The Cartersville Little League major division city playoffs are down to the final four teams and the Bartow County Little League concludes its regular season slate of games this week. Capsules for games played Thursday, May 16 and the remaining schedule for each league: CARTERSVILLE LITTLE LEAGUE MAJOR City Playoffs (double-elimination) Thursday, May 16 INDIANS 7, CRACKERS 4 INDIANS (14-6): Maddox Frazier two hits including one double, two RBI; Halen Bennett double, two RBI; Caiden Moore one hit, one RBI; Adam Reed double; Jake Johnson one hit. Blake Lutjens (4 IP, 3R, 1ER, 5H, 1BB, 2K); Johnson (1 IP, 1R, 0ER, 0H, 2BB, 1K); Andrew Lutjens (1 IP, 0R, 0H, 1BB, 3K). CRACKERS (4-16): Cole Henson, Benjamin Turcotte, Braden Mulkey, Blake Genrich, and Gavin Baxter one hit each; JP Heater one RBI. Turcotte (4.1 IP, 1ER, 3H, 2BB, 6K); Heater (0.1 IP, 6R, 0ER, 3H, 1BB); Carter Callan (0.1 IP, 0R, 0H, 1K). PHILLIES 2, BRAVES 0 PHILLIES (12-8): Nic Wright and Nolan Elrod two hits each; Brodie McWhorter one hit, one RBI; Asa Mitcham and Harris Turner one hit each. Mitcham (6 IP, 0R, 2H, 1BB, 11K). BRAVES (6-14): Davis Waddell and Sydney Seigler one hit each. Luke Parker (3.2 IP, 2R, 0ER, 6H, 2BB, 4K); Kamdyn Woods (1.1 IP, 0R, 1H, 4K). Friday, May 17 5:45 p.m. — Rudy York Field — Tigers (19-0) v. Dodgers (14-5) 7:45 p.m. — Rudy York Field — Indians (14-6) v. Phillies (12-8) (loser eliminated) Monday, May 20 6:00 p.m. — Rudy York Field — Tigers/Dodgers loser v. Indians/Phils winner (loser eliminated) Tuesday, May 21 7:45 p.m. — Rudy York Field — Tigers/Dodgers winner v. TBD Wednesday, May 22 7:45 p.m. — Rudy York Field — if needed BARTOW COUNTY LITTLE LEAGUE MAJOR Regular Season BRAVES 9, RANGERS 2 BRAVES (6-7): Jackson Nelson two hits including one double; Zachary Wallace double; Conner Lujan one hit. Pitcher: Nelson RANGERS (9-5): Harrison Cole and Brody Shiflett one hit each. Pitchers: Righley Worthington and Hudson Parr. ORIOLES 11, METS 2 ORIOLES (12-1): Kamarion Profit triple; Hudson Hamilton double. Pitchers: Jayden Jinks and Landon Lamb. METS (1-13): D.J. Swann and Damian Hale one hit each. Pitchers: Landon Cassidy and Jayden Evans. TWINS 12, CARDINALS 1 TWINS (12-1-1): Antonio Barnabas and Robert Mitchell two hits each; Isaac Burnett one hit. Pitchers: Burnett, Barnabas, and Reece Heaton. CARDINALS (4-9): Devyn Brown, Kyron McClendon, and Jonathan Ryan one hit each. Pitchers: Devyn Brown, Ryan, and Kenny Brown. GIANTS 9, TIGERS 6 GIANTS (5-8): James Lee and Jacob Jones two hits each. Pitchers: Jones and Carson Waits. TIGERS (4-9-1): Weston Wilson two hits including one triple; Barrett Fuller two hits; Kolt McCord home run. Pitchers: Fuller and Teagan Houser. Friday, May 17 6:00 p.m. — HC Field 12 — Orioles v. Cardinals 7:30 p.m. — HC Field 12 — Giants v. Braves — END OF REGULAR SEASON — Little League results are provided to Bartow Sports Zone by Bartow County Little League and Cartersville 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 Play It Again Sports and CiCi's - Beyond Pizza, both located in the Cartersville Main Street - Cherokee Place Shopping Center.

