The Cass Colonels overcame three turnovers, swirling winds, and a late Cedartown rally Friday night at Doug Cochran Stadium to secure a hard-fought 14-11 victory over the Bulldogs.

Dalton built a commanding halftime lead and continued to pull away in the second half Friday night, handing Woodland a 62-6 defeat at Harmon Field at Bill Chappel Stadium.

The Cartersville and Adairsville volleyball teams begin their respective state tournaments on Saturday.

The Adairsville Lady Tigers swept a doubleheader against the Mary Persons Bulldogs in Forsyth on Wednesday afternoon, 10-1 and 6-2, to advance to the second round of the Class 4A state playoffs. The Tigers broke open Game 1 with a six-run third inning and rallied in Game 2, scoring five runs in the fifth and sixth innings.

The Cartersville Lady Canes won two straight games against Ware County, 3-2 and 11-0, in a Class 5A first-round playoff series on Wednesday afternoon at Dellinger Park.

The Cass Lady Colonels won their Class 5A first-round playoff series on Wednesday afternoon in Atlanta, sweeping a doubleheader against the Southwest DeKalb Panthers, 16-1 and 2-1.

When the Cartersville High softball team takes the field at Dellinger Park this Wednesday, they will start the playoffs with the strongest 1-2 pitching combo in school history. The duo is senior Zoie Shiflett and junior Presley Crabbe.

Bartow County athletes continued to make their mark at the collegiate and professional levels this past week, highlighted by Trevor Lawrence’s two-touchdown passing performance in the Jacksonville Jaguars’ win over Philadelphia.

Well before the first rain bands of Isaias passed through Cedartown’s Bulldog Stadium Friday night, Cartersville’s Purple Hurricanes had already made their presence felt, outgaining the hosts 315 yards in the first half and building a 45-0 lead en route to a 52-8 win.

The Cartersville boys’ cross country team finished second, and the Lady Canes finished fourth on Saturday in the Varsity Division at the Pickens & Grinnin’ Invitational at Roper Park in Jasper.