February 12, 2026 The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes edged out the visiting Ringgold Tigers 1-0 in a hard-fought boys soccer matchup on Thursday night, securing a gritty shutout victory on their home pitch. The game remained scoreless through a tense first half, with both defenses holding firm and neither side creating clear-cut chances. The breakthrough came in the 63rd minute, when the Hurricanes were awarded a penalty kick after a foul in the penalty area. Junior Fily Duar

February 12, 2026 The Cass Lady Colonels battled hard but fell just short in a 2-1 heartbreaker against the East Paulding Lady Raiders on Thursday evening. The host Lady Raiders struck early to seize control. They converted a penalty kick in the opening minutes, followed by a well-executed corner kick goal, leaving Cass trailing 2-0 at halftime. But the Lady Colonels showed resilience after the break. Freshman Chloe Hunt ignited the comeback hopes, netting a goal early in the

February 12, 2026 The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes opened the 2026 baseball season on Thursday evening at Rockmart and escaped with a nail-biting 1-0 win in eight innings. After seven scoreless innings in a pitcher’s duel, the Canes coaxed four walks in the top of the eighth for the game’s only run. Cartersville reliever Brayden Logan walked a batter in the bottom of the eighth, but a pickoff, a groundout, and a strikeout retired the side and preserved the combined shutout

February 11, 2026 The Woodland boys and the Adairsville girls added soccer wins on Wednesday night. WOODLAND BOYS 2, COAHULLA CREEK 1 The Woodland Wildcats posted a goal in each half to build a 2-0 lead on Wednesday night and defeated the Coahulla Creek Colts 2-1 in their 2026 season opener. In the 19th minute, Hunter Limbaugh scored from a corner kick delivered by Danny Chavez, putting the Wildcats ahead 1-0 at halftime. Five minutes into the second half, Marvin Morales, ass

February 11, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Woodland trailed 5-1 in the middle of the fifth inning on Wednesday evening, but flipped the game in the bottom of the frame by scoring seven runs. The Wildcats added three more runs in the sixth and secured an 11-6 home win over the North Cobb Warriors. Cameron O’Shields (1 IP, 1ER, 1H, 1BB, 1K) picked up the pitching win by working relief in the fifth inning. Clayton Wilkes (3.2 IP, 2R, 1ER, 3H, 2BB, 2K) made the pitch

February 11, 2026 McCayden Hufstetler and Westin Barfield teamed up on the mound to achieve a shutout, while the Adairsville Tigers scored four runs in the fourth inning and six more in the sixth, securing a 10-0 victory at Cass on Wednesday evening. The win was also the 300th career coaching victory for Adairsville's Billy Roper. Hufstetler struck out nine and allowed just three hits and one walk in five innings. Barfield gave up one hit and struck out one in relief. Adairsv

February 11, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Georgia Highlands Chargers split a baseball doubleheader at Cleveland State CC on Tuesday, dropping the opener 14-7 and winning the second game 6-2. GHC scored four runs in the top of the first in Game 1, but gave up nine in the first two frames, leading to the loss. A three-run sixth inning and an insurance run in the seventh lifted the Chargers in their Game 2 win. Aidan Larkin finished the doubleheader with five h

February 11, 2026 from Georgia Highlands College Athletics The Georgia Highlands College softball team kicked off its 2026 home slate with authority on Tuesday afternoon, sweeping Snead State Community College (AL) by scores of 3-1 and 6-1 at Carol Brown Field in Cartersville. The victories moved the Chargers to an even 2-2 mark early in the season. In the first game, scoring stayed quiet until the bottom of the fourth inning. Ahmani Green (Worth Co. HS) started things with a

February 11, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com On the final night of region regular-season games in 7-AAAA, five of the six local teams in action collected wins. WOODLAND GIRLS 34, SOUTHEAST WHITFIELD 30 The Woodland Lady Cats won for the first time since November on Tuesday night, defeating visiting Southeast Whitfield 34-30 in a nail-biter. Freshman Destiny Jackson produced a double-double, with 14 points and 14 rebounds, but it was senior Reign West’s two free thr

February 11, 2026 The Cartersville Hurricanes rallied from a 2-0 deficit and scored three times in the second half Tuesday night for a 3-2 victory at Calhoun. Brayden Alonso scored the Canes’ first goal after a Yellow Jackets turnover and found the net from the top of the 18-yard line in the 42nd minute, cutting Cartersville’s deficit in half. In the 56th minute, Daniel Milan scored in a similar fashion to Alonso's goal, leveling the score at 2-2. With three minutes remaining