September 16, 2024 The host Woodland Lady Cats failed to keep pace with 9th-ranked Allatoona Monday night in a 16-5 Region 7-4A loss. Allatoona carried a 2-1 lead to the fifth inning and broke the game open with eight runs in the top of the frame.  The Lady Buccaneers outhit Woodland, 18 to five. Mackenzie Araya had two hits for Woodland with two RBI. Jordan Hammonds (RBI), Bitsy Hartsfield, and Ashlyn Baines added one hit for the Lady Canes.  Kamryn Smith (7 IP, 16R, 11ER, 18H, 3BB, 3K) was the losing pitcher for the Wildcats.  Allatoona (14-2, 14-1) visits Hiram on Tuesday. Woodland (4-11, 4-10) hosts Cass on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.

September 16, 2024 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Former Cartersville High quarterback Trevor Lawrence and the NFL Jacksonville Jaguars fell to 0-2 this past week with a loss to the Cleveland Browns. Meanwhile, former Canes and Minor League Baseball players Mason Barnett and Anthony Seigler prepare for the Texas League and Eastern League playoffs. This week’s update also includes pro golf, college football, cross country, volleyball, soccer, tennis, and golf. NFL TREVOR LAWRENCE — Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL, 4th-yr. pro; Clemson; Cartersville HS) … was 14-for-30 passing for 220 yards with no interceptions but no touchdowns in an 18-13 home loss to the Cleveland Browns. Lawrence also rushed for 45 yards on two attempts. The Jaguars (0-2) play on Monday Night Football, September 23, at the Buffalo Bills. MiLB MASON BARNETT — Midland RockHounds (3rd-yr. pro; Oakland A’s Double-A affiliate; Texas League; Auburn; Cartersville HS) … went seven innings and collected his ninth win this season last Tuesday (Sept. 10) as the RockHounds won at Corpus Christi 3-0. The right hand pitcher struck out nine while scattering two hits and three walks in his shutout performance. Barnett is 9-8 this season in 26 appearances (25 starts) covering 133 innings. He has 161 strikeouts and a 4.20 ERA. Midland (84-54) hosts the Frisco RoughRiders on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the best-of-three Texas League Division Series. Game 2 will be at Frisco on Thursday and a third game (if needed) will be played on Friday night in Frisco. ANTHONY SEIGLER — Somerset Patriots (7th-yr. pro; NY Yankees Double-A affiliate; Eastern League; Cartersville HS) … in the final series of the regular season at home against New Hampshire, the second baseman was 5-for-16 at the plate with two doubles, five walks, one hit-by-pitch, two sac flies, four RBI, six runs scored, and three stolen bases. Seigler hit for a .280 average in August and .286 in September to raise his season average to .234 in 364 official at-bats. He has 12 homers, 49 RBI, and an OBP of .350 with 29 stolen bases. Somerset hosts the Hartford Yard Goats on Tuesday in Game 1 of the best-of-three Eastern League Division Series.  Games 2 and 3 (if needed) will be at Hartford on Thursday and Friday. PGA CHAMPIONS TOUR JASON BOHN — Champions Senior Tour (Acworth, 51, 33-yr. pro; Cartersville CC member)  … shot 74-70-78—222 and placed 73rd this past weekend at the senior tour’s Sanford International held at Minnehaha Country Club in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Bohn is currently 121st in the season-long Schwab Cup standings. The next event on the tour is the PURE Insurance Championship on the Monterey Peninsula, California, where competitors will play Spyglass Hill and Pebble Beach Golf Links. COLLEGE FOOTBALL KOLBE BENHAM — Marist College (R-Jr., Cartersville HS) … made five tackles (three solo) in a 56-14 loss this past Saturday at Lafayette. The Red Foxes (0-2) visit Bucknell on Saturday night. HAYDEN CAGLE — Berry College (Sr., Cartersville HS) … a starter on the Vikings’ offensive line in a 33-0 home loss to 25th-ranked DePauw University. Berry’s offense managed only 144 total yards and penetrated inside the Tigers’ 30-yard line thrice — missing a field goal and turning the ball over on downs twice. Berry (1-1) plays at Randolph-Macon College (VA) on Saturday afternoon. JONAH GAMBILL — University of Memphis (R-Sr., Cartersville HS) … a starter on the Tigers’ offensive line that produced 337 yards of total offense Saturday in a 20-12 win at Florida State. Memphis (3-0) travels to Annapolis, Maryland on Saturday to play Navy. KEVIN HENDERSON — University of Findlay (Fr., Cass HS) … saw action but did not record a stat line in the Oilers’ 42-30 win at Wayne State in Detroit. It was Henderson’s first collegiate appearance. Findlay (2-0) hosts Lake Erie on Saturday afternoon in the G-MAC league opener for both teams. SHADRE HURST — Tulane University (So., Cartersville HS) … a two-year starter on the Green Wave’s offensive line that posted 279 total yards this past Saturday at 13th-ranked Oklahoma but dropped a 34-19 decision to the Sooners. Tulane (1-2) plays at Louisiana in Lafayette on Saturday. MALACHI JEFFRIES — UT-Chattanooga (R-Fr., Cartersville HS) … did not have a stat line but saw action in the Mocs’ 10-3 loss at home this past Saturday to Mercer. Chattanooga (0-3, 0-1 Southern Conference) has a bye week before hosting Portland State on September 28. QUANTE JENNINGS — Presbyterian College (Sr., Cartersville HS) … had seven carries for 59 yards and caught a pass for nine yards last Saturday as the Blue Hose blanked visiting Virginia-Lynchburg 52-0. Presbyterian (2-1) hosts Gardner-Webb on Saturday night. TYLER MARTIN — Berry College (Jr., Cass HS) … a starting offensive lineman for a Vikings’ offense that managed just 144 total yards in a 33-0 home loss last Saturday to 25th-ranked DePauw University. Berry (1-1) plays at Randolph-Macon College (VA) on Saturday afternoon. JAKE PARKER — Judson University (So., Cartersville HS) … completed 16 of 33 passes for 289 yards and three touchdowns this