This Friday night, the Cass Colonels open their 2019 football season by traveling just up the road to rival Adairsville in a continuation of the longest-running rivalry series in Bartow County. The series dates back to the 1956 season with Cass holding a 31-21-1 advantage in 53 games. While it is the season opener for the Colonels, Adairsville will enter the contest with a game under their belts. The Tigers dropped their season opener this past Friday night in Summerville to the Chattooga Indians, 20-0. Adairsville won the 2017 matchup with Cass 29-15, but the Colonels have won 11 of the most recent 14 games with a tie occurring in 2002. Cass won last year 19-10. The Tigers controlled the series in the 1970s, winning 9 of 10 games between 1971 and 1980. That came on the heels of a stretch where Cass won 10 of 11 games between 1962 and 1970. The two programs split the first six games between 1956 and 1961. This year’s game returns to the Tigers field on the campus of Adairsville High School. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. Note: The 1959 final score was Cass 24, Adairsville 0 (per article in the archives of The Daily Tribune News) *other series data from GHSFH

The 2019 minor league baseball schedules head into their final full week with four local players with community connections remaining active on MiLB rosters. Although Yankees' 2018 first round selection Anthony Seigler had his season cut short by injury with the Class A Charleston RiverDogs, Cartersville natives Elliott Anderson, Sam Howard, Connor Justus, and Luke Schiltz remain on active rosters. Anderson and the Burlington Royals along with Luke Schiltz and the Rookie Arizona League Rangers will head into post-season action with their respective teams. Anderson made three late inning relief appearances last week, but Schiltz has not seen action since August 15. Meanwhile, Sam Howard of the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes and Connor Justus of the Double-A Mobile BayBears will wrap up their minor league seasons Labor Day weekend. Howard, who made six appearances with the MLB Rockies earlier this summer, will be considered as a September call-up when big league rosters expand for the final month. ELLIOTT ANDERSON — Burlington Royals (1st yr. pro; LHP; Rookie Advanced Appalachian League; Kansas City Royals organization; Auburn; Cartersville HS)… made three appearances last week without allowing an earned run and moved his season ERA back under 1.00, but was tagged with his second loss of the season Thursday night at Danville. Anderson worked the eighth and ninth innings last Tuesday at home against the Greeneville Reds in a 2-0 loss. He allowed an unearned run on no hits or walks and struck out four. Thursday, he worked a scoreless ninth inning at Danville, but was the pitcher in the tenth inning when the Braves pulled out a 3-2 win. Anderson worked an inning and one-third yielding an unearned run on one hit and two walks. He struck out two. In a home 4-2 loss to Pulaski Saturday, he was called upon to retire the final two outs of the ninth inning. He gave up one hit and fanned one. For the season, Anderson is 2-2 in 18 relief appearances with three saves. He has an ERA of 0.98 with 32 strikeouts and 12 walks. Opponents have a .208 batting average against the left-hander. The Royals (37-28) trail the Pulaski Yankees by five games in the Appy League East Division and will play them in a best-of-three post season series that will begin Thursday. SAM HOWARD — Albuquerque Isotopes (6th yr. pro; LHP; Triple-A Pacific Coast League; Colorado Rockies organization; Georgia Southern; Cartersville HS)… made a pair of appearances last week and picked up his third win and fourth hold of the season. At Sacramento last Monday, Anderson retired the third out of the eighth inning to be credited with a hold in the ‘Topes 4-1 win. He got a groundout from the only batter he faced. Last Thursday, Howard worked the eighth and ninth innings of an eventual 10-9 home win over the Fresno Grizzlies. He gave up three earned runs in the eighth on five hits that included a home run, but Albuquerque won the game in the bottom of the ninth to give Howard the win. He recorded two strikeouts. For the season with the Isotopes, the 26-year-old has appeared in 41 games (42.2 innings) and has one save with a 3.99 ERA. He has 61 strikeouts and 23 walks with a 1.47 WHIP. Albuquerque has been eliminated from post-season contention and their season closes September 2. At that point Howard — who has made six appearances with the MLB Rockies this season — will be a candidate for the expansion of the Colorado roster in September. CONNOR JUSTUS — Mobile BayBears (4th yr. pro; Infielder; Double-A Southern League; L.A. Angels organization; Georgia Tech; Cartersville HS)… started all seven games last week and was 3-for-21 at the plate including his 16th double of the season Wednesday against Chattanooga. He had two RBI and coaxed three walks for the week scoring six runs. For the season, the 24-year-old has a .190 batting average through 109 games and 327 official at-bats. HIs OBP is .294 with two homers, 23 RBI, seven stolen bases. Defensively, Justus has a .954 fielding percentage in 407 total chances. He has 76 games at shortstop, 19 at third base, and 14 at second base this season. Mobile (49-81) has been eliminated from qualifying for the Southern League’s post-season. The BayBears schedule concludes next Monday, September 2.

