-1 advantage. Georgia Military rallied for three runs in the top of the seventh, but GHC pitcher Athens Hudson induced two flyouts and struck out the final batter to extinguish the Bulldogs’ late threat. Hudson (5 IP, 3R, 0ER, 4H, 3BB, 3K) collected the pitching win for the Chargers in relief of Kendrick (2 IP, 1R, 0ER, 3H, 0BB, 1K), who started Game 2 in the circle. Emma Darrow led the Georgia Highlands bats in the doubleheader with three hits, including a double and one RBI. Faith Gauthier had two hits on the day. Joyner (double, two RBI), Mary Catherine Kimball (RBI), Haylee Dishmon (RBI), Abbi Hall, Chloe Fowler, Abbey Yates, and Maci Andrews added one hit. The doubleheader split leaves Georgia Military with a 16-13 record overall. The Bulldogs are 5-1 in conference play. The Chargers (20-12, 1-3) travel to South Georgia State for a doubleheader on Friday and will visit East Georgia State for two games on Saturday.

March 21, 2025 Local high school soccer results for Friday, March 20. WOODLAND GIRLS 10, HIRAM 0 The Woodland girls’ soccer team blanked visiting Hiram Friday night, 10-0. The Lady Cats led 4-0 at the intermission and closed out the contest with six more goals in the second half. Sammie Espinoza started the Woodland scoring with an unassisted goal in the 10th minute. Libby Morgan followed with goals in the 27th and 33rd minutes off assists from Carlie Forman and Maddie Weightman. Espinoza scored her second goal in the 36th minute on a feed from Morgan. Weightman opened the Wildcats’ second half with consecutive goals to make the score 6-0. The first was unassisted in the opening minute of the second half and the second goal finished off a pass from Espinoza. Mogan and Espinoza finished off hat tricks later in the half to give Woodland an 8-0 lead. Brionna Carver and Jackie Arias added goals to end the contest in the 56th minute. Morgan finished wiht three goals and two assists. Espinoza scored three goals with one assist. Weightman scored twice and contributed three assists.  Karyme Hernandez had an assist on the goal by Arias. Hiram dropped to 5-6 overall and 0-6 in Regon 7-AAAA. Woodland (3-7, 1-4) plays at Southeast Whitfield on Tuesday and hosts a non-region match with North Paulding on Wednesday. HIRAM 1, WOODLAND BOYS 0 The Hornets and Wildcats played almost 73 minutes in a scoreless tie before Hiram found the net for the game’s only goal. Hiram improved to 6-5 overall and 1-5 in Region 7-AAAA. Woodland (2-8, 0-5) visits Southeast Whitfield on Tuesday at 7:45 p.m. ALLATOONA 10, CASS GIRLS 0 The host Lady Buccaneers scored seven first-half goals en route to a 10-0 win over the Cass Lady Colonels.  Allatoona improved to 10-1 overall and stayed undefeated in Region 7-AAAA with a 6-0 mark. The Cass girls (1-9, 1-5) travel to Dalton on Tuesday for a 5:30 p.m. kickoff. ALLATOONA 3, CASS BOYS 1 The Buccaneeers led 2-1 at the intermission and scored the only goal of the second half to defeat visiting Cass on Friday. Allatoona improved to 8-2 overall and 5-1 in Region 7-AAAA. Cass (6-5, 4-2) travels to region-leading and 2nd-ranked Dalton (11-0, 6-0) on Tuesday. SOUTHEAST WHITFIELD 3, CARTERSVILLE GIRLS 0 The Lady Canes lost at Southeast Whitfield Friday night, 3-0. The Lady Raiders improved to 7-3 overall and 3-2 in Region 7-AAAA. Cartersville (3-6, 2-3) visits Hiram for another region match on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. SOUTHEAST WHITFIELD 10, CARTERSVILLE BOYS 1 The host Raiders led 3-1 at halftime and cruised in the second half with seven more goals to defeat Cartersville on Friday night in Dalton, 10-1. Southeast Whitfield improved to 6-4 overall and 2-3 in Region 7-AAAA. Cartersville (2-6, 0-5) plays a region match at Hiram on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.