past Saturday in the Eagles’ 52-29 loss at Taylor University (IN). Parker added 51 yards rushing on six carries. Judson (1-1) travels to Difiance College (OH) on Saturday afternoon. SAM PHILLIPS — UT-Chattanooga (R-Jr., Cartersville HS) … caught six passes for 81 yards this past Saturday in a 10-3 home loss to 23rd-ranked Mercer. The Mocs (0-3) have a bye week before hosting Portland State on September 28. DEVONTE ROSS — Troy University (Jr., Cartersville HS) … had five receptions for 142 yards and two touchdowns this past Saturday in a 38-21 loss at Iowa, plus a 77-yard punt return for a touchdown. The Trojans (0-3) host Florida A&M on Saturday night. STEPHEN ROWSER — Morehouse College (Fr., Cartersville HS) … had eight tackles, including 2-½ sacks with one forced fumble in the Maroon Tigers’ 35-21 loss to Howard University this past Saturday in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Morehouse (0-3, 0-1 SIAC) plays Kentucky State University on Saturday as part of the XXVI Chicago Football Classic at Soldier Field.  EVAN SLOCUM — Wake Forest University (Sr., Cartersville HS) … made five tackles (four solo) this past Saturday in a 40-6 home loss to Ole Miss. The Demon Deacons have a bye week before hosting Louisiana on September 28. CROSS COUNTRY BILL ARCHER -- University of Montevallo (Sr., Cartersville HS) ... was 322nd (28:19) of 465 runners last Friday at the 8K Jacksonville State Southern Showcase in Huntsville. Montevallo was 30th of 47 teams. The Falcons run next on September 28 at the Michael Pretorius Invitational in Nashville. DANIELLE THAYER — Augusta University (So., Woodland HS) … placed 90th of 121 runners as an individual in 25:16 at the Appalachian State University Fire Tower Project in Boone, North Carolina. Wake Forest won the team competition ahead of Appalachian State and Milligan. Augusta placed sixth of 11 teams. Next for the Jaguars is the Georgia College Bobcat Invitational on September 28. TYLER JONES -- University of West Georgia (So., Woodland HS) ... finished 328th (28:28) of 465 runners in the 8K Jacksonville State Southern Showcase last Friday. Alabama won the team competition, with UWG placing 28th of 47 teams. The next meet for the Wolves is at Florida State University on October 12. VOLLEYBALL AILEE ENGLAND — Berry College (Fr., Cartersville HS) … had three kills, one service ace, seven digs, and one block in the Vikings’ three set home win this past Saturday over Piedmont, 25-5, 25-16, and 25-16. Berry (3-6, 1-0 Southern Athletic Association) hosts the Vikings Classic with Covenant College, Emory University, and Centre College (KY) on Friday and Saturday. MAKAYLA MALONE — Toccoa Falls College (Fr., Excel Christian Academy) … saw action in one of three sets this past Saturday in a 3-0 loss to Lancaster Bible. The Screamin’ Eagles play at Warren Wilson College (KY) on Thursday night. MADELYN ORTON — LaGrange College (Jr., Cartersville resident, Cornerstone Prep Academy) … totaled one kill and five digs while seeing action in seven sets of four losses last week to Clark Atlanta, Lynchburg, Randolph, and Greensboro. LaGrange (3-6) visits Point University on Wednesday and travels to Jackson, Mississippi, on Saturday to play host Belhaven University and Millsaps College. MEREDITH ORTON — LaGrange College (Jr., Cartersville resident, Cornerstone Prep Academy) … in five match losses last week to Clark Atlanta, William Peace, Lynchburg, Randolph, and Greensboro, Orton had 12 kills, three aces, and 16 digs. The Panthers (3-6) visit Point University Wednesday night and travel to Jackson, Mississippi, Saturday to play Millsaps College and host Bellhaven University. SOCCER ABBEY CRAIG — Reinhardt University (Jr., Cartersville HS) … made two starts at forward as the Eagles beat Bryan College (TN) at home last Wednesday and lost Saturday at Columbia University (SC). Craig has one assist in the 3-0 win over Bryan. Reinhardt (2-3, 2-1 Appalachian Athletic Conference) plays at Columbia International University (SC) on Wednesday afternoon. TENNIS BRYCE VAN ORDER — Piedmont University (Grad student, Woodland HS) … lost his Line 3 singles match, 5-7, 2-6, and lost his Line 3 doubles match with partner Charles Parnell, 3-6 in a 2-5 team loss last Friday to Berry College. On Saturday, Van Order won his Line 3 singles match 6-2, 3-6, 10-7 and lost 3-6 at Line 3 doubles with partner Leyton Dunn in the Lions’ 5-2 victory over Shorter University in Rome. Piedmont (1-1) will participate in the Rome ITA Regionals September 26-29. GOLF TYLER STEWARD — Hesston College (Fr., Adairsville HS) … placed 49th individually with rounds of 95-87-84 as Hesston finished sixth of ten teams at the Carmichael Cup last Monday and Tuesday (Sept. 9-10) in Salina, Kansas. Sterling College won the tournament. Hesston plays next at the Central Kansas Classic in McPherson, Kansas, on Monday and Tuesday, September 16-17. CHRISTINA SURCEY — Florida State University (Fr., Cartersville resident, N. Cobb Christian) … tied for 64th individually carding rounds of 81-82-76 at her first collegiate event, The Folds of Honor Collegiate last Monday-Wednesday, September 9-11 at American Dunes Golf Club in Grand Haven, Michigan. The Seminoles placed second, four shots behind champion Arizona. Ohio State, Texas, and Baylor rounded out the top five teams at the 15-team event. Florida State plays this Saturday through Monday at the Schooner Fall Classic hosted by Oklahoma University at Belmar Golf Club in Norman. BRODY TIDWELL — Georgia State University (So., Cartersville HS) … tied for 21st individually with rounds of 73-73-69 at the Southern Dunes Invitational held last Monday-Tuesday, September 9-10 at Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club in Maricopa, Arizona. Georgia State was sixth of eight teams, with host USC winning by seven shots over Grand Canyon University.

