The SEBL Metro A-League wrapped up its 2018 regular season Saturday with a slate of four games. Baseline-1 '05 completed the regular season circuit with an unblemished 8-0 mark, followed by Summer Hill-1 (7-1), Wood Elite Training (6-2), and Dream Chasers (6-2). The playoffs begin Sunday. All SEBL games are played at the Summer Hill Complex - JH Morgan Gym located at 129 Aubrey Street in Cartersvile. SEBL Metro A-League Game Summaries for 8-4-2018: Wood Elite Training 109 The OG’s 62 Wood Elite downed a combined 21 three pointers and in the process completely destroyed the out-matched OG’s from the opening tip. Shaquille Hopson led The OG’s, who finished the regular season winless, with 21 points, while Brian Griffin had 16 and Markos Samuels 15. For Wood Elite, Jonathan Mason fueled the perimeter onslaught, hitting 9 of 14 treys, on his way to a game-high 28 points, while Al Muteba battled his way to 24, Quinton Wood 22, Isaac Thomas 11 and Darrell Wilkins 10. Wood Elite, finished 6-2 and secured the 3rd seed in the tournament and will take on #6 Franklin Ford Wednesday evening at 7:00pm. The OG’s, the #10 seed will try to knock off #7 seed Bartow Braves on Sunday at 5:00pm. Summer Hill-1 100 Shaw Industries 85 Summer Hill-1 got out to a really good start and took a 60-35 cushion into the half, but Shaw picked up their energy and wound up making things somewhat interesting by reducing their deficit to as little as nine in the waning seconds of the game, but Summer Hill-1 was able to hang on. Newcomer, Jalen Lovett, burned the nets for 35 in his debut, while Chaz Phillips and Eugene King each had 13, followed by Damon Mitchell and Bailey Rooper, who each netted 11. Markel Williams had 25 for SH1, as Davy Fisher had 18, Jeremiah Shaw 16 and Cade Archer 14. Jonathan Fowler and JP Pritchett each had 11, as Summer Hill-1 finished the regular season 7-1 and will enter the playoffs as the 2nd seed and will await the winner of the game between the #10 OG’s and #7 Bartow Braves, which will be played on Sunday afternoon at 5:00pm. Summer Hill-1 will take the court on Wednesday evening at 8:00pm. Shaw Industries concludes the season at 2-6 and as the #8 seed will meet #9 Toyo-1 on Sunday night at 8:00pm, for the right to take on #1 seeded Baseline-1. Baseline-1 90 Brighter Days 72 A roster-depleted Brighter Days squad couldn’t keep pace with Baseline-1, as AJ Mosby exploded for 36, coming on 15 of 23 shooting from the floor, including six trey buckets. For Brighter Days, Marcus Dortch notched another solid night with 20 points, while Shaquille Calhoun had 16 and Cory Warn 15. Cyrus Banks and Dewayne Jupiter each contributed 10, as Brighter Days finished up their summer campaign at 4-4 and will now enter the playoffs at the #5 seed, where they will face off against #4 seeded Dream Chaserz, in very interesting quarterfinal matchup on Tuesday night at 9:00pm. Baseline-1, who put a stamp on a 2018 SEBL Regular Season Title, will await the winner of #8 Shaw vs. #9 Toyo-1 play-in contest. Baseline-1 will play that quarterfinal game Wednesday night at 9:00pm. Franklin Ford 91 Toyo-1 86 Franklin Ford trailed 54-44 at the half, but JR Smith got cranked up again in the second period and wound up downing 33 points, to help his team work back in the game and steal the win and send Toyo-1 to the playoffs winless. LD Strickland led Toyo-1 with 21 points, while Bryan Owens 17, Josh Chrisitan 14, Eddie Melvin 14 and Sam Taylor 12. As the #9 seed Toyo-1 will take on #8 Shaw Industries on Sunday at 8:00pm. JR Smith, who has averaged 35 points over the last two games, was supported by Talique Cochran who had 24 and Jozell Payne’s 20. Franklin Ford, who improved to 4-4 to end the season, will draw a tough task, as they take on #3 Wood Elite on Wednesday evening at 7:00pm. SEBL Metro A-League 2018 Final Standings: 1. 8-0… Baseline-1 ’05 2. 7-1… Summer Hill-1 3. 6-2… Wood Elite Training 4. 6-2… Dream Chaserz 5. 4-4… Brighter Days 6. 4-4… Franklin Ford 7. 3-5… Bartow Braves 8. 2-6... Shaw Industries 9. 0-8... Toyo-1 10. 0-8... The OG’s SEBL & WSEBL Summer Basketball League Playoffs begin on Sunday: Sunday, Aug. 5th... 3:00pm - WSEBL SF... #4 Summer Hill-3 vs. #1 Elite-77/Dynasty 4:00pm - WSEBL SF... #3 Baseline-3 vs. #2 RAK Outfitters 5:00pm - SEBL A-League... #10 OG's vs. #7 Bartow Braves 6:00pm - SEBL B-League... #6 Team Alumni vs. #3 BC Infinity 7:00pm - SEBL B-League... #5 GSM Ballers vs. #4 Toyo-2 8:00pm - SEBL A-League... #9 Toyo-1 vs. #8 Shaw Industries Tues., Aug. 7th... 7:00pm - SEBL B-League SF... #6 Alumni/#3 Infinity vs. SH-Warriors 8:00pm - SEBL B-League SF... #5 GSM/#4 Toyo-2 vs. #1 SH-Baseline-2 9:00pm - SEBL A-League QF... #5 Brighter Days vs. #4 Dream Chaserz Wed., Aug. 8th... 7:00pm - SEBL A-League QF... #6 Franklin Ford vs. #3 Wood Elite 8:00pm - SEBL A-League QF... #10 OG/#7 Braves vs. Summer Hill-1 9:00pm - SEBL A-League QF... #9 Toyo-1/#8 Shaw vs. #1 Baseline1 Thurs., Aug. 9th... 7:00pm - SEBL A-League Final Four 8:00pm - SEBL A-League Final Four Sat., Aug. 11th... 3:30pm - SEBL City B-League Men's Championship 4:45pm - WSEBL Women's Championship 6:00pm - SEBL Metro A-League Men's Championship *All Games played at Summer Hill Complex - JH Morgan Gym - 129 Aubrey Street, Cartersville, GA