March 21, 2025 The Cartersville Hurricanes and Adairsville Tigers completed three-game region sweeps on Friday while Cass and Woodland were swept by their region opponents. GAME 1: CARTERSVILLE 4, HIRAM 0 GAME 2: CARTERSVILLE 14, HIRAM 0 Nate Russell threw a seven-inning no-hitter Friday and the Purple Hurricanes completed a three-game series sweep of the Hiram Hornets. Nate Russell struck out 15 batters and tossed a seven-inning, no-hitter Friday to blank the Hiram Hornets in the first game of a doubleheader at Richard Bell Field, 4-0. Russell walked three but faced only two over the minimum. Catcher Julez Pratt caught a baserunner trying to steal in the third inning to eliminate one of the baserunners. The Purple Hurricanes' win was the 200th victory in the head coaching career of Kyle Tucker. Cartersville managed only three hits — two by David Vargas and one by Andrew Purdy. In the second game the Hurricanes took advantage of a walk, three hit batsmen, and six base hits to post a 9-0 first-inning lead en route to a 14-0 blanking of the Hornets. Kyle Tucker earned his 200th career coaching win Friday in the Canes' Game 1 victory. Avery Shiflett (4 IP, 0R, 2H, 0BB, 8K) and Davis Waddell (1 IP, 3K) combined on the mound to strike out 11 of 19 Hiram batters. Tristan McKibben (two RBI), Cole Crawford (RBI), and Brayden Logan (double, two RBI) had two hits for the Canes. Vargas (two RBI), Casen Cochran (two RBI), Purdy (double, RBI), and Ben Cagle (double, RBI) added one hit. The losses dropped Hiram to 7-11 overall and 2-7 in Region 7-AAAA. Cartersville (11-7, 7-2) has a three-game region series with Woodland next week. Tuesday’s first game will be at Richard Bell Field at 5:55 p.m. Woodland will host a doubleheader on Friday starting at 5 p.m. ADAIRSVILLE 7, RIDGELAND 0 Hudson Parr recorded five strikeouts and collected the pitching win Friday at Ridgeland. The Adairsville Tigers completed a three-game region series sweep at Ridgeland on Friday with a 7-0 win in Rossville. The Tigers scored three runs in the top of the third inning, two in the fourth, and single runs in the fifth and seventh frames. Hudson Parr (5 IP, 0R, 4H, 4BB, 5K) made the pitching start for Adairsville and picked up the win. Kaiden Coker (1 IP, 2K) and Jarrett Scott (1 IP, 3K) each faced the minimum in the sixth and seventh innings. Isaac Burnett had two hits. Scott (three RBI), Jack Nelson (double, two RBI), Parr (RBI), Coker, Harrison Cole, and Payton Bowen added one hit for the Tigers. Adairsville (10-6, 5-4) plays a three-game series with Heritage-Catoosa next week. The Generals host games on Tuesday and Friday. The Tigers will host on Thursday. All three games are scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. GAME 1: CEDARTOWN 4, CASS 1 GAME 2: CEDARTOWN 12, CASS 0 Nic Wright had three hits Friday at Cedartown, but the Colonels dropped both games. Cedartown scored three runs in the second inning and added a run in the fourth to build a 4-0 lead, then held on to defeat Cass in the first game of Friday’s doubleheader 4-1. Trenton Elario doubled to lead off the Colonels’ fifth inning and Zach Stiles drove him home with a double for the only Cass run of the night. Hunter Lovett (6 IP, 4R, 1ER, 8H, 1BB, 3K) went the entire way on the mound for the Colonels and was charged with the opening game pitching loss.  Nic Wright had two hits for Cass. Jacob Johnson and Dawson Warner added one hit. In the second game, the Bulldogs broke open a 2-0 game with six runs in the third inning and four more in the fourth to close out the Colonels in five innings. Elario had two hits for Cass. Lovett and Wright added one hit. Jacob Johnson (2.1 IP, 8R, 5ER, 6H, 2BB, 2K) was the starting pitcher for the Colonels and suffered the loss. Chase Tatum (1.2 IP, 4ER, 3H, 3BB, 2K) retired the final five outs. Cedartown improved to 8-10 overall and 5-4 in Region 7-AAAA. Cass (7-10, 2-7) will play a three-game series with Southeast Whitfield next week. The Colonels travel to the Raiders’ home field on Tuesday for