When the Adairsville Tigers and the Woodland Wildcats both dropped their opening round games of the Battle for Bartow Baseball Classic Thursday night at LakePoint, it meant the two would square off in a consolation game in both teams’ second games of the event. Woodland, who lost to Cedartown in the Wildcats’ tourney opener, bounced back in the nightcap to defeat county rival Adairsville 11-3. The Wildcats took a 9-0 lead through three innings and were really never threatened. Woodland starting pitcher Trent Porter (3.2 IP, 1ER, 2H, 2BB, 3K) picked up the win on the mound. Phoenix Cramer (2 Ip, 1ER, 3H, 0BB, 3K) and Jackson Rutledge (1 IP, 1R, 0ER, 2H, 0BB, 1K) closed out the contest for the Wildcats. Adairsville starter Wade Dooley (1.2 IP, 5R, 4ER, 2H, 3BB, 2K) suffered the pitching loss. Grayson Belcher (1.1 IP, 4R, 2ER, 3H, 2BB, 1K) and Jack Whitley (3 IP, 2R, 1ER, 4H, 0BB, 5K) also took the mound for the Tigers. Cramer had two hits for Woodland including a double. Jacob Gravett added a double. Chase Carson (RBI), Rutledge, Drew Billings, Zach Wilson, Carter Heath (RBI), and Jakiyon Porter (2 RBI) added one hit apiece for the Wildcats. Peyton Posey drove in a run. Adairsville, who lost their tournament opening game to Rome, got two hits from Chris Roper in the loss to Woodland. Jack Whitley (RBI), Evan Henry (RBI), Jacob Ray (RBI), Logan Hunt, and Braden Powell had hits for the Tigers. ROME 9, ADAIRSVILLE 3 In both teams’ Battle for Bartow opener, Rome grabbed a 5-0 lead through five innings and held off Adairsville for a 9-3 win. The Tigers scored three times in the sixth inning to narrow the Wolves’ lead to 5-3, but Rome responded with a four-run seventh to put the game away. Hayden Filetti (6 IP, 3R, 2ER, 2H, 2BB, 10K) was solid on the mound for Rome and fanned ten in earning the pitching win. Jonathan Vigoa closed out the seventh inning. Brayer Cowan had three hits to pace the Wolves’ offense. Tyler Strickland added two hits. Starting pitcher Gunner Millsap (2.1 IP, 2ER, 4H, 4BB, 3K) took the loss for the Tigers. Braden Powell (2.2 IP, 3R, 2ER, 3H, 2BB, 3K), Eli Agnew (1 IP, 4R, 2ER, 1H, 3BB, 2K), and Jacob Ray (1 IP, 0R, 1BB, 2K) all pitched for Adairsville. Ray had the Tigers’ only two hits. Adairsville (2-4) will play in the Battle for Bartow Classic seventh place game Saturday at 9 a.m. at LakePoint. CEDARTOWN 6, WOODLAND 0 Cedartown pitchers M.J. Holiday (4 IP, 0R, 2H, 0BB, 3K) and Reece Tanner (3 IP, 0R, 3BB, 2K) combined to limit Woodland to only two hits as the Bulldogs won 6-0 in both teams’ opening round game of the Battle for Bartow Classic at LakePoint Thursday night. The Bulldogs took a 2-0 lead in the third inning and added a run in the fifth to build a 3-0 lead heading into the final seventh. Cedartown, who out-hit Woodland 13 to two, plated three insurance runs in the seventh inning to secure the win. Carter Heath and Scotty Smith had the Woodland base hits. Easton Oxenreider, Dylan Cubb (RBI), Jacob Bradshaw (double, RBI), and Reece Tanner (RBI) led Cedartown’s offense with two hits each. Smith (6.1 IP, 6ER, 11H, 5BB, 5K) suffered Woodland’s pitching loss. Trevor Collum (0.2 IP, 0R, 2H, 1K) closed out the final inning for the Wildcats. Woodland (4-3) will play in the Battle for Bartow fifth place game Saturday at 12 noon. CEDARTOWN 7, ROME 6 In Thursday night’s Bracket #1 semifinal game of the Battle for Bartow Baseball Classic at LakePoint, Cade Dingler singled home Cedartown’s walk-off run in the bottom of the seventh as the Bulldogs reached the tournament’s championship game for the second straight year. Dingler led the Cedartown offense with three hits. Rome will play in the third place game Saturday at 3 p.m. at LakePoint. Cedartown will play in the tournament’s championship game Saturday at 6 p.m. The Battle for Bartow Classic continues Friday and Saturday at LakePoint. Friday, Cartersville will play Riverside (Greer, SC) and Cass will play Pepperell at 5 p.m. The winners will play one another at 7:30 p.m. in Semifinal #2. The losers will square off in a consolation game. All eight teams will play again on Saturday. The tournament's seventh place game will be at 9 a.m.; fifth place game at 12 noon; third place game at 3 p.m.; and championship game at 6 p.m. For a complete look at the tournament schedule, brackets, and field assignments, please click HERE.

