November 1, 2025 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Adairsville quarterback Braxton Elrod, left, hands the ball to running back Jake Barszcz in the Tigers' home game against Heritage Oct. 31. RANDY PARKER / DTN Brayden Slaughter ran for three touchdowns and the Heritage defense forced three turnovers as the Generals survived a late Adairsville rally to claim a 31-17 victory Friday night, ending the Tigers’ playoff hopes for the first time since 2018. The game opened with

October 31, 2025 The Lady Canes saw their state playoff run and 2025 season come to an end Friday afternoon with a 15-3 loss to Harris County in an elimination game at the Class 4A State Finals tournament in Columbus. The Tigers scored 10 runs across the first three innings and closed out the six-inning game with a run in the fifth and four more in the sixth. Cartersville scored three runs in the fifth inning on a walk and three singles. Chloe Wolfenbarger starred for Harris

October 31, 2025 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com LaKiaya Banks makes a play from her shortstop position. Cartersville softball bounced back from a first-round loss at the GHSA Class 4A Elite Eight State Finals tournament on Thursday night to eliminate Pace Academy 12-9 on Friday morning in a back-and-forth battle at the Olympic Softball Complex in Columbus. Cartersville led 4-0 before Pace Academy batted in the first inning, and the Lady Canes led 8-3 in the middle of t

October 31, 2025 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Sophomore RB Solomon James eclipsed the 1,000-yard rushing milestone in the Wildcats' home loss to Dalton on October 30. RANDY PARKER / DTN The Dalton Catamounts punched their ticket to the state playoffs with a commanding 49-0 victory over the Woodland Wildcats on Thursday night at Wildcats Stadium, securing the final playoff spot from Region 7-AAAA. The Catamounts will enter the Class AAAA postseason as the No. 4 seed

October 30, 2025 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Kennedy Crenshaw had one of only two hits by the Lady Canes on Thursday in their first-round loss to Kell at the state tournament in Columbus. On Thursday, Cartersville's softball team was defeated in its opening game at the 2025 Class 4A Elite Eight State Finals Tournament, held at the Olympic Softball Park in Columbus. The Lady Canes were unable to score against the Kell Longhorns, losing 6-0. Kell scored three runs in

October 27, 2025 The Cartersville High girls’ and boys’ cross country teams hosted and won the Sundown Showdown at Sam Smith Park on October 21. The Lady Canes finished 18 points ahead of Woodland, while Cass did not field a full team score. The Hurricanes won the boys’ race ahead of Woodland and Cass. Top performances in the girls’ race included Allison Snead (Woodland, 20:07), Sofia Burns (Cartersville, 20:33), Rylee Maxwell (Woodland, 20:52), Sydney Burris (Cartersville, 2

October 26, 2025 Greg Johnson won the 2025 Men's Club Championship at Cartersville Country Club on Sunday. PHOTO: CARTERSVILLE COUNTRY CLUB Greg Johnson carded rounds of 69-70-72 (5-under par) this past Friday through Sunday to win the Men’s Club Championship at Cartersville Country Club. Chad Branton (71-72-74) was runner-up, and Reid Henson (74-72-73) finished third. Other division winners included: Players Division Gross Champion:  Dave Coleman (80-77) Players Division Ne

October 26, 2025 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Former Cartersville High School quarterback Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars were on a bye week, but this week’s collegiate update includes contributions from fifteen athletes in five sports. FOOTBALL JOHNATHAN CLINE — East Tennessee State University (R-So., Cartersville HS) … was part of an offensive line rotation that helped the Buccaneers produce 323 total yards this past Saturday in a 14-10 home win over W

October 26, 2025 Cartersville volleyball's state playoff run ended on Saturday with a loss to Pace Academy in the Class 4A state semifinals at Seckinger High School in Buford. The Lady Canes fell in four sets in the best-of-five format.  Pace Academy won the opening set 25-18, but Cartersville evened the match by taking the second set 25-22.  The Knights wrapped up their victory by winning the third and fourth sets by identical 25-20 scores. The Knights improved to 35-7 on th

October 25, 2025 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Cass tight end Chase Tatum powers across the goal line for a Colonels' two-point conversion. RANDY PARKER / DTN Kalil Charles rumbled for 279 yards and two touchdowns, including a 40-yard dagger with 3:40 remaining, as the Cass Colonels rallied past the Allatoona Buccaneers 22-19 on Friday night at Doug Cochran Stadium to solidify the No. 2 seed in Region 7-AAAA. Allatoona needed a win to keep state playoff hopes alive,