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March 17, 2024 The Woodland boys finished fourth and the Lady Cats were sixth on Saturday at the Rome Track and Field Invitational. The Rome girls and boys teams won the event with the Creekview girls and boys teams placing second. Top performances for Woodland: Aliya Strachan won the 100m dash with a 12.83 mark. Ja’zavia Bryan was 5th in 13.05. Olivia Berry was second and Addison Brown was fourth in the 3200m run. Maloni Rodriguez placed fifth in the 100m hurdles in 18.80 seconds. The Woodland girls' 4x100 meter relay team was fourth The 4x400 meter relay team was 2nd in 4:32.05 Jamarion Walker 4th (51.56) in the 400m Dash Andy Forsyth 2nd (2:02.75) in the 800m Run Landon McSwain won the 3200m Run in 9:54.36 McSwain was 2nd and Andy Forsyth was 3rd in the 1600m Run Zachary Wiggins won the 300m Hurdles in 40.20 The Wildcats 200m, 400m, and 800m relay teams placed 3rd and 4th. Jaylin Benham was 3rd in the high jump clearing 5-6 Jamarion Walker was 3rd in the long jump and 4th in the triple jump Heath Tatum cleared 11 feet and was 3rd in the pole vault CASS COMPETES AT THE WARRIOR INVITATIONAL The Cass boys finished seventh and the Lady Colonels were eighth on Saturday at the 12-team Mohawk-Warrior Invitational hosted by Gordon Central High School in Calhoun. The meet was won by the Model boys and the Kennesaw Mountain girls. Calhoun finished second in the girls' and boys' competitions. Top performances for Cass: Kaitlyn Godwin won the 100m dash (12.25); the 200m dash (25.81); and the 400m (59.11) The Lady Colonels 4x100m relay team finished 2nd KK Evans was fourth in the high jump Ian Williams placed 5th in the 200m dash Critton Gearhart was 3rd in the 800m run and 1600m run Leonardo Galeana was 4th in the 3200m run The Colonels 4x100m relay team placed third and the 4x200m relay team was 5th CARTERSVILLE HOSTS MIDWEEK MEET Last Thursday (March 14) Cartersville hosted six other teams at Weinman Stadium. Top performances for Cass: Kaitlyn Godwin won the 100m, 200m, and 400m dashes. The Lady Colonels’ 4x100m relay team was 1st KK Evans won the high jump with a 5-1 mark Nyliah Woods won the long jump with a 15-3.25 mark and was 2nd in the triple jump Kiana McDaniel won the shot put The Cass boys 4x800m relay team was 2nd Critton Gearhart was 2nd in the 800m run Top performances for Cartersville: Vivi Vest won the 800m run just ahead of teammate Kylie Ham in 2:33 Leyla Booth won the 300m hurdles with three teammates taking the next three spots The Lady Canes 4x400m relay team won Amira Davis was 2nd in the high jump Taff Bradley won the Discuss Throw with an 89-9 mark Stephen Rowser won the 200m dash in 22.32… Khristian Lando was 2nd at 22.81 Kemarie Mitchell won the 400m dash in 51.24 Barrett Stepp won the 800m run in 2:06.15 Malachi Vosburgh won the 1600m run in 4:40.77 Monterius Tolbert won the high jump, clearing 6-2 Caleb Cooley was 2nd in the 100m dash in 11.44 Micah Sanders took 2nd in the 3200m run Jackson Montgomery was 2nd in the triple jump The Hurricanes’ 4x400m relay team won in 3:30.97 and their 4x100m relay finished 2nd TIGERS WIN AT COAHULLA CREEK MEET The Adairsville track and field teams beat four other teams last Tuesday (March 12) in a five-way meet at Coahulla Creek in Whitfield County. The boys finished 19-½ points ahead of Northwest Whitfield. The girls finished 15 points ahead of the Lady Bruins. The other competing teams included Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe, Gordon Lee, and the host Colts. Top performances for the Adairsville girls: Callie Viktora won the 1600m run with Sadie Abernathy placing second Aliya McBryde was second in the girls' 100m dash and second in the high jump Sadie Abernathy placed second in the 800 m run Ella Bailey was second in the 100m and 300m Hurdles; and also second in the long jump Nicole Perez was runner-up in the shot put with a 32-08-½ mark and a second in the discus throw with a 103-7-½ mark Top performances for the Adairsville boys: Brayden Cochran won the 300m hurdles Kenneth Wilkey won the high jump, clearing 6-feet Noah Matthews and Charles Coleman finished first and second in the long jump Matthews also won the triple jump Westin Crisp was second in the 200m dash Victor McQueen was second in the 110m hurdles The Tigers’ 4x100m relay team — Kenneth Wilkey, Charles Coleman, Westin Crisp, and Noah Matthews — placed second The Adairsville 4x800m relay team — Griffin Bozeman, Logan Franklin, Aaron Saunders, and Norman Poch — finished second THIS WEEK IN TRACK AND FIELD Adairsville competes at Calhoun on Tuesday in a five-team meet. Cartersville and Cass will run at Darlington on Wednesday in a five-team meet. Cass and Woodland will run at the Dalton Invitational on Saturday.

