July 13, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com MLB / MiLB MASON BARNETT — MLB Athletics (5th-year pro; Auburn; Cartersville HS) … the 25-year-old right-hand pitcher made two relief appearances last week in the Athletics’ losses at the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox. Barnett walked two at Detroit, but did not allow a run or a hit. In Chicago, he yielded three earned runs on three hits and one walk. At the All-Star break, he has a 1-0 record with two saves out of

July 12, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Cartersville Little League 10U and 11U baseball teams both won their first two games in the Georgia Little League state tournament this past weekend. In other age divisions, Bartow County Little League 14U slipped to the elimination bracket, and Bartow County Little League 16U was eliminated Cartersville Little League 10U starts strong at state tourney Cartersville Little League 10U went 2-0 in the first two games of th

July 12, 2026 Staff reports / BartowSportsZone.com The Cartersville Twisters Gym boys Level 4 team capped a strong season by repeating as Georgia Level 4 Team State Champions, successfully defending the title they won a year ago. The championship squad of Rainey Cope, Channing Englert, Kit Leighly, and Nolan Menerey earned back-to-back state crowns under coaches Sasha Stetsenko and Andrei Kouznetsov, continuing the Twisters' tradition as one of Georgia's premier youth gymnast

July 11, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Cartersville Little League 13U went 1-2 at the three-team Georgia Little League Intermediate State Tournament on Friday and Saturday at Peachtree City to finish runner-up to host Peachtree City. Cartersville 13U dropped its tournament opener to Peachtree City 16-6 on Friday, defeated Vine Ingle on Saturday 12-10, and lost to Peachtree City in the championship round 20-7. Emory Harris led the Cartersville 13U offense during t

July 11, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Bartow County Little League’s 12U softball team finished as state runner-up on Saturday, and the Bartow County 10U team was eliminated on Friday afternoon at their respective Georgia Little League State tournaments in Warner Robins. Bartow 12U finished 2-2 in the double-elimination tournament with both losses coming to Warner Robins American — the 2026 state champions. Bartow 12U had tournament wins over Columbus-American (1

July 8, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Bartow County Little League 10U softball team picked up a crucial elimination-game victory Wednesday night at the Georgia Little League Softball State Tournament, while the 12U squad suffered a tough walk-off loss. Bartow 10U defeated West Point 13-5 in five innings to stay alive in the losers’ bracket. Bartow 12U dropped a 4-3 heartbreaker to host Warner Robins American and slid into the loser’s bracket. BARTOW 10U COLLE

July 8, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Brooks Urquhart of Columbus fired rounds of 65-69-68 to post 14-under par and win the 61st Georgia State Golf Association Junior Championship by four shots at Coosa Country Club. The rising high school senior from Green Island Country Club topped the 54-hole event, played July 6-8 on the 6,941-yard, par-72 layout, finishing well clear of fellow rising seniors Bear Dollander of Savannah and Nicholas Canitano of Milton. Local p

July 8, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Bartow County Little League softball teams had mixed results in the opening round of their Georgia Little League State Tournament games on Monday night in Warner Robins. Bartow 12U beat Columbus-American Little League 11-1, but Bartow 10U suffered a 14-0 loss and was no-hit by Elbert County Little League pitching. Bartow 12U trailed 1-0 early against Columbus-American, but scored three times in the bottom of the second to tak

July 6, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Two local Little League softball teams and five Little League baseball teams are preparing for the Georgia Little League State Tournaments that begin Monday, July 6, at various locations. Georgia Little League Softball and Baseball State Tournament Schedules 10U Softball Site: Warner Robins American Little League 6-team, double-elimination tournament continues through Saturday, July 11 First game for local team: Bartow Count

July 6, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Several local products continue to make their mark across professional baseball, from the major leagues to the minor leagues and the independent ranks. Cartersville High School alumni once again headline the group, with three former Hurricanes currently on MLB or MiLB rosters and two more competing in the Frontier League. Here's a look at how each performed during the past week and where their teams stand as the first half of