December 9, 2025 A full lineup of local high school teams competed on Tuesday night. Both Cass teams secured their first victories of the season. Cartersville's two teams triumphed over Dalton, and the Excel Christian Academy boys gathered a region win against Oakwood Christian. CASS GIRLS 46, WOODLAND 15 The Lady Colonels built a 29-3 lead by halftime and cruised to a 46-15 home region win over Woodland on Tuesday night. Anizah Taylor led the way with 17 points for Cass. Nak

December 9, 2025 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Offensive linemen Malachi Toliver at the University of Georgia and Shadre Hurst at Tulane University helped their respective teams to important wins this past weekend as the Bulldogs and Green Wave advanced into the College Football Playoffs. Two other locals -- Sacovie White-Helton (Georgia Bulldogs) and Jordyn Woods (Ohio State Buckeyes) will also join teammates in the CFP. In NFL action, another former Cartersville Pu

December 8, 2025 The football coaches in Region 7-AAA have released their All-Region selections for the 2025 season: Colt Sanford was selected as the 2025 Region 7-3A Co-Athlete of the Year CO-PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Gavin Nuckolls, Northwest Whitfield, and Justin Beasley, Calhoun CO-OFFENSIVE POY: Brayden Slaughter, Heritage, and Trace Hawkins, Calhoun CO-DEFENSIVE POY: Douglas Callihan, Gilmer, and Alec Upshaw, Calhoun CO-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Colt Sanford, Adairsville, and Co

December 8, 2025 The football coaches in Region 7-AAAA have released their All-Region selections for the 2025 season. 2025 REGION 7-AAAA ALL REGION SELECTIONS PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Nate Russell, Cartersville OFFENSIVE POY: Brodie McWhorter, Cass Brady Marchese, Cartersville DEFENSIVE POY: Naz Fleurine, Cass ATHLETE/ALL-PURPOSE POY: Nash Smith, Dalton SPECIAL TEAMS POY: Wilson Perry, Allatoona COACH OF THE YEAR: Conor Foster, Cartersville Clockwise from top left: Conor Fo

December 7, 2025 The Woodland swim team placed second in combined scores, and Adairsville was third of 13 teams on Saturday in the annual Tiger Plunge meet at Adairsville High School. Habersham Central (758) won the combined scores meet, followed by Woodland (732), Adairsville (598), Notre Dame, TN (294), and Northwest Whitfield (227) in the top five. The Woodland girls led all girls’ teams with 437 points, followed by Habersham Central (356), Adairsville (218), Notre Dame (1

December 6, 2025 Jair Flores won the 113-pound weight division, and four other wrestlers placed for Cartersville on Saturday at the North Atlanta High School Atlanta Invitational. Flores was 4-0 on the day, winning the title.  PJ Richards (175 pounds, 3-2) placed fourth. Fite Casey (106, 3-2) was fifth, while Peter Cepeda (165, 1-3) and GianCarlo Rivadeneyra (285, 2-3) finished sixth. Andrea De Leon Pozuelos (130, 3-1) finished as runner-up in her weight division at the Girls

December 6, 2025 The Excel Christian Academy boys basketball team earned a hard-fought road victory on Saturday afternoon at Rockmart, 58-54. The Eagels trailed 36-29 at the intermission, but erupted for a 20-6 advantage in the third quarter to take control of the game. Mason McKinney led Excel with 19 points. Damir McBride scored 15. Aston Chappell and Mier Bell each added eight. M.J. Berry paced the Yellow Jackets (0-5) with 15 points. A.D. Samples added 10. Excel (7-3, 1-0

December 6, 2025 Cass wrestling finished third on Saturday at the 19-team Creekview Invitational in Cherokee County.   The host Grizzlies won the tournament with 194.5 points, followed by South Effingham (174), Cass (170), Woodstock (145), and Rockmart (144.5) to round out the top five. Cass had nine of eleven competitors to earn podium spots, including three runner-up, four third-place, one fourth-place, and one sixth-place finish. Rowdy Duck (144 pounds, 3-1), Luka Jenson (

December 5, 2025 Cartersville senior golfer, Chad Branton, carded rounds of 71-71-67 (7-under par) this past Wednesday through Friday to win the 2025 Dixie Amateur Senior Invitational at Eagle Trace Golf Club in Coral Springs, Florida. Branton finished three shots ahead of runner-up John Wright of Fairhope, Alabama, and five shots clear of Savannah’s Mike Combs. Rick Stimmel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was fourth at 1-under par, with Allen Peake of Macon and Scott Stevens of

December 5, 2025 The Woodland Wildcats and the Excel Christian Academy girls’ and boys’ basketball teams earned home wins on Thursday. WOODLAND BOYS 54, PEPPERELL 47 Amir Heath scored 19 points, including 13 in the first half, Thursday night as Woodland defeated the visiting Pepperell Dragons 54-47. Landon Dougherty posted 13 points for the Wildcats. Jonathan Hart and Solomon James added seven and six points, respectively. Antonio Barton scored 13 points to lead Pepperell (1-