The weekly update on athletes from Cartersville and Bartow County contributing to their collegiate and professional teams. The update includes competitions for the week ending Monday, March 21. This week's update includes more than 30 local competitors. A.J. Mosby has gotten off to a hot start in his second year in The Basketball League. The former Cartersville High star posted a double-double in a recent win for the Albany Patroons, and Mosby averaged 19.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game over his first five appearances. Elsewhere in the professional basketball ranks, Cartersville native Ashton Hagans and Raptors 905 only played once last week, but they certainly made the most of it. In a home rout of Fort Wayne, Hagans recorded 15 points and the same number of assists in 30 minutes of action. Collegiately, Woodland graduate Bryce VanOrder went 3-0 for the Piedmont men's tennis team; Cartersville golf product Buck Brumlow helped Georgia capture the Linger Longer Invitational; and former Canes runner Bill Archer produced a top-three showing in a 1500-meter race at home. SOFTBALL BELLA CARNES — Georgia College (So., Woodland HS) … saw some action defensively in right field in last Tuesday’s 7-2 loss at Francis Marion. The Bobcats (9-20, 1-8) dropped all five games last week and will look to bounce back in a doubleheader at University of Montevallo Wednesday and in a doubleheader at Catawba Sunday. PRESLEY EDWARDS — Wesleyan College (Jr., Cartersville HS) … splitting time at catcher, Edwards went 1-for-5 with two RBIs in a pair of wins Thursday and Sunday over LaGrange and Agnes Scott. The Wolves went 2-2 for the week and are 9-4 for the season. Wesleyan hosts Birmingham Southern Thursday and Berea College (Kentucky) Saturday. ANSLEY EVANS — Reinhardt University (Fr., Woodland HS) … the Eagles’ third baseman went 3-for-6 with one RBI Saturday in a doubleheader sweep at Brevard College. Reinhardt (14-7, 4-0 Appalachian Athletic Conference) hosts Tennessee Wesleyan Tuesday and will play at Milligan University Saturday and Montreat College Sunday in conference doubleheaders. BRIANNA HILL — Covenant College (So., Woodland HS) … made appearances as a pinch hitter and walked both times in a doubleheader sweep at Johnson University in Knoxville. The Scots (9-8) begin USA South Conference play with a doubleheader Friday at LaGrange College and Saturday at Huntingdon College. SADYE JOHNSON — University of North Georgia (Fr., Adairsville HS) … started at catcher in the third game of a weekend Peach Belt Conference series sweep at Lander University She went 0-for-3 at the plate but had eight putouts and two assists defensively. One assist was when she successfully fielded and threw out a sacrifice. The other was when she threw out a would-be base stealer. UNG (23-8, 7-2) has won nine straight and is ranked No. 15 in the nation. The Nighthawks play at 16th-ranked Auburn-Montgomery Tuesday and host Young Harris in a PBC doubleheader Saturday. LAUREN McELHANEY — University of West Georgia (So., Cartersville HS) … appeared defensively in both games of last Saturday’s home doubleheader with Delta State and was 0-for-1 in her only plate appearance. The Wolves (10-15, 4-10 Gulf South Conference) dropped all three games in the weekend conference series. They play at Eckerd College Tuesday, at Florida Southern Wednesday, and at West Alabama in a three-game GSC series Saturday and Sunday. HANNAH TODD — University of Houston (Grad Student, Cartersville HS) … made appearances in losses to Iowa, Indiana, and No. 1-ranked Oklahoma last Saturday and Sunday in Oklahoma City at the Hall of Fame Classic. She surrendered ten runs (six earned) on six hits, eight walks, and three hit batsmen while recording four strikeouts. The Cougars (14-15) host Sam Houston Tuesday and play a three-game American Athletic Conference series at Tulsa Friday through Sunday. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SAM HOWARD — Pittsburgh Pirates (9th-year pro; Georgia Southern University; Cartersville HS) … made a one-inning pre-season appearance Sunday in the Pirates’ 10-4 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. In the sixth inning appearance, the lefty gave up a solo home run and a walk. He also struck out two of five batters faced. BASEBALL MASON BARNETT — Auburn University (Jr., Cartersville HS) … in a start against top-ranked Ole Miss last Thursday, the righty went three innings allowing five earned runs on six hits and two walks. He struck out six and was tagged with the loss. The Tigers won one of three games in the weekend series. Auburn (14-6, 1-2 SEC) hosts South Alabama Tuesday and plays a three-game series at Texas A&M Friday through Sunday. JAKE GOOCH — Central Alabama CC (So., Cartersville HS) … went 2-for-6 with one double and one RBI in a home doubleheader Sunday against Snead State. He also scored one run. The Trojans (9-16, 1-7 Alabama Community College Conference) entertain USC Salkehatchie in a three-game series Friday and Saturday. BLAINE INGRAM — Reinhardt University (So., Cass HS) … went 1-for-2 with one RBI in a doubleheader sweep of Toccoa Falls last Tuesday. Ingram