The Georgia Highlands baseball team suffered its first conference loss of the season Friday afternoon in Swainsboro falling at East Georgia State, 7-4. The two teams were tied 3-3 through four innings, but the Bobcats took the lead for good with a four-run fifth inning. The Chargers added a single run in the eighth on an Ethan Anderson solo home run, but it wasn’t enough. Parker Poteet finished with a pair of hits and two RBIs for Georgia Highlands. Caden Smith doubled for the Chargers only other safety. Gage Vailes (4.1 IP, 7ER, 8H, 2K) was the losing pitcher for Georgia Highlands. Hunter Goodwin (3.2 IP, 0R, 1H) retired the final eleven outs without surrendering a run. The Chargers (29-3, 5-1) will complete this week’s series with the Bobcats with a doubleheader Saturday at East Georgia (21-14, 2-4).

Georgia Highlands College softball was swept in a conference doubleheader Friday at Stars Field in Cassville, falling 16-10 and 15-7 to East Georgia State. Allison Deweese had three hits including a home run and two RBIs to pace the Chargers’ offense in the first game. Haley Robinson doubled and hit a grand slam home run. Hailey Cronic also hit a home run for Georgia Highlands. Gracee Ellis (3 IP, 8ER, 9H, 2BB, 1K) was tagged with the pitching loss in the opener. Maggie Schandera (0.2 IP, 7ER, 4H, 1BB) and Katie Traynor (3.1 IP, 1ER, 5H, 1K) also pitched. Mac Wilkerson had three hits including a pair of grand slam home runs for the Bobcats. In Game 2, East Georgia broke open a 4-3 game in the fifth inning by posting 11 runs over their final two offensive frames to ease away with a 15-7 win. Robinson suffered the pitching loss in the second game for the Chargers. Katie Traynor (0.2 IP, 4ER, 4H) and Ellis (1.1 IP, 5R, 2ER, 5H) also pitched in relief. Robinson also finished with two hits including a double and one RBI. Deweese contributed two hits and one RBI. Audrey Johnson homered and completed the second game with four RBIs. East Georgia improved to 29-16 overall and 9-1 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association. Georgia Highlands (10-24, 3-5) returns to action at home next Tuesday hosting Georgia Military College.

The Woodland girls and boys track and field teams won the annual Bartow County Track and Field Championships Thursday hosted at Cartersville’s Weinman Stadium. The Woodland girls won with 169 points followed by Cartersville (107), Cass (89), and Adairsville (23). The Woodland boys claimed victory with 156.5 points. Cartersville was runner up with 110.50 followed by Cass (83) and Adairsville (70). Event Results:

The Cartersville High School tennis teams had matches this week with Cedartown and Blessed Trinity. The Cartersville boys edged the Bulldogs 3-2 but fell to the Titans 5-0. The Cartersville girls dropped a pair of 3-2 matches. The Lady Canes will be the No. 2 seed in the Region 7-5A Tournament while the Cartersville boys will be the No. 3 seed. Cartersville will host the Region 7-5A Tournament April 12-14. CEDARTOWN 3, CARTERSVILLE GIRLS 2 Singles Line 1 — Emily Bush won 6-1, 6-0 Line 2 — Katie Lewis lost 2-6, 4-6 Line 3 — Madison Ferdon won 6-7, 6-3, 7-6 Doubles Line 1 — Mia Shaw / Anna Ramey lost 3-6, 7-6, 2-6 Line 2 — Sofia Motuba / Katherine Brown lost 4-6, 0-6 CARTERSVILLE BOYS 3, CEDARTOWN 2 Singles Line 1 — Luke Gambill won 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 