Bartow County Little League major continues its final week of the regular season this week as Cartersville Little League conducts its league playoffs for each age group. The Cartersville Little League Rookie Mets defeated the Giants in the championship game for that age group and four teams — A’s, Red Sox, White Sox, and Reds — continue in the Cartersville Minor League playoffs. In the Cartersville Little League Major Division, the double-elimination city playoffs have narrowed the championship field to the final six teams heading into Thursday night’s games. CARTERSVILLE LITTLE LEAGUE MAJORS City Playoffs (double-elimination) Tuesday, May 14 TIGERS 12, CRACKERS 2 TIGERS: Cameron Cochran two hits includingn one double, two RBI; Logan Woody two hits; Brayden Channell one double, four RBI; Cam Williams one hit, one RBI; Matthew Morris one hit; Dawson Sutton one RBI. Channell (2.2 IP, 1K); Bodie Brumlow (0.1 IP, 1K); Noah Pogue (1 IP, 2ER, 2H). CRACKERS: JP Heater home run, two RBI; Ben Turcotte one hit. Cooper Norris (2 IP, 10R, 5ER, 6H, 3BB), Heater (0.2 IP, 2R, 1ER, 1H, 2BB, 2K); Braden Mulkey (0.1 IP) PHILLIES 3, PADRES 1 PHILLIES: Nolan Elrod two hits, one RBI; Harris Turner two hits; Brodie McWhorter one hit, one RBI; Griffin Woodall double; Joshua Bear McWhorter one hit. Nic Wright (5.1 IP, 1ER, 10H, 0BB, 7K); Elrod (0.2 IP, 1BB, 2K). PADRES: JP Gooch and Tristan McKibben two hits each; Sam Sabaka one hit, one RBI; Griff McGill, Will Camp, JB Nichols, Jay Sheldon, and Logan Buchanan one hit each. Buchanan (1.2 IP, 0R, 2H, 1BB, 1K); McKibben (3.1 IP, 3ER, 5H, 1BB, 4K). DODGERS 19, COLTS 1 DODGERS: Peyton Bowen three hits, three RBI; William Nelson and Peyton Emery one hit, two RBI each; Landen Heath double, RBI; Caden Benson and Isaiah Martin one hit, one RBI each; Will Feuerbach double; Talan Nix and Carter Rice one hit each. Bowen (2 IP, 0R, 1H, 6K); Nix (0.1 IP, 1BB, 1K); Martin (1.1 IP, 1ER, 3H, 3K); Rice (0.1 IP, 1H, 1BB). COLTS: Reed Ezell one hit, one RBi; Garrett Hewlett double; Brant Rutledge, Payton Paul, James Manring one hit each. Ezell (1.2 IP, 9R, 4ER, 7H, 4BB, 2K); Hewlett (0.2 IP, 4R, 2ER, 2H, 3BB, 1K); Clint Hosea (0.2 IP, 1K); Paul (0.2 IP, 5R, 0ER, 1H, 2BB, 3K); Rutledge (0.1 IP, 1R, 0ER, 1H, 1BB, 1K). INDIANS 8, BRAVES 5 INDIANS: Maddox Frazier two doubles, one RBI; Caiden Moore two hits including one double, one RBI; Andrew Lutjens triple, two RBI; Cooper Adams one hit, two RBI; Logan Shrewsbury and Weston Chatman one hit each. Shrewsbury (1 IP, 1R, 0ER, 1H, 2K); Andrew Lutjens (1 IP, 1R, 0ER, 1H, 3K); Frazier (1.1 IP, 0R, 2K); Dunn (2.2 IP, 3R, 1ER, 3H, 1BB, 4K). BRAVES: Clifton Harshaw two hits including one double, one RBI; JT Herr double, one RBI; Thomas Peters double; Luke Parker one hit. Peters (1 IP, 3ER, 2H, 3BB, 2K); Kamdyn Woods (2 IP, 2ER, 1H, 1BB, 2K); Davis Waddell (1.1 IP, 0R, 1H, 2K); Devon Beavers (0.0 IP, 2R, 0ER, 3H); Parker (1 IP, 1R, 0ER, 1H, 2K). Wednesday, May 15 TIGERS 2, PHILLIES 1 TIGERS: Cam Williams one hit, two RBI; Casen Cochran double; Logan Woody, and Cameron Cochran one hit each. Brayden Channell (6 IP, 1R, 0ER, 6H, 2BB, 6K). PHILLIES: Griffin Woodall one hit, one RBI; Brodie McWhorter, Nolan Elrod, Asa Mitcham, Declan Asay, and Cash Priest one hit each. Elrod (5.1 IP, 2R, 1ER, 4H, 2BB, 9K); Brodie McWhorter (0.2 IP, 1BB, 2K). DODGERS 4, INDIANS 3 DODGERS: Peyton Bowen two hits; Caden Benson and Landen Heath one hit, one RBI each; Carter Rice, Will Feuerbach, and Isaiah Martin one hit each. Heath (2 IP, 2ER, 