made an appearance as a pinch hitter and made a defensive appearance at first base. The Eagles (18-12, 8-4 Appalachian Athletic Conference) have a home game Tuesday with Middle Georgia State and a three-game home series Friday and Saturday with Bluefield State. BRYCEN JONES — University of West Georgia (Jr., Cartersville HS) … allowed an inherited runner to score on a wild pitch and got an infield pop up in the eleventh inning during a relief appearance Sunday against visiting Delta State. The Wolves lost 10-9 in twelve innings and won one of three in the weekend series. UWG (12-11, 5-9) plays a three-game Gulf South Conference series at West Alabama Friday and Saturday. LOGAN MARTIN — Sewanee - University of the South (Jr., Cartersville HS) … tossed a complete game Sunday but was saddled with the pitching loss as the Tigers fell to Hendrix College (Arkansas) 4-2. The right-hander yielded four runs (two earned) on eight hits and two walks. He fanned eleven. Sewanee (2-17, 0-6 Southern Athletic Association) plays at Covenant College Tuesday and at Berry College Saturday and Sunday in a three-game conference series. MASON McBEE — Coastal Alabama South (Fr., Cartersville HS) … in a two inning relief appearance Saturday against Coastal Alabama East, McBee allowed one earned run on three hits and one walk in the fifth and sixth innings. He struck out three in the 8-5 loss as the two teams split the four-game series. The Sun Chiefs (11-13-1, 4-4 Alabama Community College Conference) play a doubleheader at Chipola College Thursday. TREY SCOTT — Cleveland State CC (Fr., Cass HS) … allowed a pair of unearned runs in a seventh inning relief appearance Saturday as the Cougars beat Roane State 11-4. The righty walked two and struck out one facing six batters. Cleveland State (18-8, 5-3 Tennessee Community College Athletic Association) hosts Kishwaukee CC (Illinois) Tuesday in a doubleheader and entertains Motlow State CC in a three-game conference series Friday and Saturday. SCOTTY SMITH — Covenant College (Fr., Woodland HS) … made a relief appearance retiring five outs in the fifth and sixth innings Monday during a 10-6 loss at Huntingdon College. The Scots (7-10, 0-3 USA South Athletic Conference) host Sewanee Tuesday afternoon and entertain 12th-ranked LaGrange in a three-game conference series Frdiay and Saturday. STEVEN SPELL — Young Harris College (Jr., Cass HS) … in a home game last Tuesday with Tusculum and a three-game home weekend series with Flagler College, Spell went 1-for-8 with three walks, a stolen base, and one RBI. He was also hit by a pitch twice. The Mountain Lions split their four games during the week. YHC (18-7, 7-2 Peach Belt Conference) hosts Mars Hill College Tuesday and returns to conference play Friday through Sunday in a series at Columbus State. PRESTON WELCHEL — Coastal Alabama South (So., Cartersville HS) … went 5-for-12 with a home run, four walks, one stolen base, and four runs scored as the Sun Chiefs split a four-game, home-and-home series with Coastal Alabama East. Coastal South (11-13-1, 4-4 ACCC) plays a doubleheader Thursday at Chipola College. DAVIS WILLIAMS — Birmingham-Southern College (Fr., Cartersville HS) … closed out the seventh inning on the mound Monday as the NCAA D-III 3rd-ranked Panthers defeated Carroll University (Wisconsin) 12-1 in Pensacola. BSC (15-4, 4-2 Southern Athletic Association) has a home game with 12th-ranked LaGrange College Wednesday night and will host a three-game conference series with Millsaps College Saturday and Sunday. JORDAN WILKIE — Augusta University (Jr., Cartersville HS) … the second baseman finished 5-for-11 with a pair of doubles and scored twice but the Jaguars dropped all three games of a home Peach Belt series last Saturday and Sunday with 8th-ranked Columbus State. Augusta (7-16, 0-9 PBC) plays at Francis Marion Wednesday night and has a three-game series at Claflin University in Orangeburg, South Carolina Friday and Saturday. ZACH WILSON — Penn State Greater Allegheny (So., Woodland HS) … made a start at first base Sunday and was 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored during an 8-6 home win over Point Park. PSUGA (4-9) plays a three-game conference series Friday and Sunday with Penn State Beaver. PRO BASKETBALL ASHTON HAGANS — Raptors 905 - NBA G League; Cartersville native; University of Kentucky; Newton HS) … racked up 15 points and 15 assists in 30 minutes off the bench in a 131-106 victory over Fort Wayne March 17 at home. The point guard added five rebounds and two steals in the impressive performance. A.J. MOSBY — Albany Patroons - The Basketball League; (Cartersville HS) … In helping Albany to a 123-93 home win last Friday over Connecticut, Mosby produced a 15-point, 13-rebound double-double. He added four assists and a steal in the victory. COLLEGE BASKETBALL JUSTICE HAYES — South Georgia Tech (So., Cass HS) .. contributed six points, one rebound and one block in 10 minutes, but South Georgia Tech fell 88-80 to South Plains College in the opening round of the NJCAA national championship March 15 in Hutchinson, Kansas. GOLF BUCK BRUMLOW — University of Georgia (Fr., Cartersville HS) … Brumlow