September 14, 2024 The Cartersville boys finished runner-up, and the Lady Canes placed third Saturday morning at the Wire2Wire XC Invitational held at Dellinger Park. The Chattahoochee girls' and boys' teams won the event, which included 11 girls' teams and 14 boys' teams.  The Woodland girls placed seventh, and the Woodland boys were tenth. The Adairsville boys team placed 12th. Cartersville’s Barrett Stepp won the boys' title in 16:33. The race included 114 runners. Will Feuerbach (4th, 16:50), Kaleb Lanier (10th, 17:20), Hayden Mitchell (21st, 17:51), and Tripp Chitwood (22nd, 17:52) rounded out scoring runs for the Hurricanes. Ethan Empie (25th, 18:00), Carson Robinson (44th, 18:35), and Kyle Camper (67th, 19:24) also competed for Cartersville. Juan Mendoza (5th, 16:53) led the Wildcats. James Morris (42nd, 18:33), Will Parker (70th, 19:27), Gabe Hardin (71st, 19:28), and Connor Cruz (73rd, 19:36) completed the top five for Woodland. Charlie Hennington (74th, 19:37) and Logan Marr (76th, 19:41) also ran. Griffin Bozeman (27th, 18:05) was the top finisher for Adairsville. He was followed by teammates Johnathan Ringwell (40th, 18:28), Aaron Souders (92nd, 21:05), Owen Kelly (102nd, 22:56), Canyon East (106th, 23:33), Charlie Potter (108th, 24:18) and Logan Brown (110th, 24:26). Helen Miller of Chattahoochee (19:22) won the 81-participant girls' race. Sofia Burns (2nd, 19:25) led the Lady Canes. Teammates Kylie Ham (20th, 21:43), Jordan Hathaway (28th, 23:08), Genevieve Alessandro (29th, 23:12), Samantha Stepp (23:31), Hadley Finnemore (39th, 23:45), Lilly McSwain (45th, 24:21), and Vivi Vest (56th, 25:15) followed. Allison Snead (16h, 21:26) and Miranda Pelow (17th, 21:33) paced the Woodland Lady Cats. Addison Brown (37th, 23:40), Abby George (54th, 25:05), Lily Hiott (59th, 25:37), Sophia St. James (67th, 26:46), and Katie Anne Jones (68th, 26:49) also competed. Fernanda Singer of Adairsville High placed 51st in 24:43. Cartersville runs next Saturday in the Wingfoot XC Classic, hosted by Atlanta Track Club at Sam Smith Park. Adairsville will participate in the Rambler XC Invitational on Tuesday in LaFayette, and Woodland returns to action on September 28 at the Darlington XC Festival.

September 14, 2024 The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes dominated the visiting Dalton Catamounts Friday night with a 43-13 Region 7-4A victory. The win moved Cartersville to 13-10-1 all-time against Dalton and marked the Canes’ third consecutive win over the Catamounts. The series between the two schools dates back a century to 1924. Although Cartersville punted on its first possession, the Hurricane offense soon gained traction. Tyon Coe found daylight on the Canes’ second possession for a 25-yard touchdown run. Ramsey Rowell’s PAT kick put Cartersville ahead 7-0 with 4:14 remaining in the opening quarter. On the next possession for Cartersville, quarterback Nate Russell finished off a scoring drive with a 1-yard keeper. Although the kick failed, the Canes held a 13-0 lead with 0:15 left in the period. Most of the second quarter saw possession exchanges but the Canes added 10 points in the final minute of the half. Russell connected with Ja’mauri Brice for a 7-yard touchdown pass with 0:42 remaining, and Rowell nailed a 25-yard field goal as time expired in the half. A blocked Dalton punt set up the late Cartersville field goal for a 23-0 lead. Cartersville added to its margin early in the second half by scoring on the third quarter’s opening drive. Cayden Aleman caught a 10-yard shovel pass from Russell to culminate the drive just over three minutes into the third quarter. The extra point failed, but Cartersville held a 29-0 lead with 8:30 left. Coe electrified the crowd with a 77-yard scamper with 0:57 remaining in the period. Rowell’s kick made the score 36-0. Dalton cracked the scoreboard on the Catamounts' next possession.  Caine Woods connected with Kendrix London for an 81-yard strike to narrow the margin to 36-7 with 0:29 left in the quarter. In the final quarter, Cartersville’s Kaden Baldwin returned an interception 31 yards for a touchdown and a 43-7 Hurricanes lead. The Catamounts (0-5, 0-1) closed out the scoring with a 4-yard run by Woods with 3:57 left in the game. Dalton plays at Allatoona next week. Cartersville (5-0, 1-0) visits Woodland on Friday for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff. ~~ Kevin Pate and Matt Santini contributed to this report.