Results from Saturday’s season opening event on Lake Allatoona with the Amateur High School Bass Anglers. The senior angler (high school) competition out of Gatewood Park included thirty-two boats that caught 50 fish with a total weight of 122.54 pounds. The junior angler (middle school) competition included thirteen boats that caught 14 fish with a total weight of 19.38 pounds. Top 5 Senior finishers: 1. Jacob Bunce (Cartersville High) and Blake Hilburn (Adairsville High) with 5.28 pounds 2. Owen Moss and Jack Moss (both of Pickens High) - also had big fish (3.03 lbs) 3. Adam Martin and Logan Hunt (both of Adairsville High) 4. Elijah Walker and Jacob Britton (both of Cartersville High) 5. Dalton Cornett (Adairsville High) and honorary angler Jacob Cline (Cass High) Top 5 Junior finishers: 1. Luke Sims and Jacob Layson (5.60 lbs) (both of Calhoun Middle) 2. Dalton Mealer and Connor Whitlock (both of Adairsville Middle) 3. Ace Allen and Hayden Vann - also had big fish (1.97 lbs) (both of Cedartown Middle) 4. Brody Spann and Carson Matthews (both Rockmart Middle) 5. Asa Shepard (Cartersville Middle) The next tournament for the AHSBA is September 14 our of Leesburg Landing on Lake Weiss. For more information and registration information, please see the AHSBA Facebook page.

Woodland’s McKenna Trapheagen won the girls individual title and the Woodland girls and boys teams both placed third Saturday at the 28th annual Ridge Ferry Invitational 5K at Ridge Ferry Park in Rome. Trapheagen, who completed the course in 17:49.65, finished ahead of Makena Gates of Creekview (18:17.00), Gracie O’Neal of Gordon Lee (18:44.73), and teammate Rylee Evans (19:04.75) to capture the individual win in a field of over 225 runners. Trapheagen (shown in photo) led the entire race according to coach Rob Forbes and set a new school record in the process. The Lady Cats finished with 94 team points in the 30-team field, just behind team winner Etowah (56) and runner-up Creekview (77). Cherokee (152) and Sequoyah (170) rounded out the top five girls teams. Also scoring for the Woodland girls were Danielle Thayer (23rd, 21:39.28), Marlee Bowles (27th, 21:51.57), and Erica Boatner (39th, 22:09.65). The Cass girls were 29th led by Jessica Zukowsky (145th, 26:29.86). The other Lady Colonels included Ashton Johnson (155th, 27:14.66), Aislynn Leckwald (179th, 29:51.04), Anica Ayers (194th, 33:26.06), and Melanie Armstead (196th, 38:41.33). The boys team race was won by Creekview with 102 points. The Grizzlies finished ahead of runner-up Rome (117), Woodland (127), Cherokee (180), and Kennesaw Mountain (189) in the top five. Cass placed 23rd in the 33-team field. Josh Griffith of Fiedeles Christian School won the individual title in 16:23.99. Lane Hollis of Coahulla Creek (16:29.80) was second and Jordan Hellier of Model (16:43.70) placed third. Tyler Jones paced Woodland with a 13th place finish in 17:25.78. He was followed by fellow Wildcats Patrick Bollwerk (22nd, 17:40.84), John Forsyth (25th, 17:43.79), Dylan Stermer (26th, 17:44.38), and McKinley Chappell (41st, 18:08.53). The top five for the Colonels included Andrew Glaze (46th, 18:21.97), Prem Patel (102nd, 19:14.79), Bryce Kresho (134th, 19:50.33), Jake Wright (167th, 20:36.40), and Matthew Rampey (179th, 21:18.68). The next meet for Woodland will be their own Run at the Rock on the Woodland campus September 7 at 7:30 a.m. Cass runs next at the Wire to Wire Invite September 14 hosted by Cartersville.