Line 2 — Walker Cooney lost 6-7, 0-6 Line 3 — Brock Wilson won 6-1, 6-2 Doubles Line 1 — Banks Wilson / Jack Minhinnett won 6-3, 6-4 Line 2 — Tom Bowen / Ben Caswell lost 2-6, 2-6 BLESSED TRINITY 3, CARTERSVILLE GIRLS 2 Singles Line 1 — Emily Bush won 6-0, 6-0 Line 2 — Katie Lewis lost 2-6, 1-6 Line 3 — Madison Ferdon won 6-1, 6-0 Doubles Line 1 — Mason Cline / Mia Shaw lost 6-1, 6-7, 3-6 Line 2 — Anna Ramey / Sofia Motuba lost 2-6, 3-6 BLESSED TRINITY 5, CARTERSVILLE BOYS 0 Singles Line 1 — Luke Gambill lost 2-6, 1-6 Line 2 — John Paul lost 0-6, 0-6 Line 3 — Walker Cooney lost 2-6, 2-6 Doubles Line 1 — Banks Wilson / Brock Wilson lost 0-6, 0-6 Line 2 — Julian Cline / Chandler Mathison lost 3-6, 4-6

The Adairsville Tigers matched Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe in the hit column Thursday night, but came up short otherwise in a 4-1 Region 6-AAA road loss. The host Warriors posted two runs in the bottom of the first and never trailed in the contest. Adairsville narrowed the margin to 2-1 in the third inning but LFO added single insurance runs in both the fourth and fifth innings to secure the three-run victory. The win also completed a two-game region sweep for the Warriors. LFO won Tuesday’s matchup at Adairsville, 6-5, in eight innings. Donnie Brown (4 IP, 1ER, 3H, 1BB, 2K) and Tanner Mantooth (3 IP, 0R, 2H, 2BB, 3K) combined on the mound for Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe. Jack Whitley (6 IP, 4R, 3ER, 5H, 3BB, 1K) pitched all six innings for the Tigers and was saddled with the pitching loss in a complete game effort. Five different Warriors had one hit each in the game. Eli Walker, Peyton Tipton, and Jacob Gregg drove in one run apiece. Brenden Carroll had two hits for Adairsville including a double. Tyler Driggers contributed one hit and one RBI. Braden Powell and PJ Weeks each added one hit. LFO improved to 10-7 overall and 4-2 in region action. Adairsville (8-7, 3-3) will look to bounce back Friday at Coahulla Creek in a 5:55 p.m. first pitch.

Georgia Highlands College baseball won a high-scoring conference game over East Georgia College Tuesday afternoon in Rome, 14-10. The two teams combined for 29 hits and smacked a combined five home runs. East Georgia held leads of 3-2 through three innings and 8-4 through five. Georgia Highlands responded with a six-run sixth inning and added four more runs over the next two frames to secure the win. Caleb Garner (2.1 IP, 0R, 3H, 1BB, 1K) picked up the pitching win for the Chargers in relief of starter Jacob Ryan (4.2 IP, 8ER, 9H, 0BB, 5K). Zachary Murray (0.2 IP, 2ER, 2H, 2BB, 1K), Ryan Suppa (0.1 IP), and Chandler Wood (1 IP, 0R, 2H) also pitched in relief. David Smith led the GHC offense with three hits and three RBIs. Ethan Anderson also had three hits including a home run and two RBIs. Zayd Brannigan had two hits with one RBI. Conner Todaro homered, walked three times, and drove in three runs. Ben Olson contributed a double and finished with three RBIs. Max Kops (double, RBI), Parker Poteet (double), and Mick Moody added one base hit each. The loss dropped East Georgia to 20-14 overall and 1-4 in GCAA conference play. Georgia Highlands (29-2, 5-0) will travel to Swainsboro to complete the four-game series this week with a single game Friday and a doubleheader Saturday at East Georgia.

