January 22, 2026 The Cass swim team finished second in combined scores on Tuesday as the Colonels hosted a five-team meet at the Adairsville pool. Pickens won the combined scores competition with 218 points. Cass was runner-up with 187, followed by Model (133), Armuchee (28), and Pepperell (6). The Cass girls had the best total with 116, followed by Model (77), Pickens (61), and Armuchee (28). Pickens (157) won the boys’ competition, followed by Cass (71), Model (56), and Pep

January 21, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Cass girls' and boys' basketball teams both won region games at Woodland on Tuesday night. Additionally, the Cartersville and Excel Christian boys' teams remained undefeated in their respective regions. The Canes won at Dalton, and the Eagles won at Oakwood Christian in Chickamauga. CASS GIRLS 58, WOODLAND 8 Nakayla Evans scored 17 points, and Cadie Paez finished with 14 in the Lady Colonels’ win on Tuesday at Woodlan

January 19, 2026 The Cartersville High basketball teams split games on Monday at the MLK Showcase hosted by Rome High School. CARTERSVILLE BOYS 85, SECTION (AL) 69 Kyron McClendon scored 27 points and grabbed 10 rebounds on Monday as Cartersville defeated Section (AL) at the Rome MLK Showcase. The Canes stepped out of region play on Monday afternoon, but extended their current winning streak to five games with an 85-69 win over Section (AL) at the Rome High School MLK Showcas

January 19, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com This week’s Athletes Beyond Bartow edition includes updates on two dozen local contributors with their collegiate programs in wrestling, basketball, gymnastics, and indoor track and field. This update is for the week ending January 18. WRESTLING COLTON BISHOP — Reinhardt University (Sr., Woodland HS) … won his 125-pound bout this past Friday as the Eagles beat visiting Montreat College (NC) 46-4 on Reinhardt’s Senior Nigh

January 18, 2026 Woodland finished ninth of 20 participating schools in the combined team scores on Saturday at the Northwest Georgia Swimming and Diving Invitational hosted by Calhoun. The host Yellow Jackets won the meet with 739 points. Blessed Trinity (563) and Pace Academy (476) finished second and third, respectively. Woodland scored 186 points, while Adairsville was tenth (157) and Cass was 12th (70). The Woodland girls were seventh with the Cass girls, and the Adairsv

January 17, 2026 The Cass Lady Colonels and Colonels basketball teams lost non-region games on Saturday at Class 6A North Cobb in Acworth. NORTH COBB 55, CASS GIRLS 20 The host Lady Warriors built a 30-11 advantage in the first half and defeated Cass on Saturday, 55-20. Jaidyn Taylor led North Cobb (7-9) with 18 points. London Reyes finished with 15, and Hananiah Bell contributed 10 in the Lady Warriors’ win. Nakayla Evans was the top scorer for the Lady Colonels with nine po

January 17, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Woodland defeated county-rival Cass 36-35 on Saturday to win the 2026 GHSA Class 4A Team Dual state championship at Ola High School in McDonough. For the third straight season, Woodland and Cass squared off in the finals of the GHSA State Dual Tournament, but this time it was the Wildcats who edged the Colonels by a single point on Saturday at Ola High School in McDonough, 36-35. Cass had won the state title match in the

January 16, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com It was a busy Friday night on the hardwoods, with all the local high school teams in action. The Cartersville Lady Canes and Hurricanes secured victories at Woodland. The Cass Lady Colonels defeated Allatoona, and the Adairsville Lady Tigers gave Gilmer their first region loss. CARTERSVILLE GIRLS 54, WOODLAND 12 The fourth-ranked Lady Canes led 26-0 after the opening eight minutes and strolled to a 54-12 win on Friday at

January 16, 2025 The Woodland and Cass wrestling teams each won their first-round and state quarterfinal matches on Friday at the Class 4A Dual State Tournament at Ola High School in McDonough. Woodland cruised past Pace Academy in the opening round 78-3, while Cass topped Drew 42-35. In the state quarterfinals, Woodland handled Cambridge 60-16, while Cass defeated Central-Carroll 50-27. Woodland will square off with Harris County on Saturday in the state semifinals. Cass wil

January 14, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Woodland High School basketball teams split region games on Wednesday night at Southeast Whitfield. WOODLAND BOYS 62, SOUTHEAST WHITFIELD 26 The Woodland Wildcats gained their first Region 7-AAAA win of the season on Wednesday night at Southeast Whitfield, 62-26. Woodland raced to a 21-4 lead in the first quarter and led 32-13 at halftime. The Wildcats added to their lead in the second half for a 36-point win. “We got