September 14, 2024 The Hiram Hornets’ rushing game took over Friday night and scored 21 unanswered points in the first 16 minutes of the second half to defeat the Cass Colonels, 41-27. Cass led 21-14 at halftime on three touchdown passes by Brodie McWhorter. Still, his fumble inside the red zone midway through the third quarter halted a potential go-ahead drive, and his injury later in the half all but ended the Colonels’ chances of keeping pace. The junior signal caller left the game late in the third quarter with an apparent broken ankle.  McWhorter dropped to pass on a third and five play from the Cass 41-yard line and scrambled up the middle. He came up two yards short of the line to gain and could not return to his feet. He was helped off the field and later carried to the Cass locker room. Elijah Slocum took over at quarterback for the remainder of the night and engineered a fourth-quarter scoring drive, but Hiram added a long touchdown run on their next possession to put the game away. McWhorter’s first half touchdown passes went to Naz Fleurine, Izak Koep, and Slocum as the Colonels traded scores with the Hornets. Following the opening kickoff, Fleurine caught a 22-yard touchdown pass to cap a six-play, 57-yard drive by Cass. The TD reception and Mason Madrid’s PAT kick gave the Colonels a 7-0 lead with 7:29 left in the first quarter. Hiram knotted the score at 7-7 on Kaden Hamilton’s 40-yard touchdown sprint later in the quarter at the 2:29 mark. Koep’s catch was on the next drive and was intended for Slocum. The quick slant pass deflected off Slocum and a Hiram defender directly into the hands of Koep, who sprinted the rest of the way for a 44-yard score. Madrid’s kick gave Cass a 14-7 lead with 0:41 remaining in the quarter. A special teams mistake by the Colonels set up a short field for Hiram’s next touchdown. A high snap resulted in Cass punter Anthony Quijada being tackled at his 20-yard line. Six plays later, the Hornets’ running back DaShaun Williams scored on a 3-yard plunge to tie the score 14-14 with 3:09 remaining before the half. Cass answered with a 72-yard scoring drive before the intermission. Key passes by McWhorter to Chase Tatum and Fleurine were mixed in with three receptions by Slocum during the 11-play drive. The touchdown reception by Slocum was a 10-yard crossing route and a pinpoint throw by McWhorter with 0:08 left in the half. Madrid’s kick gave Cass a 21-14 lead at halftime. Hiram took the second half's opening kickoff and quickly drove 77 yards to tie the game. A  63-yard pass from Ethan Latimore to Hamilton covered most of the yardage. Williams finished the drive with a 10-yard run with 10:44 left in the quarter, making the score 21-21. The Colonels marched back down the field, ready to regain the lead. A flea-flicker pass from McWhorter to Tatum covered more than 30 yards, and then McWhorter raced inside the 10-yard line during the next play but fumbled into the end zone. Hiram recovered the fumble and made the best of the ensuing possession. Five straight runs moved the Hornets into Cass territory before Latimore found Dino Loyd racing open for a 43-yard touchdown pass. The PAT kick by Josh Corvera Sostre gave the Hornets a 28-21 lead with 5:14 remaining in the third quarter. McWhorter was hurt on the third play of the next Cass possession, and Cass punted the ball away. Starting from their 26-yard line, the Hornets methodically marched down the field to take a two-score lead. Thirteen of the fourteen plays in the drive were running plays, with Williams finishing the drive with a 6-yard run at 8:37 left in the game. Cass scored on the next possession with Slocum calling the signals. The 11-play drive was mixed with pass plays and scrambles by the quarterback. It culminated with a 1-yard run by Braylon Hill to make the score 35-27 with 3:38 remaining. An onside kick attempt by the Colonels was unsuccessful, and 13 seconds later, Williams broke free for his fourth touchdown run of the night. His 52-yard sprint left the final score, 41-27. McWhorter was 12-for-18 passing for 196 yards and three touchdowns. His career passing yards are now paused at 4,972 in his third season. Slocum caught three passes for 42 yards and one touchdown before shifting to QB, where he was 4-for-7 for 80 yards. Hill had 15 rushing attempts for 47 yards and one score. Fleurine caught five passes for 73 yards and one touchdown. Koep had three receptions for 74 yards and one touchdown. Hiram (2-3, 1-0) has a bye week before traveling to Dalton on September 27. Cass (3-2, 0-1) visits Cedartown on Friday for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff.

September 13, 2024 Adairsville, Cass, and Woodland each split tri-matches in local volleyball action on Thursday night. The Lady Tigers lost to Rome 21-25 and 14-25 but bounced back to defeat Gilmer 25-22, 21-25, and 15-6. In the loss to Rome, Cara Harp had three kills, three assists, and five digs. Alexis Scott and Payton Hartline contributed three kills while Addie Pearson finished with ten digs. In the win over Gilmer, Scott totaled ten kills. Ella Steward produced six kills and two blocks. Hartline tossed in six kills. Alexa Wynn contributed 18 assists and Pearson added 24 digs. The Lady Colonels dropped a three-set decision to Armuchee 20-25, 25-23, and 8-15 but won at Rockmart 25-21, 19-25, and 15-8. In the loss to Armuchee, Blayke Gardiner was credited with 16 blocks and seven kills. Carson Brannon contributed 16 digs, and Addison Reed distributed seven assists. No individual stats were available from the win over Rockmart. Woodland fell to Unity Christian School 12-25 and 21-25 but defeated Excel Christian 25-16 and 25-10. Katie Clowers led Woodland with nine aces, and Izzy Hazelwood had eight kills. ECA also dropped their match with Unity Christian, 9-25 and 15-25. Adairsville (11-18, 3-4) hosts Heritage-Catoosa and LaFayette on Tuesday at 5 p.m. Cass (5-11, 1-4) and Woodland (3-19, 0-5) travel to Cedartown on Tuesday for a region tri-match starting at 5 p.m. Excel (1-10, 1-6) visits Covenant Christian School on Monday at 6 p.m.