overcame a rough first round to post back-to-back 1-under 71s as the Bulldogs won the Linger Longer Invitational at Great Waters Golf Course in Eatonton. Georgia shot an 836 over three rounds March 20-22 to finish ahead of 14 other schools, including edging runner-up Vanderbilt by four strokes after entering the day tied for the lead. No. 10 Georgia was one of eight ranked teams in the event, including No. 6 Vandy and No. 4 North Carolina. After an 11-over 83 in the opening round, Brumlow rebounded nicely to place tied for 53rd overall out of 90 competitors. His Round 2 showing didn't factor into the team score, as the talented Bulldogs managed four other scores between 68-70. However, Brumlow's final round 71 tied him for second on the team. BLANE DAVIS — Georgia College (Fr., Cartersville HS) … playing as an independent and not counting among the team scores for the Bobcats, Davis shot rounds of 74-81-74 — 229 and placed 70th at the Bobcat Invitational Monday and Tuesday. The tournament, hosted by Georgia College, was played at the Par-70, 6730 yard Cuscowilla on Lake Oconee. Barry University won the 15-team tournament by six shots over Lander University. The host Bobcats were eleventh. The next tournament for Georgia College is the UNG Bracket Challenge April 4-5 at Chimney Oaks. TENNIS HOUSTON MEDLOCK — Piedmont College (Sr., Adairsville HS) … won his lone singles match and split his two doubles matches, as Piedmont finished 2-1 on the week. In a 6-3 win over Berry, the former Adairsville standout rallied for a thrilling 6-7 (4-7), 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 victory. He also paired with Alberto Nunez for an 8-5 triumph on Line 1 doubles. In a 5-2 defeat against Southern Wesleyan, Medlock and Nunez dropped a 6-4 decision. EMILY SURCEY — Arkansas State University (Fr., Cass HS) … Surcey and her Line 3 doubles partner, Hunter Roper, earned wins in road Sun Belt Conference matchups with Louisiana last Saturday and Louisiana-Monroe Sunday. The duo picked up 6-1 and 6-3 victories, respectively. However, Surcey came up short in her Line 2 singles matches, and as a team, the Red Wolves fell in both meetings. CHRISTY TURNER — Coppin State University (Sr., Woodland HS) … Turner and the Eagles dropped a trio of matchups last week in the MEAC Roundup in Cary, North Carolina. Coppin State fell to North Carolina Central (7-0, last Thursday), South Carolina State (6-1, last Friday) and Norfolk State (6-1, Saturday). Turner went 0-3 in both singles and doubles action, with her most competitive match being a 6-4, 7-5 defeat in Line 3 singles action against Norfolk State. BRYCE VAN ORDER — Piedmont College (So., Woodland HS) … VanOrder went 3-0 overall, with a pair of singles wins and a doubles victory, across Piedmont's trio of home matchups last week. The southpaw emerged with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 win in Line 2 singles play against Berry. He followed it up with a 7-5, 6-4 result on Line 2 versus Southern Wesleyan. In a 9-0 blowout victory over Johnson and Wales, VanOrder teamed with Kody Dills in an 8-0 rout on Line 2 doubles. TRACK AND FIELD BILL ARCHER — University of Montevallo (Fr., Cartersville HS) … Competing in the Falcon Track and Field Classic at home, Archer placed third overall in the men's 1500-meter race, with a time of 4 minutes, 6.70 seconds. Archer finished first among the Montevallo competitors in the 28-person event. STEPHEN SMITH — Kennesaw State University (So., Cass HS) … finished tied for fourth in the men's pole vault, clearing 4.45 meters, during the Yellow Jacket Invitational last week at Georgia Tech. ~~ Nicholas Sullivan at The Daily Tribune News contributed to this report.

The Woodland girls and boys tennis teams both lost narrow 3-2 decisions at Hiram Wednesday evening. HIRAM 3, WOODLAND GIRLS 2 Woodland Singles: Line 1 — Jalyn Womack lost 0-6, 0-6 Line 2 — Abby Cates won 6-1, 6-2 Line 3 — Jaylee Kilgo won 6-3, 6-3 Woodland Doubles: Line 1 — Kathryn Kovacic / Jolie Fannin lost 4-6, 5-7 Line 2 — Ally Schmanski / Klaudya Hernandez lost 4-6, 2-6 HIRAM 3, WOODLAND BOYS 2 Woodland Singles: Line 1 — Mason Tucker lost 3-6, 3-6 Line 2 — Cadyn Wade lost 4-6, 2-6 Line 3 — Domenic Ciavarro won 6-0, 6-1 Woodland Doubles: Line 1 — Javen Bowens / Cameron Henson lost 6-1, 0-6, 3-6 Line 2 — Jack Gore / Jathan Camp won 6-2, 6-1

The Cartersville High School gymnastics team won a four-way meet in the Class 5A division Monday at The Lovett School in Atlanta, defeating the host Lions by almost 13 points. The victory came for the Canes in their third meet of the season. Sophomore Karley Garrison placed first in All-Around with a score of 33.5. She was first in bars and beam, scoring 8.25 and 8.2. Garrison placed second in floor exercise (8.6) and vault (8.45). Junior Jayla Byrd was fourth in All-Around with a score of 28.95. She was first in vault with an 8.5. Byrd placed third in bars with a 7.35. Junior Anaston Wilson was fifth in All-Around with a score of 27.55. Wilson was third in vault with an 8.4. Next on the schedule for the Cartersville team is a home meet at the Cartersville Twisters facility Saturday at 10:30 a.m.