Georgia Highlands softball won the second game of a conference doubleheader Tuesday over visiting Andrew College, 7-6, to earn a split on the day. The Chargers fell behind 4-0 in the first inning, rallied in the middle innings to go ahead 7-4, and then held on in the seventh inning to escape with a one-run victory. Maggie Schandera (5.2 IP, 2ER, 6H, 1BB, 4K), Gracee Ellis (0.1 IP, 4ER, 5H), and Katie Traynor (1 IP, 0R, 0H) pitched for Georgia Highlands in the win. Audrey Johnson hit a grand slam and doubled for the Chargers’ offense. Madison Dennis finished with two hits including a home run and two RBIs. Haley Overton also had two hits for GHC. Andrew College moves to 8-22 on the season and 2-4 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association standings. Georgia Highlands (10-22, 3-3) hosts East Georgia State in a conference doubleheader Friday at Stars Park beginning at 1 p.m. ANDREW COLLEGE 9, GEORGIA HIGHLANDS 6 In an outstanding offensive showing by both teams, the Andrew Lady Tigers captured the first game Tuesday with a 9-6 win at Stars Field. The two teams combined for 29 hits and three home runs in the conference battle. Andrew led 6-0 early, but Georgia Highlands tied the game heading into the seventh inning. The Tigers then posted a three-run seventh in their eventual win. Emily Phillips, Alexis Copeland, and Taryn Strayer combined for seven hits and six RBIs for the Tigers. Phillips’ three hits included a double and Strayer homered. Dale Elmore (6.2 IP, 5ER, 11H, 2BB, 6K) earned the pitching win for Andrew. Haliley Stovall (0.1 IP, 1ER, 3H) retired one out in the fifth inning in the circle. Audrey Johnson had three hits and two RBIs for the Chargers. Hailey Cronic had two hits including a home run and two RBIs. Haley Overton and Allison Deweese both finished with two hits and one RBI. Deweese homered for her RBI. Madison Dennis, Bradey Tharp, Malone Aldridge, Emma Veitch, and Annsley Todd added one hit each in the Georgia Highlands’ attack. Katie Traynor (1 IP, 3R, 2ER, 4H, 1BB) was tagged with the pitching loss for GHC in relief. Haley Robinson (5.2 IP, 6R, 2ER, 11H, 2BB, 2K) started in the circle for the Chargers. Maggie Schandera (0.1 IP) also pitched.

This week's edition of Athletes Beyond Bartow includes updates on 29 local athletes around the nation contributing on their college or professional teams. On the baseball diamond, Cartersville High product Jordan Wilkie had a strong performance at the plate for his Augusta University Jaguars. The second baseman was 6-for-10 with a home run and 10 RBIs in a three-game series sweep last weekend at Claflin University. Also from baseball reports, former Hurricane Jake Gooch drove in seven runs in a four game stretch for Central Alabama Community College. On the softball diamond, Cartersville's Hannah Todd tossed a complete-game shutout last week to defeat Sam Houston University 1-0. On the professional basketball scene, Cartersville native Ashton Hagans and former Canes' standout A.J. Mosby had key contributions with their teams in the NBA G League and The Basketball League, respectively. SOFTBALL MORGAN COOPER — Columbus State University (Fr., Woodland HS) …appeared as a pinch hitter Sunday in a 10-8 home loss to 9th-ranked North Georgia. The Cougars (16-14, 7-2) host West Florida in a doubleheader Wednesday and travel to Lander University for a three-game series Friday and Saturday. PRESLEY EDWARDS — Wesleyan College (Jr., Cartersville HS) … finished 0-for-8 with one RBI in home doubleheaders with Birmingham Southern Thursday and Berea College Saturday. The Wolves were 2-2 in those games. Wesleyan (11-6, 2-0 USA South Athletic Conference) plays at Piedmont College Wednesday and at Covenant College Saturday. ANSLEY EVANS — Reinhardt University (Fr., Woodland HS) … went 1-for-3 last Tuesday with a three-run home run in the bottom of the fourth inning during a 10-3 win. The third baseman then went 2-for-3 with a double and scored a run in a 6-2 loss against Tennessee Wesleyan. The Eagles (17-10, 7-3 Appalachian Athletic Conference) play at Bryan College Tuesday and at Kentucky Christian Thursday. BRIANNA HILL — Covenant College (So., Woodland