September 11, 2024 The Cartersville Lady Canes jumped out to an early lead and were always in control in a 14-0 win Wednesday night at Cedartown. Cartersville led 6-0 after one inning, 10-0 through two, and added two runs in the third and fourth innings for a four-inning win. The Hurricanes rattled off 15 hits in the victory while pitcher Zoie Shiflett blanked the Bulldogs, scattering just two hits and two walks. The sophomore hurler struck out five. Jordan Bishop (double, two RBI) had four hits for Cartersville. Kinsey Woodard (double, home run, three RBI), Lakaiya Banks, Kennedy Crenshaw (three RBI), and Reese Dumas (RBI) finished with two hits. Shiflett, Allana Williams, and Addi Burns (RBI) added one hit. The loss dropped Cedartown to 15-7 overall and 10-6 in Region 7-AAAA. Cartersville (15-4, 13-1) is scheduled to play two non-region games in Carrollton on Saturday against Central-Carroll and East Paulding. CASS 16, DALTON 0 The Cass Lady Colonels belted out 13 hits and posted 16 runs in just four innings Wednesday night for a 16-0 Region 7-AAAA win at Dalton. Cass pitcher Kylie Gentry shut out the Catamounts, allowing just two hits and two walks. She struck out eight. Chloe Hill had three hits, including two home runs and six RBIs, to lead the Lady Colonels offense. Harlee Thomason (double, two RBI) and Molli Morrow (double, two RBI) followed with two hits. Sydney Satterfield hit a grand slam for four RBI. Erin Clinard (RBI), Darianna Sosa, Bailey York (double), Cayce Brown, and KK Evans added one hit. Dalton dropped to 4-12 overall and 4-10 in region games. Cass (11-7, 9-5) visits Woodland on Tuesday for a 5:30 p.m. first pitch. HERITAGE-CATOOSA 4, ADAIRSVILLE 2 The Lady Tigers led top-ranked Heritage-Catoosa 2-0 through 3-½ innings Wednesday evening, but the host Lady Generals scored a run in the bottom of the fourth and three more in the sixth to escape with a 4-2 region win. T Evans, Brie Patterson, A Carlton (RBI), and A Powell (RBI) had one hit each for the Tigers. Jordan Clay (5.1 IP, 4ER, 7H, 3BB, 2K) suffered a tough pitching loss. Carlton allowed one hit and one walk but retired the final two outs in the sixth. Heritage improved to 15-1 overall and 10-0 in Region 7-AAA. Adairsville (12-8, 4-7) hosts Gilmer on Monday at 5:30 p.m.

September 11, 2024 The 10th-ranked Cartersville High volleyball team earned two wins Tuesday night at the Storm Center, including a non-region win over a Top Five-ranked opponent. Cartersville won a Region 7-4A match in straight sets over Cedartown 25-8 and 25-8 but also defeated 4th-ranked Blessed Trinity 25-17 and 26-24. Addison Marisko had six kills, four aces, and one block in the win over Cedartown. Holly Dufrene also had six kills. Riley Huff contributed three kills and two blocks. Aubree Barrett added ten assists and three digs. Leaders in the win over Blessed Trinity included Marisko, with six kills and two blocks. Huff and Dufrene finished with four kills and two blocks. Riley Jarrett contributed five assists. Barrett produced nine assists and four digs. In other action on Tuesday, Cass split home region matches with Dalton and Southeast Whitfield. The loss to the Catamounts was 16-25 and 8-25 before the Lady Colonels gained their first region win of the season over Southeast Whitfield 27-25, 26-28, and 15-7. Adairsville lost its Region 7-AAA matches to Gilmer and Northwest Whitfield in Tunnel Hill. The Lady Tigers won the opening set with Gilmer 25-20 but dropped the final two, 21-25 and 9-15. The host, Lady Bruins, won their match with Adairsville 25-14 and 25-15. Myka Colston and Cara Harp had four kills for Adairsville in their loss to Gilmer. Harp added seven assists. Payton Hartline also contributed three kills and one block. Ella Steward had three kills and three blocks. Alivia Wynn totaled nine assists, and Addie Pearson produced 26 digs. Against Northwest Whitfield, Harp had three kills, four digs, and three assists. Steward finished with three kills, and Pearson added nine digs.  Woodland lost Region 7-4A matches Tuesday to Allatoona (3-25, 14-25) and Hiram (3-25, 7-25). Izzy Hazelwood had five kills for the Lady Cats. Bella King added three assists and two kills.