The Georgia Highlands Chargers started the 2022 season with sixteen straight wins before dropping back-to-back games at the end of February to Wabash Valley. Since those losses, GHC has now reeled off nine straight again including Tuesday’s conference opening win at home over Andrew College, 17-5. David Smith hit two home runs, including a grand slam, to power the Chargers past the Tigers. He finished the day 4-for-6 with nine RBIs and stole a base. Mick Moody homered and doubled with a walk and four RBIs. Parker Poteet finished with two hits including a home run and two RBIs. Max Kops also contributed two hits with one RBI. Jacob Ryan (6.1 IP, 5R, 3ER, 9H, 1BB, 6K) earned the pitching victory for Georgia Highlands and recorded six strikeouts. Keegan Pulford-Thorpe (1 IP, 0R, 2K) and Zachary Murray (0.2 IP, 0R, 0H, 1BB, 2K) pitched in relief for the Chargers. Georgia Highlands (25-2, 1-0 GCAA) finishes up a four game stretch against Andrew College with three games Friday and Saturday in Cuthbert. SOFTBALL ROANE STATE 6, GEORGIA HIGHLANDS 5 The Georgia Highlands softball team dropped a 6-5 decision Tuesday afternoon at Roane State CC. The Chargers fell behind 3-0 early but had cut the lead to 5-3 through four innings. Roane State added a run in the fifth and it proved to be the winning margin. Georgia Highlands added single runs in each of the final two innings but came up one run short. Kyndal Brown had two hits for GHC. Hailey Cronic homered in the third inning. Madison Dennis, Bradey Tharp, and Haley Overton had the other Chargers’ hits. Gracee Ellis (6 IP, 6R, 2ER, 11H, 0BB, 4K) suffered the pitching loss despite surrendering only two earned runs. Georgia Highlands (7-19) begins conference play Friday with a doubleheader at South Georgia State and will continue GCAA play Saturday in a doubleheader at Abraham Baldwin.

The Cass boys soccer team scored took a 2-0 lead in the opening half Tuesday night and matched a pair of goals with the host Ringgold Tigers in the second half for a 4-2 non-region road win. Christian Villella scored a pair of goals and had one assist for the Colonels. Ricky Le and Xavi Pineda produced the other two Cass goals. Camden Hillhouse added one assist. Cass (9-5-1, 2-2) hosts Woodland Friday at 7:30 p.m. The Cass girls (3-9-2) will host the Woodland Lady Cats in a 5:30 p.m. kickoff. The Lady Colonels played Ringgold to a scoreless draw this past Tuesday night in Catoosa County.

Cartersville baseball built a 7-0 lead heading into Woodland’s final offensive frame and held on to defeat the Wildcats Tuesday night at Woodland, 7-4. Woodland took advantage of a hit batsman, an outfield error, an infield error, two singles and a double in the bottom of the seventh to score four runs. Geoffrey Gore was brought in to pitch for the Canes in the inning and ended the threat with a groundout and a strikeout. The Hurricanes built their lead with a run in the first, three more in the fourth, and single runs in the fifth, sixth, and seventh innings. Jake Brasfield (triple, 2 RBIs), Curt Bonner (two doubles, one RBI), and Jacob Ray had two hits each for Cartersville. Caleb Daniel and Blake Sutton (sac fly) both finished with one hit and one RBI apiece. Hank Smith contributed one RBI with a sacrifice fly. Rowan Billings had two hits including a double and two RBIs. JaKiyon Porter, Jacob Gravett, Austin Sanders (RBI), Zach Lambert, and Mason Williams contributed one hit each for Woodland. Austin Sanders (3 IP, 4R, 3ER, 5H, 2BB, 2K) received the pitching loss for the Wildcats. Ayden Ray (2 IP, 2ER, 2H, 4BB, 1K) and Billings (2 IP, 1R, 0ER, 1H, 1K) also pitched for Woodland. Ryan Johnson (4.1 IP, 0R, 4H, 2BB, 4K) picked up the pitching victory for Cartersville. Phillip Schiltz (1.2 IP, 0R, 1BB, 2K), Tyler Williamson (0.1 IP, 4R, 3ER, 3H, 1K), and Gore (0.2 IP, 0R, 0H, 0BB, 1K) pitched in relief for the Purple Hurricanes. Woodland (7-9, 0-4 Region 7-5A) and 3rd-ranked Cartersville (9-3, 2-0) continue their three-game series Friday at 5 p.m. with a doubleheader at Cartersville’s Richard Bell Field. ADAIRSVILLE 16, NORTH MURRAY 3 The Adairsville Tigers improved to 2-0 in Region 6-AAA Tuesday night with a 16-3 win and a two-game season sweep of the North Murray Mountaineers in Chatsworth. Adairsville actually trailed 