a 5:30 p.m. start and will host a doubleheader on Friday with first pitch slated for 5 p.m. GAME 1: DALTON 12, WOODLAND 1 GAME 2: DALTON 6, WOODLAND 2 Conner Lujan The host Catamounts scored seven runs in the bottom of the first inning and cruised to a 12-1 win in the opening game of a region doubleheader with Woodland on Friday at Dalton. Woodland used three singles and a walk to post a run in the top of the first inning. In the bottom of the first, Dalton took advantage of an error, a hit batsman, three walks, and three hits to go up 7-1 after one frame. Charles Chappelle homered in the second inning for Dalton and Cain Woods hit a two-run homer in the sixth to end the game. The Wildcats utilized three pitchers in the loss including Zaylen Cochran (0.2 IP, 6R, 0ER, 1H, 3BB, 1K), Christian Duran (1 IP, 2ER, 4H), and Tucker James (3.2 IP, 4ER, 4H, 4BB, 3K). Preston Sorrells, Alfredo Romo, and Ben Turcotte had two hits for Woodland. Lucas Baker drove in the Wildcats’ first inning run with a single. Jonathan Ryan added one hit. In Game 2, Dalton scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning and made it 3-0 in the bottom of the fifth. All three of the early runs by the Catamounts were unearned with the Wildcats committing errors in those frames.  Woodland took advantage of a Dalton error in the top of the sixth when Conner Lujan drove in a run with a sacrifice fly and Baker doubled home another run to narrow the Wildcats’ deficit to 3-2. Dalton answered, however, with three runs in the bottom of the sixth to close out the Catamounts’ victory. Jake Clowers (4 IP, 2R, 0ER, 4H, 4BB, 6K) was tagged with the pitching loss, but did not allow an earned run. Baker (1 IP, 1R, 0ER, 2H, 1K) and Grant Tidwell (1 IP, 3R, 1ER, 4H, 1K) pitched in relief. Baker (double, RBI), Lujan (RBI), Turcotte, and Ryan added one hit. With their series sweep, Dalton improved to 15-3 overall and 7-2 in Region 7-AAAA. Woodland (10-7, 4-5) plays a three-game series with Cartersville next week. The Canes will host on Tuesday at 5:55 p.m. The Wildcats will host a doubleheader on Friday starting at 5 p.m.

March 20, 2025 The Adairsville girls’ soccer team dropped a 1-0 Region 7-AAA decision at Heritage-Catoosa on Thursday evening in Ringgold. Both teams battled the windy and cold conditions in a scoreless first half. The Lady Tigers controlled most of the play and put ten shots on goal. “We had a tough time adjusting our passing game,” said Adairsville assistant coach Amanda Jones. “They have a small and narrow field, and it impacted our passing lanes.” Heritage scored the match's only goal five minutes into the second half, and despite five more shots on goal by Adairsville, the Lady Tigers could not find an equalizer. Jones credited goalkeepers Bethany Kilgore and Chikondi Banda, as well as Alivia Joslin, who contributed both offensively and defensively. The Lady Generals improved to 7-5 overall and 4-2 in Region 7-AAA. Adairsville (8-3, 3-2) host Ridgeland on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. HERITAGE-CATOOSA 5, ADAIRSVILLE BOYS 0 The host Generals built a 4-0 lead by halftime and defeated the Adairsville Tigers Thursday night in Ringgold, 5-0. Heritage-Catoosa improved to 6-6 overall and 4-2 in Region 7-AAA. Adairsville (4-6, 1-4) will entertain the Ridgeland Panthers on Tuesday in a 7:30 p.m. kickoff.

March 20, 2025 The Woodland High School tennis teams lost home matches Thursday afternoon to Dalton. Woodland results: DALTON 5, WOODLAND GIRLS 0 Singles Line 1 — Diana Librado lost 0-6, 0-6 Line 2 — Sarah Smith lost 0-6, 0-6 Line 3 — Ella Bridges lost 1-6, 0-6 Doubles Line 1 — Caleigh Williams/Ryleigh Hawley lost 0-6, 3-6 Line 2 — Katie Anne Jones/Ellie Holt lost 6-7, 3-6 DALTON 5, WOODLAND BOYS 0 Singles Line 1 — Kaiden Holbrook lost 1-6, 0-6 Line 2 — Hawke Johnson lost 0-6, 1-6 Line 3 — Kristof Reyes lost 0-6, 0-6 Doubles Line 1 — John Dollar/Cooper Slygh lost 0-6, 0-6 Line 2 — Christian Hudson/Mason Roberson lost 0-6, 1-6 Woodland plays at Allatoona on Monday.

