June 3, 2024 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Former Cartersville High catcher and now-turned-second baseman, Anthony Seigler, hit three home runs last week in the Somerset Patriots series with the Bowie BaySox of the Eastern League. This week’s update also includes the completion of the UFL’s regular season updates on the other two local MiLB pitchers. UFL VIC BEASLEY, JR. — Arlington Renegades (10th-yr. pro; Clemson; Adairsville HS) … saw action in the Renegades’ season finale this past weekend — a 32-31 win over the DC Defenders — but did not record any tackles. He finished the 10-game UFL season with 17 tackles including 14 solo, five sacks, one pass break-up, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery. Arlington was 3-7 this season. JORDAN FERGUSON — Memphis Showboats (2nd-yr. pro; Middle Tennessee; Cartersville HS) … had seven tackles including a sack and one other tackle for loss as Memphis closed out the season this past weekend with a 19-12 home win over the Houston Roughnecks. Ferguson completed the season with 45 tackles including 31 solo, five sacks, and one fumble recovery. The Showboats finished the season with a 2-8 record. MiLB MASON BARNETT — Northwest Arkansas Naturals (3rd-yr. pro; Kansas City Royals Double-A affiliate; Texas League; Auburn; Cartersville HS) … suffered the pitching loss last Friday in a 3-2 loss at the Tulsa Drillers. He went five innings and allowed three earned runs on four hits and three walks. Two of the hits were home runs. He struck out seven. Now 2-3 in nine starts and 10 appearances, Barnett has a 6.17 ERA with 62 strikeouts in 46-⅔ innings. Northwest Arkansas (22-28) is in fourth place in the Texas League’s North Division. The Naturals are 7-½ games behind the Springfield Cardinals. Northwest Arkansas hosts the Wichita Wind Surge this week in a six-game series. LOGAN MARTIN — Columbia Fireflies (2nd-yr. pro; Kansas City Royals Single-A affiliate; Carolina League Kentucky; Cartersville HS) …. pitched three innings of relief this past Sunday in a 7-3 loss at Kannapolis Cannon Balls but received no decision. He allowed three runs (one earned) on two hits and three walks. Martin struck out two. The 22-year-old is 1-0 in nine appearances (five starts). He has two saves and 31 strikeouts in 36 innings on the mound. Columbia (24-25) is in third place in the Carolina League’s South Division and 6-½ games behind Kannapolis. The Fireflies host the Fayetteville Woodpeckers this week in a six-game series. ANTHONY SEIGLER — Somerset Patriots (7th-yr. pro; NY Yankees Double-A affiliate; Eastern League; Cartersville HS) … in five home games last week against Bowie BaySox, he was 5-for-16 including three home runs, one walk, five runs scored, and one stolen base. The three homers came in back-to-back games. The 24-year-old lifted his batting average to .205 in 127 official at-bats. He has 10 RBIs and has stolen 7 bases this season. The Patriots (25-26, fourth in the Eastern League’s Northeast Division) host the Hartford Yard Goats for a six-game series this week. COLLEGE BASEBALL COHEN WILBANKS — Georgia Gwinnett College (Jr., Cartersville HS) … went 3-for-7 in two NAIA World Series appearances in Lewiston, Idaho — a win over Tennessee Wesleyan and a loss to tournament winner Hope International. He also walked twice and had one sac bunt in the two games. The Grizzlies went 2-2 at the 10-team national championship tournament and finished the year with a 53-9 record. Wilbanks made 35 starts and appeared in 39 games in 2024. He finished with a .374 batting average in 115 official at-bats. He had one home run, 34 RBI, and a .454 on-base percentage.

June 1, 2024 The Georgia Army National Guard recently recognized four local high school athletes as Positive Athlete Award winners for the Northwest Atlanta region for the 2023-24 school year. The local recipients are: Darby Adams - Adairsville - Girls Basketball Cayce Brown - Cass - Girls Golf Domenic Ciavarro - Woodland - Boys Tennis Andrew Buffington - Cartersville - Boys Alt The Positive Athlete program celebrates high character, high school student-athletes and coaches who have overcome difficult circumstances, given back to their schools and communities in a significant way, or just have an infectious positive attitude that makes everyone around them a better person. The program recognized over 2000 athletes and coaches this year and awarded over $500,000 in scholarships.

