February 7, 2026 Jaylee Long advanced to the GHSA Girls State Finals with a runner-up finish at the State Sectionals on Friday at Coahulla Creek. Photo credit: Adairsville Wrestling Community on Facebook. Adairsville sophomore wrestler, Jaylee Long, followed up her recent Area 7 championship with a runner-up finish on Friday at the GHSA Girls State Sectional at Coahulla Creek High School in Whitfield County. Long, who went 2-1 in the 100-pound weight class, advanced to the G

February 7, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Cartersville girls’ and boys’ basketball teams completed regular-season sweeps of Woodland on Friday night at the Storm Center, while the girls’ teams at Adairsville and Cass also picked up region wins. CARTERSVILLE GIRLS 66, WOODLAND 18 The 8th-ranked Lady Canes overpowered visiting Woodland on Friday evening in the Storm Center, 66-18, to remain tied with Dalton at the top of the Region 7-AAAA standings with one lea

February 5, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Excel Christian Academy boys basketball team won the GAPPS Region 1-IA championship on Thursday night in Powder Springs with an 85-69 victory over Praise Academy. The Eagles led 25-15 after one quarter; 47-35 at halftime; and 67-58 through three quarters en route to a 16-point win. Damir McBride led ECA with 33 points. Mier Bell scored 17, and Jamari Gatson added 13 points. Hunter Ivey paced Praise Academy (17-7) with

February 5, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Thirteen local high school swimmers competed on Thursday in the 2026 finals of the GHSA Swimming Championships at Georgia Tech. The girls’ and boys’ teams from Greater Atlanta Christian won the Class A-AAA team championship. The Adairsville boys tied for 36th place. In Class AAAA, Marist won the girls’ and boys’ team titles. The Woodland girls finished 22nd, and the Cartersville boys placed 18th. Results for local swimmer