The Cass Lady Colonels soccer team defeated Murray County in non-region action at Cochran Stadium Wednesday night, 3-1. Madison Shook scored twice for the Colonels with Leidi Toribio supplying the assist on both goals. Toribio added the third Cass goal with an assist going to Jaden Musacchio. Cass (1-3-1, 0-1 Region 7-AAAAA) returns to region action Friday at home against Rome. CASS BOYS 2, MURRAY COUNTY 1 The Colonels got a go-ahead goal from Kaleb Speights off a free kick Wednesday night to defeat visiting Murray County in a non-region match, 2-1. Braxton Benham scored the first Cass goal off an assist from Alex Cabanas. “We played a conservative style due to our upcoming game with Rome Friday,” said Colonels’ assistant coach E.J. Kukoly. Cass (3-4, 0-1 Region 7-AAAAA) hosts the Wolves in a region contest Friday.

Cartersville baseball managed only four hits Wednesday night at Sonoraville, but produced a go-ahead run in the fifth inning when it counted to defeat the host Phoenix 5-4. With the game tied 4-4, Parker McPherson walked to lead off the fifth inning for Cartersville and later scored on a Sonoraville infield error for what turned out to be the game-winning run. Ben Williams had a two-out infield hit that extended the inning and advanced McPherson to third base. Silas Freeman (3 IP, 0R, 0H, 0BB, 2K) took over on the mound for Cartersville in the fifth inning and closed out the victory with three shutout frames. The Canes scored three times in the top of the first inning on a pair of doubles by Josh Davis and McPherson. The inning also included a walk, a Sonoraville error, a dropped third strike that allowed Chandler Tromza to reach, and a Drew Rothschild sacrifice fly. Sonoraville answered with two runs in the bottom of the first to narrow the margin to 3-2 but Cartersville extended its lead once again. The Hurricanes moved ahead 4-2 in the top of the fourth when Tromza walked and eventually worked his way around to third before scoring on a wild pitch. Williams had his second hit of the game in the inning to help advance Tromza. The Cartersville advantage was short-lived, however, as the Phoenix tied the game in the bottom of the frame. Tanner Folds (RBI) and Zach Lyles (doube, triple, 2 RBI) led Sonoraville with two hits each. Jacob Cornette (3.1 IP, 1R, 0ER, 1H, 3BB, 8K) was tagged with the pitching loss for the Phoenix in relief of starter Folds (3.2 IP, 4R, 3ER, 3BB, 7K). Rothschild (2 IP, 2ER, 2H, 1BB, 3K) started on the mound for Cartersville. Mason McBee (2 IP, 2ER, 3H, 2K) worked the third and fourth innings. Cartersville (2-3) snapped a three-game skid and will play Friday in the Battle for Bartow Classic at LakePoint. The Canes will play Riverside of Greer, South Carolina at 5 p.m. and will then play a second game (to be determined) against either Pepperell or Cass at 7:15 p.m. All eight teams in the tournament will play again on Saturday. For the tournament schedule please see this previous story — Battle for Bartow Classic returns to LakePoint this weekend.