June 1, 2024 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Georgia Highlands College baseball team had its post-season run end Friday night with a 15-10 loss to the Blinn College Buccaneers at the NJCAA World Series in Grand Junction, Colorado. The Chargers led 4-1 after two innings but the Buccaneers sent 13 men to the plate in an eight-run third inning to build a lead they would not relinquish. Georgia Highlands narrowed their deficit to 11-9 in the fifth inning but Blinn got a bases-loaded walk and a two-run single in the next frame to extend the lead to 14-9. From there, each team added just one more run each in the eighth inning. Blinn pitcher Bryson Dudley worked the final 4-⅔ innings to earn the victory. He allowed just one run — a solo shot by Clay Wiesen in the eighth inning — and took control of the game from the mound with seven strikeouts. GHC starting pitcher Oliver Wood (2.2 IP, 5ER, 8H, 0BB, 4K) was charged with the loss but the Blinn bats and nine walks did damage much of the night. Kyle Stephenson (0.1 IP, 4ER, 4H, 1BB), Brodie Chestnutt (2 IP, 2ER, 3H, 3BB, 1K), Logan Spivey (1 IP, 3ER, 2H, 3BB, 2K), Andrew Arnold (2 IP, 1ER, 1H, 1BB, 3K), and Reece Robertson (1 IP, 0R, 1BB, 2K) pitched in relief. The Chargers’ bats were effective again. Wiesen homered twice and had three hits. CJ Blackwell (three RBI) and Luke Orfi also homered. Grayson Godbee (RBI) and Ryan Martin finished with three hits. Ali Banks (two RBI), Barrett Eldridge, and Ryan Wideman added one hit. The Buccaneers (46-17) advance to the national championship game on Saturday night against Northwest Florida State (40-14). The Raiders were the other team to beat Georgia Highlands in the 10-team double-elimination tournament. The Chargers won their first three games at the World Series. They had victories over McLennan College (Texas), Johnson County CC (Kansas), and Blinn before back-to-back losses to Northwest Florida State and a rematch with the Bucs. Georgia Highlands finishes a banner year with a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association regular season title, the GACA tournament title, the Appalachian District championship, a third-place finish at the NJCAA World Series, and a 56-10 record.

May 31, 2024 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Georgia Highlands Baseball lost for just the second time in eleven post-season games on Thursday night but remains in contention for the 2024 NJCAA national championship in Grand Junction, Colorado. Northwest Florida State, who lost in the first round of the 10-team, double-elimination World Series bracket last Saturday, defeated the Chargers on Thursday 13-3 in six innings. The win for the Raiders (40-14) puts them in Saturday’s national championship game and marks their fourth straight win in an elimination game. Northwest Florida State last won the national title in 2015. The loss for Georgia Highlands (56-9) was their first in the World Series following wins over McLennan (Texas), Johnson County (Kansas), and Blinn (Texas) in earlier rounds. The Chargers and the Blinn Buccaneers will rematch Friday night (9 p.m. EDT) in an elimination game with the winner advancing to Saturday’s national title game. GHC defeated Blinn (45-17) 15-14 in a third-round slugfest at the World Series this past Tuesday. That game saw seven lead changes and was decided in the bottom of the ninth inning by Ryan Martin’s walk-off two-run home run. Georgia Highlands has already faced elimination games this postseason. After sweeping three straight wins in their Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association conference title run, the Chargers lost the first game of the best-of-three Appalachian District series at Dyersburg State (Tennessee). They rebounded the next day to sweep a road doubleheader and qualified for the program’s first World Series appearance. Northwest Florida State pounded out 15 hits, including four home runs in Thursday night’s win over Georgia Highlands while Raiders’ pitcher Sam Strek limited the Chargers’ offense. Strek tossed a complete-game four-hitter and walked only two. Two of the three GHC runs were earned on Grayson Godbee’s two-run homer in the second inning that tied the game at the time. The Chargers didn’t score again until the bottom of the fifth when they narrowed the Raiders’ lead to 6-3. Northwest Florida State put the game away in the top of the sixth inning by scoring seven times. The big blow was a grand slam home run by Cade Sadler. Luke Orfi had two hits for the Chargers and CJ Blackwell added one. Trip Dovale, who was GHC’s Game 1 winning pitcher, suffered Thursday’s pitching loss. He was charged with 13 earned runs on 15 hits and five walks. He struck out six. Max Eichenberger (0.2 IP, 0R, 1BB) retired the final two outs of the sixth inning in relief.