HS) … finished 0-for-3 in a 5-2 win Friday at LaGrange and had an unsuccessful pinch hitting appearance Saturday in a 6-4 loss at Huntingdon College. Covenant (12-9, 3-1) hosts 14th-ranked Berry College Tuesday and has Wesleyan at home Saturday in conference doubleheaders. SADYE JOHNSON — University of North Georgia (Fr., Adairsville HS) … went 0-for-3 in a start at catcher but the 12th-ranked Nighthawks beat Young Harris 12-4 and swept the weekend series. UNG (26-10, 10-2 Peach Belt Conference) travels to Lee University for a doubleheader Tuesday and plays a three-game conference series at Georgia Southwestern Saturday and Sunday. LAUREN McELHANEY — University of West Georgia (So., Cartersville HS) … made three starts last week in games at Eckerd College, at Florida Southern, and at West Alabama going 3-for-11 with one run scored. The Wolves were 1-6 for the week. West Georgia (11-21, 4-13 Gulf South Conference) has a doubleheader at Augusta University this Saturday. HOPE SHORT — Shorter University (So., Cartersville HS) … made a pinch hitting appearance Saturday in a 14-4 home loss to University of Montevallo. The Hawks (4-27, 1-16 Gulf South Conference) play a doubleheader at Georgia Southwestern Wednesday and host a three-game conference series with Lee University Friday and Saturday. HANNAH TODD — University of Houston (Grad student, Cartersville HS) … appeared in three games last week earning one win, suffering one loss, and appearing in one no-decision . The right handed hurler tossed a 7-inning shutout last Tuesday to defeat visiting Sam Houston 1-0. Todd scattered three hits, two walks, and a hit batsman while striking out three. In a 9-1 loss Friday, she surrendered four earned runs in 3-and-1/3 innings at Tulsa. She issued no walks but hit two batters and recorded three strikeouts. Saturday in a no-decision start, Todd yielded four runs (only one earned) in 3-and-1/3 innings on two hits and three walks. Houston rallied to edge Tulsa 13-11. The Cougars (17-16-1, 1-1-1 American Athletic Conference) host a doubleheader with Texas A&M Wednesday and entertain Memphis in a three-game conference series Friday through Sunday. ALEXA VARNER — Shorter University (So., Adairsville HS) … made a pair of starts and appeared twice as a pinch runner last week as the Hawks went 0-5 against Young Harris College and University of Montevallo. Varner was 1-for-5 at the plate and scored twice. Shorter (4-27, 1-16 GSC) travels to Georgia Southwestern Wednesday for a non-conference doubleheader before hosting a three-game conference series with Lee University Friday and Saturday. PRO BASEBALL SAM HOWARD — Pittsburgh Pirates (9th-yr. pro; Georgia Southern; Cartersville HS) … worked his second, Grapefruit League one-inning appearance last Wednesday against the Detroit Tigers and faced seven batters in suffering a pitching loss Saturday against the Baltimore Orioles. In the 29-year-old’s scoreless frame against the Tigers he fanned two. The Orioles touched him for five earned runs on three hits including one two-run homer and two walks. The Pirates are 4-4 through their first eight exhibition games. BASEBALL MASON BARNETT — Auburn University (Jr., Cartersville HS) … had a no-decision start Tuesday in an eventual 13-12 win over South Alabama and made a relief appearance Sunday in an eventual 13-9 victory over Texas A&M as Auburn went 3-1 for the week. In the two appearances, Barnett worked five total innings allowing five earned runs on six hits, three walks, and one hit batsman facing 24 batters. He recorded five strikeouts. Auburn (17-7, 3-3 SEC) hosts Jacksonville State Tuesday and plays a three-game series at 7th-ranked LSU Thursday through Saturday. MICAH EARWOOD — Georgia State (Fr., Cartersville HS) … retired the final four outs of the eighth and ninth innings last Tuesday in a 10-3 loss to Georgia at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville. Earwood entered with two outs in the eighth inning and allowed no runs on one hit and one walk. He struck out two of six batters faced in the inning and one-third. Georgia State (15-9, 4-2 Sun Belt Conference) plays at Mercer Tuesday and entertains a three-game conference series