March 16, 2024 The Woodland Wildcats scored five of their six runs across the final three innings Saturday night to win at Dalton, 6-2. The victory also secured the series win for Woodland. The Wildcats won Tuesday and Saturday on the road with the Catamounts winning the middle game of the series. Austin Daves picked up the pitching win by retiring the final eleven outs. He allowed just one, unearned run on one hit and two walks. He struck out six. Ayden Ray (2.2 IP, 0R, 2H, 5BB, 4K) made the pitching start for Woodland. Zach Lambert (0.2 IP, 1ER, 2H, 1BB) also pitched for the Wildcats. Connor Stermer had two hits including a double and three RBIs for the Woodland offense. Mason Williams (RBI), Jonathan Ryan, Joshua Hicks, and Ray added one hit. Dalton falls to 5-7 on the season and 1-2 in Region 7-5A. Woodland (9-4, 2-1) begins a three-game region series with Cartersville on Tuesday at Richard Bell Field at 5:55 p.m. The Wildcats will host on Thursday and return to Cartersville on Friday.

March 16, 2024 The Adairsville Tigers completed a doubleheader sweep of visiting Jones County on Saturday winning the first game 10-4 and the second game 9-0. The Tigers took advantage of a seven-run, fourth inning to beat the Greyhounds in the opener. The big inning included three walks, three Adairsville hits, and two Jones County errors. Ryan Farr (2.1 IP, 1ER, 1H, 4BB, 1K) picked up the pitching win in the opener in relief of starter Dawson Craig (4 IP, 3ER, 4H, 3BB, 6K). Hudson Parr (0.2 IP) retired the final two outs to close the seventh inning. In Game 2, three Adairsville pitchers — Kaiden Coker, McCayden Hufstetler, and Jarrett Scott — shut out the Greyhounds and limited them to only three hits and four walks. The Tiger trio struck out six. Peyton Bowen led the Tigers’ offense with four hits and four RBIs in the doubleheader. Five other Adairsville hitters — Harrison Cole (RBI), Jack Nelson (double, four RBIs), Scott (double, sac fly, two RBIs), and Hayden Blalock (triple, two RBIs) had two hits. Braxton Ryan, Brody Varner, PJ Weeks, and Lucas Henry added one hit for the Tigers. Farr produced one RBI. The losses drop Jones County to 5-8 on the season. Adairsville (7-3) begins Region 6-AAA play on Tuesday at home against Ridgeland (10-0) at 5:55 p.m.

March 16, 2024 Georgia Highlands College softball swept a conference doubleheader at Andrew College on Thursday. The Lady Chargers won 9-1 and 5-1. GHC broke open the first game with an eight-run first inning. That was more than enough for winning pitcher, Hayden Joyner, who allowed just one earned run on three hits and two walks in five innings. In the second game, the Chargers built a 5-0 lead through the first 5-1/2 innings en route to a 5-1 win. Pitcher Grace Kendricks allowed just one, unearned run on four hits and no walks in her seven innings in the circle, Kendricks fanned three. Chloe Fowler, Avery Fisher, and Ally Graden had four hits in the doubleheader for the Chargers. Fowler's hits included a homer and a double with four RBIs. Fisher's hits included two doubles, one home run, and three RBIs. Graden's hits resulted in two RBIs. Haylee Dishmon (RBI) and Aliza Martinez (RBI) contributed two hits. Ansley Farmer (RBI), Cayden Warren, and Joyner added one hit. Andrew College slipped to 3-24 overall and 0-2 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association. Georgia Highlands (6-19, 3-3) plays at Abraham Baldwin on Friday and they play at South Georgia State on Saturday.

