November 22, 2025 Scott Barkley / CanesAthletics.com A wise man once said, ”Wow, that escalated quickly.” With rain falling, Canes' QB Nate Russell looks downfield vs. Warner Robins on Nov. 21. RANDY PARKER / DTN Warner Robins has been a familiar playoff opponent for Cartersville in recent years, with the Canes on the losing end from 2020 to 22. As such, there was no chance of looking past the Demons in Friday’s second-round matchup, despite their 7-4 record. And on cue, the

November 22, 2025 The Woodland Wildcats’ wrestling team repeated as winners of the Allatoona Blackbeard Duals on Saturday, with Cass placing third. Woodland defeated Creekview in the championship round. Cass beat North Paulding for third place.  Woodland had wins over Hillgrove, North Cobb, and handed Cass its only loss to reach the finals. The Colonels had wins over North Cobb, Villa Rica, and South Paulding during the day. Noah Cates (144 pounds), Paul Lanier (175), Owen Jo

November 22, 2025 The Excel Christian Academy boys basketball team routed Dade County Saturday afternoon 71-39, while the Adairsville boys dropped a 62-33 decision at King’s Ridge Christian in Alpharetta. EXCEL CHRISTIAN BOYS 71, DADE COUNTY 39 The Eagles raced to leads of 23-4 after one quarter and 49-17 at halftime in an eventual 71-39 home win Saturday over the visiting Wolverines.  Mason McKinney paced ECA with 16 points. Tristan Jenkins finished with 12 points on four th

November 22, 2025 Adairsville finished second, and Woodland was third of seven teams in combined scores Saturday at the Wildcat Invitational held at the Adairsville High School swimming facility. Adairsville won the boys’ competition with Woodland third.  The Lady Cats were second, and the Lady Tigers were fourth. Whitewater won the combined scores. Trinity Christian was fourth, followed by Pickens, East Paulding, and Paulding County. Local event winners: Woodland girls 200-y

November 22, 2025 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com On a warm November night with temperatures lingering in the upper 60s at Chatham County Memorial Stadium, the fourth-ranked Benedictine Cadets leaned on a punishing ground game and timely defense to turn back Cass 21-7 in the Class AAAA second round Friday night. The Cadets rushed for 272 yards, controlled the clock in the second half, and advanced to host Central-Carroll in next week’s quarterfinals. The game could not

November 21, 2025 The Woodland girls’ and boys’ basketball teams completed a regular-season, home-and-home sweep of Gordon Central with wins on Friday night in Calhoun. The Lady Cats won 45-18, and the Wildcats won 57-43. WOODLAND GIRLS 45, GORDON CENTRAL 18 The Lady Cats led 12-4 after one quarter, 21-16 at halftime, and 36-18 after three quarters en route to a 27-point road win. Woodland freshman Destiny Jackson had a double-double with 25 points and 13 rebounds. Freshman c

November 21, 2025 The Cartersville boys basketball team opened the 2025-26 season Thursday night at New Manchester in Douglasville with a 62-49 victory.  The Canes led 14-11 at the end of the first quarter, but trailed 25-22 at the intermission before regaining a 44-41 advantage by the end of the third quarter. Nas Bennett led the Cartersville scoring attack with 24 points. Wyatt Thomason followed with 13. Shakai Taylor and Brayden King added seven points. Bennett had six reb

November 19, 2025 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Woodland Wildcats’ swim team defeated Gilmer, Cass, and Pickens on Tuesday evening to win a quad meet hosted at Adairsville High School. Woodland scored 221 points, followed by Gilmer (107), Cass (97), and Pickens (91). Local event winners: Woodland boys 200-yard medley relay — Grant Davenport, Hayden Alexander, Joel McSwain, Jac Williams — 2:07.52 Woodland boys 200-yard freestyle relay — Grant Davenport, Hayden Alex

November 18, 2025 David Coleman (left) won the 2025 Cartersville Country Club Senior Championship on November 15-16. Steve Stewart was the tournament's net champion. David Coleman carded rounds of 70-72 (2-under par) on November 15-16 to edge Chad Branton by one shot to win the 2025 Cartersville Country Club Senior Championship. Coleman made birdies on two of the final three holes to seal the title. Steve Stewart, who won the net tournament title, placed third overall. David

November 18, 2025 The Cartersville girls and the Woodland boys each earned basketball wins on Tuesday night, as several local teams were in action. CARTERSVILLE GIRLS 44, CARROLLTON 33 The Lady Canes improved to 2-0 by winning at Carrollton 44-33 in the Girls Night Out event. Cartersville led 17-13 at halftime and extended the lead to 30-22 by the end of the third quarter. KK Arnold led the Lady Canes in the scoring column with 13 points. She added seven assists and three ste