1H, 5BB, 4K); Bowen (4 IP, 1ER, 4H, 3BB, 9K). INDIANS: Jake Johnson two hits including one double, one RBI; Andrew Lutjens two hits; Owen Dunn one hit. Maddox Frazier (5 IP, 4R, 1ER, 6H, 2BB, 9K); Shrewsbury (1 IP, 1H, 3K). CRACKERS 6, PADRES 5 [Padres (8-11) eliminated] CRACKERS: Benjamin Turcotte two hits including one double, one RBI; Braden Mulkey two hits, one RBI; Blake Genrich double, one RBI; Cole Henson one hit, one RBI; JP Heater and Dallen Fuqua one hit each. Mulkey (4.2 IP, 5ER, 6H, 4BB, 3K); Fuqua (1.1 IP, 0R, 1K). PADRES: Tristan McKibben two hits, four RBI; Logan Buchanan two hits including one double; JP Gooch one hit, one RBI; Jay Sheldon one hit. Buchanan (4 IP, 4R, 3ER, 5H, 2BB, 9K); Sheldon (2 IP, 2ER, 3H, 1BB, 5K). BRAVES 15, COLTS 10 [Colts (1-18) eliminated] no game data provided CARTERSVILLE LITTLE LEAGUE MAJOR PLAYOFF SCHEDULE Thursday, May 16 -- Elimination Games 5:45 p.m. — Rudy York Field — Indians (13-6) v. Crackers (4-15) 7:45 p.m. — Rudy York Field — Phillies (11-8) v. Braves (6-13) Friday, May 17 5:45 p.m. — Rudy York Field — Tigers (19-0) v. Dodgers (14-5) 7:45 p.m. — Rudy York Field — Thursday’s winners (elimination game) Monday, May 20 6 p.m. — Rudy York Field — Tigers/Dodgers loser v. TBD Tuesday, May 21 7:45 p.m. — Rudy York Field — Tigers/Dodgers winner v. TBD Wednesday, May 22 7:45 p.m. — Rudy York Field — if needed CARTERSVILLE LITTLE LEAGUE MINOR City Playoffs (double-elimination) Results Reds 4, Cubs 2​​ White Sox 15, Orioles 6 Red Sox 13, Rockies 10 A’s 8, Reds 7 Red Sox 7, White Sox 1 Elimination Games Rockies 11, Orioles 6 Reds 9, Rockies 8 White Sox 11, Cubs 2 Thursday, May 16 5:45 p.m. — JFH Field — A’s (15-0) v. Red Sox (9-6-1) 7:45 p.m. — JFH Field — White Sox (11-6) v. Reds (9-7-1) (loser eliminated) Monday, May 20 6 p.m. — JFH Field — White Sox/Reds winner v. A’s/Red Sox loser (loser eliminated) Tuesday, May 21 5:45 p.m. — Rudy York Field — A’s Red Sox winner v. TBA Wednesday, May 21 5:45 p.m. — if needed CARTERSVILLE LITTLE LEAGUE ROOKIES City Playoffs (double-elimination) Results Nationals 14, Rays 8 Yankees 16, Giants 14 Mets 9, Nationals 0 Mets 12, Yankees 10 Giants 15, Rays (4-10) 7 (Rays eliminated) Giants 10, Nationals (5-10) 7 (Nationals eliminated) Giants 13, Yankees (5-9-1) 12 (Yankees eliminated) Mets (12-2-1) 16, Giants (11-6) 13 (Giants eliminated) BARTOW COUNTY LITTLE LEAGUE MAJOR Regular Season Wednesday, May 8 (makeup game) CARDINALS 14, BRAVES 13 CARDS: Davyn Brown home run, triple; Caiden Ray two hits; Gabe Baker, Noah King one hit each. Pitchers: Brown, Trevon Smith, Baker, and Jonathan Ryan. BRAVES: Conner Lujan two hits; Noah Williams double; Logan Smith and Price Higgins one hit each. Pitchers: Joshua McBroom and Bryson Pruitt. Monday, May 13 TWINS 17, METS 4 TWINS: Colton O’Neal two hits; Dutch Hernandez, Graham Coheley, Elisha Moore one hit each. Pitchers: O’Neal and Reece Heaton. METS: D.J. Swann three hits including a double; Samuel McDowell, Ethan Baker, Joseph McGrew, and Taylor Hicks one hit each. Pitchers: Andrew Ray and Jayden Evans. RANGERS 12, TIGERS 1 RANGERS: Aidan Taylor two hits; Aiden Ritchie, Harrison Cole, Brody Shiflett, Clayton Blackmon, Righley Worthington one hit each. Pitchers: Hudson Parr and Worthington. TIGERS: no hits. Pitchers: Barrett Fuller, Benjamin Abernathy, and Zachary Stephey. Tuesday, May 14 BRAVES 8, TIGERS 5 BRAVES (5-7): Noah Williams, Joshua McBroom one hit each. Pitcher: McBroom. TIGERS (4-8-1): Zachary Hawkins and Weston Wilson two hits each; Barrett