April 30, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Cole Crawford blasted a pair of homers and drove in all three runs, lifting the Canes to a 3-2 series-clinching win over Ware County. PHOTO: RANDY PARKER / THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS Cole Crawford hit a two-out, walk-off home run in the bottom of the eighth inning Thursday evening to lift the Cartersville Purple Hurricanes to a 3-2 win and a second-round state playoff series victory over visiting Ware County. It was Crawford’s

April 30, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Nolan Elrod tossed a complete-game, three-hit shutout Wednesday night, sending the Purple Hurricanes to a deciding third game in their series with Ware County. PHOTO: Russell Andrews, Sports Furnace Photography. The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes split their best-of-three home Sweet Sixteen series against Ware County on Wednesday night at Richard Bell Field. Ware County took the first game 19-6, but the Canes tied the seri

April 28, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Georgia Highlands College softball swept a three-game series at South Georgia State last Friday and Saturday to take a firm hold on the second-place position in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association standings. The Chargers won 5-2 and 10-4 last Friday and edged the Hawks 10-9 in nine innings on Saturday. Emily Ferro picked up two of the pitching wins. She tossed all seven innings in Friday’s first game, allowing two e

April 29, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Adairsville High School girls' soccer team experienced a heartbreaking conclusion to their remarkable season on Tuesday night at home in the Sweet Sixteen round of the state playoffs. The Johnson-Gainesville Lady Knights defeated the Lady Tigers in a penalty kick shootout after a fiercely contested 1-1 draw through regulation and two overtime periods. Adairsville controlled possession and dictated the pace for much of t

April 27, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Cartersville Country Club member Tevis Upton carded an even-par 72 and tied for sixth place on Monday to advance to the Final Stage of qualifying for the U.S. Senior Open. Upton was one of 22 amateur and professional players in a starting field of 130 players to advance. The qualifier for players 50-and-over was hosted by Cartersville Country Club and competed at 6,833 yards. Chad Branton of Cartersville was exempted from t

April 27, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Four local amateur golfers made the 36-hole cut and earned top positions this past Friday through Sunday (April 24-26) at the 54th Georgia State Golf Association Four-Ball Championship. Brooks Colquitt (Atlanta) and Cole Isban (Marietta) won the 2026 title with rounds of 63-66-64—193 (23-under par). Brody McQueen (Marietta) and Nicholas Canitano (Milton) finished runner-up (66-62-68—196; 20-under par). R.B. Clyburn (Carters

April 27, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Photo: CanesAthletics.com Scott Barkley / CanesAthletics.com Zoe McCurry and Emily Odom dominated their singles matches while the doubles team of Taryn Bradley and Raegan Rhodes secured a 3-0 Lady Canes win over Maynard Jackson High on April 23 to move on to the second round of the state playoffs. Cartersville travels to Ware County on Wednesday, April 29, to compete in the Sweet 16.

April 27, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Canes L-R: Blake Lutjens, Reid Henson, James Buessing, Ramsey Dunn, Carsen Stanfield, Carter Rice, Bodie Brumlow, and River Gunn. The Lady Canes: Mia Miller, Addie Feuerbach, Reese Hertel, Ana Jo Culverhouse, Mary Harris Gambill, Coach Alicia Murray, Not pictured: Macie Mosteller. Right photo: Medalist, Bodie Brumlow. The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes boys’ golf team captured the Area 3 AAAA championship on Monday at

April 27, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Cartersville High product Devonte Ross signed with the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League this weekend as an undrafted free agent. Ross, who played three seasons at Troy University before playing his senior season at Penn State, had over 2,100 receiving yards in college. Elsewhere, local athletes made their marks this past week in Minor League Baseball, college track and field, tennis, college softball, an

April 25, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com For the first time in 20 years, the Cartersville Purple Hurricanes boys soccer team secured a road victory in the Georgia High School Association state playoffs, defeating the host Drew Titans of Riverdale 3-2 in overtime Friday night in a Class AAAA first-round matchup. Drew jumped out to an early lead, scoring within the first five minutes of the game. Cartersville responded in the 20th minute when Rhett Jacobs was fouled