with South Alabama Friday through Sunday. JAKE GOOCH — Central Alabama CC (So., Cartersville HS) … started in four of five games for the Trojans last week going 6-for-14 with a walk and one home run while driving in seven runs against Snead State and USC-Salkehatchie. Central Alabama (11-17, 3-8 Alabama Community College Conference) plays a home-and-home four-game conference series with Bevill State Thursday and Saturday. KENNY JINKS — Shorter University (So., Woodland HS) … faced two batters in the fourth inning last Tuesday during the Hawks’ 6-4 win over visiting Carson Newman University. Jinks allowed a bunt single and induced one groundout sacrifice bunt. Shorter (16-12, 9-8 Gulf South Conference) hosts a non-conference game Tuesday with Georgia Southwestern and welcomes conference-foe Lee University Friday and Saturday for a three-game series. LOGAN MARTIN — Sewanee - University of the South (Jr., Cartersville HS) … allowed just one earned run (seven total) on seven hits and three walks Saturday in a 7-1 loss at Berry College. The right-hander struck out five. The Tigers (2-21, 0-9 Southern Athletic Association) host Covenant College Tuesday before heading to Memphis for a three-game series at Rhodes College Saturday and Sunday. MASON McBEE — Coastal Alabama South (Fr., Cartersville HS) … made a two inning relief appearance last Thursday at Chipola College in his team’s 11-6 win. McBee allowed four earned runs on seven hits and one walk. He struck out one. He also fanned one in a one inning scoreless appearance Monday during a 6-2 victory over Spring Hill College JV. The Sun Chiefs (14-14-1, 4-4 Alabama Community College Conference) play a four-game, home-and-home series Thursday and Saturday at Bishop State CC. SCOTTY SMITH — Covenant College (Fr., Woodland HS) … entered in the fourth inning Saturday and retired six of twelve batters faced working through the fifth. Smith allowed two earned runs on four hits and two walks while striking out one. The Scots lost 18-13 to 6th-ranked LaGrange College falling to 9-12 on the season and 1-5 in the USA-South Athletic Conference. Covenant plays at Sewanee Tuesday and hosts Brevard College in a three-game conference series Friday and Saturday. STEVEN SPELL — Young Harris College (Jr., Cass HS) … in a home game last Tuesday with Mars Hill and a three-game series Friday and Saturday at 2nd-ranked Columbus State, the Mountain Lions’ third baseman went 2-for-13 with two walks at the plate scoring one run and driving in two. Young Harris defeated Mars Hill and won one of three at CSU moving to 20-9 overall and 8-4 in the Peach Belt Conference. The Mountain Lions play at Mars Hill Tuesday and host a three-game series with North Georgia Friday and Saturday. PRESTON WELCHEL — Coastal Alabama-South (So., Cartersville HS) … went a combined 0-for-6 with one run scored in a doubleheader split last Thursday at Chipola College and a game at Spring Hill College JV on Monday. DAVIS WILLIAMS — Birmingham Southern College (Fr., Cartersville HS) … made a pair of two-inning pitching appearances last week in home games against 6th-ranked LaGrange College and Millsaps College. Williams allowed four runs, three earned on four hits and three walks last Wednesday in an 8-2 loss to LaGrange. He struck out one of 14 batters faced. He earned his second save of the season Saturday closing out the eighth and ninth innings. The right-hander surrendered just one hit, no runs, no walks, and fanned two. BSC, now ranked No. 2 in the nation, plays at UAB Wednesday and will host 25th-ranked Hendrix College in a three-game conference series Saturday and Sunday. JORDAN WILKIE — Augusta University (Jr., Cartersville HS) … the Jaguars’ second baseman enjoyed a hot bat last weekend going 6-for-10 including a homer, a double, a sac fly, two walks, and 10 RBIs as Augusta swept a three-game non-conference series at Claflin University. The Jags (10-16, 0-9) host Newberry College Tuesday and USC-Aiken Thursday before traveling to Lander University for a three-game conference series Friday and Saturday. PRO BASKETBALL ASHTON HAGANS — Raptors 905 NBA G League; Cartersville native; Newton HS) … Hagans sat out a 130-115 win