March 15, 2024 The Cass Colonels rode the outstanding pitching performances by starter Chase Tatum and relievers Devan Hutchinson and Hunter Lovett to win a low-scoring, 2-0 decision Friday at Campbell in Smyrna. Tatum scattered three hits and two walks in four scoreless innings to start the game on the mound. Hutchinson did not allow a hit or a walk in his two innings, and Lovett picked up a save with a scoreless final frame. The trio combined for five strikeouts. Nic Wright doubled home a run in the fourth inning and the Spartans’ defense committed three errors in the top of the seventh that led to a second Cass run. The Colonels managed only four hits themselves. Jesiel Moctezuma, Cayden Roberts, and Lovett (double) had one hit. The loss dropped the host Spartans to a 9-6 record. Cass (8-6) begins play in Region 7-5A next week with a three-game series against Dalton. The Catamounts are scheduled to host on Monday and Friday. Cass will host Game 2 of the series on Thursday. All three games are set for 5:55 p.m. starts.

March 15, 2024 The Adairsville boys defeated Unity Christian School 4-1 on Thursday. The Lady Tigers lost a 2-3 decision. ADAIRSVILLE BOYS 4, UNITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 1 Singles Line 1 — Braden Potter lost 6-7, 3-6 Line 2 —Michael Spinks won 6-0, 3-6, 1-0 Line 3 — RJ Bowling won 6-1, 6-4 Doubles Line 1 — Braden Mathis/Jack Baxter won 6-0, 6-0 Line 2 — Bobby Campbell/Bryson Gooden won 6-0, 6-0 UNITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL GIRLS 3, ADAIRSVILLE 2 Singles Line 1 — Madison Abernathy won 6-4, 6-2 Line 2 — Camdyn Collins lost 3-6, 6-1, 0-1 Line 3 — Caroline O'Kelley lost 2-6, 4-6 Doubles Line 1 — Ella Baker/Darby Adams lost 6-7, 1-6 Line 2 — Stella Rood/ Allison Potter won 6-0, 6-0 NEXT: Adairsville hosts Ridgeland on Monday at 4 p.m.