Georgia Highlands cruised to a pair of easy wins Wednesday, defeating Point University JV 20-0 and 10-0 in a doubleheader at LakePoint in Emerson. Conner Perry (3 IP, 0R, 1H, 3K) picked up the pitching victory in the opener for the Chargers. Dalton Bradford (1 IP, 0R, 0H, 3K) and Griffin Brown (1 IP, 0R 0H, 1BB) worked one inning apiece. Chase Townsend (4 IP, 0R, 3H, 4K) earned the GHC pitching win in the second game. Jacob Ryan (2 IP, 0R, 1H, 4K) closed out the final two frames. Fifteen different Chargers had at least one hit in the doubleheader. Palmer Sapp (triple, RBI) and Mickey Maguire (4 RBI) led the way with four hits each. David Smith had three hits including a Game 2 home run, a triple, and seven RBI. Max Kops also contributed a three-hit day with one RBI. Joe Sutton (triple, 3 RBI), Omar Daniels (double, 3 RBI), and Brandon Price completed the day with two hits each. Lavoisier Fisher had a two-run home run in the opening game. Levi Ayers (double, 3 RBI), Jett Kern (double, 2 RBI), Bam Thomas (triple), Dalton Bradford (double), Gavin Harmon (RBI), Johnny Dow, and Alex Skepton added one hit apiece. The Chargers also stole 16 bases in the doubleheader. Georgia Highlands (16-4) will host a three-game series with Sinclair CC Saturday and Sunday at LakePoint. Saturday’s doubleheader is scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday’s single game will begin at 12 noon.

The Cass boys track and field team finished second and the girls team was fourth Tuesday evening at the six-team Calhoun High School-hosted track meet. Coahulla Creek won the girls meet followed by Calhoun and Sonoraville. The Lady Colonels finished ahead of Coosa and Christian Heritage. Calhoun won the boys meet with Cass as runner-up. The top two were followed by Coahulla Creek, Sonoraville, Coosa, and Christian Heritage. Top performances for the Lady Colonels and Colonels included: 1st — Boys 300M Hurdles — Nigel Whittington 1st — Boys 200M Dash — Tanayce Calhoun 1st — Boys 110M Hurdles — Nigel Whittington 1st — Boys 100M Dash — Tanayce Calhoun 2nd — Boys 110M Hurdles — Cooper Shane 2nd — Girls 200M Dash — Nubia Leo 2nd — Boys 4x100M Relay Team 2nd — Boys 3200M Run — Andrew Glaze 2nd — Boys High Jump — Brandon Martin 3rd — Boys 110M Hurdles — JaShaun Brown Whatley 3rd — Girls 100M Hurdles — Christene Warner 3rd — Boys 100M Dash — Josh Varnum 3rd — Boys 1600M Run — Andrew Glaze 3rd — Boys 3200M Run — Prem Patel 3rd — Girls 3200M Run — Jessica Zukowsky 3rd — Boys Long Jump — JaShaun Brown Whatley For complete results and marks in each event, please use this link to view the linked PDF — Calhoun meet - February 25. The next meet for the Cass teams will be Monday at Adairsville High School. Southeast Whitfield will round out the three-team competition.

The Bartow County Parks and Recreation Department’s 10U boys basketball team defeated Smyrna 37-24 Tuesday night at the Edwards Park Community Center to win the Georgia Recreation and Parks Association (GRPA) District 5 championship. The Bartow 10U boys victory completed a 4-0 run for the team through the district tournament. The locals had wins over Cartersville (61-7), Paulding County (54-5), and Whitfield County (36-26) on their way to the title game. In the finals, Jeremy Dent led the Bartow scoring attack with 14 points. Jabari Burleson followed with six. Lance Tippett scored five. Jaylon Watkins had four. Christen McClendon and Drew Nida finished with three points each while Kaiden Kent added two. The Bartow 10U boys and Smyrna will both advance to the GRPA State tournament that begins March 6 at the Tucker Recreation Center. All eight teams will play a single pool game for seeding purposes March 6 with the eight-team, single-elimination tournament concluding March 7. BARTOW 10U GIRLS SECURE STATE TOURNAMENT BERTH The Bartow 10U girls defeated Dalton 28-8 Tuesday night at the Edwards Park to secure a spot in the GRPA state tournament that begins March 6 at the same location. Lakiaya Banks poured in 18 points to lead Bartow. Jabryanna Harris knocked down five, Rakhia Pace 3, and Kaymin Arrants added two points for the locals. Bartow 10U girls will be one of three District 5 teams in the state tournament along with host Whitfield County and Rome-Floyd County. The state tournament will begin Friday, March 6 with a pool game to determine seeding for Saturday’s single-elimination bracket. The Bartow 10U girls will face the District 2 champions in their pool game March 6 at 8:45 p.m. BARTOW 12U GIRLS CLINCH SPOT IN DISTRICT FINALS The Bartow County 12U girls basketball team defeated Powder Springs Tuesday evening 37-13 to reach the GRPA District 5 championship game in action at the Gilbreath Recreation Center in Lindale. Bartow will square off with Whitfield County Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. for the District 5 title at the same location. The winner will advance to the GRPA state tournament March 6-7 in Griffin. In Tuesday’s win, Bartow never trailed. The locals led 6-0 after one quarter, extended their lead to 18-5 by halftime, and continued their pressure in the second half for an eventual 24-point victory. Azariah Richards led a balanced Bartow 12U scoring attack with 10 points. Jayda Cothran and Summerlyn Smith posted nine points each. Abby George scored seven and Avari Golden added two points. Youth and adult recreation basketball results presented by Trophy Showroom. All information is provided by the Cartersville Parks and Recreation Department, the Bartow County Parks and Recreation Department, and the Georgia Recreation and Parks Association.

