February 26, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Adairsville Tigers rallied for three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning Wednesday evening to outlast the visiting Sonoraville Phoenix, 3-2. After four scoreless innings to start the game, Sonoraville used three hits and an Adairsville error to go up 2-0. The Tigers answered in the sixth to go ahead, taking advantage of a leadoff double by Hudson Parr, three walks in the frame, and a sacrifice fly off the bat of M

February 26, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Cartersville head coach Mike Tobin huddles with the Canes. The Cartersville boys basketball team narrowly fell to the Mays Raiders 69-66 on Wednesday night at Mays High School in Atlanta in the first round of the Georgia Class AAAA state tournament. Despite a valiant effort and a fiercely competitive game, the Hurricanes were unable to secure the victory and had their season come to an end. Cartersville built an early le

February 25, 2026 The Adairsville Lady Tigers continued their strong start to the season, unleashing a barrage of goals to overwhelm the host Bowdon Red Devils 10-0 in high school girls soccer action on Wednesday. Adairsville wasted no time getting on the board, with Braylynn Martin scoring the game's first goal just 21 seconds in off an assist from Ella Edwards. Edwards then made it 2-0 in the 1st minute, following up her own shot that was deflected by the goalkeeper. She ad

February 25, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Georgia Highlands College baseball swept a home doubleheader on Tuesday with Pellissippi State CC (TN), winning 11-6 and 13-11. The two teams traded leads in the opening game before the Chargers took control with a six-run fifth inning. In the second game, GHC built a 10-3 advantage through five innings and then held off the Panthers late. Braxton Wade (4.1 IP, 6R, 4ER, 7H, 0BB, 5K) collected the pitching win for GHC in

February 25, 2026 The Adairsville Lady Tigers put on a commanding offensive display Tuesday night, cruising to an 8-0 non-region victory over the visiting Central-Carroll Lady Lions at Adairsville High School. Adairsville wasted no time getting on the board, with Alexa Damer scoring in the 3rd minute off an assist from Ella Edwards. Braylynn Martin followed with a hat trick in a dominant first half, netting goals in the 11th (assist: Edwards), 16th (assist: Damer), and 19th m

February 25, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Forsyth Central scored five runs in the top of the fourth and added four in the fifth en route to a 9-6 win at Cartersville on Tuesday. The Canes stayed close in the middle innings with five runs and matched the Bulldogs with eleven hits, but could not catch up. Nate Russell (3.1 IP, 5R, 2ER, 7H, 2BB, 7K) made the pitching start and took the loss. Defensive miscues by the Canes contributed to three unearned runs in the m

February 24, 2026 Nakayla Evans takes a shot recently during the Region 7-AAAA tournament at Cartersville. PHOTO: Randy Parker, DTN The Lady Colonels had their 2025-26 season end on Tuesday night with a Class 4A first-round state playoff loss at Midtown High School in Atlanta, 56-29. The Lady Knights, a No. 2 seed out of Region 4-4A, improved to 19-10 on the season and advanced to play at North Oconee in the second round on Friday. North Oconee defeated Perry in the first ro

February 24, 2026 By Scott Barkley / CanesAthletic.com Reese Gibson defends against Pace's Lawson Monroe on Tuesday, Feb. 24 in the first round of Cartersville's 60-55 win. Photo by Scott Barkley Barely ten seconds into the final quarter Tuesday night, things were not looking good for Cartersville to advance in the girls basketball 4A state playoffs.  A Pace Academy three-pointer had just extended the Knights’ advantage to 11. The Lady Canes had seemingly spent the majority o

February 24, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Georgia Highlands College softball split a home doubleheader on Tuesday with the Chattanooga State CC Tigers. The Chargers won the first game 4-3, but dropped Game 2, 5-4. In the opening game, Emily Ferro (Villa Rica) tossed a complete game, Gracie Azpeitia (Chamblee)  homered, and the Chargers scored single runs in the second through the fifth innings on Tuesday for a 4-3 win over visiting Chattanooga State CC. Ferro al

February 23, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Woodland Wildcats scored seven runs in the top of the first inning on Monday afternoon at Darlington, but couldn’t make it stand up in an 8-7 loss to the Tigers. A lack of production over the next six innings and some costly defensive miscues proved the difference in the non-region contest. Two singles, two walks, and a two-run double sparked the Wildcats’ opening frame, but they did not score again. Darlington ultim