2-1 through three innings, but compiled 15 runs over their final four offensive frames to pull away with the win. The Mountaineers also contributed to the onslaught by committing six errors in the contest. Tyler Driggers had three hits including a solo home run in the fifth inning, a grand slam in the sixth inning, and seven RBIs to lead the Tigers offense. Chris Roper followed with two hits and one RBI. Peyton Bowen finished with a double and two RBIs. Braden Powell (2 RBIs), Jack Whitley (double, RBI), Evan Sanders (RBI), Dawson Craig, and Brenden Carroll (double) added one hit apiece. Carroll (4.2 IP, 3ER, 6H, 2BB, 2K) pitched into the fifth inning to collect the Tigers’ win on the mound. Jack Nelson (2.1 IP, 0R, 1H, 2BB, 5K) closed out the final seven outs. The loss drops North Murray to 4-10 overall and is 0-4 in Region 6-AAA. Adairsville (7-4, 2-0) hosts Murray County Thursday at 5:55 p.m. and will play the Indians in Chatsworth Friday at 5:55 p.m. BLESSED TRINITY 11, CASS 3 The 6th-ranked Blessed Trinity Titans needed only five hits, but took advantage of eight walks and three Colonels’ errors to win at Cass Tuesday night, 11-3. Blessed Trinity scored seven runs in the top of the second inning to take an early commanding lead. Cass narrowed the margin to 7-3 in the bottom of the third, but the visiting Titans added a run to their lead in the fourth and posted three more insurance runs in the seventh for an eight-run victory. Hayden Cole led off the Colonels’ third inning with a double. Devan Hutchinson drove in the first Cass run later in the inning with a groundout and Aidan Larkin hit a two-run home run after Jesiel Moctezuma reached on an error. Blessed Trinity pitchers Jake Lankie and Carson Taggart combined to limit the Colonels to only two hits. Lankie struck out nine in five innings. All six outs recorded by Taggart were by strikeout. Chase Botts (2 IP, 7R, 5ER, 4H, 3BB, 1K) started on the mound for Cass and suffered the pitching loss. Cayden Roberts (3 IP, 1R, 0ER, 0H, 1BB, 2K) and Hutchinson (2 IP, 3ER, 1H, 4BB) pitched in relief for the Colonels. Blessed Trinity (10-6, 4-0 Region 7-5A) will host a doubleheader with Cass (4-12, 3-1) Friday at 5 p.m. to continue this three-game series.

The Cartersville girls and boys tennis teams defeated Hiram Tuesday afternoon while the Woodland teams lost matches with Blessed Trinity. CARTERSVILLE GIRLS 5, HIRAM 0 Singles: Line 1 — Emily Bush won 6-0, 6-1 Line 2 — Katie Lewis won 6-2, 6-2 Line 3 — Madison Ferdon won 6-0, 6-3 Doubles: Line 1 — Mason Cline / Mia Shaw won 6-2, 6-0 Line 2 — Anna Ramey / Soofia Motuba won 6-2, 6-0 CARTERSVILLE BOYS 4, HIRAM 1 Singles: Line 1 — Luke Gambill won 6-3, 6-0 Line 2 — John Paul lost 3-6, 1-6 Line 3 — Walker Cooney won 6-0, 6-0 Doubles: Line 1 — Banks Wilson / Brock Wilson won 6-1, 6-1 Line 2 — Julian Cline / Chandler Mathison won 6-0, 6-2 BLESSED TRINITY GIRLS 5, WOODLAND 0 Singles: Line 1 — Jalyn Womack lost to Sophia DiGiacomo (1-6, 3-6) Line 2 — Abby Cates lost to Lauren Powell (3-6, 1-6) Line 3 — Jaylee Kilgo lost to Ella Sousa (1-6, 0-6) Doubles: Line 1 — Kathryn Kovacic & Jolie Fannin lost to Ava Ashton & Francesca Eaton (1-6, 2-6) Line 2 — Ally Schmanski & Klaudya Hernandez lost to Maria Kommer & Carly Gonzalez (6-7, 0-6) BLESSED TRINITY BOYS 5, WOODLAND 0 Singles: Line 1 — Mason Tucker lost to Michael Thomas (0-6, 0-6) Line 2 — Cadyn Wade lost to Brendan Brown (0-6, 3-6) Line 3 — Domenic Ciavarro lost to Trevor Schweizer (2-6, 2-6) Doubles: Line 1 — Javen Bowens & Cameron Henson lost to Charlie DiGiacomo & Ryan Jaskwich (0-6, 0-6) Line 2 — Jack Gore & Jathan Camp lost to Noah Pearson & Lucas Patsy (1-6, 0-6) Cartersville plays at Woodland Thursday.

The Cartersville riflery team produced one of its best scores of the season in the state playoffs, but it wasn't enough to keep the Canes' post-season alive. The Canes Rifles lost 1148-1084 at Ware County after earning the state playoff berth with a fifth-place finish in the Area 10 championship. Cartersville junior Angelina Christ fired a season best 279 to lead Cartersville, but the Gators had all five shooters finish with scores between 284 and 292. Caleb Adams (273), Katerina Conley (268), Luis Rangel (265) and Kaleb Wolfe (260) rounded out the top-five finishers for the Canes.