The Adairsville girls soccer team beat visiting Southeast Whitfield Tuesday night to remain undefeated on the season. The Lady Tigers led 2-1 at halftime and held off the visiting Raiders in the second half for a 2-1 win. Taylor Rhoades scored in the third minute off an assist from Cat Wheeler and Kaylee Jordan found the back of the net five minutes later for what would be the game-winning goal. Wheeler again served up the assist. Adairsville had ten shots on goal in the contest. Southeast put 12 shots on goal. The Raiders goal came in the 13th minute after the Lady Tigers had taken a 2-0 lead. Adairsville coach David Sexauer was pleased that the two goals resulted from “follow-through plays.” The coaches also identified freshman goalkeeper Annie McCormick as the player of the game. She played the entire game in net and denied all the corner kicks and shots from outside the 18-yard box. The Lady Tigers (4-0) now turn their attention to Region 6-AAA play. Adairsville will host Haralson County Friday evening. PAULDING COUNTY 3, WOODLAND GIRLS 0 The Woodland girls soccer team dropped its Region 7-AAAAA opener at home Tuesday night to Paulding County 3-0. The visiting Lady Patriots led 1-0 at halftime and grabbed a 3-0 advantage about 12 minutes into the second half. Paulding County put 16 shots on goal. Woodland (1-2) travels to Hiram Friday for a 5:30 p.m. kickoff. CARROLLTON 1, CASS BOYS 0 The Cass boys dropped their Region 7-AAAAA opener to Carrollton Tuesday night, 1-0, in overtime. Cass (2-4, 0-1) hosts Murray County in a non-region match Wednesday.

The Woodland girls and boys tennis teams defeated visiting Rome Tuesday evening. The Lady Cats swept both doubles lines to win 3-2 and the boys swept all lines to win 5-0. WOODLAND GIRLS 3, ROME 2 Singles Line 1 — Becky Wesley lost 4-6, 2-6 Line 2 — Kayla Gales won 6-1, 7-5 Line 3 — Abby Cates lost 3-6, 2-6 Doubles Line 1 — Eryn Gentry / Emma Savage won 6-1, 7-5 Line 2 — Monterya Morrow / Abby Spaulding won 6-4, 6-3 WOODLAND BOYS 5, ROME 0 Singles Line 1 — Bryce VanOrder won 6-1, 6-1 Line 2 — Connor Gunnell won 6-2, 6-2 Line 3 — Adam Pirkle won 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 Doubles Line 1 — Garrett Wesley / Mason Tucker won 6-0, 6-2 Line 2 — Ian VanOrder / Keagan Gallagher won 6-1, 7-5 In other action, the Cass girls and boys dropped matches with East Paulding. EAST PAULDING GIRLS 3, CASS 2 Singles Line 1 — Payton Tatusko lost 6-1, 6-1 Line 2 — Carli Rediger won 6-4, 6-4 Line 3 — McKenley King won 4-6, 6-4, 10-3 Doubles Line 1 — Sydney Coppola / Laya Hall lost 6-3, 6-1 Line 2 — Adrianna Segura / Aven Rafferty lost 6-1, 6-1 EAST PAULDING BOYS 3, CASS 0 East Paulding won all three singles lines.

