November 3, 2025 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Former Cartersville High School quarterback Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars survived in overtime this past Sunday in Las Vegas. They moved to within one game of the AFC South division lead. Meanwhile, in college football, former Cass Colonels center Kail Ellis has become not only the youngest player in FBS but also a starter at Auburn. NFL TREVOR LAWRENCE — Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL, 5th-year pro; Clemson; C

November 2, 2025 The Georgia High School Association's Class 4A state playoff bracket has been released. Cartersville will host Jackson-Atlanta in the first round, while Cass will host Mays on Friday, November 14.

November 1, 2025 The Cartersville and Woodland girls’ cross country teams, along with the Cartersville boys' team, advanced to the GHSA State Finals, scheduled for Saturday, November 7, in Carrollton. Those teams qualified on Saturday at the Class AAAA Sectional 2 held at Sam Smith Park in Cartersville. The top twelve teams in each Sectional and the top 20 individuals advanced to the state meet. Cartersville girls finished second in Region 7-4A behind Allatoona and seventh in

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