Fuller, Benjamin Abernathy one hit each. Pitchers: Abernathy and Kolt McCord. TWINS 8, GIANTS 7 TWINS (11-1-1): Antonio Barnabas, Robert Mitchell, Colton O’Neal, and Elisha Moore two hits each. Luke Hight, Hayden Mills one hit each. Pitchers: Mitchell and Hight. GIANTS (4-8): James Lee, Carson Waits, and Braxton Elrod one hit each. Pitchers: Cliffton Parker, Jacob Jones, and Waits. METS 9, CARDINALS 7 METS (1-12): Joseph McGrew two hits including one triple; D.J. Swann two hits; Jayden Evans double; Taylor Hicks, Damian Hale one hit each. Pitcher: McGrew. CARDS (4-8): Noah King two hits including one double; Kyron McClendon double; Lucas Baker, Trevon Smith one hit each. Pitchers: Jeremiah Lavette, Caiden Ray, and Jonathan Ryan. ORIOLES 6, RANGERS 2 O’s (11-1): no hits. Pitchers: Austin Daves and Dayson Ward. RANGERS (9-4): Brody Shiflett and Clayton Blackmon one hit each. Pitchers: Harrison Cole, Aiden Ritchie, and Shiflett. Little League results are provided to Bartow Sports Zone by Bartow County Little League and Cartersville 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 Play It Again Sports and CiCi's - Beyond Pizza, both located in the Cartersville Main Street - Cherokee Place Shopping Center.

The Region 5-AAAA coaches have released their All-Region selections for the 2019 season with seven Cartersville Hurricanes and head coach Kyle Tucker honored. Preston Welchel (left) and Mason Barnett (right) were selected Region Player of the Year and Region Pitcher of the Year, respectively. Head coach Kyle Tucker was selected as the Region Coach of the Year. Region 5-AAAA Coach of the Year Kyle Tucker (28-6 record; Region 5-AAAA Champs; Class 4A Quarterfinals) Region 5-AAAA Player of the Year Preston Welchel (.408 BA; 40-for-98; 36 RBI; 6HR; 9 doubles; 3 triples; 29 runs; 20 BB) Region 5-AAAA Pitcher of the Year Mason Barnett (10-1; 12 APP; 59.1 IP; 0.47 ERA; 90K; 24BB; 26H; 10R; 4ER) First Team All-Region 5-AAAA Josh Davis (.364 BA; 40-for-110; 23 RBI; 3HR; 7 doubles; 33 runs; 13 BB; 8 SB) Ian Inaba (.360 BA; 32-for-89; 14 RBI; 4 doubles; 1 triple; 16 runs; 9 BB) Second Team All-Region 5-AAAA Logan Martin (9-1; 14 APP; 60 IP; 1.63 ERA; 90K; 20BB; 42H; 24R; 14ER) Jordan Wilkie (.325 BA; 37-for-114; 18 RBI; 3 doubles; 24 runs; 5 BB; 5 SB) All-Region 5-AAAA Honorable Mention Cohen Wilbanks (.275 BA; 22-for-80; 11 RBI; 4 doubles; 14 runs; 19 BB) (4-1; 8 APP; 34.2 IP; 2.02 ERA; 34K; 9 BB; 39H; 13R; 10ER) PHOTOS (clockwise starting top left): Welchel, Barnett, Inaba, Martin, Wilbanks, Wilkie, and Davis.

Woodland High School is offering a middle school tennis camp June 3-6 from 9 a.m. to noon each day at the school’s tennis courts. Instruction will be provided by Woodland High School coach Beth Heath and current members of the Woodland High School tennis teams. Coach Heath is a retired Bartow County Physical Education teacher with 12 years of high school coaching experience. She is a former collegiate player and teaching professional. Coach Heath continues to play tennis with USTA, ALTA, and Ultimate Tennis. She also continues to teach private and group lessons. The camp will include (1) fundamental skill development, (2) a camp t-shirt, (3) daily contests and games, and (4) assistance from current WHS players. The camp is for rising 6th - 8th graders and is $50 per student due on the first day of the camp. Cash or checks made payable to WHS Tennis. To register or receive additional information, contact Beth Heath at 770.655.2758 or email — bbheath1@comcast.net.