September 10, 2024 Cartersville pitcher Pressley Crabbe tossed a six-inning no-hitter and struck out six as the 5th-ranked Lady Canes blanked visiting Hiram on Tuesday, 8-0. Jordan Bishop (double, homer, two RBI) and Reese Dumas (double, two RBI) led the Purple Hurricanes offense. Addi Burns (two RBI), Layne Callan (RBI), Kennedy Crenshaw, and Milayah Bryant (double) added one hit. The loss dropped Hiram to 2-14 overall and 1-13 in region play. Cartersville (14-4, 12-1) plays at Cedartown on Wednesday in a 6:30 p.m. first pitch. WOODLAND 13, SOUTHEAST WHITFIELD 2 The Lady Cats pounded out 11 hits and scored 13 runs in the first three innings Tuesday night for a 13-2 victory at Southeast Whitfield. Kamryn Smith (5 IP, 2R, 1ER, 4H, 0BB, 2K) collected the pitching win for Woodland. Bailey Ryan paced the Wildcats’ offense with three hits, including a triple and two RBI. Ashlyn Baines (double, two RBI) and Jordan Hammonds (RBI) followed with two hits. Smith (two RBI), Gracie Korb (two RBI), Alana Carnes (RBI), and Mackenzie Araya added one hit. The loss dropped the Raiders to 1-15 overall and 1-11 in Region 7-4A. Woodland (4-9, 4-8) hosts 9th-ranked Allatoona on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. ALLATOONA 4, CASS 2 Cass and Allatoona traded runs through three innings Tuesday evening and were tied at 2, but the 9th-ranked Lady Buccaneers produced single runs in the fourth and sixth innings to pull out a 4-2 region win. Lily Powell (6 IP, 4R, 3ER, 8H, 2BB, 4K) worked a complete game in the circle but suffered the pitching loss for Cass. Cayce Brown had two hits, including a double for the Lady Colonels. Sydney Satterfield (double, RBI), Molli Morrow, and Darianna Sosa had the other Cass base hits. Allatoona moved to 13-2 on the season and 13-1 in region games. Cass (10-7, 8-5) visits Dalton on Thursday for a 5:30 p.m. start. HERITAGE-CATOOSA 7, ADAIRSVILLE 0 Class AAA No. 1-ranked Heritage-Catoosa scored five runs in the fifth inning Tuesday night at Adairsville on the Generals’ way to a 7-0 region win.  Heritage pitcher Addie Edwards tossed a seven-inning no hitter and struck out 18. Heritage led 1-0 with a run in the top of the third inning and later added a solo home run in the top of the seventh. The Generals finished with 11 hits. Jordan Clay (7 IP, 7ER, 11H, 2BB, 3K) took the pitching loss for the Tigers. Adairsville (12-7, 4-6) travels to Ringgold on Wednesday for a rematch with the Lady Generals (15-1, 9-0).

September 9, 2024 All four local high school softball teams were in action on Monday evening, with Cass and Adairsville winning region games. Woodland lost a region decision to visiting Hiram, and Cartersville lost its first region game of the season at Allatoona. CASS 13, CEDARTOWN 10 (9 innings) Braelyn Franklin’s grand slam home run in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Cass Lady Colonels to a Region 7-4A home win over Cedartown Monday night, 13-10. The game included five lead changes, and the two teams produced 24 hits. Kylie Gentry (9 IP, 10ER, 13H, 1BB, 3K) worked all nine frames in the circle for the Lady Colonels and collected the pitching victory. Darianna Sosa had three hits, including a double and two RBI, to pace the Cass offense. Franklin (triple, grand slam, four RBI) and Chloe Hill (double, two RBI) followed with two hits. Bailey York (triple, three RBI) and Molli Morrow finished with one hit. Sydney Satterfield and Harlee Thomason added one RBI. The loss dropped the Bulldogs to 14-6 overall and 9-5 in region play. Cass (10-6, 8-4) visits Allatoona on Tuesday evening. ADAIRSVILLE 15, CALHOUN 1 The Lady Tigers posted 15 runs in only four innings Monday night to win at Calhoun, 15-1. Adairsville had nine hits and took advantage of 13 walks issued by Yellow Jacket pitchers. Ashlyn Carlton (3.2 IP, 1ER, 1H, 5BB, 2K), who also hit a three-run home run in the fourth inning, picked up the pitching win for Adairsville in relief of starter Maddie Baggett (0.1 IP, 0R, 0H). Baggett left the circle after retiring the first out of the opening inning. Brie Patterson had three hits and three RBI for the Tigers. Carlton followed with two hits, including her homer. Lily Roberts (double, two RBI), Ansley Powell (RBI), Alivia Joslin (RBI), and Riley Mounger added one hit. Calhoun slipped to 5-6 overall and 5-5 in Region 7-AAA. Adairsville (12-6, 4-5) hosts region-leading Heritage-Catoosa on Tuesday and visits the Generals on Wednesday to complete the home-and-home series. ALLATOONA 5, CARTERSVILLE 4 The Lady Canes suffered their first region loss of the season Monday night in Cobb County, falling to the Allatoona Lady Buccaneers 5-4. Cartersville took an early lead with a pair of second-inning runs, but Allatoona strung together three singles, followed by a grand slam home run by Aubrey Moore in the bottom of the third to lead 4-2. The Lady Canes tied the game in the fifth on an RBI single by Kennedy Crenshaw and an infield error by the Bucs. Allatoona regained the lead for good in the bottom of the sixth inning on a solo home run by Moore. Zoie Shiflett (6 IP, 5ER, 5H, 1BB, 5K) was saddled with the pitching loss for the Hurricanes and had one hit — a double — at the plate. Crenshaw (RBI), Kinsey Woodard, Reese Dumas, and Allana Williams also had one hit for Cartersville. Allatoona (12-2, 12-1) hosts Cass on Tuesday. Cartersville (13-4, 11-1) entertains Hiram for another region game on Tuesday. HIRAM 10, WOODLAND 7 The Woodland bats came alive for six runs over the final three innings Monday night but it wasn’t enough to overcome an early deficit in a 10-7 home loss to Hiram. Jordan Hammonds (RBI) led the Lady Cats offense with three hits. Gracie Korb (two doubles, two RBI), Lanie Calhoun (two RBI), and Bitsy Hartsfield (double, RBI) had two hits. Kamryn Smith added one hit. Smith (7 IP, 10R, 6ER, 14H, 1BB, 5K) worked all seven innings in the circle for Woodland and was tagged with the pitching loss. Hiram improved to 2-12 overall and 1-11 in Region 7-4A. Woodland (3-9, 3-8) travels to Southeast Whitfield on Tuesday.