Cartersville Little League Majors baseball summaries for games played through Thursday, March 17. TUESDAY, MARCH 15 A’s 8, BRAVES 1 A’s: Bowen Hardy three hits including one triple and one double; Peyton Duren two hits including one double; Elliot Penn one hit; Zane Robertson one RBI. Pitching: Bowen Hardy (6 IP, 0R, 2H, 3BB, 11K). BRAVES: Avery Slye one hit; Cade Rogan one hit. Pitching: Micah Henderson (3 IP, 6ER, 4H, 4BB, 5K); Avery Slye (2 IP, 2ER, 2H, 4K). COLTS 7, PHILLIES 1 COLTS: Brant Rutledge four hits including one double, one triple, one RBI; Demetrius Wynn two hits including one double; River Wade one double, one RBI; Jude Hamilton one hit, one RBI; Andy Holstein one hit. Pitching: Brant Rutledge (6 IP, 1ER, 2H, 2BB, 13K). PHILLIES: Colton Dunagan one hit, one RBI; Max Stepp one hit. Pitching: Colton Dunagan (4 IP, 3ER, 5H, 3BB, 7K); Noah Leffew (2 IP, 4R, 2ER, 4H, 1BB, 5K). RANGERS 11, TIGERS 1 RANGERS: Emory Weaver four hits, one RBI; Will Groce three hits, five RBIs; Brooks Fulton two hits, two RBIs; Tyler Hickman two hits including one double, one RBI; Caden McMullin one hit, one RBI; Easton Stephens, Brayden Barnes, Brock Morris, and Xander Yanas one hit each. Pitching: Tyler Hickman (5 IP, 1ER, 4H, 3BB, 12K). TIGERS: Cam Kachinsky two hits, one RBI; Braxton Harkness and Logan Kemp one hit each. Pitching: Will Phillips (3 IP, 5ER, 8H, 1BB, 2K); Logan Kemp (1 IP, 6R, 5ER, 8H). DODGERS 10, PADRES 0 DODGERS: Jeremiah Huff one double, three RBIs; Asher Sito one triple, two RBIs; Bennett Bryant one hit, one RBI; Benny Powell, Noah Kearney, and Blake Genrich one hit each; Gabriel Hullander one RBI. Pitching: Jeremiah Huff (3 IP, 0R, 1H, 1BB, 9K); Noah Kearney (1 IP, 0R, 2BB, 2K). PADRES: Drew Morris one hit. Pitching: Jackson Vaughan (1 IP, 6R, 1ER, 2H, 4BB, 3K); Trey Smith (2 IP, 3ER, 4H, 2K); Anthony Hunt (0.1 IP, 4BB). THURSDAY, MARCH 17 TIGERS 14, A’s 4 TIGERS: Steven Tumlin one triple, one double, three RBIs; Aiden Turner two hits including one home run, one RBI; Cam Kachinsky two hits including one triple, one RBI; Braxton Lemon one triple, one double; Will Phillips home run, two RBIs; Kolston Privett one double, one RBI; Christopher Parker one hit; Logan Kemp and Liam Turner one RBI each. Pitching: Logan Kemp (3 IP, 4R, 1ER, 5H, 1BB, 5K); Steven Tumlin (2 IP, 0R, 0H, 2BB, 4K). A’s: Mason Davis and Zane Robertson one hit, one RBI each; Peyton Duren, Bowen Hardy, and Zeke Brown one hit each. Pitching: Peyton Duren (2.2 IP, 8R, 1ER, 6H, 2BB, 2K); Cade McFarland (2.1 IP, 6R, 4ER, 5H, 3K). COLTS 7, DODGERS 5 COLTS: Demetrius Wynn three hits including one triple, five RBIs; Andy Holstein two hits; Jameson Demarco one hit, one RBI; River Wade, Harris Pressley, Brant Rutledge, and Jude Hamilton one hit each. Pitching: River Wade (4 IP, 5R, 2ER, 6H, 7K); Jude Hamilton (2 IP, 0R, 1H, 2K). DODGERS: Jeremiah Huff two hits, two RBIs; Noah Kearney two hits, one RBI; Blake Genrich one triple, one RBI; Gabriel Hullander and Camden Jones one hit each. Pitching: Blake Genrich (4 IP, 3ER, 5H, 9K); Noah Kearney (2 IP, 4R, 3ER, 5H, 1BB, 3K). RANGERS 17, BRAVES 7 RANGERS: Tyler Hickman three hits including one double, three RBIs; Brooks Fulton three hits, two RBIs; Emory Weaver two hits including one double; Will Groce and Joel Rensch two hits each; Caden McMullen one home run, two RBIs; Easton Stephens and Tate McGill one hit, one RBI each; Brayden Barnes and Brock Morris one hit each. Pitching: Will Groce (2 IP, 5R, 4ER, 2H, 4BB, 5K); Emory Weaver (2 IP, 2R, 0ER, 2H, 3BB, 6K); Joel Rensch (1 IP, 1K). BRAVES: Avery Slye two hits, two RBIs; Easton Lee and Maddox Henderson one hit, one RBI each; Broden Putz one RBI. Pitching: Avery Slye (3 IP, 10R, 8ER, 12H, 2BB, 7K); Cade Rogan (2 IP, 7R, 5ER, 5H, 3BB, 2K). PADRES 7, PHILLIES 5 PADRES: Parker Huth three hits, one RBI; Davian Turner two hits, three RBIs; Corbin Mullinax two hits including one double, one RBI; Jack Mroczko two hits; Jackson Vaughan one hit. PHILLIES: Colton Dunagan two hits; Max Stepp and Blake Forstie one hit, one RBI each; Alek Higgons and Caiden Cline one hit each; Everett Owen one RBI. Note: Pitching stats were not made available for this game. Little League Major results are provided to Bartow Sports Zone by Cartersville Little League and Bartow County Little League. The game data is shared by the leagues via GameChanger reports from the respective teams and/or leagues. Results and capsules are sponsored on Bartow Sports Zone by The Benefit Consulting Group of Cartersville and George F. Willis Realty.

