The Cartersville High School gymnastics team hosted their second meet of the season Saturday at the Twisters Gymnastics Center. The meet was won by Cambridge High School with 105.9 points. Cartersville senior Annaston Wilson had a fourth place all around in Class 5A and under and was fourth for floor exercise with a score of 8.7. Canes’ junior Karley Garrison placed third in all-around among all competitors and was second all around in the Class 5A and under division. Garrison was third in floor, beam, and vault with scores of 8.8, 8.7, and 9.2. She was also first in bars with an 8.6 in the 5A division. She now has a second all around state qualifying score along with event qualifying scores in vault, beam, and bar. The Cartersville team will host another home meet Saturday, March 25.

Register to win great food prizes from St. Angelo's Pizza - LakePoint Station. LINK to REGISTER -- https://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/mens-basketball-bracket/group/21238/invitation?key=387ab707d2cdb8bb

The Georgia Highlands Chargers softball team swept a home, conference doubleheader over Andrew College Saturday and extended its current win streak to six games. The Chargers topped the Tigers 8-6 in Saturday’s first game and pulled out a 14-13 extra inning win in Game 2. Jaycie Hand (8 IP, 3K), Emma Veitch (5 IP, 3K), and Rena Fraga (2 IP) shared the pitching responsibilities in the doubleheader. Audrey Johnson had six hits on the day including a pair of doubles, two home runs, and seven RBIs. Malone Aldridge followed with a five-hit day that included a double. Allison Deweese homered three times and finished with seven RBIs. Brady Tharp finished with three hits including a walk-off homer in the second game, a double, and three RBIs while Madison Dennis drove in a pair of runs with her three hits on the day. Georgia Highlands (8-14, 2-0 GCAA) has another home, conference doubleheader Tuesday with East Georgia State CC. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m.

Georgia Highlands baseball completed a four-game weekend sweep of visiting Macomb College (Michigan) Saturday with a pair of wins over the Monarchs at Pickens High School in Jasper. The Chargers, who won 11-1 and 13-1 on Friday, won 10-0 and 7-5 Saturday to complete the sweep. Four GHC pitchers combined for the opening game shutout Saturday. Trippe Moore (4 IP, 0R, 3H, 0BB, 6K), Barrett Eldridge (1 IP, 0R, 0H, 1K), Cason Rich (1 IP, 0R, 0H, 2K), and Skyler Thellman (1 IP, 0R, 0H, 1BB) all pitched in the shutout. Austin Slate (double, 2 RBIs), Ryan Wideman, Jay Murdock (double), and CJ Blackwell had two hits each for Georgia Highlands. Hudson Sapp (triple, RBI) and Nic Ferrer (RBI) added one hit each. Chris Buchanan had one RBI. Macomb led early in the second game 2-0 and held a 5-3 lead through 4-½ innings, but the Chargers completed a come-from-behind victory with four runs over their last two offensive frames. Georgia Highlands utilized five more pitchers in the second game. Trip DoVale (3 IP, 2ER, 3H, 1K), Ryan Wells (1 IP, 0R, 0H, 1BB), Adrian Roman (1 IP, 3R, 1ER, 3H), Declan Dun (1 IP, 0R, 2H, 1BB), and Chandler Anderson (1 IP, 0R, 1H) all toed the rubber for the Chargers. Wideman (triple, 2 RBIs), Connor Faulkner (2 RBIs), and Slate led the GHC attack with two hits each. Sapp hit a solo home run to lead off the Chargers’ third inning. Ferrer and Blackwell added one hit apiece. With their losses Saturday, Macomb falls to 1-7 on the season. Georgia Highlands (20-6) has won 11 of their last 13 games. The Chargers have a doubleheader Monday at Point University and host Roane State for a doubleheader Tuesday.

Woodland baseball dropped a pair of games Saturday in a doubleheader at Marietta High School. The Wildcats lost the opener 5-4 and fell in the second game, 8-4. Marietta built a 5-1 lead through four innings in the first game and held off Woodland late. Woodland scored a run in the fifth and two more in the sixth to cut the margin to one run, but Blue Devils’ reliever Andy Watters retired the Wildcats in order in the top of the seventh to secure Marietta’s win. Ayden Ray (2 RBIs), Rowan Billings (double, RBI), and Chase Carson had Woodland’s three hits in the opener. Mason Williams added one RBI. Austin Daves (3.1 IP, 5ER, 6H, 3BB, 1K) started on the mound for Woodland and was tagged with the loss. Zach Lambert (2.2 IP, 0R, 2H) retired the final eight outs. In the second game Saturday, Woodland scored four times in the top of the fourth inning for a 4-0 advantage, but Marietta answered with three in the bottom of the inning, three in the fifth, and two more in the sixth to win 8-4. Watters (4.2 IP, 4R, 3ER, 6H, 1BB, 3K) started on the mound for the Blue Devils. Luke Fennelly (2.1 IP, 0R, 1H, 1BB, 2K) picked up the Marietta pitching win in relief. Mason Gazaway and Carson Snipes combined for four hits and four RBIs to lead the Marietta offense. Ray (4 IP, 3R, 0ER, 3H, 2BB, 5K) was the starting pitcher for the Wildcats in Game 2. Coby Barrett (0.1 IP, 3R, 2ER, 3H) took the pitching loss in relief. Hunter Shirley (1.2 IP, 2R, 0ER, 0H, 1BB, 1K) closed out the final five outs on the mound for Woodland. Jakiyon Porter and Ray (RBI) had two hits each for the Wildcats. Carson doubled. Connor Stermer (RBI) and Billings added one hit apiece. Williams tossed in one RBI. Marietta’s two wins lifted their season mark to 7-8. Woodland (5-7) begins Region 7-5A play Tuesday at Dalton in the first game of a three-game series during the week. The Wildcats will host Thursday and travel back to Dalton on Friday. All three games are scheduled for first pitch at 5:55 p.m.

Cartersville junior pitcher Sawyer Wilson needed just 71 pitches Saturday afternoon at Richard Bell Field as he tossed a two-hit, five-inning shutout to defeat the Adairsville Tigers., 10-0., The Hurricanes' win completed a two-game sweep of Adairsville following Friday night’s 13-6 extra-inning win at Adairsville. Saturday, Wilson faced just four over the minimum. He walked two and struck out eight. The Canes’ offense posted three runs in the bottom of the first inning and added four more in the second to take control of the contest early. Two hits, a pair of walks, two Tigers errors, and a sacrifice fly produced the first frame runs for Cartersville. Another error, two walks, and three more hits created the Canes’ second inning runs. The Cartersville lead held at 7-0 until the bottom of the fifth when the Purple Hurricanes scored three more runs to trigger the mercy rule at 10-0. Three hits, an error, and a sacrifice fly delivered the fifth inning runs for Cartersville. Luke Miller had two hits including a triple and one RBI at the top of the Cartersville lineup. Isaac McNair-Seigler had a double and three RBIs. Ryan Johnson also doubled. Miles Owen, Charlie Rothschild (RBI), Trip Bradley, and Harrison Childers (RBI) added one hit apiece for the Canes. Adairsville starting pitcher Jack Nelson (1.1 IP, 7R, 5ER, 4H, 4BB, 2K) suffered the pitching loss. Peyton Bowen (2.2 IP, 0R, 2H, 1BB) and Harrison Cole (0.1 IP, 3R, 2ER, 3H) also pitched for the Tigers. Jarrett Scott and Bowen (double) had the two Adairsville hits. Adairsville (6-5) returns to action next Saturday at home against Heritage-Conyers. Cartersville (8-2) begins a three-game, Region 7-5A series with Calhoun at home Tuesday at 5:55 p.m. The two teams will play Thursday at Calhoun and Friday back at Richard Bell Field.

The Cartersville boys soccer team earned a crucial Region 7-5A win Friday night at Calhoun but the other local teams in action suffered losses. The Lady Canes lost at Calhoun and the Woodland girls dropped a home region decision to the Lady Cats of Dalton. The Woodland boys dropped their matchup with Dalton on Thursday evening. CARTERSVILLE BOYS 2, CALHOUN 1 The Cartersville Hurricanes scored one goal in each half and picked up an important Region 7-5A road win Friday night at Calhoun, 2-1. The Canes led 1-0 at the intermission due to Edgar Abeja's unassisted goal in the 5th minute. Melvin Velasquez scored the Canes' second half goal in the 43rd minute with an assist going to Yosvanni Pineda. The loss dropped the Yellow Jackets to 5-6 overall and 1-2 in region play. Cartersville (5-2-2, 2-0) visits Bremen for a non-region tilt Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. CALHOUN 2, CARTERSVILLE GIRLS 0 The Lady Jackets got goals from Sofia Campa and Sarah Beth Dupree to defeat the Lady Canes, 2-0. Calhoun improved to 6-3 overall and 2-1 in Region 7-5A. The Cartersville girls (3-5-1, 1-1) have a non-region match Tuesday at Bremen in a 5:30 p.m. kickoff. DALTON 9, WOODLAND GIRLS 0 The visiting Lady Catamounts raced to a 7-0 lead by halftime and blanked the Woodland girls Friday night at Wildcats Stadium, 9-0. Abby Duncan was a standout for Woodland. The Lady Cats’ keeper had 10 saves in goal and helped Woodland stay in the contest to avoid the mercy rule. Dalton improved to 7-3-1 overall and 2-0 in Region 7-5A. Woodland (1-4-1, 0-1) travels to South Paulding Tuesday for a non-region game and returns to region action next Friday at Calhoun. DALTON 3, WOODLAND BOYS 0 The Woodland boys lost their Region 7-5A opener Thursday night at home to the Dalton Catamounts, 3-0. Dalton improved to 10-1 overall and 2-0 in region action. Woodland (3-2-1, 0-1) visits South Paulding for a non-region match Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. and travels to Calhoun for a region game next Friday night.

