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. Cartersville and Woodland advanced to the State Championships on Friday at Macon Coliseum. The Cl

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

The latest edition of Bartow County’s Athletes Beyond Bartow checks in on local athletes competing at the professional, collegiate, and university levels nationwide. Trevor Lawrence continues to put up big numbers in the NFL, while Boo Weekley advances to the final event of the PGA Tour Champions season. College football, cross country, volleyball, rifle, soccer, and wrestling also provide plenty of local connections.

The October 2026 Elite Athletes of the Month include: Jake Barszcz (Adairsville HS), Clayton McArdle (Woodland HS), Mckenzie Wilkie (Cartersville HS), and Shyia Woods (Cass HS).

The Cartersville girls’ and boys’ cross country teams finished runner-up among Region 7-5A teams and placed third in the Class 5A Sectional 2 race held Saturday at Sam Smith Park in Cartersville. Those runs earned the Lady Canes and Hurricanes a spot in the Class 5A State Championship meet on Friday in Carrollton. The Woodland girls' team also punched its ticket to the Class 5A State meet with an eighth-place finish at the Sectional. The top 12 teams qualified.

The Purple Hurricanes received an early challenge, but rolled to over 500 yards of total offense to clinch their fourth-straight region title by defeating visiting Dalton on October 30 at Weinman Stadium.

October 31, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Lady Canes finished the 2026 season with a 32-4 record and third in Class 5A. Photo: Louis Tonsmeire The Cartersville Lady Canes’ state playoff run ended Saturday with a 4-2 loss to Central-Carroll in the Class 5A tournament at the Columbus Softball Complex. Cartersville had two wins to begin the Elite Eight double-elimination bracket, but fell to finalists Jefferson and Central-Carroll in the next two rounds to plac