September 9, 2024 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com This week’s edition of Athletes Beyond Bartow includes updates on MiLB and NFL pros, plus news from college football, cross country, volleyball, and soccer. MiLB MASON BARNETT — Midland RockHounds (3rd-yr. pro; Oakland A’s Double-A affiliate; Texas League; Auburn; Cartersville HS) … earned his eighth pitching victory of the year last Wednesday with a six-inning home start against the Amarillo Sod Poodles. The 23-year-old righty allowed just one earned run on three hits and three walks. He struck out nine. Barnett is now 8-8 in 24 starts and 25 appearances. He has 152 strikeouts in 126 innings with a 4.43 ERA. Midland (80-52 overall) is 40-23 and has clinched the second-half South Division race in the Texas League, earning a post-season berth. The RockHounds have six games this week at the Corpus Christi Hooks to conclude the regular season. They will then begin a best-of-three playoff series on September 17 at home against the Frisco RoughRiders. LOGAN MARTIN — Columbia Fireflies (2nd-yr. pro; Kansas City Royals Single-A affiliate; Carolina League; Kentucky; Cartersville HS) … made a five-inning home start last Friday against the Charleston RiverDogs and did not receive a decision in an eventual 8-0 win. Martin gave up just two hits and two walks. He struck out three. The 23-year-old completed his second MiLB season with a 4-3 record in 25 appearances (17 starts). He struck out 97 in 102 innings and finished with a 3.62 ERA. Columbia missed the playoffs and finished the year with a 68-62 overall record.  ANTHONY SEIGLER — Somerset Patriots (7th-yr. pro; NY Yankees Double-A affiliate; Eastern League; Cartersville HS) … in seven games last week at the Binghampton Rumble Ponies, he was 6-for-23 at the plate with one home run, one double, four walks, six runs scored, and two RBI. He also stole one base. The 25-year-old second baseman has a .230 batting average in 348 official at-bats for the season. He has 12 homers, 45 RBI, and has swiped 26 bases. The Patriots have won six of their last eight games and trail the Portland Sea Dogs by 1-½ games in the Northeast Division second half race for the Eastern League’s final playoff spot. Somerset (38-24 second half / 70-61 overall) hosts the New Hampshire Fisher Cats for six games this week. NFL TREVOR LAWRENCE — Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL, 4th-yr. pro; Clemson; Cartersville HS) … completed 12 of 21 passes on Sunday for 162 yards and one touchdown, but the Jaguars lost 20-17 at the Miami Dolphins in the 2024 season opener for both teams. Lawrence also had one rushing attempt for eight yards. His TD pass was a 14-yarder to B Thomas in the second quarter. Jacksonville (0-1) hosts the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. COLLEGE FOOTBALL KOLBE BENHAM — Marist College (R-Jr., Cartersville HS) … a starter at safety, Benham made ten total tackles (four solo, six assisted) this past Saturday in a 31-10 home loss to Georgetown. The Red Foxes (0-1) play at Lafayette this Saturday. HAYDEN CAGLE — Berry College (Sr., Cartersville HS) … the Vikings’ starting center helped lead an offense that produced 317 total yards (165 rushing) in a 43-7 win at Huntingdon College in Montgomery. Division-III, 25th-ranked Berry (1-0) plays its home opener on Saturday against DePauw University. JONAH GAMBILL — University of Memphis (R-Sr., Cartersville HS) … a starter for the Tigers on the offensive line that helped produce 372 total yards (211 rushing) in a 38-10 home win over Troy. Memphis visits Florida State on Saturday afternoon. SHADRE HURST — Tulane University (So., Cartersville HS) … started on the Green Wave’s offensive line that helped produce 491 yards of total yards and outgain Kansas State, but the visiting Wildcats won 34-27 on Saturday in New Orleans. 17th-ranked Kansas State outscored Tulane 24-7 in the second half for the comeback victory. Tulane (1-1) heads to Norman to challenge the Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday afternoon. QUANTE JENNINGS — Presbyterian College (Sr., Cartersville HS) … rushed for 43 yards on 11 attempts Saturday in a 31-14 win at Erskine College. The Blue Hose (1-1) host Virginia University-Lynchburg on Saturday afternoon. TYLER MARTIN — Berry College (Jr., Cass HS) … a starter for the Vikings at offensive tackle, helped Berry’s offense produce 317 total yards (165 rushing) in a 43-7 win at Huntingdon College in Montgomery. The Vikings, ranked No. 25, host DePauw University on Saturday. JAKE PARKER -- Judson University (So., Cartersville HS) ... the Eagles' starting quarterback was 16-for-27 passing this past Saturday for 236 yards and four touchdowns as Judson edged visiting Madonna, 28-27. He did throw one interception. His TD tosses were from 24-, 71-, 43-, and 3-yards. Judson (1-0) visits Taylor University (IN) on Saturday night. SAM PHILLIPS — UT-Chattanooga (R-Jr., Cartersville HS) … caught eight passes for 195 yards and one touchdown this past Saturday in a 24-21 loss at Georgia State. His 84-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter gave the Mocs a 21-17 lead. Phillips added one punt return for 15 yards. Chattanooga (0-2) hosts Mercer on Saturday night in the Southern Conference opener for both teams.  