March 7, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Cass Colonels secured a gritty 1-0 shutout victory over the Cartersville Hurricanes in a Region 7-AAAA boys soccer match played on Friday night at Cochran Stadium at Cass High School. The lone goal came in the 30th minute when Francisco Castaneda found the back of the net, assisted by Miguel Padilla. Cass head coach Lucas Kinsey praised the outstanding defensive effort of Karter Berdnik, who anchored the back line and th

March 6, 2026 Laney Saunders cleared 10 feet and won the pole vault competition at Rockmart on March 5. Photos: Cartersville HS Athletics The Cartersville High School girls and boys track and field teams each won a five-team meet on Thursday at Rockmart High School. The Lady Canes (78 points) finished ahead of host Rockmart (51) and Paulding County (51). Hiram (46) was fourth, followed by South Paulding (24). The Cartersville boys (124) dominated their competition, with Paul

March 5, 2026 The Adairsville Lady Tigers opened Region 7-AAA play in dominant fashion Thursday night, defeating the Northwest Whitfield Lady Bruins 5-0 at Northwest in Tunnel Hill. Adairsville wasted little time getting on the scoreboard. Alexa Damer netted the first goal in the ninth minute off an assist from Addi Jerauld, giving the Lady Tigers an early 1-0 advantage. Damer struck again late in the first half, scoring in the 37th minute on an assist from Alivia Joslin to e

March 5, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Adairsville’s Tyler Parker delivered the decisive blow Thursday night, doubling home the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Tigers a dramatic 4-3 walkoff victory over visiting Calhoun. Colton Sanford, who entered as a pinch runner after Hudson Parr drew a walk, crossed the plate with the winning run to cap the comeback. The win evened the Region 7-AAA series at one game apiece after Calhoun took t

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March 4, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Georgia Highlands College softball lost both games of a home doubleheader on Wednesday afternoon, falling to the unbeaten and nationally third-ranked Northeast Alabama CC Mustangs 4-0 and 10-0. Northeast Alabama starting pitcher, Addie Edwards, recorded eight strikeouts and tossed a complete-game one-hitter in the first game. The Mustangs then used a trio of pitchers in the circle in the second game and again limited the GHC

March 4, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Woodland Wildcats picked up a solid Region 7-AAAA victory Tuesday evening, defeating the Cedartown Bulldogs 4-1 at Wildcats Stadium in Cartersville. Cedartown struck first, scoring in the 11th minute to take an early 1-0 lead. The Wildcats responded before halftime, with Aiden Carrillo equalizing in the 35th minute on an assist from Luis Sanchez, sending the teams into the break tied at 1-1. Woodland took control after t

March 3, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Cass Lady Colonels dominated on the road Tuesday night, defeating the Southeast Whitfield Lady Raiders 4-1 in a Region 7-AAAA girls soccer matchup in Dalton. The Lady Colonels struck first in the opening half, with Amy Villanueva netting the game's opening goal off an assist from Ryland Piatt with 32:49 remaining before halftime. That 1-0 lead held into the break, setting the tone for a strong second-half performance by

March 3, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Zoe McCurry scored 13 points and grabbed six rebounds Tuesday as the Lady Canes advanced to the Class AAAA Final Four. The Cartersville Lady Canes defeated the visiting Northview Titans 64-51 Tuesday night at The Storm Center, advancing the program to the GHSA Final Four for the second time in three years. Cartersville raced to an early lead, then held off a third-quarter threat before taking control in the fourth quarter. T

March 3, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Cartersville claimed victory in its region opener on Tuesday, breaking a seven-game losing streak, while Cass, Woodland, and Adairsville each lost their initial region contests. CARTERSVILLE 5, ALLATOONA 0 Georgia Southern signee and right-hand pitcher Nate Russell tossed a complete game one-hitter on Tuesday night to lead the Cartersville Purple Hurricanes to a 5-0 shutout win over visiting Allatoona. Russell walked three,