April 21, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Adairsville High School girls soccer team delivered a commanding performance Tuesday night at home, shutting out the visiting Douglass-Atlanta Astros 10-0 in a first-round Class AAA playoff matchup. Adairsville’s midfielders and strikers completely controlled possession throughout the contest, preventing the Astros from registering a single shot on goal. The Lady Tigers jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first half, which

April 21, 2026 Staff report The Cartersville High School boys golf team wrapped up its 2026 regular season on a high note, claiming second place at the two-day Billy Peek Invitational. The Canes once again finished runner-up to Harrison. Sophomore Reid Henson led the way for Cartersville, posting an impressive 4-under par total over the two days and earning a spot on the all-tournament team. Seniors Carsen Stanfield and Carter Rice provided strong support, with Stanfield fini

April 21, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Georgia Highlands Chargers continued their successful regular-season run through the GCAA schedule on Tuesday with an 11-5 win at the Andrew College Tigers in Cuthbert. The Chargers, who have already secured the conference regular-season title, broke a 3-3 tie by scoring six runs in the top of the sixth inning. GHC then added insurance runs in the eighth and ninth. Starting pitcher David McKechnie (4 IP, 1ER, 2H, 4BB, 1

April 20, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Former Purple Hurricane pitcher Mason Barnett was called up briefly last week by the MLB Athletics, and Anthony Seigler returned to live action last week with the Worcester Red Sox. MLB / MiLB MASON BARNETT — MLB Athletics; Las Vegas Aviators (A’s Triple-A affiliate; 5th-year pro; Auburn; Cartersville HS) … made a five-inning start for the Triple-A Aviators at the Reno Aces on April 14 for his second win of the MiLB season.

April 19, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Georgia Highlands College softball won two of three games Friday and Saturday against visiting East Georgia State College. The Bobcats won the first game of Friday’s doubleheader 5-4, but the Chargers won the second game 6-1 and won on Saturday, 11-0. In the GHC pitching circle, Emily Ferro (7 IP, 5R, 4ER, 8H, 3BB, 6K) suffered the loss in Game 1 on Friday. Haley Curtis (7 IP, 1ER, 8H, 3BB, 4K) collected the win in Game 2,

April 19, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Georgia Highlands College baseball split a doubleheader against East Georgia State on Saturday, resulting in a four-game series split with the Bobcats for the week. The Chargers won 8-7 in Cartersville last Tuesday and 5-2 in the first game of a doubleheader this past Saturday. East Georgia won 11-4 on Friday and 3-2 on Sunday in Swainsboro. Matthew Perkins (5 IP, 1ER, 3H, 2BB, 4K) started on the mound for the Chargers in t

April 18, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Cass Colonels finished their 2026 campaign Friday night with a doubleheader sweep at Hiram, winning 11-0 and 14-12. Friday’s wins wrapped up a three-game series sweep during the week by Cass. Dustin Wallin tossed a five-inning, one-hitter in the opening victory, and the Colonels built a 12-1 lead in Game 2 before holding on in the late innings to secure the sweep. Wallin struck out eight and walked two in the shutout. A

April 17, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Northwest Whitfield scored seven runs across the second and third innings Friday evening en route to an 8-2 Region 7-AAA win over Adairsville. The victory completed a three-game series sweep for the Bruins. Adairsville scored two runs in the top of the seventh, but the Tigers’ comeback efforts ended there. Kaden Coker (1.1 IP, 3ER, 2H, 1BB, 1K) made the pitching start for the Tigers and was the pitcher of record. Brody Varn

April 17, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com East Georgia State leveled this week's four-game series against Georgia Highlands at one game apiece with an 11-4 victory in Swainsboro on Friday. The series will conclude with a doubleheader on Saturday. On Friday, the Chargers led 3-1 in the middle of the third inning, but the Bobcats posted 10 runs over the next five frames to seal their win, outhitting GHC fifteen to three in the game. The Chargers utilized six pitchers

April 16, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Cartersville Country Club member Chad Branton made it to the finals of the 2026 Georgia State Golf Association Senior Match Play Championship, but fell to champion Billy Mitchell 1-up. The 15th Senior Match Play Championship for players 55 and older was conducted at Echelon Golf Club in Alpharetta. The field of 60 players competed on the 6454-yard, par-72 layout. Branton qualified for the 16-man championship bracket by card