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

February 11, 2026 File photo: Alexa Damer The Adairsville Lady Tigers opened the 2026 soccer season on Tuesday night with a convincing 5-1 win at Ringgold. Alexa Damer played a role in all five of Adairsville’s goals. She scored a hat trick of goals, assisted on Ella Edwards’ game-opening goal, and later assisted on a goal by Braylynn Martin. Martin was also credited with assists on two of Damer’s goals. Adairsville controlled the ball about 70 percent of the game and led 4-0

February 9, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Adairsville Tigers opened the 2026 baseball season on Monday with a 6-2 win at Pepperell. The Tigers produced only two hits in the game, but scored three runs in the top of the fourth to build a 4-1 advantage and later added two insurance runs in the top of the seventh to secure the win. Adairsville pitchers Hudson Parr, Tyler Parker, and Kaden Coker limited the Dragons to just four hits. Parr (1ER, 1H, 2BB, 7K) made

February 9, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Special Photo / Excel Christian School: (L-R) Coach Carson Ford, Colton Sims, Russell Jones, Gabriel Gossett, Levi McMillan, and Avery Honeycutt. Excel Christian Academy wrestler Gabriel Gossett won the 215-pound weight class of the Georgia Association of Private and Parochial Schools (GAPPS) state championships on January 30 at Cherokee Christian Schools to lead four Eagles who medaled at the tournament. Excel’s Levi Mc

February 9, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com It is one of the busiest times of the year for collegiate sports, as winter sports conclude regular-season play in preparation for postseason play and spring sports begin with early-season games, matches, and tournaments. This week’s 'Athletes Beyond Bartow' update includes contributions from 39 local athletes across eight sports nationwide. WRESTLING LEE CAMP — Reinhardt University (So., Cass HS) … won a 17-2 technical f

February 9, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Georgia Highlands Chargers swept a four-game home series with USC Lancaster on Friday and Saturday, outscoring the Lancers 40-15. The Chargers hit ten home runs in the first two games to win 16-5 and 13-3 on Friday. Starting pitcher David McKechnie tossed five scoreless innings, and closer Jack Burns collected two saves in Saturday’s games for 3-0 and 8-7 wins. Andrew Bishop had seven hits, including one homer and fou

February 7, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The wrestling teams at Woodland and Cass finished first and second, respectively, in Region 7-AAAA, and repeated that order on Saturday at the GHSA Class AAAA Section A at Cambridge High School in Milton. Woodland finished first in the Sectional with 412-½ points, and Cass was runner-up with 316. Dalton (199-½), Ware County (197), and Cambridge (181-½) rounded out the top five teams. Cartersville (48) placed 16th. The Wid

February 7, 2026 Jaylee Long advanced to the GHSA Girls State Finals with a runner-up finish at the State Sectionals on Friday at Coahulla Creek. Photo credit: Adairsville Wrestling Community on Facebook. Adairsville sophomore wrestler, Jaylee Long, followed up her recent Area 7 championship with a runner-up finish on Friday at the GHSA Girls State Sectional at Coahulla Creek High School in Whitfield County. Long, who went 2-1 in the 100-pound weight class, advanced to the G