over Wisconsin March 23, but made up for lost time during the team's final two games of the week. In a March 27 rematch with Wisconsin, Hagans produced 15 assists to go with six points and five rebounds in a 123-105 victory. He bettered that output in a 111-103 triumph March 29 against Grand Rapids, contributing 15 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds. A.J. MOSBY — Albany Patroons, The Basketball League (Cartersville HS) … produced a team-high 23 points in a 112-90 win over Pennsylvania in a March 26 home game. He added four rebounds and two assists. The day prior, Albany defeated Atlantic City 115-85, but stats were unavailable for that victory. GOLF CHANC WILLIS — Reinhardt University (So., Cartersville HS) … paced the Eagles and placed 20th overall in the Monument Golf Oldfield Classic March 28-29 in Okatie, South Carolina. Reinhardt finished sixth out of a dozen teams. Willis proved extremely consistent in the event, shooting a pair of 76s before ending with a 75 on the par-72 course. TENNIS HOUSTON MEDLOCK — Piedmont College (Sr., Adairsville HS) … paired with Patrick Dempsey to earn an 8-0 win on Line 1 doubles in a 9-0 triumph March 25 at Mississippi University for Women. He and Dempsey fell 8-1 on the top doubles line March 26 at Sewanee. Medlock also dropped a 6-0, 6-2 decision in a Line 2 singles match against the Tigers. As a team, Piedmont finished 4-1 during a busy three-day road stretch. Following a 7-2, full-strength win March 24 over LaGrange, the Lions split into two squads for the remaining matches, which also included sweeps of Berea (Kentucky) and Maryville (Tennessee) in USA South action. EMILY SURCEY — Arkansas State University (Fr., Cass HS) … helped the Red Wolves capture their first Sun Belt Conference team win of the season with a 4-1 victory over Appalachian State March 27 at home. The former Cass star cruised to a 6-2, 6-3 victory on Line 2 singles. Surcey and doubles partner Hunter Roper received a forfeit win to help Arkansas State claim the doubles team point. The day prior, the team slumped to a 4-0 defeat against Coastal Carolina. Surcey and Roper dropped a 6-1 decision, while the local's singles match was abandoned with Surcey having won 7-6 (7-2) in the first set but trailing 4-1 in the second. BRYCE VAN ORDER — Piedmont College (So., Woodland HS) … split his six matches over the three-day span. Against LaGrange, he emerged victorious on Line 1 singles, winning both sets by a 6-2 score. The southpaw teamed with Kody Dills on Line 2 doubles and came up short by an 8-3 margin, although the Lions still managed to win the doubles team point. Versus Mississippi University for Women, VanOrder eased to a 6-0, 6-2 win on the top singles line. On Line 3 doubles, he and Dills picked up an 8-0 victory. Even VanOrder's hot streak couldn't prevent Piedmont from suffering a 9-0 loss to Sewanee, as he dropped every game in singles play and paired with Dills in an 8-1 defeat. TRACK AND FIELD TERRY BERDIN — Reinhardt University (Jr., Cartersville HS) … came in 22nd in the 100-meter dash and ran the first leg of the 4x400 relay team that finished seventh at the Don McGarey Invitational hosted by Kennesaw State. STEPHEN SMITH — Kennesaw State University (So., Cass HS) …In a home meet, Smith finished in a tie for third in the men's pole vault, clearing 4.65 meters. ~~ Nicholas Sullivan of The Daily Tribune News contributed to this report.

The Cartersville High School gymnastics team hosted their first home meet at the Cartersville Twisters facility this past Saturday. There were two schools in the Class 5A and lower division with a dozen competitors at the meet. North Oconee won the division with 104.75 points. Cartersville finished with a score of 96.3. Karley Garrison placed second in All Around with a 33.9 score. She was third in beam, floor, and fault with scores of 8.4, 8.6, and 8.5. Jayla Byrd was third in All Around with a 32.3. She tied with Garrison on floor with an 8.6. Annaston Wilson placed fourth All Around with a 30.1. She improved her bar event score by almost one full point. The Canes will complete the regular season on Tuesday, April 12 at The Lovett School at 5 p.m.