March 20, 2025 Harrison Cole had two hits and four RBI in Adairsville's win over Ridgeland on Thursday. The Adairsville Tigers only needed three innings Thursday night to put away the visiting Ridgeland Panthers, 15-0, in the second game of their three-game Region 7-AAA series. The Tigers dominated the Panthers' pitching with fourteen hits, capitalized on five walks, and exploited four errors to secure a run-rule victory.  McCayden Hufstetler made the pitching start and completed all three frames on the mound. He scattered two hits and one walk with two strikeouts. Harrison Cole (four RBI), Peyton Bowen (three RBI), Jarrett Scott (double, RBI), Isaac Burnett, and Hudson Parr had two hits. Jack Nelson (sac fly, two RBI), Braxton Ryan (two RBI), Ethan Long (RBI), and Brody Varner added one hit in the win. The loss dropped Ridgeland to 7-7 overall and 0-5 in region play. Adairsville (9-6, 4-4) wraps up the three-game series on Friday at Ridgeland.

March 20, 2025 Track and field athletes from Cartersville, Cass, and Woodland competed Wednesday evening in the 12-team Allatoona Buccaneers Meet in Acworth, with several locals finishing in the top three. Other teams at the meet included Carrollton, Dominion Christian, Hiram, Mill Springs Academy, Mount Bethel Christian, North Paulding, Rockmart, The Stonehaven School, and the host Buccaneers. Local top performers: FIRST PLACE Bryson Everett and Madoxx Davis Bayley Stanley — Cartersville — 100-meter dash — 13.09 Sofia Burns — Cartersville — 1600 meter run — 5:30.25 Leyla Booth — Cartersville — 300 meter hurdles — 50.05 Bayley Stanley — Cartersville — Long jump — 16-1 Allana Williams — Cartersville — Discus throw — 101-0 Allana Williams — Cartersville — Shot put — 36-4 Cartersville girls 4x200 meter relay — 1:53.37 — Akira Leonard, Kori Mandibaya, Alex Hampton, Mi’Asia Thomas Cartersville girls 4x400 meter relay — 4:23.83 — Addi Burns, Alex Hampton, Kori Mandibaya, Leyla Booth Brady Marchese — Cartersville — 100-meter dash — 11.32 Kyle Camper II — Cartersville — 1600 meter run — 4:58.99 Actavious Thompson — Cartersville — 400-meter dash — 51.40 Will Feuerbach — Cartersville — 800 meter run — 1:58.95 Bryson Everett — Cartersville — 200-meter dash — 22.82 Hayden Mitchell — Cartersville — 3200 meter run — 10:23.07 Xavier Lowe — Cass — High jump — 6-4 Malik Henry — Cass — Discus throw — 135-10 Cartersville boys 4x200 meter relay — 1:30.72 — Bryson Everett, Braylon Hill, Madoxx Davis, Actavious Thompson Cartersville boys 4x100 meter relay — 43.16 — Bryson Everett, Madoxx Davis, Brady Marchese, Tyon Coe Cartersville boys 4x400 meter relay — 3:32.63 — Actavious Thompson, Barrett Stepp, Tripp Chitwood, Will Feuerbach SECOND PLACE Ja’zavia Bryan — Woodland — 100-meter dash — 13.33 Vivi Vest — Cartersville — 800 meter run — 2:37.45 Ja’zavia Bryan — Woodland — 200-meter dash — 27.84 Amira Davis — Cartersville — High jump — 4-10 Cass girls 4x100 meter relay — 52.83 — Nakayla KK Evans, Kiana McDaniel, Javia Woodard, Anizah Taylor Tyon Coe — Cartersville — 100-meter dash — 11.39 Kaleb Lanier — Cartersville — 1600 meter run — 5:01.15 Thomas Smith — Cartersville — 300 meter hurdles — 43.56 Barrett Stepp — Cartersville — 800-meter run — 2:08.16 Madoxx Davis — Cartersville — 200-meter dash — 22.87 Ethan Empie — Cartersville — 3200 meter run — 10:24.84 Cam’ren Collum — Cartersville — High jump — 6-2 Anthony