July 18, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com CARTERSVILLE LITTLE LEAGUE 10U EARNS STATE RUNNER-UP FINISH Cartersville Little League 10U extended the state tournament championship round to a final, winner-take-all game on Friday night in Athens, but lost to Columbus-American 6-0 and finished as state runner-up. Columbus-American pitching limited Cartersville 10U to only three hits in the final game — singles by Jack Burris, Jett Nichols, and Lucas Penland. Cartersville

July 16, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Bartow County Little League 14U team was eliminated at the Georgia Junior Little League state tournament on Thursday afternoon and finished 2-2 in the event. Both Bartow 14U losses were to Hart County (5-4 and 13-3), but the local team had wins over East Marietta (5-3) and Washington Wilkes (17-4) in the elimination bracket on Wednesday. Hart County faced Oconee County on Thursday night, with the survivor needing two win

July 14, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Warner Robins American 4, Cartersville 10U 1 Cartersville Little League 10U suffered its first loss at the double-elimination state tournament Tuesday night in Athens. Cartersville 10U led 1-0 through two innings, but Warner Robins-American tied the game in the top of the third inning and grabbed the lead for good in the fourth with three more runs and a 4-1 win. Wyatt Clayton (4 IP, 4R, 2ER, 2H, 2BB, 5K) made the pitching

July 13, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com MLB / MiLB MASON BARNETT — MLB Athletics (5th-year pro; Auburn; Cartersville HS) … the 25-year-old right-hand pitcher made two relief appearances last week in the Athletics’ losses at the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox. Barnett walked two at Detroit, but did not allow a run or a hit. In Chicago, he yielded three earned runs on three hits and one walk. At the All-Star break, he has a 1-0 record with two saves out of

July 12, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Cartersville Little League 10U and 11U baseball teams both won their first two games in the Georgia Little League state tournament this past weekend. In other age divisions, Bartow County Little League 14U slipped to the elimination bracket, and Bartow County Little League 16U was eliminated Cartersville Little League 10U starts strong at state tourney Cartersville Little League 10U went 2-0 in the first two games of th