It was a busy weekend for local high school softball teams as they all participated in the annual Allatoona Buccaneer Bash played at multiple locations across the area. Adairsville won twice; Cass won three of four games; and Cartersville took two of three games in Friday and Saturday action. TIGERS SNAP BRIEF SKID WITH PAIR OF WEEKEND WINS After dropping a third straight game Thursday night to Ringgold 4-1, Adairsville softball picked up a pair of wins Saturday in the Allatoona Buccaneer Bash at Hamilton Crossing Park. The Lady Tigers defeated East Paulding 5-4 and topped North Oconee 9-1. Adairsville took a 4-0 lead in the third inning against East Paulding, but the Raiders tied the score in the top of the fifth. The Tigers scored their go-ahead run in bottom of the fifth and held on for a one-run victory. Victoria O’Neal (7 IP, 4R, 2ER, 6H, 2BB, 9K) was the complete-game pitching winner for the Lady Tigers, fanning nine. Sadye Johnson (RBI), Megan Gentry (RBI), and O’Neal (RBI) had Adairsville’s base hits. In Adairsville’s win over North Oconee, Taylor Rhoades (5 IP, 1R, 0ER, 3H, 1BB, 8K) limited the Titans to only three hits in a complete-game effort. Johnson had three hits including a pair of doubles for the Tigers’ offense. Alexa Varner had two hits including a double, a triple, and two RBI. Chloe Souders contributed two hits and two RBI. Rhoades and Mia Scott finished with two hits and two RBI each. Alyssa Jarrett had a hit and one RBI while Taylor Fortenberry added one hit. Adairsville (4-6, 1-1) returns to action Tuesday at home against Murray County. LADY COLONELS WIN THREE OF FOUR OVER THE WEEKEND Playing in the Allatoona Buccaneer Bash at Hamilton Crossing Park Friday and Saturday, the Cass Lady Colonels won three of four games. Cass had wins over Pickens 9-8 and Campbell 13-1 Friday night, before splitting two games on Saturday. Cass beat Coffee but lost 10-8 to North Oconee. The Lady Colonels used three different pitchers across the four games with Kylee Hembree picking up a pair of complete game wins over Campbell and Coffee before being tagged with a loss in relief work against North Oconee. For the weekend Hembree tossed 12 innings allowing 14 runs (11 earned) on 18 hits and five walks. She fanned nine. Rachael Lee (6 IP, 7ER, 15H, 0BB, 1K) earned the win in the circle Friday night in relief against Pickens. She also had a no decision start against North Oconee. Macenzie Dougharty (4 IP, 2ER, 6H, 2BB) started the Pickens game for the Colonels. Haley Smith had seven hits for the four-game weekend including a pair of doubles and four RBI. Eryn Lee had six hits that included a home run, a triple, three walks, and four RBI. Kelly Young had six hits including a double and three RBI, Hembree contributed five hits including a double, a walk, and four RBI. Alexis Woods also had five hits that included a home run, two doubles, a triple, a sacrifice, and one RBI. Saydee Najarro fiished the weekend slate with three hits, a sacrifice, two walks, and three RBI. Rachael Lee had two hits including a double, three walks, and two RBI. Hailie Owens tossed in two hits, two sacrifice hits, and one RBI. Dougharty had a hit and a walk. Haylee Dishmon added one hit and Ansley Hight drove home a run with a sacrifice fly. Cass swiped 15 bases in their four game set. Dishmon stole four with Young, Najarro, Eryn Lee, and Savannah Tatum stealing two apiece. The Lady Colonels (5-2, 2-1) return to Region 7-AAAAA action Tuesday at Hiram. CARTERSVILLE WINS TWO OF THREE IN BUCCANEER BASH Cartersville went 2-1 in three games Friday and Saturday at Hamilton Crossing Park participating in the Allatoona Buccaneer Bash. The Lady Canes beat Ridgeland 7-2 and East Paulding 12-3, but were blanked by Spalding, 3-0. Cio Seigler had a double, a triple, and one RBI in the win over the Ridgeland Panthers. Madison Lingerfelt contributed a hit, a sacrifice fly, and three RBI. Hope Short doubled while Lauren McElhaney and Elizabeth Nelson also added one hit each. Mikey Lewis finished with one RBI. Kiley Arnold (5 IP, 2R, 0ER, 1K) picked up the