August 3, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Adairsville Tigers softball team outhit host LaFayette eight to five on Monday evening, but came up short in their season-opening game, 5-4. Adairsville held an early 1-0 lead, but the Ramblers scored three times in the bottom of the third inning to take the lead for good. The Tigers posted a run in the fourth, narrowing the margin to 3-2, but LaFayette answered with two runs in the sixth for a 5-2 advantage. Adairsvi

August 3, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Bartow Sports Zone asked local high school volleyball coaches to answer a series of questions as a preview of the 2026 season. Adairsville Tigers, head coach Clint Decker (1st season as head coach at Adairsville) Adairsville finished 10-29 last season and was sixth in their region. The Tigers seek their first winning season since going 24-16-1 in 2021. Adairsville went 12-30 in 2024, 10-25 in 2023, and 16-23-2 in 2022. What

August 3, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Two former Cartersville Purple Hurricanes faced each other this past week in Major League Baseball action, with Athletics' pitcher Mason Barnett making a start on the mound and Red Sox second baseman Anthony Seigler leading off for the Boston offense. MLB / MiLB MASON BARNETT — MLB Athletics; 5th-year pro; Auburn; Cartersville HS) … made a five-inning home start with no decision last Thursday in Sacramento against the Bosto

August 2, 2026 Starting with the 2026-27 school year, the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) will implement its most significant postseason qualification change in many years. Instead of relying solely on regional standings to determine playoff participation, all sports with a 32-team state tournament bracket will use a statewide ranking formula to select and seed teams. The Postseason Rankings were utilized for the Class A, AA, AAA, and Private classifications last schoo

August 1, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Bartow Sports Zone is featuring each of the four local high school football programs with previews of the 2026 teams. Each local head coach responded to a questionnaire. Head Coach Steve Gates Cass head football coach Steve Gates begins his seventh season at Cass. Steve Gates begins his seventh season as the head coach at Cass with a current record of 38-31. The Colonels have qualified for the state playoffs each of the las