March 14, 2024 The No. 1-ranked Cartersville Purple Hurricanes completed a three-game series sweep of Calhoun on Thursday night at Richard Bell Field with a doubleheader sweep. The Canes won Thursday’s opener 12-2 and took the second game by a 5-2 final. Sawyer Wilson went six innings on the mound in Game 1 for a complete game victory. He allowed two earned runs on two hits and no walks while striking out nine. Logan Shrewsbury was the starter and winning pitcher in the second game. He went five innings allowing just two unearned runs on one hit and a pair of walks. Shrewsbury fanned four. Nicholas Hruby and Andrew Purdy threw one scoreless inning in relief to close out the win. Aidan Larkin had four hits including one double and one RBI in the twin bill. Caleb Daniel followed with three hits that included a pair of doubles and one RBI. Tristan McKibben (double, sac fly, three RBIs), Cole Crawford (double, triple, one RBI), and Luke Miller (solo home run) had two hits in the doubleheader. The Yellow Jackets fall to 4-9 on the season and 0-3 in Region 7-5A. Cartersville (11-3, 3-0) has a three-game region series next week with Woodland. The Canes host on Tuesday and Friday. Woodland is scheduled to host on Thursday. Each game is a 5:55 p.m. start. ADAIRSVILLE 3, TRION 2 The Adairsville Tigers loaded the bases in the bottom of the sixth inning Thursday evening and pushed across the deciding run in a 3-2 victory over the visiting Trion Bulldogs. The contest included strong pitching performances by both teams. Adairsville managed just four hits and two earned runs. Ryan Farr picked up the pitching win for the Tigers in relief of starter Jack Nelson. Farr did not allow a run or a hit across the final three innings. He walked three and struck out six. Nelson yielded just two unearned runs on three hits and three hits. He fanned eight. On offense for the Tigers, Nelson had two hits and one RBI. Hayden Blalock and Harrison Cole contributed one hit. Easton Elrod added one RBI. Trion slipped to 6-3 with the loss. Adairsville (5-3) hosts Jones County on Saturday at 1 p.m. for a doubleheader. DALTON 9, WOODLAND 8 The Wildcats out-hit the Catamounts eleven to six Thursday night but visiting Dalton pulled out a 9-8 Region 7-5A win over Woodland. The two clubs matched fireworks offensively in the early innings. Dalton took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning before Woodland grabbed the lead 3-2 in the bottom of the frame. The Catamounts regained the lead, 4-3, in the second and Woodland knotted the score again in the bottom of the frame, 4-4. In the third inning, both teams produced three runs. Tied 7-7, the fourth and fifth innings went scoreless before Dalton gained a 9-7 advantage in the top of the sixth. Woodland posted a run in their final frame and had the go-ahead baserunners in scoring position but Dalton closer Jose Orrelanes was able to get out of the inning. Lucas Baker (2.2 IP, 1ER, 0H, 3BB, 3K) was tagged with the Wildcats’ pitching loss. Austin Daves (2 IP, 6ER, 4H, 3BB, 3K) made the start for Woodland. Mason Williams (0.1 IP, 1R, 0ER, 0H, 0BB) and Zach Lambert (2 IP, 1ER, 2H, 0BB, 2K) pitched in relief. Joshua Hicks (RBI) and Brett Good had three hits for the Wildcats. Connor Stermer (two RBIs) and Ayden Ray (RBI) finished with two hits. Jake Clowers produced one hit and one RBI while Williams added one RBI. Woodland (8-4, 1-1) and Dalton (5-6, 1-1) are scheduled to conclude their three-game series on Friday in Whitfield County at 5:55 p.m. LAFAYETTE 8, CASS 3 A six-run top of the second inning propelled visiting LaFayette to an 8-3 non-region win Thursday night at Cass, spoiling the Colonels' senior night celebration. The Colonels trailed 7-3 through four innings and were unable to chase down the Ramblers. Cayden Roberts (3 IP, 7R, 3ER, 6H, 2BB, 2K) suffered the Colonels’ pitching loss. Justin Peace (4 IP, 1R, 0ER, 1H, 1BB, 6K) was solid in relief. Nic Wright had two hits with two RBIs. Caleb Freeman also had two hits. Devan Hutchinson added one hit. The Ramblers improved to 7-6. Cass (7-6) is scheduled to play at Campbell on Friday. HEARTS ACADEMY 12, EXCEL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 7 Excel outhit Hearts Academy twelve to nine Thursday night at Joe Cowan Park in Euharlee, but came up short on the scoreboard in a 12-7 loss to the Panthers. Hearts Academy scored 10 runs across the first four innings and outpaced the Eagles to lead 10-6. The Panthers added two more runs in the sixth inning and Excel added a single run in their final frame. Gavin Dyson (3 IP, 8ER, 5H, 6BB, 5K) suffered the pitching loss in a three-inning start. McKaden Gentry (0.2 IP, 2R, 0ER, 1H) and David Jinks (3.1 IP, 2R, 1ER, 3H, 3BB, 5K) pitched in relief for ECA. Dyson had three hits including a home run and two RBIs. Jinks finished with two hits including a triple and one RBI. Carter May and Jacob Jinks collected two hits. Jacob Childers, Gentry, and Cameron Adams (two RBIs) added one hit. Excel plays at Johnson Ferry Christian Academy on Monday at 3 p.m.