DEVONTE ROSS — Troy University (Jr., Cartersville HS) … caught two passes for only four yards this past Saturday in a 38-17 loss at Memphis. The Trojans (0-2) play at the Iowa Hawkeyes on Saturday afternoon. STEPHEN ROWSER — Morehouse College (Fr., Cartersville HS) … made one assisted tackle this past Saturday in the Maroon Tigers’ 37-13 home loss to Johnson C. Smith. Morehouse (0-2, 0-1 SIAC) travels to MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Saturday to play Howard University in the HBCU New York Football Classic. EVAN SLOCUM — Wake Forest University (Sr., Cartersville HS) … a starter in the Demon Deacons’ defensive backfield, Slocum made six tackles (four solo), including one tackle for loss in last Saturday’s 31-30 home loss to Virginia. Wake Forest (1-1) hosts Ole Miss this Saturday night. SACOVIE WHITE — University of Georgia (Fr., Cass HS) … made two receptions this past Saturday for 22 yards in the top-ranked Bulldogs’ 48-3 home win over Tennessee Tech. It was the wide receiver’s college debut. Georgia (2-0) travels to Kentucky for a Southeastern Conference game on Saturday night. CROSS COUNTRY McKINLEY CHAPPELL — Berry College (So., Woodland HS) … ran seventh for the Vikings this past Saturday in the Berry XC Equal Distance Meet at Clara Bowl. His time was 27:31.05. Berry will be back in action on Saturday, September 21, in the Rhodes Invitational in Memphis. VOLLEYBALL AILEE ENGLAND — Berry College (Fr., Cartersville HS) … saw action in four sets and had four kills and two digs in home losses this past Friday to Northwestern-St. Paul and Wisconsin-Whitewater. The Vikings (0-5) will host Oglethorpe, Transylvania, Wittenberg, and Piedmont this Friday and Saturday for the Berry Invitational. MAKAYLA MALONE — Toccoa Falls College (Fr., Excel Christian Academy) … saw action in three matches between August 31 and this past Saturday, totaling 12 digs and three kills as a defensive specialist. The Screaming Eagles (3-4) host Truett-McConnel University on Tuesday, visit Agnes Scott College on Thursday, and host Lancaster Bible and Brevard on Saturday. MADELYN ORTON — LaGrange College (Jr., Cartersville resident, Cornerstone Prep) … saw action in four sets — two each in a loss to Tennessee Wesleyan and a win over Tuskegee University — and totaled five digs as a defensive specialist. LaGrange (3-1) visits Clark Atlanta University on Wednesday and will travel to Lynchburg, Virginia, for matches against Lynchburg College, William Peace University, Greensboro College, and Randolph College on Friday and Saturday. MEREDITH ORTON — LaGrange College (Jr., Cartersville resident, Cornerstone Prep) … totaled three kills appearing in four sets during a home loss to Tennessee Wesleyan and a win over Tuskegee University this past Saturday. LaGrange (3-1) visits Clark Atlanta University on Wednesday and will travel to Lynchburg, Virginia, for matches against Lynchburg College, William Peace University, Greensboro College, and Randolph College on Friday and Saturday. SOCCER ABBEY CRAIG — Reinhardt University (Jr., Cartersville HS) … the Lady Eagles’ forward logged 45 minutes of pitch time this past Saturday in a 9-0 home win over St. Andrews (NC) University.  Reinhardt (1-2) hosts Bryan College on Wednesday before traveling to Columbia University (SC) on Saturday.

September 7, 2024 The Cartersville High volleyball team won the annual Bartow County Volleyball Championship Tournament on Saturday at Adairsville, marking the Lady Canes' 18th straight win. In the first elimination match, Woodland beat Cass, while Cartersville defeated Adairsville, guaranteeing the Lady Canes a spot in the championship match. Adairsville then topped Woodland 25-13 and 27-25 in an elimination match to earn a rematch with Cartersville in the championship round. Cartersville won the final match over the Lady Tigers 25-12 and 25-10. Holly Dufrene led the Cartersville attack in the final match with 11 kills. Addison Marisko had four. Riley Huff and Shelby Mayo added three kills. Marisko totaled four blocks. McKenzie Wilkie contributed four aces and 11 digs. Aurbree Barrett led the Lady Canes with nine assists. Addie Pearson had 12 service receptions and 13 digs for the Lady Tigers. The Lady Canes (18-6, 4-0) host Cedartown and Blessed Trinity on Tuesday in the Storm Center as they return to Region 7-4A play. The match with the Lady Titans will be a non-region contest. Adairsville (9-15, 2-2) plays at Northwest Whitfield on Tuesday and will also face Gilmer. Cass (3-10, 0-3) hosts region foes Dalton and Southeast Whitfield on Tuesday, while Woodland (3-16, 0-3) visits Hiram for region matches. The Lady Cats will also square off with Allatoona. EXCEL CHRISTIAN FALLS TO OAKWOOD CHRISTIAN The Excel Christian Academy volleyball team dropped a best-of-five home match on Friday night to Oakwood Christian in three sets, 6-25, 10-25, and 14-25. The Eagles slipped to 1-7 overall and 1-4 in GAPPS D-I, Region 1.