Chattooga used a six-run third inning and added on in the fourth and fifth innings to defeat visiting Adairsville Tuesday night 10-4. Adairsville led 1-0 heading into the third inning but the Indians took an 8-1 lead through four innings. The Tigers narrowed the margin to 8-4 in the top of the fifth but that would be as close as they would get. Chattooga answered with two runs in the bottom of the fifth for an eventual 10-4 final score. Adairsville had a pair of baserunners in each of the final two innings but were not able to produce a run. Zack Tucker led Chattooga (2-3) with three hits including a double and five RBIs. Adairsville’s offense was led by Jacob Ray and Logan Hunt with two hits each. Ray’s hits included a triple and one RBI. Tyler Driggers drove in a pair of runs with a fifth inning single. He also forced in the Tigers’ first run in the first with a bases loaded walk. Elijah Padgett had the other Adairsville hit. The Tigers utilized six pitchers in the loss. Wade Dooley (2 IP, 0R, 1H, 2BB, 1K); Padgett (0.2 IP, 6R, 0ER, 1H, 4BB, 2K); Gunner Millsap (0.2 IP, 2ER, 2H, 3BB, 3K); Grayson Belcher (1 IP, 2ER, 3BB, 2K); Eli Agnew (0.2 IP, 0R, 1H); and Braden Powell (1 IP, 0R, 0H, 3K). Adairsville (2-2) will play Rome Thursday at 5 p.m. in the opening round of the Battle for Bartow Classic at LakePoint. The Tigers will play a second game that same evening at 7:30 p.m. against another opponent in the tournament to be determined.

The Bartow County Parks and Recreation Department will have a pair of teams competing for GRPA District 5 championships this week. The Bartow 8U girls defeated Paulding County Monday night 35-10 in their semifinal game at Gilreath Recreation Center in Rome. Bartow led 9-0 after one period, 17-5 at halftime, and 27-10 through three quarters on their way to a 25-point win. Shyia Woods led Bartow 8U with 10 points. Isabelle Tummins followed with seven. Brilynn Brown and Kylee Marie Poston scored four each. Addi Lu Black, Jayda White, and Carder Brock added two points each. Bartow 8U sqares off with Whitfield County for the GRPA District 5 championship Thursday night at 6 p.m. at the Gilbreat Recreation Center in Rome. In the GRPA District 5 10U Boys Tournament at Edwards Park Community Center in Whitfield County, Bartow had two teams reach the semifinals played Monday night. Bartow Blue beat Whitfield County 36-26 to reach Tuesday night’s championship game while Bartow White fell to Smyrna, 44-24. Jeremy Dent and Tavaris Burleson led Bartow Blue with 14 and 12 points, respectively. Jabari Burleson followed with seven points. Christen McClendon scored two and Jaylon Watkins added one in the victory. Anthony Moreno scored 14 points in Bartow White’s loss. Isaiah Moreno finished with seven points, Theron Cobb tossed in two, and Kameron Hosey added one point. Bartow Blue takes on Smyrna for the 10U District 5 championship Tuesday night at 7:45 p.m. at the Edwards Park Community Center East Court in Whitfield County. Youth and adult recreation basketball results presented by Trophy Showroom. All information is provided by the Cartersville Parks and Recreation Department, the Bartow County Parks and Recreation Department, and the Georgia Recreation and Parks Association.

The Cartersville girls and boys tennis teams opened the 2020 schedule Tuesday with both teams blanking Sandy Creek by 5-0 scores. The Lady Canes and Canes travel to Central-Carroll Thursday for another Region 5-AAAA match scheduled for 4:30 p.m. CARTERSVILLE GIRLS 5, SANDY CREEK 0 Singles Line 1 — Ashley Popham won 6-0, 6-0 Line 2 — Emily Bush won 6-0, 6-0 Line 3 — Chloe Satterfield won 6-1, 6-0 Doubles Line 1 — Lydia Wiedetz / Alice Terry won 6-0, 6-0 Line 2 — Mia Shaw / Mason Cline won 6-0, 6-0 CARTERSVILLE BOYS 5, SANDY CREEK 0 Singles Line 1 — Luke Kotteman won 6-0, 6-4 Line 2 — Luke Gambill won 6-1, 6-0 Line 3 — Griffin Shaw won 6-1, 6-1 Doubles Line 1 — Nate McDonald / Robert Novak won 6-0, 6-0 Line 2 — Logan Cagle / Jackson Cline won 6-0, 6-0

The 2020 version of the Battle for Bartow Baseball Classic returns to LakePoint in Emerson this weekend. Cartersville is the defending champion. The Canes defeated Cedartown for the 2019 title. Again this year, all four local teams will compete for the championship. Adairsville and Woodland will each play two games Thursday and one game Saturday. Cartersville and Cass will both play two games Friday and an additional game on Saturday. WBHF-Cartersville (AM 1450 and 100.3 FM) will broadcast two games live Thursday night, two games Friday night, and games including local teams on Saturday. The full schedule is listed below: