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

March 18, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Cass girls' and boys' soccer teams earned Region 7-AAAA wins on Tuesday night at Cedartown, and the Cartersville Lady Canes blanked visiting Wheeler in a non-region contest. LADY COLONELS RALLY IN SECOND HALF AT CEDARTOWN The Cass Lady Colonels overcame a first-half deficit to claim a hard-fought 2-1 region win over the Cedartown Lady Bulldogs Tuesday evening at Cedartown. Cedartown struck first in the 16th minute, taki

March 17, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Cass Colonels picked up their first region win of the season on Tuesday, while Woodland dropped a two-run decision at Dalton. CASS 10, CEDARTOWN 3 The Cass Colonels broke into the win column in Region 7-AAAA play Tuesday night with a convincing 10-3 win at Cedartown. The Colonels trailed 2-0 through three innings, but posted three runs in the fourth to take the lead and added four in the fifth and three more in the six

March 17, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Cartersville High School tennis teams defeated Cass on Tuesday at Hamilton Crossing Park. CARTERSVILLE GIRLS 4, CASS 1 Tuesday, March 17 at Hamilton Crossing Park Singles Line 1 — Chloe Bush (CV) d. Vivienne Willingham (CS) 6-0, 6-0 Line 2 — Taryn Bradley (CV) d. Carleigh Higgins (CS) 6-0, 6-0 Line 3 — Emily Odom (CV) d. Bethany Batts (CS) 6-0, 6-0 Doubles Line 1 — Rainey Parham / Linsey Chubb (CS) d. Reagan Rhodes / Wi

March 16, 2026 The Lady Canes Gymnastics team hosted a competitive meet on Saturday, March 14, at Cartersville Twisters Gym. The home event featured matchups against Bremen, River Ridge, Roswell, and South Forsyth, as well as Senior Recognition for the team's graduating athletes. In the team standings, Bremen claimed first place with a score of 103.450, followed closely by River Ridge in second with 102.750. Cartersville secured third overall with a team total of 98.800. Rosw

March 16, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com A busy week in sports saw over 36 local athletes participating nationwide at both the professional and collegiate levels, as noted in this report for the week ending March 15. MLB / MiLB MASON BARNETT — Las Vegas Aviators (Oakland Athletics Triple-A affiliate; 5th year pro; Auburn; Cartersville HS) … was optioned to the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators this past week and will not be on the Athletics’ opening day roster. The Las

March 14, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Cass girls placed fifth, and the Cass boys were eighth on Saturday at the nine-team Gordon Central Invitational in Calhoun. Riverdale High School won the girls’ and boys’ team titles. Model and Sonoraville were second and third in the girls’ division. Calhoun and Franklin County were second and third in the boys’ division. The Cass girls won the 4x100-meter relay in 52.31. The relay team included Rilyn Caspari, Chloe Dy