pitching win for the Lady Canes. In the win over East Paulding, Arnold (double, RBI) and Ava Perkins (RBI) had three hits each. Campbell Rogers contributed two hits and four RBI. Short had a home run in her two hits and three RBI. AnnaKate McElhaney had two RBI with a double. Lauren McElhaney and Nelson added one hit apiece. Perkins (5 IP, 3R, 2ER, 5H, 3BB, 7K) earned the pitching victory with a complete game. Spalding’s pitcher basically shut down the Canes’ offense in a 3-0 shutout. AnnaKate McElhaney and Lewis had the only Cartersville base hits. Arnold (2 IP, 3R, 2ER, 3H, 2BB, 1K) suffered the pitching loss. Perkins (4 IP, 0R, 2H, 2BB, 2K)_ worked four scoreless innings of relief. Cartersville (6-6, 3-3) travels to Coahulla Creek Monday at 5:30 p.m. for a non-region contest. WOODLAND SUFFERS WEEKEND LOSSES IN BUC BASH Playing at Hiram in the Allatoona Buccaneer Bash Friday, Woodland fell to Sprayberry 6-2. The Lady Cats then dropped two more games in the event Saturday at Lassiter — falling to Lowndes and Sequoyah. Morgan Cooper had two hits including a double and one RBI for the Lady Cats. Bella Carnes also added two hits. Ansley Evans, Kendyl Hardin, and Cassie Jones had the other Woodland base hits. Allyssa Motes drove in a run. Jones (5 IP, 6R, 2ER, 9H, 1BB, 1K) suffered the pitching loss for Woodland despite allowing only two earned runs. Saturday, the Lady Cats lost to Lowndes 8-5 and Sequoyah 4-1. Cassie Jones had two hits and two RBI in the loss to the Lowndes Vikings. Kailey Baker and Hardin also had two hits each. One of Baker’s hits was a double. Carnes walked twice with a hit and one RBI. Hannah Miller had one hit and one RBI. Evans and Morgan Cooper had the other Woodland base hits. Lainey Baker (6 IP, 8R, 4ER, 8H, 2BB, 6K) took the pitching loss for the Lady Cats against the Vikings. In Woodland’s loss to Sequoyah, Carnes had two hits and Hardin doubled. Jones had a hit and one RBI. Miller and Cooper had the other Lady Cats’ hits. Hope Schultz (4.1 IP, 4R, 3ER, 4H, 1BB, 1K) was tagged with the pitching loss. Lainey Baker (1.2 IP, 0R, 2H, 1K) closed out the contest in relief. Woodland (2-5, 1-2) returns to action in Region 7-AAAAA Tuesday at home against Villa Rica.

Two of the three local teams in action Friday night came away with victories. Cartersville came-from-behind twice to defeat Allatoona 14-13 while Woodland raced to a big first half lead on their way to a 35-7 win over visiting Southeast Whitfield. Meanwhile, Adairsville suffered a shut out loss at Chattooga. CARTERSVILLE 14, ALLATOONA 13 Cartersville, ranked second in Class AAAA, came from behind twice Friday night to take a narrow 14-13 decision at Class AAAAAA 5th-ranked Allatoona. The host Buccaneers led 6-0 at halftime on a pair of Jude Kelley field goals. The all-state kicker connected from 54- and 43-yards although he missed from 49 in the opening half. An Allatoona punt had the Canes pinned at their own two yard line early in the third quarter when Quante Jennings exploded for a 98-yard touchdown run. An Oscar Hernandez PAT gave Cartersville their first lead at 7-6. Allatoona answered on the ensuing drive, punching in a score with a two-yard run to take a 13-7 lead into the fourth quarter. After the Bucs missed on a 47-yard field goal attempt, Cartersville had possession with just under six minutes remaining and cashed it in. Canes quarterback Tee Webb connected with Sam Phillips for a 59-yard touchdown and a 14-13 lead following another Hernandez kick. Allatoona had one last possession and was driving for a possible go-ahead score, but Devonte Ross stripped the ball from receiver Asante Das. Cartersville recovered the fumble and the Canes were able to run out the clock. Jennings finished with 171 rushing yards on 17 carries. Phillips had 97 receiving yards. Webb was 9-of-17 passing for 134 yards. Cartersville (1-0) is idle next week before hosting Luella September 6. WOODLAND 35, SOUTHEAST WHITFIELD 7 Junior quarterback Johnathan Thomas scored three touchdowns as Woodland blasted visiting Southeast Whitfield Friday night, 35-7. Thomas, who finished the night with 121 rushing yards on 13 carries, had scoring runs of eight and 28 yards in the first half as the Wildcats took a 29-7 lead at halftime. He added a 39-yard scamper in the fourth quarter for the only points by either team in the second half. Asa James scored first for Woodland on a 20-yard run midway through the first quarter. The scoring play capped a 10-play, 68-yard drive that made the score 7-0 following a Jordan Holbrook PAT. The first Thomas touchdown culminated an 82-yard drive by the Wildcats and a two-point conversion run by Demarcus Williams gave Woodland a 15-0 lead. Southeast Whitfield drove 67 yards on seven plays to narrow the Woodland lead to eight points. Adam Sowder connected with tight end Bryson Lofton to finish the drive with a 10-yard touchdown pass. Luis Laguna added the extra point kick for the Raiders. That would be as close as Southeast would get. Woodland answered with two quick scores to lead by 22 at halftime. James returned the ensuing kickoff to the Southeast Whitfield 39 yard line to set up a three-play scoring drive. Williams, who finished with 161 yards on 17 carries, went 30 yards on a third-and-one play to give the Wildcats a 21-7 lead. Thomas added his 28-yard scoring run to cap a five-play, 54-yard drive before the break. A two-point conversion pass from Williams to Blake Cash made the score 29-7 at halftime. It was a good night for the Woodland secondary. Senior Jaden Johnson and juniors Tyler Thurman and Tommy Good each picked off Raiders' quarterback Adam Sowder. Woodland (1-0) has a bye week before heading to East Hall September 6. CHATTOOGA 20, ADAIRSVILLE 0 The visiting Adairsville Tigers suffered a 20-0 loss Friday night at Chattooga to open the 2019 season. The Adairsville defense limited the Indians early, but Leshaun Lester got Chattooga on the scoreboard with 1:54 remaining in the first quarter on a 16 yard run. After a missed PAT, the Indians led 6-0 and that score would hold into the intermission. With Chattooga threatening just before the half, Adairsville’s Courtney Slocum had an important interception inside the ten yard line to keep the deficit at six points. In the second half, Lester added another touchdown run and a two-point conversion gave the Indians a 14-0 advantage. Devon Heroch scored the final touchdown for Chattooga six seconds into the final period for a 20-0 final. Adairsville (0-1) hosts Cass next Friday. It will be the season opener for the Colonels.

Trailing by seven runs going into their final frame Thursday night, the Lady Canes rallied for five runs and had the go-ahead run at the plate before coming up just short in a 10-8 Region 5-AAAA loss at Chapel Hill. The host Lady Panthers led 4-1 after four innings and 6-3 through six frames before posting four more runs in the sixth to take a 10-3 lead. Cartersville took advantage of three hits and four walks in the top of the seventh to challenge late, but the Panthers got out of the threat with a groundout. Lady Canes’ pitcher Ava Perkins (6 IP, 10R, 8ER, 12H, 1BB, 6K) went the distance and suffered the loss in the circle. Mikey Lewis (2 RBI) and Hope Short (RBI) paced the Cartersville offense with three hits each. Perkins and Elizabeth Nelson (RBI) followed with two hits apiece. Campbell Rogers (RBI), Lauren McElhaney, and AnnaKate McElhaney finished with one hit each. Kiley Arnold drove in a run with a seventh inning, bases loaded walk. Chapel Hill improved to 4-8 overall and 4-1 in Region 5-AAAA. Cartersville (4-6, 3-4) will play three games in the Allatoona Buccaneer Bash Friday and Saturday at Hamilton Crossing Park. The Lady Canes play Ridgeland Friday at 5 p.m. and will face East Paulding and Spalding at 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday. CASS / WOODLAND POSTPONED Following two extended lightning delays, the Region 7-AAAAA softball matchup between Woodland and Cass was postponed. Woodland was ahead 1-0 in the top of the fourth inning, but all stats from the game will be wiped clean and the two teams will start over on a to be determined date.

The Woodland volleyball team lost a pair of matches Thursday night at Allatoona, falling to the host Buccaneers and to McEachern — both in straight sets. Woodland’s Grace Webb had a kill and three blocks in the Lady Cats’ 25-4, 25-11 loss to Allatoona. “We played with low energy and without focus most of the night,” said Woodland head coach David Condon. “We found some rhythm and showed better effort and focus in the second set against McEachern, but it was too little, too late. Our habit of starting sluggishly and trying to fight back is detrimental against good teams. Both of these teams tonight at really good, especially Allatoona.” “We are going to have to work harder in practice,” added Condon. “We missed Emmalee Cigainero in our rotation tonight. She has been out sick. Her absence in not really an excuse for our lack of effort and focus, but it did hurt us as far as cohesiveness is concerned.” Lauren Morris had three aces, 15 assists, and a pair of digs in the Lady Cats’ 25-11, 25-22 loss to McEachern. Sydney Molinaro contributed nine kills, seven digs, and an ace. Webb added six kills, three blocks and an assist. ADAIRSVILLE DROPS NON-REGION MATCHES Adairsville volleyball lost a pair of home, non-region matches Thursday night falling to Gilmer County in straight sets before taking Chattooga to three sets. The Lady Tigers lost 25-16, 25-20 to Gilmer, then took the opening set against Chattooga 25-22 before falling 26-24 and 15-2 in the final two sets.

This week's local high school football matchups at a glance. Adairsville and Cartersville open the season Friday night with non-region road games, while Woodland will kick off the 2019 season with a home game against Southeast Whitfield. Cass is idle in this opening week and will open the season August 30 at Adairsville. CARTERSVILLE at ALLATOONA Cartersville is 3-2 against Allatoona and has won the last three matchups in 2016 through 2018. Allatoona won the first two meetings in 2011 and 2010. Cartersville was the home team in 2018, 2016, and 2010. Coach Gary Varner has the Buccaneers ranked fifth by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in the preseason following last season's 8-4 campaign that saw Allatoona fall in the second round of the Class 6A state playoffs. Varner is 95-35 in a dozen seasons at Allatoona and is the only head coach the Bucs have ever had. Cartersville is ranked second in Class 4A by the AJC and will take the field for the first time under former defensive coordinator -- now head coach -- Conor Foster. The Hurricanes were 14-1 last season under departed head coach Joey King, falling to Blessed Trinity in the state championship game. Cartersville won back-to-back state titles in 2015 and 2016 under King. His teams were 67-4 in five seasons. The Canes have won seven consecutive region championships. Cartersville plays in Region 5-AAAA. Allatoona is a member of Region 6-AAAAAA. 2018 — Cartersville 35, Allatoona 0 2017 — Cartersville 35, Allatoona 14 2016 — Cartersville 30, Allatoona 14 2011 — Allatoona 10, Cartersville 0 2010 — Allatoona 18, Cartersville 13 Projections: CalPreps — Cartersville by 29 Maxwell — Cartersville by 19 ADAIRSVILLE at CHATTOOGA Adairsville is 5-6 against Chattooga in a series that dates back to 1990. Adairsville won a one-point decision last season at home, but the Indians have won four of the last five meetings. Adairsville won four of the first six matchups between the two schools. Adairsville was the home team in 2018, 2009, 2006, 2004, 2002, and 1990. The Tigers, members of Region 6-AAA, are coming off a 4-6 season in 2018 after making the state playoffs in 2017. Adairsville also made the state playoffs for five straight seasons between 2011 and 2015 when the Tigers reached the quarterfinals. Coach Eric Bishop begins his seventh season as head coach at Adairsville. His teams are 41-26. Coach Charles Hammon begins his sixth season at Chattooga where his teams have gone 32-26. He was previously at Dade County 2005 through 2007. Chattooga, a member of Region 7-AA, was 9-3 last season and made the second round of the state playoffs. It marked the fifth straight state playoff appearance for the Indians -- all under Hammon. Chattooga made the state quarterfinals in 2016 and was eliminated in the first round in 2014, 2015, and 2017. 