The Woodland High School girls and boys track and field teams competed along with 31 other schools Saturday at the 25th annual Roswell Rotary Relays. Woodland had top ten finishes in six different events during the event at Roswell High School. Noah Baer finished seventh in pole vault (12-6) Boys 4x1600 meter relay team finished seventh (19:15.41) Boys 4x800 meter relay team finished seventh (8:39.37) Girls 4x1600 meter relay team finished eighth (24:01.93) Boys 4x400 meter relay team finished tenth (3:39.17) Girls 4x800 meter relay team finished tenth (10:51.06) The next meet on the Woodland schedule is the Bartow County Championships at Adairsville High School March 31.

Adairsville and North Murray swapped the lead Saturday afternoon and runs were at a premium, but the hosting Tigers took a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the fourth inning and made it stand up to start Region 6-AAA play with a win. North Murray scored a run in the top of the first inning on an error and an RBI single. Adairsville then grabbed a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the second on an RBI single by Dawson Craig and an outfield error by the Mountaineers. North Murray tied the score 2-2 in the top of the third. The Mountaineers had a baserunner reach on an error and Daniel Skojac drove in the runner with a double into centerfield. Adairsville got the game-winning run, however, in the bottom of the fourth. Brendan Carroll singled, moved to second on a Braden Powell sacrifice, and scored on an RBI hit by Jack Whitley. North Murray (4-9, 0-3) loaded the bases in the top of the fifth inning, but Adairsville starting pitcher Evan Sanders got out of the jam with a strikeout and a groundout. Sanders surrendered just two unearned runs in five innings. He allowed three hits and three walks while striking out five. Jack Whitley retired the final six outs for the Tigers allowing no hits or walks and he struck out three. Five Tigers finished with one hit each. Peyton Bowen doubled. PJ Weeks, Carroll, Craig (RBI), and Whitley (RBI) each contributed singles. Adairsville (6-4, 1-0) completes the two-game, home-and-home series with the Mountaineers Tuesday in Chatsworth at 5:55 p.m. BLESSED TRINITY 11, WOODLAND 5 BLESSED TRINITY 5, WOODLAND 1 The 7th-ranked Blessed Trinity Titans swept a Region 7-5A doubleheader with Woodland Saturday night in Roswell, winning 11-5 and 5-1. Blessed Trinity pitchers kept the Woodland bats silent for much of the night limiting the Wildcats to only six hits in the doubleheader. Max Puckett had two hits including a triple plus a sacrifice fly and three RBIs for the Titans in the opening game win. Jackson Morgan also drove in two runs for the Titans. Justice Haynes (4.2 IP, 2R, 1ER, 3H, 5BB, 6K) picked up the opening game pitching win for Blessed Trinity. Ethan Chernik (1.1 IP, 0R, 2K) and Parker Spring (1 IP, 3ER, 1H, 4BB, 1K) closed out the final 2-and-1/3 innings. Julian Wright had three hits for the Wildcats. Jakiyon Porter added one hit. Jacob Gravett drove in a pair of runs with two bases loaded walks and Ayden Ray contributed one RBI with a base on balls. Wright (2 IP, 7R, 5ER, 4H, 6BB, 3K) was saddled with the pitching loss in Game 1. Connor Stermer (3.1 IP, 1ER, 4H, 1BB, 1K), Nate Rosser (0.2 IP, 0R, 1H), and Tore Foss (1 IP, 3ER, 1H, 4BB, 2K) also pitched for Woodland. In the nightcap, Blessed Trinity — batting first as the visitors — took a 3-0 lead through five and a half innings with single runs in the first, third, and fourth innings. Woodland narrowed the lead to 3-1 in the sixth inning, but the Titans put the game away in the seventh with two more runs. Three Blessed Trinity pitchers — Evan O’Neill, Sean Wylie, and Porter Buursema — combined for the Titans’ win. O’Neill struck out five in 4-and-1/3 innings. The Wildcats managed only three hits in the game. Porter doubled in the sixth inning and scored on an RBI single by Ray. Chase Carson had a two-out single in the seventh. Hunter Shirley (4 IP, 3R, 2ER, 3H, 12BB, 4K) took the pitching loss for Woodland. Coby Barrett (3 IP, 2ER, 4H, 4BB, 2K) retired the final nine outs. Blessed Trinity moved to 9-6 on the season and 3-0 in region play. Woodland (7-8, 0-3) begins a three-game series Tuesday at home against Cartersville.