March 15, 2024 The Cartersville tennis teams won Region 7-5A matches on Thursday at Woodland. The Lady Canes won 4-1 and the Cartersville boys blanked the Wildcats, 5-0. CARTERSVILLE GIRLS 4, WOODLAND 1 Singles Line 1 —Chloie Obanion (C) d. Caleigh Williams (W), 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 Line 2 —Kathryn Kovacic (W) d. Chloe Bush (C), 6-2, 2-6 7-5 Line 3 —Katelyn Shook (C) d. Diana Librado (W), 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 Doubles Line 1 —Taryn Bradley/Riley Huff (C) d. Ellie Holt/Ella Bridges (W), 6-2, 6-1 Line 2 —Katherine Bowen/Lily Clark (C) d. Sarah Smith/Katie Anne Jones (W), 7-5, 6-1 CARTERSVILLE BOYS 5, WOODLAND 0 Singles Line 1 — Brock Wilson (C) d. Peter Heins (W), 6-2, 6-0 Line 2 — Jack Minhinnett (C) d. Cadyn Wade (W), 6-1, 6-0 Line 3 — Walker Cooney (C) d. Domenic Ciavarro (W), 6-1, 6-0 Doubles Line 1 — Bryce Summey/Eli Odell (C) d. Jack Gore/Kaiden Holbrook (W), 6-2, 6-1 Line 2 — Julian Cline/Chandler Mathison (C) d. Alex Gerstner/Aiden Morris (W), 6-0, 6-1 NEXT: Woodland hosts Etowah on Monday, plays at Dalton on Tuesday, and at Hiram on Thursday. Cartersville hosts Calhoun on Tuesday and Dalton on Thursday.

March 14, 2024 The Adairsville girls soccer team dropped a 2-1 decision Thursday night at home to the Lady Devils of Bremen. The Lady Tigers led 1-0 at the intermission on a 14th-minute goal by Ella Edwards. Alivia Joslin was credited with an assist. Bremen scored twice in the second half to pull out the Region 6-AAA win. Despite the loss, Adairsville coach Dave Sexauer saw some positives. “This was the best game of soccer we have played this season. We battled a good team, kept a lead for 40 minutes, and never gave up despite the heat and speed of the game. This game shows how much we have improved since last year.” Adairsville keeper, Bethany Kilgore kept the Lady Tigers close. The Blue Devils took 18 shots. Bremen improved to 4-4-2 on the season and 2-0 in region action. The Lady Tigers (8-3, 3-1) host Gilmer in a non-region match on Monday. BREMEN 3, ADAIRSVILLE BOYS 1 The Tigers fell to 3-4-2 overall and 2-1 in Region 6-AAA. Bremen improved to 7-1-2 and 2-0. Adairsville hosts Gilmer on Monday at 7:30 p.m.

March 14, 2024 The Woodland boys soccer team narrowly lost at Dalton on Thursday night, 2-1, in Region 7-5A action. The Top Ten matchup featured the third-ranked and sixth-ranked teams in the most recent Score Atlanta Class 5A rankings. Woodland struck first in the game’s 24th minute with a Milo Gonzalez goal set up by a Deiby Sanchez assist. The Catamounts equalized the score in the 39th minute to send the clubs to the intermission tied 1-1. Dalton (8-3-1, 2-1) took the lead in the 45th minute and the Wildcats were unable to find an equalizer of their own. Miguel Pineda had 16 saves in net for Woodland to keep the Wildcats close in the contest. Woodland (7-2, 1-1) plays at 4th-ranked Cass on Tuesday night. DALTON 4, WOODLAND GIRLS 0 The Lady Cats allowed two goals in the first half and two more in the first ten minutes of the second half Thursday night in a 4-0 loss at Dalton. The Lady Catamounts improved to 5-3-2 overall and 3-0 in Region 7-5A. Woodland (5-2, 0-2) plays at Cass next Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.

March 14, 2024 The Georgia Highlands Chargers extended their current winning streak to 16 games on Thursday with two wins over Roane State CC, 10-5 and 10-2. Eleven pitchers shared the pitching load for the Chargers. They limited the Raiders to 11 hits across 14 innings. GHC pitchers struck out 16. Will Cawthon led the offense with five hits and one RBI in the doubleheader. Ryan Wideman produced three hits including a home run, a triple, and five RBIs. Davis Newman totaled three hits including a homer, two doubles, and three RBIs. Barrett Eldridge had three hits including a home run and three RBIs. The losses dropped Roane State to 15-13 on the season. The NJCAA 3rd-ranked Chargers (28-2) host Abraham Baldwin on Tuesday at 3 p.m. to begin a four-game conference home-and-home series that includes three games at ABAC on Friday and Saturday (March 22-23).