Cass pitchers Carson Hill and Hayden Cole combined to scatter six hits and three walks Tuesday night on the road to shutout Class 5A fifth-ranked Calhoun, 2-0. The duo also did a bulk of the Colonels damage at the plate as Cass earned an important region win. Hill started on the mound and gave up three hits and two walks while striking out six in five innings of work. Cole closed out the final two innings surrendering three hits and a walk while fanning two. The Colonels’ combo shutout the Yellow Jackets for the first time this season in 17 games. Meanwhile, Cass posted the game’s only runs in the top of the second inning. Hill started the inning with a line drive single to center field. His courtesy runner C Cabe moved up to second when Todd Gaddy reached on an infield error. Cole then followed with an RBI double and Gaddy scored on the ensuing throw. Those two runs would be enough. Jacob Tolson and Andon Lewis had two hits each for Calhoun. Jax Bishop (5.2 IP, 2R, 1ER, 5H, 1BB, 11K) was tagged with the pitching loss for the Yellow Jackets. Jake Slaughter (1.1 IP, 0R, 1H, 2K) finished out the sixth and seventh innings. Aidan Larkin had two hits including a double for the Cass offense. Cole was credited with two RBIs with his double. Hill, Connor Jenkins, and Andrew Middleton added one hit apiece for the Colonels. Calhoun slips to 13-4 overall and 3-2 in Region 7-5A. Cass improved to 5-14 and 4-3. The three game region series now moves to the Cass Athletic Complex for a doubleheader Friday starting at 5 p.m. WOODLAND 18, HIRAM 2 The Wildcats piled up sixteen hits Tuesday night at Hiram in an 18-2 Region 7-5A rout. Chase Carson, Ayden Ray, and Conner Stermer all homered and Woodland produced ten extra base hits in the one-sided road win. Wildcats Rowan Billings (3 IP, 2R, 0ER, 4H, 4K) and Nate Rosser (2 IP, 0R, 0H, 6K) combined on the mound to strike out ten in the five inning game. Julian Wright paced the Woodland offense with three hits including a triple and two RBIs. Carson tripled, homered, and had two RBIs. Stermer double, homered, and finished with two RBIs. Jakiyon Porter and Jacob Gravett produced two hits including a double with two RBIs each. Mason Williams contributed a double and had three RBIs. In addition to Ray’s homer, he added a sacrifice fly for a second RBI. Hunter Shirley, Rowan Billings (double), and Nate Rosser added on hit each for the Wildcats. LAKEVIEW-FORT OGLETHORPE 6, ADAIRSVILLE 5 (8 inn.) The two teams traded the lead five times Tuesday night and went to an extra inning before Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe escaped with a 6-5 victory at Adairsville. LFO scored first in the top of the first inning with Adairsville taking a 2-1 advantage by the end of the first frame. The Warriors regained the lead in the second inning but Adairsville grabbed a 5-3 lead in the third. LFO added single runs in the fourth and fifth innings to tie the score 5-5 and the two teams finished the regulation seven innings knotted. Three consecutive hits by Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe in the top of the eighth inning forced home the eventual game-winning run with Adairsville unable to answer in the bottom of the frame. Tanner Mantooth (3 IP, 0R, 0H, 1BB, 2K) picked up the pitching win for the Warriors with three innings of scoreless relief for starter Will Carroll (5 IP, 5ER, 5H, 3BB, 1K). LFO’s Carroll, who hit a pair of solo home runs, finished with three hits including a double and 2 RBIs. Jacob Gregg also had three hits with a home run, a double, and one RBI for the Warriors. Peyton Bowen (3 IP, 1ER, 4H, 1BB, 3K) suffered the tough-luck pitching loss for Adairsville in relief. Brenden Carroll (5 IP, 5R, 4ER, 7H, 1BB, 2K) started on the mound for