May 30, 2024 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Designated hitter Ryan Martin hit a walk-off, two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning Wednesday night to lift the Georgia Highlands Chargers to their third straight win at the 2024 NJCAA World Series in Grand Junction, Colorado. In a game full of offensive fireworks, 2nd-ranked GHC hit five home runs to edge 6th-ranked Blinn College (Texas), 15-14. The slugfest saw the two teams combine for 29 runs, 29 hits, and seven lead changes. Ryan Wideman gave the Chargers an early 1-0 lead with a solo home run in the bottom of the first inning, but the Buccaneers posted five runs in the top of the third to lead 5-1. Georgia Highlands reclaimed the lead in the bottom of the fourth inning. The Chargers sent eleven men to the plate and scored seven times to grab an 8-5 advantage. Blinn narrowed the GHC lead to 8-7 with two runs in the fifth and tied the game at 8-all with a run in the seventh. The Bucs went back on top in the eighth inning with three runs for an 11-8 lead but the Chargers scored five in the bottom of the frame to lead 13-11 heading to the ninth inning. Blinn scored three runs in the top of the ninth for a 14-13 lead before Martin’s blast in the bottom of the inning set off a Chargers’ celebration. Shortstop Luke Orfi (home run, two RBI) and Wideman (home run, three RBI) paced the Georgia Highlands offense with three hits. Grayson Godbee and Martin (home run, two RBI) had two hits. Ali Banks (three RBI), Barrett Eldridge (three RBI), and Clay Wiesen (two RBI) added one hit. The Chargers also took advantage of seven walks. Kyle Stephenson (1 IP, 2R, 1ER, 1H, 2BB, 1K) picked up the pitching win by completing the ninth inning on the mound. Five other Chargers pitched. Chandler Anderson (5 IP, 7R, 6ER, 8H, 4BB, 5K) made the pitching start for GHC. Brodie Chestnutt (1.1 IP, 1ER, 4H, 4K), Andrew Arnold (1.1 IP, 3ER, 3H, 1BB, 1K), Trace Horne (0.1 IP, 0R, 0H, 1BB), and Hunter Ward (1 BF, 1ER, 1BB) also pitched. Following Wednesday’s tournament action, only four teams remain. Georgia Highlands is the only remaining team without a loss in the double-elimination event. Blinn (44-17) moves to an elimination game on Thursday (4 p.m.) against Florence-Darlington Tech (54-11). Georgia Highlands (56-8) will play Northwest Florida State (39-14) who has won three straight elimination games after dropping their tournament opener to Southern Nevada this past Saturday. Thursday’s scheduled start time for the Chargers is 9 p.m. EDT.

May 28, 2024 The Region 7-AAAAA coaches have released the All-Region First and Second Teams for 2024 including Player of the Year and Goalkeeper of the Year. 7-5A BOYS First Team: Player of the Year:  Melvin Velasquez--Cass GK of Year:  Christian Sanchez-- Dalton Chris Sanchez -  Woodland Camden Hillhouse-  Cass David Saldana- Dalton Angel Salaises- Dalton JJ Grimaldo- Cass Alex Delgado- Calhoun Jordan Garcia- Calhoun Alex Hernandez-Cass Christian Villela- Cass Second Team: Miguel Pineda- Woodland Mason Madrid- Cass German Santana- Dalton Darwin Peinado- Dalton Joel Alberto- Woodland Ivan- Rodriguez- Dalton Chris Garduno- Calhoun Juan Romo- Cass Juan Mendoza- Woodland Carlos Lopez- Calhoun Salvador Marinez- Dalton 7-5A GIRLS First Team: POY   Annabelle Williams –Cartersville GK    America Quintero- Dalton Regina Campa- Calhoun Kaylie Holmes- Calhoun Ansley Burns- Woodland Libby Morgan-Woodland Mallory Nicklas- Cartersville Maci Nicklas-Cartersville Reagan Weightman-Woodland Hattie Williams -  Cartersville Melanie Arriaga-Dalton Second team: Kendra Delgado- Dalton Jennifer Enriquez- Dalton Helen Learning- Cartersville Sophie Schmidt- Calhoun Allie Chase- Calhoun Jenna Brannon-Calhoun Maddie Weightman- Woodland Brionna Carver-Woodland Andrea Dominquez-Dalton Elizabeth Remke-Cass Lundyn Eubanks- Cartersville