2018 — Adairsville 21, Chattooga 20 2009 — Chattooga 27, Adairsville 7 2008 — Chattooga 39, Adairsville 25 2007 — Chattooga 35, Adairsville 7 2006 — Chattooga 33, Adairsville 14 2005 — Adairsville 28, Chattooga 15 2004 — Chattooga 43, Adairsville 14 2003 — Adairsville 27, Chattooga 26 2002 — Adairsville 7, Chattooga 0 1991 — Chattooga 22, Adairsville 13 1990 — Adairsville 12, Chattooga 6 Projections: CalPreps — Chattooga by 14 Maxwell — Chattooga by 9 SOUTHEAST WHITFIELD at WOODLAND Woodland and Southeast Whitfield meet for the fourth time Friday night and for the first time since 1998 the game will be played on the "banks of the Etowah." The Wildcats have won each of the last three meetings. Woodland was 4-6 last season, winning their first four games before dropping the final six. Head coach Tony Plott enters his fifth season leading the Wildcats who are 8-32 with him at the helm. The Woodland program has one state playoff appearance. It occurred in the school’s second year of varsity competition in 1999 under head coach John Camp. The Wildcats two other non-losing seasons were in 2000 and 2003 when they were 5-5. The ’03 campaign included a forfeit from Osborne. Southeast Whitfield was 3-7 last season, including an opening night loss to Woodland. The Raiders, under head coach Sean Gray entering his 12th season at the school, just missed the state playoffs in 2017 and 2015. Both of those seasons the Raiders lost mini-games to Pickens and Ridgeland, respectively. The last state playoff appearance for Southeast was in 2014 when the Raiders won a mini-game over Heritage-Catoosa, but fell to Buford in the first round, 63-0. Southeast Whitfield is 49-63 during Gray’s tenure. Woodland is a member of Region 7-AAAAA. Southeast Whitfield plays in Region 6-AAAA. 2018 — Woodland 31, SE Whitfield 22 1999 — Woodland 48, SE Whitfield 0 1998 — Woodland 42, SE Whitfield 28 Projections: CalPreps — Woodland by 9 Maxwell — Woodland by 14 -- series data courtesy Georgia High School Football Historians

The Amateur High School Bass Anglers high school and middle school fishing league gets started this weekend with the first of eight tournaments. The 2019-20 initial event will begin with a 7 a.m. blastoff from the boat ramp at Gatewood Park Saturday on Lake Allatoona. At least 41 boats have signed up for this year’s opening tournament which sets a new league mark. Twelve of the 41 boats will carry junior anglers representing middle schools with the other 29 carrying high school anglers. Weigh-ins will begin at 1 p.m. for the junior anglers with senior anglers to follow soon after. The weigh-ins are a full production with an emcee, music, and substantial prizes awarded for the top ten weights. There are 85 anglers registered for the league heading into this week with registration still open to the public. Students interested in joining the AHSBA may visit the league’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/ahsbafishing). Registration is $100. The fee covers a jersey and insurance/registration with the Student Angler Federation. This qualifies league members for state and national SAF events. For more information, league organizers my be reached at ahsbafishing@gmail.com or send a message to the league’s Facebook page. Season schedule: August 24 - Allatoona September 14 - Weiss October 12 - Carters November 9 - Lanier February 29 - Allatoona March 28 - Neely Henry April 18 - Lanier May 16 - Classic (location TBD) Participating schools include: Adairsville Middle Calhoun Middle Cartersville Middle Cass Middle Cedartown Middle Red Top Middle South Paulding Middle Woodland Middle Adairsville High Calhoun High Cartersville High Cass High Cedartown High Central High Gordon Central High Pickens County High Rockmart High Sonoraville High South Paulding High Woodland High AHSBA also has a growing number of home school students registered. Gold Corporate Sponsor: Yamaha Pro Fishing Bronze Corporate Sponsors: JCSB Trucking Mission Tire Goldcrest Motorsports Others: Sublime Wear USA, jersey vendor, works with the league on production cost in return for some advertisement. New Beginning Signs has donated more time, skill, and product with graphics than we could possibly put a number on so the league would like to recognize them as well. Adult Leaders: The organization at large is led by Matt and Kristen Martin. Matt is the face of the league. He does the legwork on tournament day with blastoff and weigh-in, handles communication across school teams and with parents, works with sponsors, and works with vendors. Kristen does the legwork behind the scenes with finances, maintaining the points database, handling the SAF paperwork, league and tournament registration, and scholarships. James Hall of JDH Electric is filling a new role for us by serving as the team chaplain, and he will be traveling to all tournaments with us this year. Jeremy Ray and David Adams work primarily with their school teams, but both of these gentlemen have been on board with AHSBA since day one, and not many decisions get made without their input. School specific leaders/contacts: Adairsville - David Adams and Chris Martin Cartersville - Clay Walker and Jeremy Ray Cass - Rusty and Carol Martin Calhoun & Gordon County - Jamie and Susan Mills Paulding County - Wayne Meadows Polk County - Chet Cleland and Aaron Wood Woodland - Chuck Moore

