March 20, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Georgia Highlands College baseball unloaded 21 runs on 17 hits Friday to win the second game of a four-game series at Andrew College in Cuthbert. The host Tigers led 2-0 after one inning and had the game tied 5-5 through three innings, but the Chargers scored 13 runs in the top of the fourth to take control of the game. Noah McMahon (3 IP, 5R, 4ER, 7H, 1BB, 2K) collected the pitching win in an abbreviated start. Braxton Wad

March 20, 2026 The Adairsville boys placed second, and the girls were third on March 17 at a four-team meet hosted by Gilmer High School in Ellijay. Fideles Christian School won the girls competition with Gilmer second, Adairsville third, and Lumpkin County fourth. Gilmer won the boys meet, followed by Adairsville, FCS, and Lumpkin. Event winners for the Tigers and Lady Tigers: Torron Hale — Long jump — 19-3 Cedric Nash — High jump — 5-6 Bentley Bagley — Triple jump — 36-10

March 20, 2026 The Cartersville High School track & field teams continued their strong start to the 2026 season by winning 20 events this past Wednesday at the 11-team Allatoona Buccaneers Wednesday night meet. Event medalists for Cartersville: FIRST PLACE Kylie Ham — 800 meter run (2:32.10) Laney Saunders — 100-meter hurdles (17.28) Laney Saunders — Pole vault (10-3.00) Karlee Christian — High jump (4-8.00) Carder Brock — Discus (114.0) Allana Williams — Shot put (34-1.50) T

March 20, 2026 The Adairsville boys tennis team won at Ridgeland on Thursday evening, March 19, but the Lady Tigers suffered a region loss. RIDGELAND 4, ADAIRSVILLE GIRLS 1 Adairsville results Singles Line 1 — Camdyn Collins lost 6-4, 4-6, 6-7 Line 2 — Logan Dean won 6-4, 6-1 Line 3 — Ava Cochran lost 1-6, 4-6 Doubles Line 1 — Allison Potter / Presley Goble lost 5-7, 6-4, 7-10 Line 2 — Emma Welborn / Marley Nalls lost 2-6, 6-4, 6-7 ADAIRSVILLE BOYS 5, RIDGELAND 0 Adairsville

March 20, 2026 Scott Barkley / CanesAthletics.com Photo: CanesAthletics.com — Lucy Evans, seated, coaches Maggie Sheffield in the final round at the state tournament. The Cartersville High School Rifle Team took a step no other group of Canes has taken on March 14, the one that led to a podium finish in the GHSA Rifle state championships. The third-place finish in Waycross marks the highest in Cartersville history. Georgia does not recognize classes according to size in Rif

March 19, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Georgia Highlands College baseball team won its fourth straight conference game Wednesday, securing an 8-2 home win over the Andrew College Tigers. David McKechnie (7 IP, 1ER, 4H, 1BB, 12K) was strong on the mound in the Chargers’ pitching start and struck out 12. Matthew Perkins (1 IP, 1ER, 2H, 1BB, 1K) and Jack Burns (1 IP, 0R, 0H, 1BB, 1K) closed out the final two frames on the bump. Emiliano Dominguez paced the Geor

March 20, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Georgia Southern University signee Nate Russell combined with Cohen Tanner on Thursday for a five-inning perfect game on the mound at Hiram. Cartersville hurlers Nate Russell and Cohen Tanner combined for eight strikeouts and a five-inning, perfect game, no-hitter on Thursday evening as the Canes cruised to a 10-0 home victory over Hiram at Richard Bell Field. Russell needed only 34 pitches to dispose of the nine batters he

March 20, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Lady Tigers clinch Region 7-AAA championship with rout of Generals The Adairsville Lady Tigers secured the 2026 Region 7-AAA soccer championship Thursday night with a dominant 8-1 victory over the Heritage-Catoosa Generals. Photo courtesy Adairsville Athletics. The Adairsville Lady Tigers put on a dominant display Thursday night at Adairsville High School Stadium, defeating the Heritage-Catoosa Lady Generals 8-1 to secure

March 18, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com With five runs in the bottom of the second and six more in the sixth inning, the Adairsville Tigers put away the visiting Ridgeland Panthers in a Region 7-AAA diamond matchup on Wednesday evening. The Tigers scored their second-inning runs with only two hits, capitalizing on three walks and a sacrifice bunt during that inning. In the sixth inning, Adairsville benefited from four additional walks and an error. The Tigers bro

March 18, 2026 The Adairsville High School tennis teams split region matches with LaFayette on Tuesday at Hamilton Crossing Park. ADAIRSVILLE GIRLS 4, LAFAYETTE 1 Adairsville results: Singles Line 1 — Camdyn Collins d. Lanie Hamilton 6-2, 6-4 Line 2 — Logan Dean d. Parker Tudor 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 Line 3 — Jamie Tanksley lost to Coralee Hise 2-6, 6-7 Doubles Line 1 — Allison Potter / Presley Goble d. Leah Willeford / Rihanna Davis 3-6, 6-4, 10-8 Line 2 — Emma Welborn / Marley Nalls