February 14, 2026 Georgia Highlands College baseball routed visiting Lincoln Trail College (IL) in both games of a doubleheader on Friday, winning 17-0 and 11-4. The Chargers peppered the Statesmen in Game 1 with 17 hits, and Noah McMahon tossed a five-inning, three-hit shutout while striking out six. GHC had 12 more hits in Friday’s second game, and three pitchers — Kaiden Krak, Reed Thursby, and Heath Whitlock — limited the Lincoln Trail offense. Krak (5 IP, 1ER, 3H, 1BB, 5

February 14, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Excel Christian Academy boys’ basketball team advanced to the Georgia Association of Private and Parochial Schools (GAPPS) Final Four by defeating the Alleluia Community Angels on Friday night in Emerson, 87-75, in the state quarterfinals. The defending state champions and host Eagles led 27-23 after one quarter and 47-42 at halftime, before extending the advantage to 74-61 in the third quarter. Mason McKinney led fo

February 13, 2026 The Woodland Wildcats edged out the Cherokee Warriors 2-1 in a tense penalty kick shootout on Friday night in Canton, improving to 2-0 on the young season. The non-region clash at Cherokee's home field went to penalties after a hard-fought 1-1 draw through regulation. Cherokee struck first in the first half when a Warriors player found the net in the 6th minute, putting the home side ahead. Woodland responded quickly, with Hunter Limbaugh equalizing in the 1

February 13, 2026 The Cass Colonels boys soccer team kicked off their 2026 season with a hard-fought 2-1 road victory over the East Paulding Raiders on Thursday night. The Colonels struck early and held on for the non-region win, improving their young season record while handing the Raiders (1-1) their first loss. David Pedro Hernandez opened the scoring in the 18th minute, finishing off a crisp assist from Giovanni Pineda to give Cass a 1-0 lead. The Colonels added to their

February 12, 2026 Adairsville wrestlers David Coon and Jarett Chriswell competed on Wednesday and Thursday at the Georgia High School Association Class AAA Traditional State Tournament in Morrow. Coon went 2-2 in bouts at 175 pounds and was eliminated in the third round of consolations. Chriswell finished 0-2 in his 157-pound bouts. Coon earned 4-½ team points for the Tigers, giving the team a 41st-place finish in Class AAA. Jefferson won the state title, followed by Troup, N

February 12, 2026 The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes edged out the visiting Ringgold Tigers 1-0 in a hard-fought boys soccer matchup on Thursday night, securing a gritty shutout victory on their home pitch. The game remained scoreless through a tense first half, with both defenses holding firm and neither side creating clear-cut chances. The breakthrough came in the 63rd minute, when the Hurricanes were awarded a penalty kick after a foul in the penalty area. Junior Fily Duar

February 12, 2026 The Cass Lady Colonels battled hard but fell just short in a 2-1 heartbreaker against the East Paulding Lady Raiders on Thursday evening. The host Lady Raiders struck early to seize control. They converted a penalty kick in the opening minutes, followed by a well-executed corner kick goal, leaving Cass trailing 2-0 at halftime. But the Lady Colonels showed resilience after the break. Freshman Chloe Hunt ignited the comeback hopes, netting a goal early in the

February 12, 2026 The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes opened the 2026 baseball season on Thursday evening at Rockmart and escaped with a nail-biting 1-0 win in eight innings. After seven scoreless innings in a pitcher’s duel, the Canes coaxed four walks in the top of the eighth for the game’s only run. Cartersville reliever Brayden Logan walked a batter in the bottom of the eighth, but a pickoff, a groundout, and a strikeout retired the side and preserved the combined shutout

February 11, 2026 The Woodland boys and the Adairsville girls added soccer wins on Wednesday night. WOODLAND BOYS 2, COAHULLA CREEK 1 The Woodland Wildcats posted a goal in each half to build a 2-0 lead on Wednesday night and defeated the Coahulla Creek Colts 2-1 in their 2026 season opener. In the 19th minute, Hunter Limbaugh scored from a corner kick delivered by Danny Chavez, putting the Wildcats ahead 1-0 at halftime. Five minutes into the second half, Marvin Morales, ass

February 11, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Woodland trailed 5-1 in the middle of the fifth inning on Wednesday evening, but flipped the game in the bottom of the frame by scoring seven runs. The Wildcats added three more runs in the sixth and secured an 11-6 home win over the North Cobb Warriors. Cameron O’Shields (1 IP, 1ER, 1H, 1BB, 1K) picked up the pitching win by working relief in the fifth inning. Clayton Wilkes (3.2 IP, 2R, 1ER, 3H, 2BB, 2K) made the pitch