May 28, 2024 The Georgia Dugout Club recently released the All-Region 6-AAA team with multiple Adairsville Tigers honored for their performances during the 2024 season. REGION 6-AAA Region Player of the Year: Sebastian Haggard, Ringgold First Team Dustin Day, Gordon Lee; Peyton Groce, Gordon Lee; Jackson Scali, Gordon Lee; Maddox Millard, Gordon Lee; Aiden Goodwin, Gordon Lee; Sebastian Haggard, Ringgold; Jackson Black, Ringgold; Aidan Hickman, Ringgold; Conner Christopher, Ringgold; Eli Crew, Ringgold; Haddon Fries, Ringgold; Peyton Bowen, Adairsville; Jarrett Scott, Adairsville; Braxton Ryan, Adairsville; Jack Nelson, Adairsville; PJ Weeks, Adairsville; Eli Walker, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe; Jacob Gregg, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe; Carson Goff, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe; Jake Steed, Bremen; Slade Bishop, Bremen; Jonah Hatchett, Bremen; Aiden Price, Bremen; Dylan Huey, Bremen; Keith Collins, Coahulla Creek; Isaiah Hernandez, Coahulla Creek; Will Henderson, Ridgeland; Wyatt Blevins, Ridgeland; Isaiah McKenzie, LaFayette; Brady Wilson, LaFayette; Caden Carpenter, LaFayette Second Team Ty Thompson, Gordon Lee; Adkin Finch, Gordon Lee; Garrett Edgar, Ringgold; Hudson Moss, Ringgold; Ryan Farr, Adairsville; McCayden Hufstetler, Adairsville; Brock Donnahoo, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe; Kendall Chumley, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe; Caden Johnson, Bremen; Cooper Mincey, Bremen; Luke Swiney, Coahulla Creek; Tyler Douglas, Coahulla Creek; Brennon Beavers, LaFayette; Hunter Jefferies, LaFayette; Hunter Medrano, Ridgeland; Ethan Waters, Ridgeland Honorable Mention Landon Norton, Gordon Lee; Garrett Ross, Gordon Lee; Ryder Fairchild, Ringgold; Phillip Johnson, Ringgold; Hudson Parr, Adairsville; Landon O'Neal, Adairsville; Grayden Johnson, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe; Wyatt Huling, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe; Owen Millians, Bremen; Mason Sorsveen, LaFayette; Bryce Careathers, LaFayette; Gavin Hughley, Ridgeland; Ronnie Franklin, Ridgeland

May 28, 2024 The Georgia Dugout Club recently released the 2024 All-Region selections for 7-5A. Region 7-5A Region Player of the Year: Luke Miller, Cartersville Region Pitcher of the Year: Sawyer Wilson, Cartersville Region Coach of the Year: Kyle Tucker, Cartersville First Team Pitchers: Ryan Johnson, Cartersville; Trenton Payne, Cass; Zach Lambert, Woodland-Bartow;; Catchers: Hunter Lovett, Cass; Jake Clowers, Woodland-Bartow; Infielders: Aiden Larkin, Cartersville; Andrew Purdy, Cartersville; Ayden Ray, Woodland-Bartow; Connor Stermer, Woodland-Bartow; Outfielders: Isaac Green, Cartersville; Caleb Daniel, Cartersville; Mason Williams, Woodland-Bartow; Designated Hitter: Cameron Cochran, Cartersville Second Team Pitchers: Evan Reeves, Calhoun;; Mason Peek, Calhoun; Austin Daves, Woodland-Bartow; Catchers: Luke Sims, Calhoun; Asher Renfoe, Dalton; Infielders: Jake Jordan, Calhoun; Landon Cole, Cartersville; Jose Orellanes, Dalton; Logan Bentley, Woodland-Bartow; Outfielders: Chase Tatum, Cass; Connor Jenkins, Cass; Charles Chappel, Dalton Honorable Mention Calhoun: Bryce Davis (P); Cartersville: Tristen McKibben (INF), Logan Shrewsbury (P); Cass: Jesiel Moctezuma (INF), Nic Wright (INF); Dalton: Julian Hernandez (OF), Connor Stockard (INF); Woodland-Bartow: Bret Good (OF), Connor Lujen (OF)