Banks — Cass — Long jump — 20-5 Langston Hogg — Cartersville — Shot put — 42-0 Cartersville boys 4x200 meter relay — 1:32.59 — Dakari Young, Jackson Montgomery, Zion Ayeni, Kaiden Kent Cass boys 4x100 meter relay — 44.67 — Kalel Charles, Jordan Powell, Yuvi Singh, Elijah Slocum Cartersville boys 4x400 meter relay (B) — 3:43.41 — Kemontae Parker, Braylon Hill, Khamauri Glenn, Henry Abernathy THIRD PLACE Nakayla KK Evans — Cass — 100-meter hurdles — 18.95 Allison Snead — Woodland — 1600 meter run — 5:52.82 Genevieve Alessandro — Cartersville — 800 meter run —  2:38.50 Anizah Taylor — Cass — 200-meter dash — 28.22 Nakayla KK Evans — Cass — High jump — 4-10 Hadley Davis — Cartersville — Triple jump — 30-3 Cartersville girls 4x100 meter relay — 53.18 — Alex Hampton, Niara Ayeni, Karlee Christian, Bayley Stanley Cartersville girls 4x400 meter relay (B) — 4:43.12 — Genevieve Alessandro, Sofia Burns, Vivi Vest, Kylie Ham Thomas Smith — Cartersville — 110 meter hurdles — 18.62 Malachi Weir — Cartersville — 1600 meter run — 5:01.47 Tripp Chitwood — Cartersville — 800 meter run — 2:08.80 Tyon Coe — Cartersville — 200-meter dash — 23.02 Kalil Charles — Cass — Long jump — 20-4.50 Adrian Dye — Cass — Discus throw — 119-4 Cass boys 4x200 meter relay — 1:34.03 — Xavier Lowe, Kalel Charles, Jordan Powell, Kalil Charles ADAIRSVILLE RESULTS FROM COAHULLA CREEK TRI-MEET The Adairsville High boys’ track and field team finished second, and the Lady Tigers were third on Tuesday at a tri-meet hosted by Coahulla Creek in Whitfield County. The host Colts won the boys’ team event with 74 points, followed by Adairsville with 53 and Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe with 48 points. The Lady Colts scored 75 points, with LFO finishing at 56 and Adairsville at 30 points. Top performers for Adairsville: FIRST PLACE Ella Bailey — Long jump — 14-2 Westin Crisp — 100-meter dash — 11.80 Victor McQueen — 110 meter hurdles — 19.12 Anthony Acie — 300-meter hurdles — 45.13 Blaine Leighly — Shot put — 45-3 Boys 4x100 meter relay — 45.71 — Kadin Acie, Norman Poch, Anthony Acie, Westin Crisp SECOND PLACE Madison Baker — 800-meter run — 3:11.37 Madison Baker — 1600 meter run — 7:06.44 Ella Bailey — 100-meter hurdles — 17.93 Ella Bailey — 300 meter hurdles — 50.67 Zofia Wielgusz — Long jump — 14-1.5 Cadence Caudill —Shot put — 26-4 Westin Crisp — 200-meter dash — 23.48 Norman Poch — 400-meter dash — 52.85 Aaron Souders — 800 meter run — 2:25.09 Blaine Leighly — Discus throw — 104-7.5 Boys 4x400 meter relay — 4:04.11 — Griffin Bozeman, Aaron Souders, Zach Stephey, Logan Franklin

March 19, 2025 The Adairsville High School tennis teams swept the Ridgeland Panthers by 4-1 scores in Region 7-AAA matches held Tuesday afternoon at Hamilton Crossing Park. Adairsville results: ADAIRSVILLE GIRLS 4, RIDGELAND 1 Singles Line 1 — Adysen Garvey won 6-1, 6-2 Line 2 — Stella Rood won 6-1, 6-0 Line 3 — Camdyn Collin won 6-1, 6-2 Doubles Line 1 — Allison Potter and Caroline O’Kelley lost 1-6, 2-6 Line 2 — Sophie Hovatter and Gio Marroquin won 6-0, 6-1 ADAIRSVILLE BOYS 4, RIDGELAND 1 Singles Line 1 — Braden Mathis won 6-2, 6-2 Line 2 — Caleb Sorrell won 6-0, 6-1 Line 3 — Beckett Collin won 6-0, 6-0 Doubles Line 1 — Canyon East and Caleb Black lost 6-7, 5-7 Line 2 — Ja’Sean Harper and Jaylin Simpson won 7-5, 4-6, 7-5 Next up for Adairsville is a non-region match at Trion on Monday.