April 7, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Cass Colonels secured a 4-2 victory in the opening game of a three-game series against Woodland on Tuesday evening at the Wildcats' home field. The game was dominated by pitching, as both teams' lineups were limited to just two hits each. Cass took advantage of three walks to score three runs in the top of the third inning, but Woodland answered with two runs in the bottom of the frame after also drawing three walks. Th

April 7, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Georgia Highlands College baseball opened a four-game, home-and-home, conference series with the Gordon State Highlanders on Tuesday at Cdr. Robert Bentley Baseball Field in Cartersville with a 9-4 win. The Chargers took a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the second inning and never trailed from that point forward, outhitting Gordon State thirteen to five. GHC led 5-3 through five innings and took command with a four-run sixth. Dav

April 6, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Mason Barnett made his first two pitching starts in the 2026 season with the Las Vegas Aviators. This week's report includes the opening of Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball, plus reports on local athletes in college softball, baseball, tennis, beach volleyball, and track and field. MLB / MiLB MASON BARNETT — Las Vegas Aviators (5th-yr. pro; Triple-A affiliate Sacramento Athletics; Auburn; Cartersville HS) … ma

April 4, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Georgia Highlands bats exploded for 36 hits and 33 runs on Saturday to win both games of a home conference doubleheader with the South Georgia State Hawks. The Chargers, who have built a five-game lead in the conference standings, won the first game 20-2 and took the second game 13-3. In the first game, thirteen of the Chargers' hits were extra-base hits, including seven home runs. In Game 2, GHC contributed seven additi

April 4, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Georgia Highlands College softball won both games of a home conference doubleheader with Gordon State College on Saturday, winning 6-0 and 2-1. Emily Ferro started in the pitching circle and scattered five hits and two walks in the opening game to shut out the visiting Highlanders. Ferro fanned five. Haley Curtis then went the distance in a nine-inning thriller, allowing one earned run on six hits and four walks. She struck

April 3, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Purple Hurricanes completed a doubleheader sweep of visiting Cedartown Friday night and culminated a three-game series sweep of the Bulldogs. Cartersville won 10-4 and 8-7 Friday night, after winning at Cedartown on Tuesday 4-1. Canes’ pitchers Nolan Elrod (3 IP, 3ER, 3H, 2BB) and Brayden Logan (4 IP, 1R, 0ER, 2H, 2BB, 2K) combined on the mound in Friday’s first game. In Game 2, reliever Wyatt Earwood (4 IP, 2ER, 5H, 1BB

April 3, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com South Georgia State College baseball scored seven runs across the final three innings on Friday for a come-from-behind win at Georgia Highlands College, 10-7. The Chargers led 6-2 through the first four innings and 6-3 heading to the seventh inning. The Hawks grabbed the lead in the top seventh, posting five runs for an 8-6 advantage. GHC narrowed the margin to 8-7 in the bottom of the seventh, but South Georgia State added

April 3, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com At the 2026 Bartow County Championships on Thursday, hosted at Cass High School’s Cochran Stadium, the Cartersville High School track and field teams achieved a clean sweep. The Lady Canes secured victory by 22.5 points over Woodland, while the Hurricanes triumphed with a 19.5-point lead over Woodland. The Cass girls secured third place with 98 points, and Adairsville took fourth with 35.5 points. In the boys' meet, Adairsvi

April 3, 2026 The Adairsville Lady Tigers continued their strong season with a commanding 7-1 victory over the Kell Lady Longhorns on the road at Kell High School. Adairsville jumped out to a fast start and never looked back, scoring five goals in the first half to build an insurmountable lead. Ella Edwards opened the scoring in the 15th minute off an assist from Sam Gough. Alexa Damer added a goal in the 24th minute, assisted by Edwards, and Edwards struck again just one min

April 2, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Georgia Highlands College softball lost both games of a doubleheader at Georgia Military College on Thursday, falling 9-1 and 8-0. In Game 1, the host Bulldogs scored in all five offensive frames and outhit the Chargers ten to four. Haley Curtis (2 IP, 4ER, 5H, 4BB) made the pitching start for GHC. Athens Hudson (2.2 IP, 5R, 2ER, 5H, 2BB, 2K) finished the game in the circle. Hudson also homered in the loss. Emmalee Freeman (