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

Scott Barkley / CanesAthletics.com Canes Rifle lines up in prone position on the team’s home range at CHS on Jan. 13. PHOTO: CanesAthletics.com Maggie Sheffield earned Top Gun honors as CHS Rifle moved to 12-0 on the season, defeating Woodstock on Tuesday by an overall score of 1139-1089 while hitting the X 57 times compared to the Wolverines’ 24. Senior Night honored Lucy Evans, Lucas Gibson, and Graham Farrell. Evans will continue next year as a member of Morehead State Un

January 14, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Five local high school basketball teams secured region victories on Tuesday night, including the girls' teams from Cass, Adairsville, and Cartersville. Additionally, the boys' teams from Excel Christian Academy and Cartersville also achieved wins. CASS GIRLS 50, HIRAM 29 The Lady Colonels took a nice step forward in the race for a top-four seed in the Region 7-AAAA tournament on Tuesday night with a 50-29 road win at Hira

January 12, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Jacksonville Jaguars' remarkable season came to a heartbreaking end on Sunday, with a narrow 27-24 home Wild Card playoff loss to the Buffalo Bills. Cartersville High alum Trevor Lawrence passed for three touchdowns, but Jacksonville’s turnaround season came to an end. On the collegiate front, several local alumni from Cartersville, Cass, and Adairsville High Schools delivered standout performances across basketball,