Woodland High School Director of Athletics John Howard announced this week that interim baseball coach Matt Montgomery has been elevated to full-time head coach of the Wildcats. Montgomery — a 2001 graduate of Cartersville High School — served as interim head coach for Woodland the final two months of the 2019 season following the removal of Colby Coursey. He served as an assistant for the Wildcats after previous coaching stints at Morgan County, North Paulding, Cartersville, and Pepperell. As head coach at Pepperell, he led the Dragons to the GHSA Class AA state playoffs in 2016. Woodland High School will host a meet and greet event with Montgomery next Tuesday (May 21) at 6 p.m. in the WHS cafeteria.

Georgia Highlands College has appointed David Mathis as the new Director of Athletics. Former Director and Head Men’s Basketball Coach Phil Gaffney has accepted a position as head coach for Gulf Coast State College’s men’s basketball team in Panama City, Florida. Mathis has been with GHC for 26 years and has been instrumental in leading the athletics program from its inception, serving in an essential capacity as GHC’s assistant director of athletics. Mathis — a 2019 inductee into the Rome/Floyd County Sports Hall of Fame — has since announced that GHC women’s basketball head coach Brandan Harrell will serve as the new assistant athletics director. Jonathan Merritt — an assistant with the men’s basketball program for the past six years — was named new head coach of the Chargers’ men’s team.

The best performances of the 2019 season for local high school track and field athletes. Updated through the 2019 State Championships: SP= Shot Put DT = Discus Throw LJ = Lone Jump TJ = Triple Jump HJ = High Jump PV = Pole Vault

Former Adairsville High School standout Tyler Washington along with two other Bartow County teammates at Young Harris College helped lead the Mountain Lions to their first-ever Peach Belt Conference Championship this weekend in St. Augustine, Florida to highlight this week’s ‘Athletes Beyond Bartow’ updates. In the professional ranks, Sam Howard made two more relief appearances for the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes and Connor Justus made four starts during the week for Double-A Mobile against Jacksonville. Meanwhile on the collegiate softball diamond, former Hurricanes’ hurler Annalyn Yantis closed out her senior season at Samford University with a complete-game shutout and Rhodes College senior Spencer Fields received the Male Track and Field Athlete of the Year from the Southern Athletic Association. COLLEGE SOFTBALL ANNALYN YANTIS — Samford University (Sr., RHP, Cartersville HS)… tossed a complete-game, three-hit shutout last Thursday to help lead the Bulldogs past Furman 7-0 in an elimination game at the Southern Conference Tournament in Chattanooga. It was Samford’s only win of the double-elimination tournament and the second career shutout for Yantis in her final appearance. Samford’s season ended with a loss to East Tennessee State and a 23-31 season record. Yantis finished the 2019 season 5-8 in the circle with a 5.25 ERA and 33 strikeouts in 84 innings and 22 appearances. COLLEGE BASEBALL ELLIOTT ANDERSON — Auburn University (Jr., LHP, Cartersvile HS)… faced two batters and retired the final out of the sixth inning in the Tigers’ 4-3 win at 7th-ranked Georgia Saturday. He also entered in the first inning of the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader and worked into the fourth inning of a 10-8 loss to Georgia. For the day, Anderson worked 3 and 2/3 innings allowing one earned run on four hits and a walk. He struck out two. Auburn (30-21, 13-14 SEC) hosts North Alabama Tuesday night before traveling to LSU to wrap up the conference regular season with a three-game set Thursday through Saturday. Auburn will open the SEC Championship Tournament in Hoover, Alabama Tuesday, May 21 in the single-elimination opening round. Seeding will determine the Tigers’ opening opponent with first round winners advancing to the double-elimination portion of the tournament. LEVI AYERS — Georgia Highlands College (Fr., RHP, Cartersville HS)… faced four batters Wednesday and was saddled with the pitching loss to East Georgia State CC at the GCAA post-season tournament in Albany. Ayers entered in the sixth inning and allowed a run on one hit and two walks in the Chargers’ 8-3 loss. GHC was knocked out of the tournament later in the day with a loss to South Georgia State CC. Ayers finished the season with a 2-1 record in 13 appearances. He worked 20 innings with a 4.50 ERA and 17 strikeouts. Georgia Highlands finished the season with a 29-25 mark. BAILEY CAMPBELL — Young Harris College (So., 1B, Cass HS)… made