The Cartersville High School cross country teams hosted and won the Wire2Wire XC Invitational on Thursday at Dellinger Park, with nine girls’ teams and 17 boys’ teams participating.

The softball teams at Cartersville, Cass, and Woodland each won Region 7-5A games on Thursday.

September 2, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Woodland volleyball defeated Cass 25-19, 25-13, and 25-16 on Tuesday in Region 7-5A action at Cass, but lost to Pepperell in a non-region match 18-25, 24-26. The Lady Colonels also lost to Pepperell, 18-25 and 17-25. Woodland’s Ava Lawler had 13 assists, six digs, four kills, and five aces against Cass. Dayana Jaimes finished with 12 digs and two aces. Reese Martinak totaled four kills and four digs against Cass, and Aby

All three local high school softball teams in action on Tuesday night earned region victories.

Woodland defeated Sonoraville, but Adairsville lost to Chattooga on Monday night (Aug. 31) in local high school softball action,

August 31, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com MLB / MiLB MASON BARNETT — Las Vegas Aviators; 5th-year pro; Auburn; Cartersville HS) … made a five-inning start this past Saturday at home against the Sugar Land Space Cowboys and was saddled with a loss. The 25-year-old right-hander gave up three earned runs on six hits and four walks with one strikeout. Barnett, who is 1-4 in 18 appearances with the MLB Athletics this season, is now 3-2 with a 4.97 ERA and 43 strikeouts

Two first-half takeaways from Cartersville’s defense paired with a renewed middle school connection as the Purple Hurricanes overran Mt. Zion Friday night at Weinman Stadium by a final score of 49-14.

Cartersville and Adairsville cross country runners were in action on Saturday, August 29.

Cass overcame two costly early miscues and a 14-point first-quarter deficit Friday night, erupting for 34 unanswered points over a stretch spanning the second and third quarters to defeat Sprayberry 50-29 at Doug Cochran Stadium.

Adairsville used a strong running game and a pair of late touchdowns to pull away from Woodland on Friday night, defeating the Wildcats 33-25 at Wildcats Stadium in a Bartow County intra-county rivalry game.