July 22, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Bodie Brumlow / Photo: GSGA Local golfer Bodie Brumlow, 17, lost his first-round match on Wednesday at the U.S. Junior Championship, falling to Xihuan Chang (People’s Republic of China), 1-up. The 2026 USGA Junior Championship is being conducted on the Old Course at Saucon Valley Country Club in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Brumlow was one of 64 players to qualify for the match play portion of the championship and was the No. 26

July 21, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Cartersville High rising senior golfer Bodie Brumlow, 17, advanced to the match play portion of the 2026 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship that begins on Wednesday by shooting 72-70 (142, 1-over par) in the first two rounds of stroke play. Brumlow, who has verbally committed to play golf at the University of Georgia, shot 72 on Monday at the 6,954-yard par-70 Saucon Valley Country Club (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) Grace Course

July 20, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Boston Red Sox carried a 9-game winning streak into the All-Star Break and kept their winning streak alive with a four-game sweep of division-leading Tampa Bay Rays this past weekend, as they continue their push for an American League playoff spot. Cartersville High product Anthony Seigler has started in 12 games during Boston's streak. Elsewhere, two other local players were part of their clubs' roster moves. Mason Barn

July 19, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Cartersville Little League 12U baseball lost 2-1 to Smyrna on Sunday, ending their run at the Georgia Little League state tournament in Bogart. It marked a second straight one-run loss for Cartersville, who also fell 5-4 in extra innings on Saturday to Franklin County. Smyrna scored single runs in the first two innings to lead 2-0. Cartersville scored in the top of the fourth on an RBI single by Sam Evans, but couldn't close