an appearance as a pinch hitter Friday in a 10-6 loss to Georgia College at the Peach Belt Conference Tournament in St. Augustine, Florida. Campbell grounded out, but advanced a baserunner to third in the eleventh inning. The Mountain Lions went 3-1 in in the tournament and not only reached the PBC championship game for the first time, but also won the school’s first Peach Belt Conference baseball championship by defeating USC-Aiken Sunday. Campbell has battled injury during the 2019 season but has a .313 batting average in 28 games (21 starts) and 80 at-bats. Young Harris (35-19) advances to the NCAA D-II tournament as an automatic qualifier and will be the No. 6-seed in the Southeast Regional #2 at Newberry College (SC) where they will open against Catawba College (NC) Thursday. CLIFTON DEMPSEY — Toccoa Falls College (Jr., Inf., Cartersville HS)… went 5-for-13 with a triple, one RBI, five runs scored, and a pair of walks in the Screaming Eagles’ three games at the National Christian College Athletic Association South Region hosted by Brewton-Parker College. Toccoa Falls defeated the hosts 8-7 on Thursday, but lost to Warner University (FL) 18-6 and Trinity Baptist College (FL) 6-5 Friday to be eliminated from the region. Toccoa Falls finished the 2019 season with a 24-24 record. MASON ROBINSON — Louisiana Tech (R-Sr., OF, Woodland HS)… went 1-for-4 with a walk and scored a run as the Bulldogs routed 15th-ranked LSU 12-1 last Tuesday in a non-conference game. He was then 2-for-7 with a double, one run scored, and two RBI as his team took two of three games over visiting Western Kentucky in a Conference USA series. Robinson has a .294 batting average through 48 games and 170 at-bats. He has three home runs and 23 RBI. The Bulldogs (32-20, 15-12) play at Mississippi State Tuesday night before finishing the regular season with a C-USA series at Florida International Thursday through Saturday. The conference tournament begins the following Wednesday in Biloxi, Mississippi. TRISTIN SMITH — Young Harris College (Sr., 2B, Adairsville HS)… singled and drove in a run in an 11th inning, pinch hitting appearance Friday during a 10-6 loss to Georgia College during pool play at the Peach Belt Conference Tournament. He also started the next game Saturday — a 14-4 win over Georgia Southwestern — and was 0-for-3 with a walk. The Mountain Lions went on to defeat 24th-ranked North Georgia Saturday night to win their pool and reach the PBC tournament championship game where they defeated USC-Aiken to win the school’s first PBC tournament title and qualify for the NCAA Tournament. Young Harris (35-19) opens the NCAA D-II tournament against Catawba College (NC) Thursday in Southeast Regional #2 at Newberry College (SC). DEVIN WARNER — Auburn University (Fr., Inf., Cartersville HS)… made his 12th plate appearance of his freshman season Friday as a ninth inning pinch hitter during an 11-2 home loss to 7th-ranked Georgia. Warner has a .273 batting average in 11 at-bats with three RBI, a run scored, and was hit by a pitch once. Auburn (30-21, 13-14 SEC) entertains North Alabama Tuesday night before heading to LSU for a regular season closing three-game series at LSU. The Plainsmen will play in the single-elimination opening round of the Southeastern Conference Championship Tournament Tuesday, May 22 with a chance to play their way into the double-elimination portion of the event. TYLER WASHINGTON — Young Harris College (Sr., OF, Adairsville HS)… had a monster weekend for the Mountain Lions as they not only reached their first finals, but also won the school’s first Peach Belt Conference Championship Tournament in St. Augustine, Florida. In four tournament games, Washington was 10-for-16 with three doubles, two walks, a sacrifice, six runs scored, and four RBI extending a six-game hitting streak. He raised his batting average to .346 for the season in 42 games (35 starts) and 136 at-bats. Washington has two homers, 15 extra base hits, and 22 RBI. He has also swiped five bases. Young Harris lost its opening pool game in the conference tournament to Georgia College, but then beat Georgia Southwestern and 24th-ranked North Georgia to reach Sunday’s championship game. The Mountain Lions then defeated USC-Aiken 5-2 Sunday to win the tournament and the PBC’s NCAA D-II Tournament automatic bid. Later Sunday night, YHC (35-19) was assigned to the Southeast Regional #2 as the No. 6-seed at Newberry College (SC) where they begin play Thursday against Catawba College (NC). PRO BASEBALL SAM HOWARD — Albuquerque Isotopes (6th yr. pro; LHP; Triple-A Pacific Coast League; Colorado Rockies’ organization; Georgia Southern University; Cartersville HS)… earned his third hold of the