February 18, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Adairsville pitcher Kaden Coker tossed a four-inning no-hitter, and the Tigers pounded visiting Cass on Wednesday evening, 15-0, for a non-region win. The Tigers took an early lead by scoring three runs in the bottom of the first inning, then added seven runs in the third and five more in the fourth to secure the win. Coker walked one and struck out two. Cass starter Darren Cole (2.1 IP, 9R, 5ER, 6H, 1BB, 2K) was saddled

February 18, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Georgia Highlands College softball won both games of a home doubleheader on Tuesday, sweeping Cleveland State CC (TN) 13-4 and 5-2. In the opener, the Chargers broke open a 4-4 game with three runs in the third and added six in the fourth to pull away. In Game 2, GHC pitcher Haley Curtis went seven strong innings in the circle and struck out five to limit the Cleveland State offense. CeCe Williams (2 IP, 4ER, 4H, 2BB, 1K

February 18, 2026 WOODLAND GIRLS 8, NORTH COBB 2 The Lady Cats led 3-2 at halftime on Tuesday, but overpowered the visiting North Cobb Lady Warriors with five unanswered goals in the second half to record Woodland’s first win. Ansley Burns and Mahdi Hernandez each scored two goals for the Lady Cats. Maddie Weightman, Jaqueline Arias, Samantha Espinosa, and Avery Burns added one goal each. Woodland goalkeeper Maya Baldwin was credited with a few saves, including one on a break

February 18, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Cartersville Lady Canes picked up a solid road victory Tuesday night, defeating the Heritage-Catoosa Lady Generals 3-1 in a non-region showdown at Heritage High School in Ringgold. Junior forward Helen Leaming set the tone early, netting the game's opening goal 30 minutes into the first half to give Cartersville a 1-0 lead and valuable momentum on the visitors' side. The Lady Generals (2-1) responded before halftime,

February 17, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Damir McBride knocks down two of his 14 points as the Eagles defeated Sugar Hill Christian on Tuesday, 73-54. The Excel Christian Academy boys basketball team defeated Sugar Hill Christian 73-54 on Tuesday at Gordon State College in Barnesville to advance to the GAPPS Class A state championship game. The Eagles will now try to defend the Georgia Association of Private and Parochial Schools (GAPPS) Class A state title the

February 17, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Georgia Highlands Chargers baseball team swept a home doubleheader with USC Salkehatchie on Monday, winning 14-1 and 19-5 at Cdr. Robert Bentley USN (Ret) Baseball Field. The Chargers scored ten runs in the second inning of the opener and outhit the Indians eleven to four. Alex Karst and Wyatt Gatlin homered for GHC. Carson Page and Andrew Bishop each had two hits.  Braxton Wade collected the Game 1 pitching win for

February 17, 2026 The Adairsville Tigers scored nine runs over the final two innings on Monday and defeated visiting Woodland-Stockbridge, 12-2, in six innings. The Tigers scored two in the bottom of the fifth to lead 5-2, then exploded for seven runs in the sixth to abbreviate the game and hand Woodland-Stockbridge (3-1) its first loss. Adairsville outhit the Wolfpack eight to five, but Woodland-Stockbridge committed nine errors, including three in the final frame. McCayden

February 17, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Cass Colonels routed winless Southeast Whitfield on Monday night at Cartersville High School to advance in the Region 7-AAAA Tournament, but the other local teams in region tournament action on Monday were not as fortunate. CASS BOYS 74, SOUTHEAST WHITFIELD 35 The Colonels advanced to the second round of the Region 7-AAAA Tournament at Cartersville High School with an opening round 74-35 win over Southeast Whitfield.

February 16, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com This week's update, for the week ending February 15, includes contributions from more than 50 local athletes. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL MASON BARNETT — Oakland Athletics (RHP, 5th-yr. pro; Auburn; Cartersville HS) … reported to the A’s spring training in Arizona with the other pitchers and catchers on February 11, where he will compete for a spot in Oakland’s rotation. Cactus League games begin this week at Hohokam Stadium i

February 15, 2026 The Adairsville Tigers opened play in the Region 7-AAA basketball tournament on Saturday afternoon at home with a 67-59 win over Ridgeland. For the 6th-seeded Tigers, it was their third win this season over the 7th-seeded Panthers. Adairsville won at Ridgeland in early January 53-29 and beat the Panthers 62-39 on January 30. No individual stats or details were provided. The season ended for Ridgeland with an 8-18 record. Adairsville (5-21) advanced to play 3