the Tigers and worked through the first five innings. Jack Whitley had two hits for Adairsville. Bowen finished with one double and three RBIs. Tyler Driggers contributed one hit and two RBIs while Evan Sanders added one hit for the Tigers. LFO (9-7, 3-2 Region 6-AAA) and Adairsville (8-6, 3-2) will complete their two game series Thursday in Fort Oglethorpe with first pitch scheduled for 5:55 p.m. BLESSED TRINITY 9, CARTERSVILLE 0 Blessed Trinity junior and University of Georgia commit, Jake Lankie, tossed a two-hit shutout Tuesday night in Roswell to blank the Cartersville Hurricanes, 9-0. Lankie needed only 69 pitches in the seven innings of work. He walked one and struck out four with over 68 percent of his pitches in the strike zone. The loss for the Purple Hurricanes comes in their first game after being ranked No. 1 in Class 5A by Georgia Dugout Club Preview. The Titans are currently ranked No. 6. Blessed Trinity scored four runs in the home half of the first inning to take an early lead. The Titans had four hits and a walk in the opening inning including a two-run homer by Michael Zito. The hosts then added a single run in the fifth inning and four more in the sixth to put the game away. The Titans totaled eight hits on the night with half going for extra bases. Ryan Johnson (5 IP, 5R, 4ER, 5H, 1BB, 4K) suffered the pitching loss for Cartersville with a five inning start. Tyler Williamson (1 IP, 4ER, 3H, 1BB, 1K) surrendered four earned runs in the sixth. Curt Bonner and Hank Smith had the Canes’ two base hits. Blessed Trinity (13-6, 7-0) and Cartersville (11-4, 4-1) will complete their three-game region series Friday with a doubleheader at Richard Bell Field. First pitch is set for 5 p.m.

The Adairsville girls soccer team lost a 3-1 decision to Coahulla Creek Tuesday night in Tiger Valley and the loss will keep the Lady Tigers out of the state playoffs this season. The visiting Lady Colts led 1-0 at the intermission and posted two more tallies in the second half. Gabi Becerra scored the Adairsville goal off an assist from Elle Causby in the 59th minute. Coahulla Creek improved 11-5 with their win and 5-2 in Region 6-AAA. Adairsville (8-4-1, 4-4) will close out regular season play Friday with a non-region match at home against Mount Zion-Carroll at 5:30 p.m. COAHULLA CREEK 4, ADAIRSVILLE BOYS 0 The visiting Colts improved to 8-5-3 and 6-1 in Region 6-AAA with a 4-0 win Tuesday night at Adairsville. Coahulla Creek will host Murray County Thursday night with an opportunity to host a state playoff game with a win over the Indians. Adairsville (4-11, 1-7) wraps up the season Friday at home in a non-region match against Mount Zion-Carroll.

The Cass girls and the Woodland boys won the Region 7-5A head-to-head tennis matchup between the two schools Tuesday night at Hamilton Crossing Park. The Lady Colonels won 5-0 and the Wildcats took the boys match 4-1. CASS GIRLS 5, WOODLAND 0 Singles Line 1 — Sydney Coppola (Cass) d. Jalyn Womack (W), 6-0, 6-1 Line 2 — Allison White (Cass) d. Abby Cates (W), 6-2, 6-4 Line 3 — Caroline Reeves (Cass) d. Jaylee Kilgo (W), 5-7, 6-4, 10-4 Doubles Line 1 — Carli Rediger / Laya Hall (Cass) d. Kathryn Kovacic / Jolie Fannin (W), 7-5, 5-7, 7-6 Line 2 — Aven Rafferty / Darianna Sosa (Cass) d. Ally Schmanski / Klaudya Hernandez (W), 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 WOODLAND BOYS 4, CASS 1 Single Line 1 — Mason Tucker (W) d. Tyler Martin (Cass), 6-0, 6-0 Line 2 — Cadyn Wade (W) d. Damien West (Cass), 6-1, 6-3 Line 3 — Domenic Ciavarro (W) d. Eddie DeBartolo (Cass), 6-0, 6-0 Doubles Line 1 — Dawson Hedden / Andrew Ziener (Cass) d. Javen Bowens / Cam Henson (W), 7-5, 6-3 Line 2 — Jack Gore / Jathan Camp (W) d. AJ Martin / Caiden West (Cass), 6-4, 7-6