April 3, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Purple Hurricanes completed a doubleheader sweep of visiting Cedartown Friday night and culminated a three-game series sweep of the Bulldogs. Cartersville won 10-4 and 8-7 Friday night, after winning at Cedartown on Tuesday 4-1. Canes’ pitchers Nolan Elrod (3 IP, 3ER, 3H, 2BB) and Brayden Logan (4 IP, 1R, 0ER, 2H, 2BB, 2K) combined on the mound in Friday’s first game. In Game 2, reliever Wyatt Earwood (4 IP, 2ER, 5H, 1BB

April 3, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com South Georgia State College baseball scored seven runs across the final three innings on Friday for a come-from-behind win at Georgia Highlands College, 10-7. The Chargers led 6-2 through the first four innings and 6-3 heading to the seventh inning. The Hawks grabbed the lead in the top seventh, posting five runs for an 8-6 advantage. GHC narrowed the margin to 8-7 in the bottom of the seventh, but South Georgia State added

April 3, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com At the 2026 Bartow County Championships on Thursday, hosted at Cass High School’s Cochran Stadium, the Cartersville High School track and field teams achieved a clean sweep. The Lady Canes secured victory by 22.5 points over Woodland, while the Hurricanes triumphed with a 19.5-point lead over Woodland. The Cass girls secured third place with 98 points, and Adairsville took fourth with 35.5 points. In the boys' meet, Adairsvi

April 3, 2026 The Adairsville Lady Tigers continued their strong season with a commanding 7-1 victory over the Kell Lady Longhorns on the road at Kell High School. Adairsville jumped out to a fast start and never looked back, scoring five goals in the first half to build an insurmountable lead. Ella Edwards opened the scoring in the 15th minute off an assist from Sam Gough. Alexa Damer added a goal in the 24th minute, assisted by Edwards, and Edwards struck again just one min

April 2, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Georgia Highlands College softball lost both games of a doubleheader at Georgia Military College on Thursday, falling 9-1 and 8-0. In Game 1, the host Bulldogs scored in all five offensive frames and outhit the Chargers ten to four. Haley Curtis (2 IP, 4ER, 5H, 4BB) made the pitching start for GHC. Athens Hudson (2.2 IP, 5R, 2ER, 5H, 2BB, 2K) finished the game in the circle. Hudson also homered in the loss. Emmalee Freeman (

April 1, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Adairsville Lady Tigers rolled to a dominant 7-0 victory over the Lady Indians of Murray County on Tuesday night in a non-region girls soccer match played in Chatsworth. Adairsville wasted little time getting on the board, with Braylynn Martin scoring in just the 33rd second off an assist from Ella Edwards. Alivia Joslin then exploded for three quick goals, finding the net in the 4th, 7th, and 10th minutes. Joslin’s seco

April 1, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Bodie Brumlow carded rounds of 69-65 (10-under par) to win the 2026 Larry Gaither HS Invitational at Bull Creek Golf Club in Columbus. The Cartersville boys golf team tied for fifth place at the 49th annual Larry Gaither High School Invitational on Monday and Tuesday at Bull Creek Golf Club, but it was junior Bodie Brumlow who stole the show by winning medalist honors. Brumlow fired a scorching 10-under par total over the 36

April 1, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Ben Jones scored the Canes' first goal on Tuesday in a 2-1 come-from-behind win at North Murray. The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes erased an early deficit with two quick second-half goals to defeat the North Murray Mountaineers 2-1 in a non-region boys soccer match played Tuesday in Chatsworth. North Murray struck first in the 20th minute when a bouncing ball in the 18-yard box found the back of the net, giving the Mountain

March 31, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Cartersville and Woodland both opened a region three-game series with wins on Tuesday evening. Meanwhile, Cass was blanked at home by Allatoona. CARTERSVILLE 4, CEDARTOWN 1 Cole Crawford hit a sixth-inning solo home run in the Canes' 4-1 win Tuesday at Cedartown. The Canes scored two runs in the fourth and two in the sixth at Cedartown Tuesday evening, and pitchers Nate Russell and Wyatt Earwood limited the Bulldogs to thre

March 31, 2026 The Adairsville tennis teams lost matches Monday evening at Calhoun, with both teams falling 5-0. CALHOUN 5, ADAIRSVILLE GIRLS 0 Singles Line 1 — Luisa Engel d. Camdyn Collins, 6-1, 6-1 Line 2 — Sophia Proffitt d. Logan Dean, 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 Line 3 — Mary Grace Guinn d. Jamie Tanksley, 7-6, 6-4 Doubles Line 1 —Brooklyn Haynes/Kaylee Mendz d. Allison Potter/Presley Goble, 6-1, 6-1 Line 2 — Sarah Allen / Maddux Cook d. Emma Welborn / Marley Nalls, 6-2, 6-1 CALHOUN