season Friday night in a two-inning relief appearance and 2-1 victory at El Paso. Howard entered in the sixth inning and faced eight batters. He allowed no runs on one hit and one walk in the stint with a pair of strikeouts. Last Monday at Tacoma, Howard faced four batters in the sixth inning and recorded only one out while yielding a pair of earned runs on two hits and a walk with one strikeout in a no-decision and 12-8 loss. Howard has a 1-0 record in 13 relief appearances this season. He has worked just over 20 innings with a 5.31 ERA, 15 walks, and 25 strikeouts. The Isotopes (20-18) are in third place in the PCL’s Pacific Southern Division trailing El Paso by 5 and 1/2 games and Las Vegas by 3 and 1/2 games. CONNOR JUSTUS — Mobile BayBears (4th yr. pro; SS/2B; Double-A Southern League; L.A. Angels’ organization; Georgia Tech; Cartersville HS)… started four home games last week against the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp and went 3-for-12 at the plate. For the season, Justus has a .225 batting average in 29 games and 80 at-bats. He has one home run with four RBI and has stolen three bases. Defensively, Justus has started 20 games at shortstop, six at second base, and two at third base with a .961 fielding percentage in 102 total chances. He has been part of 13 double plays turned by the BayBears. Mobile (15-20) is in fourth place in the Southern League’s South Division, 7 and 1/2 games behind the first place Pensacola Blue Wahoos. ANTHONY SEIGLER — (2nd yr. pro; C; Extended Spring Training, New York Yankees’ organization; Cartersville HS)… the Yankees’ first round selection from last year’s June draft continues to work in the organization’s Tampa site for an expected assignment to the Class A Charleston River Dogs of the South Atlantic League within the next few weeks. He was mentioned in an update by SB Nation’s Aaron Esposito in a Yankees’ 2018 draft class article this week. “For a catcher fresh out of high school, Seigler performed well in his first taste of professional baseball. In 24 games last season, Seigler posted a slash line of .266/.377/.342. He probably won’t hit for power for a few years–if ever–but Seigler is known as a solid defensive backstop, so an indication that he can find ways to get on base is a welcome sign. A quad strain has delayed his first full minor league season, but it will be exciting to monitor his development once he recovers.” The RiverDogs are currently leading their division — that includes the Rome Braves — with a 19-16 record. TRACK AND FIELD TERRY BERDIN -- Reinhardt University (Fr., Cartersville HS)... ran the anchor leg, as Reinhardt's 4x100 relay team clinched a national qualifying "B" standard time in the Montreat College Last Chance Twilight meet Thursday. The Eagles placed runner-up in the event, but the more important aspect was finishing in 41.97 seconds, eclipsing the needed time by 0.02 seconds. SPENCER FIELDS -- Rhodes College (Sr., Kingston native, Darlington HS)... earned the distinction of being named the male track and field athlete of the year by the Southern Athletic Association on Monday, May 6. According to a release announcing the honor, Fields, at the time, held the ninth best 10k time in the nation this season at 30 minutes, 12.48 seconds. He also garnered second-team all-conference honors by placing second in each of the 10k and 5k races at the SAA championships.

Cass High School senior Stephen Smith won his second consecutive pole vault state championship in Class AAAAA this weekend to headline local athletes at the GHSA State Championship Meets in Carrollton and Albany. Smith (photo), a Kennesaw State University track & field signee, successfully defended his 2018 state title by clearing 15 feet, 6 inches on his first attempt Friday in Carrollton to edge Carrollton’s Grant Briscoe. Briscoe also cleared the height but on his second attempt. Drew Traylor of the host Trojans was third at 14 feet. Also in Carrollton Friday, Woodland junior McKenna Trapheagen finished second in the 3200 meter run with a time of 11:11.65. Freshman teammate Rylee Evans placed fourth in 11:34.10. The same Lady Cats’ duo placed third and sixth in the 1600 meter run in 5:08.98 and 5:22.73, respectively. In Albany at the Class AAAA and Class AAA Championships, London Shaw paced the Lady Canes with a state runner-up finish in the shot put. Shaw was also seventh in the discus throw in Class AAAA. Meanwhile, Adairsville’s Nakiyah Washington scored in two Class AAA events for the Lady Tigers placing third and fifth in the discus and shot put. Class AAAAA State Championships at Carrollton High School Buford girls won the Class 5A state championship with 72 points, followed by Miller Grove (43), Jackson (41), Riverwood (38), and North Springs (37). The Woodland girls placed tenth with 26.50 team points. Cass boys were 18th in Class AAAAA with 12 total points. The Woodland boys did not have a top eight finisher to earn team points. The Griffin boys team won the state championship with 59 points. They were followed by Union Grove (51), Dutchtown (47), Eagle’s Landing (44), and Starr’s Mill (39) to round out the top five. Carrollton and Rome tied for sixth place with 31 points each. Local athletes at the Class AAAAA State Championships: 1st — Boys Pole Vault — Stephen Smith — Cass — 15-06 2nd — Girls 3200 Meter Run — McKenna Trapheagen — Woodland — 11:11.65 3rd — Girls 1600 Meter Run — McKenna Trapheagen — Woodland — 5:08.98 4th — Girls 3200 Meter Run — Rylee Evans — Woodland — 11:34.10 6th — Girls 1600 Meter Run — Rylee Evans — Woodland — 5:22.73 6th — Girls High Jump — Grace Webb — Woodland — 5-00 7th — Boys High Jump — Brandon Martin (photo) — Cass — 6-02 7th — Girls Discus Throw — Skylar Chappell — Woodland — 116-06 10th — Girls High Jump — Sydney Molinaro — Woodland — 4-10 11th — Girls Pole Vault — Brooke Cooper — Woodland — 6-00 14th — Boys 400 Meter Dash — Jeven Reliford — Woodland — 49.85 16th — Boys Discus Throw — Nathan Grant — Cass — Foul Class AAAA State Championships at Hugh Mills Stadium, Albany, GA At the Class AAAA State Championships in Albany, the Cartersville girls placed 17th led by London Shaw’s performance in the shot put and discus throw. The Class AAAA girls title was won by Chapel Hill with 85.5 points followed by Sandy Creek (60.5), Woodward Academy (44), Marist (42), and Blessed Trinity (36) in the top five. Cartersville athletes at State Finals The St. Pius boys won the state championship with 81 team points. The Golden Lions were followed by Chapel Hill (72), Sandy Creek (49), Mary Persons (37.5), and Woodward Academy (34). The Cartersville boys did not have a top eight finisher to earn team points. Local athletes at the Class AAAA State Championships: 2nd — Girls Shot Put — London Shaw — Cartersville — 40-01 7th — Girls Discus Throw — London Shaw — 111-08 10th — Boys 1600 Meter Run — Bill Archer — 4:32.67 15th — Boys 3200 Meter Run — Parker Breedlove — 10:59.37 t15 — Boys Pole Vault — Nick Bebko — Cartersville — NH Class AAA State Championships at Hugh Mills Stadium, Albany, GA In the Class AAA girls meet, also in Albany, Nakiyah Washington scored in both throwing events to carry the Lady Tigers to a 15th place finish. Greater Atlanta Christian won the AAA girls state title with 109 points followed by Monroe-Albany (84), Jefferson (79), Cedar Grove (55), and Westminster (46). The Jefferson boys won Class AAA with 87 team points. They were followed by Liberty County (45), Westminster (40), Hart County (33), and Monroe-Albany (33). Local athletes at the Class AAA State Championships: 3rd — Girls Discus Throw — Nakiyah Washington — Adairsville — 123-03 5th — Girls Shot Put — Nakiyah Washington — Adairsville — 37-09.50

The Bartow County Parks and Recreation Department along with the Georgia Highlands College softball team will host a youth softball camp June 17-21 at Stars Field, home of the Chargers. The camp will be 9 a.m. to 12 noon each day and is $75 per child. For more information and to register, visit www.bartowga.org or call 770-387-5149.

The Vic Beasley Football Camp returns to Adairsville High School this summer with a day camp for rising 4th through 8th grade youth. The camp will be in the Tigers’ Stadium on the Adairsville High School campus from 9 a.m. to 12 noon on June 15. The camp is limited to 300 participants. For more information and to register, visit https://tinyurl.com/vicbeasleycamp

A total of fourteen baseball players at Adairsville, Cass, and Woodland were named to their respective All-Region teams this week by region coaches. Landon Ayers, B.J. Roper, and Trace Still of Adairsville were selected to the 35-member All-Region 6-AAA squad. Matt Shook of Cass was named to the All-Region 7-AAAAA First Team as an infielder. Fellow Colonels Bryson Markley and Jordan Gani were selected to the All-Region 7-AAAAA Second Team — Markley as an outfielder and Gani as a utility defender. Logan Nelson of Cass was an Honorable Mention selection at catcher. Seven different Woodland players were recognized. Bailey Ward was an All Region 7-AAAAA Second Team selection as both a pitcher and a designated hitter. He was also an Honorable Mention catcher selection. Dallas Adams of the Wildcats was chosen as a All-Region Second Team infielder. Honorble Mention selections went to Woodland’s Toby Queen as an outfielder; Marco Haro and Scotty Smith as infielders; and Koby Stansel and Peyton Posey as pitchers.