August 5, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Zoie Shiflett fires a pitch. The Lady Canes defeated Villa Rica 4-3 on Wednesday night to win their home opener and the first game at the new softball facility at Dellinger Park. The visiting Wildcats scored three runs in the top of the second to take an early lead, but Cartersville scored single runs from the second through the fifth innings to secure a one-run victory. Cartersville pitcher Zoie Shiflett struck out 12 batt

August 4, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The 2026 high school softball schedule got underway on Tuesday night for three local schools, with Cartersville exploding offensively in extra innings for a win at Cedartown, while Woodland and Cass came up short in their respective starts. CARTERSVILLE 10, CEDARTOWN 2 (9 innings) Two long balls and eight runs in the top of the ninth inning lifted Cartersville to a season-opening 10-2 win on Tuesday night at Cedartown. Ceda

August 4, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Bartow Sports Zone asked local high school softball coaches to answer a series of questions as a preview of the 2026 season. Adairsville Tigers, head coach Justin Evans The Tigers are coming off a 15-15 season last year and were 5-13 in Region 7-AAA. Adairsville went 15-14 in 2024; 6-18 in 2023; 9-13-1 in 2022; 6-16 in 2021; and 14-12 in 2020. What are some of the biggest improvements you’ve seen for your team during summe

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