May 28, 2024 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Georgia Highlands Chargers improved to 2-0 at the National Junior College Athletic Association World Series Monday night in Grand Junction, Colorado by knocking off top-ranked Johnson County (Kansas) Community College, 10-1. The win advances the Chargers to Wednesday night where they will play the survivor of Tuesday night’s game between Florence-Darlington (SC) and Blinn College (Texas). On Wednesday night, GHC and their opponent will be the only remaining unbeaten teams in the double-elimination, 10-team bracket. Starting pitcher, Michael Sharman (12-2) tossed a seven-inning, complete-game (shortened by run rule) Monday afternoon. The southpaw and Etowah High School product allowed just one earned run on seven hits and two walks. He struck out five. Staked to a 2-0 lead in the fifth inning on solo home runs by Grayson Godbee and Luke Orfi, Sharman yielded the Cavaliers’ only run. Miken Miller singled with two outs and Kyle Hepburn followed with an RBI triple. Sharman induced a groundout from the next batter to strand Hepburn at third and end the frame. “Michael Sharman held the No. 1 team in the country to one run and the offense scraped and fought to score 10,” said GHC coach Dash O’Neill on Monday night. “That’s a really good team in Johnson County. I’m just proud that my guys took the challenge and got the win. . . . and to do it on Memorial Day is just extra special. We’re thinking of all those men and women who gave everything so we can do this!” The Chargers made it 8-1 in the top of the sixth inning and tacked on two more runs in the seventh to allow themselves to win by run rule. Sharman issued a two-out walk in the seventh but struck out the next batter to end the game early and finish his fifth complete game of the year. Ryan Wideman sparked the Chargers’ six-run sixth inning with a leadoff single. He then stole second and later scored on a pickoff attempt throwing error. Ali Banks drove in two runs in the inning with a double down the right-field line and Clay Wiesen drove home two more runs with an infield chopper to second base. Wideman, batting for the second time in the inning, followed with an RBI single into left-center giving Georgia Highlands an 8-1 lead. Godbee and C.J. Blackwell provided RBI singles in the top of the seventh to build a 10-1 Chargers advantage. Orfi finished with three hits including his solo shot in the fifth. Wideman (RBI), Godbee (solo home run, two RBI), and Ryan Martin produced two hits. Wiesen (two RBI), Banks (two RBI), Blackwell (RBI), and Barrett Eldridge added one hit. The Chargers (55-8) have the day off on Tuesday. Only four teams will remain in the national championship tournament when they return to action on Wednesday night.

May 25, 2024 Starting pitcher Trip Dovale tossed eight strong innings and the Georgia Highlands Chargers outhit the McLennan Highlanders eight to three on Saturday for a 5-1 opening-round win at the NJCAA World Series in Grand Junction, Colorado. Dovale (13-2) scattered just three hits and one walk in his eight innings on the mound, He struck out ten. The lone run was a Sam Flores home run in the fifth inning that tied the game 1-1 at the time. The Highlanders were retired in order in four of Dovale’s eight frames. “Trip Dovale was unbelievable and just has ice in his veins,” said a pleased coach Dash O’Neill following the victory. “To come out and throw a three-hitter over eight innings against a team like that is unreal.” Ryan Wideman, who finished with two hits and two stolen bases, got the Chargers’ offense started with a solo home run in the fourth inning that provided a 1-0 lead. Luke Orfi and Ryan Martin drove home runs in the fifth and sixth innings, respectively. Grayson Godbee coaxed a bases-loaded walk for a run in the eighth and Ali Banks followed with an RBI single for GHC’s fifth run. Orfi finished with two hits and one RBI. Will Cawthon had the other Georgia Highlands base hit. “I’m just so proud of these guys for coming out and battling,” continued O’Neill. “The offense just kept coming. Their starter was 95-97 (mph) and the relievers were all 92-94 and our guys just battled their way into five runs.” The Chargers (54-8) advance to Monday’s second round where they will face top-ranked Johnson County (Kans.) CC in an 8 p.m. start. The Cavaliers (53-11) defeated Shelton State (Ala.) 14-4 in the opening round on Saturday. “This is such an amazing venue and experience,” O’Neill added, “so for us to come out and win the opener was incredible.  It looks like we have Johnson County next and they are the No. 1 seed and No. 1 ranked team in the nation. We know it’s going to be a great ballgame. We will use the day off tomorrow (Sunday) to decide how to approach them, but we’re just focused on playing our game.”

