Bartow County athletes and former standouts continued to make their presence felt across the professional and collegiate sports landscape this past week, with notable performances in the NFL, college football, cross country, volleyball, rifle, and wrestling.

The Adairsville High School swimming team finished runner-up to Habersham Central on Saturday at the five-team Rockin Raider Invitational hosted by Habersham Central High School. Habersham Central finished with a combined team score of 856. Adairsville was second with 623 points, followed by George Walton Academy (223), Commerce (215), and Dawson County (190).

The Woodland High School swimming team finished second out of 12 teams on Saturday at the TikTok Classic hosted by Calhoun High School.

Kaiden Kent pulled in two touchdowns as Cartersville roared to a 55-0 halftime lead on the way to a 69-6 win at Woodland Friday night, Nov. 6.

November 8, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Adairsville defenders take care of business on Friday, Nov. 6 vs. Calhoun. Photo: William Bramlett / The Daily Tribune News The Adairsville Tigers closed out their regular season Friday night with a 35-14 loss to the Calhoun Yellow Jackets at Tigers Stadium, but their postseason journey begins next week with a Class 4A first-round road matchup. Calhoun built a 21-0 advantage, scoring once in each of the first three quarte

November 8, 2026 Photo: Cartersville Cheerleading on Facebook The Cartersville High School competition cheerleading team won the Region 7-5A and Georgia Sectional competitions on Saturday at Allatoona High School, capturing an eighth consecutive region title. Woodland was the region runner-up and finished tenth in the Sectional. Cass placed seventh in the Region 7-5A competition. Photo: Woodland High School on Facebook Cartersville and Woodland advanced to the State Champions

A complete listing of the 2026 GHSA first-round playoff games by classification.

For three quarters, the Cass Colonels went toe-to-toe with one of Class 5A's most productive offenses. But costly mistakes and a late-game surge by Dalton proved too much to overcome Friday night at Cochran Stadium. The Catamounts used a strong second-half performance to pull away for a 38-14 win over Cass in a matchup between two of the top five teams in the GHSA Postseason Rankings at the time.

The Cartersville boys’ cross country team placed eighth, the Lady Canes finished 15th, and the Woodland girls’ team was 18th on Friday at the GHSA Class 5A State Championship in Carrollton.

November 3, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Cartersville can secure the No. 1 spot in Class 5A, while Cass has a chance to earn a top-four spot; Adairsville faces a potential postseason seeding swing against Calhoun. The final Friday night of the 2026 Georgia high school football regular season brings significant postseason implications for three Bartow County teams in Class 5A and 4A. Projected outcomes using the Georgia High School Association’s new Postseason Ra