The Cartersville girls finished first and the Cartersville boys were runner-up at the eight-team Darlington track and field meet Thursday in Rome. The Lady Canes (133) edged out the Cass girls (130.3) to win. The Cartersville boys (193) finished just five points behind Darlington (198). The Cass boys placed fourth with 76 points. Top local girls performances: 1st — Kaitlin Godwin, Cass — 100M Dash — 12:45 1st — Kaitlin Godwin, Cass — 200M Dash — 26.88 1st — Jamara Hall, Cass — Long Jump — 15-11.50 1st — Raziyah Ware, Cass — Shot Put — 34-08.00 1st — Raziyah Ware, Cass — Discus Throw — 86-10.50 1st — Cass girls 4x100M Relay — 51.33 (Jamara Hall, Markayla Sanford, Nubia Leo, Kaitlyn Godwin) 1st — Cartersville girls 4x400M Relay — 4:28.48 (Olamide Sadiku, Malena Bihm, Anna Grace Boone, Elizabeth Nelson) 2nd — Jamara Hall, Cass — 100M Dash — 13.10 2nd — Alex Hampton, Cartersville — 200M Dash — 28.28 2nd — Kaitlin Godwin, Cass — 400M Dash — 1:01.91 2nd — Anna Grace Boone, Cartersville — 1600M Run — 6:18.97 2nd — London Moultrie, Cartersville — Long Jump — 15-09.50 2nd — Cartersville girls 4x100M Relay — 51.42 (Olamide Sadiku, Malena Bihm, London Moultrie, Elizabeth Nelson) 2nd — Cartersville girls 4x800M Relay — 11:16.03 (Trinity Atkins, Anna Grace Boone, Jenny Crum, Elizabeth Nelson) 3rd — London Moultrie, Cartersville — 100M Dash — 13.42 3rd — Olamide Sadiku, Cartersville — 400M Dash — 1:04.35 3rd — Elizabeth Nelson, Cartersville — 800M Run — 2:58.98 3rd — Trinity Atkins, Cartersville — 1600M Run — 6:24.44 3rd — Markayla Sanford, Cass — High Jump — 4-02.00 3rd — Chloe Corrigan, Cartersville — Discus Throw — 67-06 3rd — Cass girls 4x800M Relay — 13:23.71 (Brianna Lee, Jimena Perez, Jessica Zukowsky, Luciana McLendon) Top local boys performances: 1st — Eric Toviave, Cartersville — 110M Hurdles — 15.29 1st — Eric Toviave, Cartersville — 300M Hurdles — 41.59 1st — Cartersville boys 4x200M Relay — 1:34.16 (Kase Adams, Khristian Lando, Stephen Rowser, Kendrick Price) 1st — Cartersville boys ‘A’ 4x400M Relay — 3:44.67 (Will Feuerbach, Jake Woodall, Eric Toviave, Kendrick Price) 2nd — Kemarie Mitchell, Cartersville — 400M Dash — 54.47 2nd — Levi Booth, Cartersville — 800M Run — 2:14.90 2nd — Sam Peters, Cartersville — 1600M Run — 4:45.07 2nd — Hayden Mitchell, Cartersville — 3200M Run — 11:15.48 2nd — JaShaun Brown Whatley, Cass — 110M Hurdles — 16.07 2nd — Kaden Scott, Cartersville — High Jump — 5-10.00 2nd — JaShaun Brown Whatley — Long Jump — 20-07.00 2nd — Cartersville boys ‘B’ 4x400M Relay — 3:51.47 (Kemontae Parker, Kemarioe Mitchell, Javen Johnson, Jimmy Channell) 2nd — Cartersville boys 4x800M Relay — 9:16.15 (Levi Booth, Cainen Crowder, Malachi Vosburgh, Sam Peters) 3rd — Kase Adams, Cartersville — 100M Dash — 11.53 3rd — Bryce Richards, Cartersville — 800M Run — 2:18.26 3rd — Paul Hyman, Cartersville — 3200M Run — 11:34.87 3rd — Jake Woodall, Cartersville — 300M Hurdles — 45.03 3rd — Ryan Turley, Cass — Pole Vault — 9-00.00 3rd — Kase Adams, Cartersville — Long Jump — 20-00.25 3rd — Cartersville boys 4x100M Relay — 44.90 (Kase Adams, Kendrick Price, Khristian Lando, Stephen Rowser) 3rd — Cass boys 4x200M Relay — 1:38.95 (Samson Stevenson, Elijah Curtis, Charles Hembree, Isaiah Lovelace) 3rd — Cass boys 4x800M Relay — 9:37.77 (Andrew Rampey, Critton Gearhart, Adam Pierce, Jason Wright)