May 27, 2024 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Athletes Beyond Bartow is a weekly review of contributions made by local competitors at the pro and college level. UFL VIC BEASLEY, JR. — Arlington Renegades (10th-yr. pro; Clemson; Adairsville HS) … made one solo tackle from his defensive end position this past Saturday as the Renegades won for the second time in nine games this season. Arlington defeated the playoff-bound St. Louis Battlehawks 36-22. The Renegades (2-7) have been eliminated from playoff contention and will finish their season on Sunday at the D.C. Defenders. JORDAN FERGUSON — Memphis Showboats (2nd-yr. pro; Middle Tennessee State; Cartersville HS) … although he never played a down for the Purple Hurricanes, Ferguson graduated from Cartersville High School before starring at Middle Tennessee State University in college. He played his high school ball at St. Francis Academy and Norcross High School before graduating from Cartersville. Following his college career, he signed with the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent but eventually landed with the UFL Showboats. Through Sunday’s 36-21 home loss to the D.C. Defenders, Ferguson has 39 tackles including four sacks, five for loss, and one fumble recovery in nine games. Memphis (1-8) hosts the Houston Roughnecks to finish the 2024 season on Sunday. MiLB MASON BARNETT — Northwest Arkansas Naturals (3rd-yr. pro; Kansas City Royals Double-A affiliate; Texas League; Auburn; Cartersville HS) … made a four-inning start this past Saturday and was tagged with the pitching decision in a 9-0 loss to the Amarillo Sod Poodles. The 23-year-old right-hander gave up eight earned runs on 11 hits and one walk. He struck out four. Now 2-2, Barnett has a 6.26 ERA in eight starts and nine appearances across 41-⅔ innings. He has an 11:3 strikeout-to-walk ratio. The Naturals (20-23) play a week-long series at the Tulsa Drillers starting Monday night. LOGAN MARTIN — Columbia Fireflies (2nd-yr. pro; Kansas City Royals Single-A affiliate; Carolina League Kentucky; Cartersville HS) …. made a six-inning start but received no decision last Wednesday in the Fireflies' eventual 6-5 loss at the Delmarva Shorebirds. The 22-year-old right-hander allowed two earned runs on five hits and a walk while striking out three. He left the game trailing 2-0 but Columbia regained the lead the next inning only to lose that lead late. Martin (1-0) has a 3.72 ERA in 29 innings. He has appeared in seven games (five starts) and has one save. He has a 3:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio. The Fireflies (23-20) play a week-long series starting Monday night at the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers. ANTHONY SEIGLER — Somerset Patriots (7th-yr. pro; NY Yankees Double-A affiliate; Eastern League; Cartersville HS) … the 24-year-old went 2-for-21 at the plate with one double and one run scored in six games last week at the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. Somerset won three of seven games at New Hampshire. The Patriots second baseman has a .189 batting average this season in 111 official at-bats with six RBI. Somerset (22-23) hosts six games starting on Tuesday with the Bowie BaySox. COLLEGE BASEBALL COHEN WILBANKS — Georgia Gwinnett College (Jr., Cartersville HS) … did not appear in this past Saturday’s opening game at the NAIA World Series but his Grizzlies (52-7) beat Indiana-Southeast 5-2 to advance in the national championship bracket that continues through this Friday. GGC faces Tennessee Wesleyan (41-16) on Monday night.

May 21, 2024 Georgia Highlands will be the No. 4 seed in the National Junior College Athletic Association World Series that begins Saturday in Grand Junction Colorado. The Chargers (53-8) will play the McLennan Highlanders (43-17) (Waco, TX) in the first round of the 10-team, double-elimination tournament on Saturday at 11 a.m. EDT. The remaining first round schedule: (times are EDT) Sat. 2 p.m. -- Shelton State (Ala.) (43-17) vs. Johnson County (Kans.) (52-11) Sat. 5 p.m. -- Southern Nevada (51-10) vs. Northwest Florida State (36-13) Sat. 9:30 p.m. -- Florence-Darlington Tech (SC) (51-10) vs. Iowa Western (54-8) Sun. 12 noon -- Blinn College (TX) (42-16) vs. Crowder College (MO) (49-13)