It took ten innings Friday night but Cartersville erupted for seven runs in the top of that frame to pull out a 13-6 win at Adairsville. The Canes led 5-0 through two innings and 6-1 going to the bottom of the seventh when the host Tigers posted a five-spot to send the game into extra innings. The two teams battled scoreless in the eighth and ninth innings before Cartersville scored seven runs on three hits. The Canes also took advantage of two walks, two hit batsmen, a wild pitch, and an error in the decisive half inning. Miles Owen had two hits for Cartersville with one RBI. Harrison Childers and Ian McNair-Siegler (double) both had one hit and three RBIs. Luke Miller, Caleb Daniel (RBI), Trip Bradley, and Paul Gamble finished with one hit apiece. Landon Cole contributed one RBI. Evan Sanders had two hits and one RBI for the Tigers. Braxton Ryan doubled and had three RBIs. Jarrett Scott (RBI), Chris Roper, and Landon O’Neal added one hit each for Adairsville. Phillip Schiltz (2.2 IP, 1ER, 1H, 3BB, 7K) picked up the pitching win for Cartersville in relief. Ryan Johnson (5 IP, 1ER, 3H, 2BB, 7K) started on the mound for the Canes. Dawson Bishop (1.1 IP, 4R, 3ER, 2H, 3BB, 1K) and Nicholas Hruby (1 IP, 1K) also pitched. Jarrett Scott (3.2 IP, 4ER, 2H, 3BB, 5K) took the pitching loss for Adairsville. Grayson Belcher (3.1 IP, 6R, 1ER, 2H, 4BB, 4K) started for the Tigers. Dawson Craig (2.2 IP, 0R, 2H, 3BB, 5K) and Jack Whitley (0.1 IP, 3ER, 2H, 1BB, 1K) also pitched in the contest. Adairsville (6-4) visits Cartersville (7-2) at Richard Bell Field Saturday at 12 noon.

Georgia Highlands College baseball swept a doubleheader Friday night at Pickens High School defeating the Macomb CC (Michigan) Monarchs 11-1 and 13-1. Both wins were five inning decisions. The Chargers pounded out 14 hits and smashed six home runs in the opener. Meanwhile, GHC pitcher Trey Baker tossed an abbreviated complete game. The Blessed Trinity product and right-hander gave up just one earned run on two hits and a walk. One of the hits was a solo homer in the fourth inning. Baker struck out nine in the contest. Jay Murdock hit the first of his two home runs in the game during the second inning to give the Chargers an early 1-0 lead. Then the long-ball flood gates opened. Adam Love, Hudson Sapp, and Zayd Brannigan hit three consecutive dingers to start the Georgia Highlands’ third inning. The Chargers then added four more runs on four hits and an error to increase their lead to 8-0. Murdock hit a two-run shot in the fourth and Bryson Stripling added a home run to left field in the same inning to round out the GHC scoring. Game 2 went the Chargers’ way as well. Georgia Highlands built a 13-0 lead by the fourth inning and closed out the Monarchs in the fifth inning for the victory. CJ Blackwell and Brannigan hit home runs for the Chargers in the nightcap. Brannigan (HR, double), Jayden Talik (RBI), Barrett Eldridge (RBI), and Murdock (double, RBI) all had two hits in the second game. Conner Faulkner (RBI) had the other Chargers base hit. Caden Shira drove in a run. GHC starting pitcher Oliver Wood (5 IP, 1ER, 6H, 0BB, 5K) went the distance to collect the pitching victory. The two losses dropped Macomb to 1-5 on the season. The Chargers (17-6) and Monarchs will square off in two more games Saturday at Pickens High School in Jasper. First pitch is scheduled for 11 a.m.

