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

July 18, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Cartersville Little League 12U baseball team lost its first game at the double-elimination Georgia state tournament in Bogart on Saturday, falling 5-4 to Franklin County in extra innings. Franklin County led 2-0 entering the third inning when Cartersville 12U struck for three runs on four hits to take a 3-2 advantage. Franklin County knotted the score again in the bottom of the third with a single run, and the game remai

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