December 18, 2025 In Thursday night's basketball games, five local high school teams secured victories, with three teams avenging early-season losses. The Cartersville boys triumphed in their first-round game at the SMI Carrollton Holiday tournament. The Excel Christian boys powered past the LaFayette Ramblers. The Woodland boys defeated Unity Christian School, and both Cass teams topped Sonoraville. EXCEL CHRISTIAN BOYS 83, LAFAYETTE 47 The Excel Christian Academy boys aveng

December 16, 2025 The Cartersville Lady Canes and Hurricanes completed a doubleheader sweep against the visiting Cass on Tuesday night. In contrast, both Woodland teams were defeated by visiting Allatoona, and the Adairsville boys lost at Walton. CARTERSVILLE GIRLS 58, CASS 29 Zoe McCurry takes aim. PHOTO: Russell Andrews The Cartersville Lady Canes continued their strong start to the season with a commanding 58-29 victory over the Cass Lady Colonels on Tuesday night at Th

December 15, 2025 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Trevor Lawrence, the former quarterback from Cartersville High, guided the Jacksonville Jaguars to a 48-20 victory over the New York Jets on Sunday. This marks the Jaguars' fifth consecutive win, placing them at the top of the AFC South. In the first nine games of this season, Lawrence threw 10 touchdowns and seven interceptions. However, during the Jaguars' ongoing streak, he has improved to 13 touchdowns and four inter

December 14, 2025 Adairsville wrestling placed 29th of 34 teams Friday and Saturday at the McCallie Gordon Connell Invitational in Chattanooga. McCallie won the tournament with 320 points. Baylor (TN) (176), Bradley Central (TN) (172.5), Signal Mountain (TN) (166), and Lakeway Christian Academy (TN) (164) rounded out the top five teams. David Coon finished sixth for the Tigers in the 175-pound bracket. He went 5-3 in his bouts during the tournament, with four wins by pin and

December 14, 2025 Woodland wrestling placed third on Saturday at the Al Miller Cleveland Duals hosted by Cleveland High School (TN). Woodland had wins over Carrollton 51-21, Mountain View (AL) 53-15, and Summit (TN) 45-21 in Pool B. The Wildcats lost to Blackman (TN) 42-30 in the preliminary rounds. Woodland defeated Thompson (AL) 38-35 for third place. John Gill (215, 5-0), Nathan Cates (150, 5-0), and Owen Jones (190, 5-0) went unbeaten in the tournament for the Wildcats.

December 14, 2025 The Cartersville girls’ basketball team achieved a balanced scoring effort and held the host Model Blue Devils to their second-lowest point total of the season, securing a 58-28 non-region victory on Saturday in Shannon. Lady Canes' head coach Alvah Beasley looks on during Cartersville's win Saturday at Model. Cartersville led 34-10 by halftime and extended the advantage in the second half. Zoe McCurry led Cartersville with 12 points. Kaytlin Arnold followed

December 14, 2025 The Cass wrestling team placed fourth in the Gold Bracket of the 17-team 2025 Smoky Mountain Duals on Saturday in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. The Colonels had dual match wins over Wayne County (GA) (52-22), Clay County (FL) (36-34), Pigeon Forge (TN) (51-29), and Seymour (TN) (53-19) in the preliminary round to earn a spot in the Gold Bracket. Cass then defeated Martin County (KY) 51-24 in the bracket quarterfinals, before falling to Oak Mountain (AL) 36-33 in th

December 13, 2025 Kaytlin Arnold drives to her left in Friday's game at Allatoona. PHOTO: canes_athletics on Instagram. Friday night featured a full schedule of high school basketball games, with all local teams participating. The Cartersville girls' and boys' teams secured region victories at Allatoona. The Cass girls' and boys' teams won home-region games against Southeast Whitfield, and the Excel Christian Academy boys secured a close win at Trion. CARTERSVILLE GIRLS 45,

December 10, 2025 The Cass High School swim team placed second in combined scores Tuesday night as the Colonels hosted a six-team event at the Adairsville High School facility. Pickens was the overall winner with 187 points, finishing 14 points ahead of Cass. Model (120), Hiram (70), Armuchee (25), and Pepperell (2) rounded out the scoring. The Lady Colonels were first in the girls’ scoring with 123 points, followed by Model (54) and Pickens (52). The Pickens boys scored 135

December 9, 2025 A full lineup of local high school teams competed on Tuesday night. Both Cass teams secured their first victories of the season. Cartersville's two teams triumphed over Dalton, and the Excel Christian Academy boys gathered a region win against Oakwood Christian. CASS GIRLS 46, WOODLAND 15 The Lady Colonels built a 29-3 lead by halftime and cruised to a 46-15 home region win over Woodland on Tuesday night. Anizah Taylor led the way with 17 points for Cass. Nak