Georgia Highlands College baseball split a pair of games Tuesday with Roane State CC at LakePoint. The Chargers dropped the opener 12-2 but bounced back to take the second game of the double-dip, 11-6. The Chargers pounded out a dozen hits in Game 2 and came from behind with an eight-run rally in the fifth inning to capture the finale after Roane State had taken an early 4-0 lead. Zayd Brannigan led the offensive attack with three hits. Hudson Sapp (4 RBIs), Ryan Wideman (RBI), and Conner Faulkner (RBI) each had two hits in the victory. Adam Love tripled with one RBI. Barrett Eldridge (RBI) and Nic Ferrer (sacrifice) also had base hits. Mitchell Walker drove in a pair of runs. GHC pitchers Zach Valentine (5 IP, 4ER, 10H, 0BB, 2K), Trippe Moore (1 IP, 1ER, 2H), and Chandler Anderson (1 IP, 1ER, 2H) combined on the mound. Roane State broke open a close game in the opener with four runs in both the sixth and seventh innings. Raiders’ pitchers Evan Maddox (4 IP, 2R, 1ER, 2H, 1BB, 6K) and Layne Dale (3 IP, 0R, 3H, 0BB, 3K) combined for nine strikeouts and limited the Chargers’ offense. Brannigan had two hits including a double and a home run for Georgia Highlands. Three other Chargers added one hit each — Wideman, Ferrer, and Jayden Talik. GHC (16-6) takes on Macomb CC (Michigan) in a four-game series Friday and Saturday at Pickens High School in Jasper. Friday’s games begin at 4 p.m. with Saturday’s matchups starting at 11 a.m.

The Adairsville High School tennis teams defeated Cass Wednesday night with the Tigers winning all five lines and the Lady Tigers taking wins at Line 3 singles and on both doubles lines. The match was conducted at Hamilton Crossing Park. ADAIRSVILLE BOYS 5, CASS 0 Singles Line 1 — Camden Teems (A) d. Kaden West (C) 6-1, 6-3 Line 2 — Michael Spinksl (A) d. Cliff Chatman (C) 6-2, 6-0 Line 3 — Braden Mathis (A) d. Jackson Armona (C) 6-0, 6-0 Doubles Line 1 — Carter Collum / Bryson Gooden (A) d. Lincoln Ritter / Drake Brush (C) 6-1, 7-5 Line 2 — Jack Baxter / Brennan Grier (A) d. Nicolas Moser / Gracen Van Hook 6-0, 6-2 ADAIRSVILLE GIRLS 3, CASS 2 Singles Line 1 — Sydney Coppola (C) d. Madison Abernathy (A) 6-1, 6-2 Line 2 — Allison White (C) d. Emily Hatch (A) 6-0, 6-0 Line 3 — Adysen Garvey (A) d. Laya Hall (C) 6-3, 6-1 Doubles Line 1 — Lily Kinsey / Ella Baker (A) won 1-6, 6-2, 6-4 Line 2 — Stella Rood / Kathleen Chapman (A) won 6-2, 7-5 Adairsville boys are 2-3 overall and 1-0 in Region 6-AAA. The Adairsville girls are 3-2 overall and 1-0 in region play. The Tigers return to the courts Thursday at home against Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe.

Georgia Highlands softball swept a Wednesday doubleheader at Snead State CC extending the team’s current win streak to four games heading into conference play. The Chargers topped the Parsons 4-1 in eight innings in the opener and won 7-1 in Game 2 of the twin bill. Jaycie Hand tossed a gem in the opener working all eight innings in the circle. Hand scattered nine hits and a pair of walks while giving up only one earned run. She fanned four. Audrey Johnson was the offensive standout in Game 1. She doubled and homered twice to drive in all four Chargers’ runs. Madison Dennis had two hits while Jordan Blair and Annsley Todd added one hit each for GHC. Rena Fraga picked up the pitching win in the second game. She yielded just one earned run. It came on a fourth-inning, solo home run. Fraga walked one and struck out two in her five innings in the circle. Three Chargers — Abigail Lathrop (2 RBIs), Audrey Johnson (double), and Jordan Blair (RBI) — had two hits each. Malone Aldridge and Madison Dennis added one hit apiece. Allison Deweese blasted a three-run home run in the top of the fourth in the winning cause. Snead State dipped to 15-17 on the season with the two losses. Georgia Highlands (6-14) begins Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association conference play Saturday with a home doubleheader against Andrew College starting at 1 p.m.