Cartersville softball scored in every offensive frame Tuesday at Sandy Creek on the Lady Canes way to a 22-10 Region 5-AAAA victory in Tyrone. Cartersville banged out 20 hits including five extra-base hits. They also took advantage of seven Sandy Creek errors. The game was tied 2-2 after one inning and 5-5 after two frames before Cartersville broke things open with 17 runs over the next three innings to take a 22-5 advantage. Sandy Creek scored five runs in the home half of the fifth inning. Four Lady Canes had three hits, including Cio Seigler (two doubles, four RBI), Lauren McElhaney (double, five RBI), Elizabeth Nelson (two RBI), and Mikey Lewis (one RBI). Hope Short finished with two hits, a sacrifice fly, and two RBI. Madison Lingerfelt also had two hits. Ava Perkins contributed a double and one RBI. AnnaKate McElhaney had a hit and two RBI. Kaylee McGivaren added a hit and one RBI. Campbell Rogers had the other Cartersville base hit. Kiley Arnold (2 IP, 5ER, 5H, 3BB, 4K), Ava Perkins (2 IP, 0R, 1H, 2BB, 2K), and AnnaKate McElhaney (1 IP, 5ER, 3H, 2BB, 2K) split the Cartersville pitching duties. The loss drops Sandy Creek to 5-4 on the season and 0-3 in region play. Cartersville (4-4, 3-2) plays another region contest at Chapel Hill Thursday at 5:30 p.m. and will compete in the Allatoona Buccaneer Bash at Hamilton Crossing Park on Saturday. KELL 2, WOODLAND 0 Kell’s Mia DeAngelis tossed a nine inning complete game with 13 strikeouts and hit a ninth inning two-run home run to lift the visiting Lady Longhorns to a 2-0 Region 7-AAAAA win Tuesday night at Woodland. DeAngelis (9 IP, 0R, 2H, 1BB, 13K) kept the Lady Cats off the scoreboard and limited the Lady Cats’ bats to only a third inning single by Brianna Hill and a ninth inning single by Ansley Evans. Woodland pitcher Lainey Baker was the Lady Cats’ tough-luck loser. She scattered five hits, did not issue a walk, and struck out 15. With the win, Kell improved to 2-4 on the season and 1-2 in Region 7-AAAAA. Woodland (2-2, 1-2) returns to the diamond Thursday at county rival Cass at 5:55 p.m.

Woodland volleyball swept non-region matches with Haralson County and Model Tuesday night in their home gym. The Lady Cats defeated Haralson County 25-12 and 25-21 before outlasting Model 25-22 and 25-19 in the nightcap. Sydney Molinaro had four kills, three assists, two digs, and a block in the opening win over the Rebels. Caroline Gore had four kills, two digs, and four aces. Emmalee Cigainero contributed two kills, three digs, and eight aces, while Lauren Morris added six assists, two digs, and a pair of aces. In the second match win over the Blue Devils, Molinaro had four kills, five assists, three digs, a block and an ace. Grace Webb had three kills, two assists, seven digs, four aces, and a block with Delaney Tuplin adding three blocks and a kill. CASS SPLITS HOME MATCHES Cass volleyball split a pair of home matches Tuesday night with Pepperell and Hiram. The Lady Colonels defeated Pepperell 25-14 and 25-21, but dropped a three-set match with Hiram. The Hornets won the opening set 25-13. Cass took the middle set 25-23 and Hiram won the third set 15-8. In the victory over Pepperell, Keegan Krause had five kills for the Colonels. Riley Nelson followed with four kills. Maria Piliposyans contributed three blocks. Cass travels to Model on Thursday. ADAIRSVILLE DROPS TWO CLOSE MATCHES The Adairsville Lady Tigers battled Dade County for three sets and took host Coahulla Creek to the wire in both sets Tuesday night, but came up short in both matches. Adairsville dropped the final two sets of their match with Dade County after winning the first set 25-20. The Wolverines won the middle set 25-16 and took to final set 15-7. The host Lady Colts edged Adairsville 25-23 and 25-23 in the Tigers' second match. Adairsville will host Chattooga Thursday.