Regular season games for the 2018 Women's SEBL wrapped up Thursday night with a trio of games and will now move into its post-season playoffs. Elite 77-Lady Dynasty finished the regular season with an undefeated mark and will be the top seed in the playoffs. WSEBL Women’s Game Summaries for 8-2-18: Elite-77/Lady Dynasty 57 Flex Nation 42 Elite-77 completed the run of the table, finishing undefeated and taking the WSEBL Regular Season Title, after breaking open a close game in the second half to pull away on the strength of a pressing defense and the perimeter shooting of Re’Tavia Floyd, who dropped four treys in the game. Rachel Irby led Flex with 10 in the game. Floyd finished with 19, for Elite-77 (7-0), while Taya Gibson had 14 and Tanisha Woodard nine. Madison McKinney also netted seven for Elite, who shot a very solid 21 of 47 from the field overall in the contest. Flex, who finishes the season at 2-5, was 14 of 39 combined from the field. RAK 59 Lady Lions 52 RAK picked up the exhibition win over the Lady Lions, who suffered from roster-loss due to members having to report back to school. The Lady Lions borrowed a few players to play the game though, and a good game it was. Lochlain Corliss poured in 27 points in the loss, while borrowed players Keke Williams and Ariel Anderson helped with 15 and 11, respectively. The Lady Lions, unfortunately will not be able to participate in the WSEBL Playoffs and see their season come to a close. For RAK, Ashton Sutton had 14 on 6 of 11 shooting from the field, while Bethany Headrick had 12 and Chandler Sutton made all five of her shot attempts for 10 on the night. Tess Wright also tallied 10 for RAK, who at 6-1, enter the playoffs as the #2 seed. They will play Baseline-3 in the semi-finals on Sunday at 4:00pm. Summer Hill-3 54 Baseline-3 44 Chris Banks downed 18 points to lead Summer Hill-3 to a feel good win over Baseline-3. Ariel Anderson and Keke Williams combined to get 21 points, for Baseline-3, while Melissa Winters tallied nine. Carlee Bragg also had nine for Summer Hill-3 Final Four set for 2018 WSEBL Playoffs: Sunday, August 5 3:00pm - #4 Summer Hill-3 vs. #1 Elite-77 4:00pm - #3 Baseline-3 vs. #2 RAK WSEBL Final Standings 2018: 7-0… Elite-77/Lady Dynasty 6-1… RAK Outfitters 3-4… Baseline-3 3-4… Lady Lions 2-5... Summer Hill-3 1-6... Flex Nation

SEBL basketball game summaries for July 31 and August 1-2 with updated standings. SEBL Metro Conference A-League Summaries for 8-1-2018: Baseline-1 78 Wood Elite Training 73 (OT) In a game with important playoff seeding implications, Baseline-1 had a tough night from the field, and chose an even tougher opponent to struggle against in Wood Elite. Despite trailing for most of the first half, down 37-35 at the break, Baseline-1 was able to battle back in the second half and reclaim the lead – lead they let slip late on consecutive ill-advised shot attempts. Subsequently, Isaac Thomas and Quinton Wood each drew fouls in those waning seconds of regulation, converting all four to send the game to overtime tangled at 68-all. In the OT period, Ryan Davis drove hard, made the bucket and the charity attempt, as a result of the foul he drew. Thomas immediately answered, to trim WET’s deficit to 71-70. But, on the ensuing possession, AJ Mosby buried a dagger from deep in the right corner to give Baseline-1 the 74-70 lead with 1:26 left. After WET misses, Baseline-1 had two chances to increase the lead, but a missed perimeter shot, followed by a missed front end of a 1-and-1 by Davis, gave WET time and hope. Josh Cooper delivered a three in the corner to bring WET back to within 74-73, with 35 ticks on the clock. Forced to foul, WET sent Davis to the line, who was true this time, giving Baseline-1 the 76-73 spread only 24 seconds showing. Wood was unable to answer on his attempt to re-knot the score, as Baseline-1 rebounded and flipped a pass down court for a Hakeem Winters slam at the buzzer, to and insult to injury. Thomas again led WET, who slipped to 5-2, with 23 points and nine boards, while Wood finished with 21. Cooper had 14 and Ray Reeves chipped in 12. Wood Elite had to endure a third consecutive overtime tilt, in what is believed to be an SEBL/Wilkins Pro Am record. For Baseline-1, who remain undefeated at 7-0, Davis recorded a double-double with 31 points and 10 boards, while Mosby finished with 25. Baseline-1, despite shooting an uncharacteristic 27/62 from the field, managed to seal the top seed for the upcoming playoffs, while Wood Elite is now fighting to remain in third, with one more regular season matchup to go. Franklin Ford 91 Shaw Industries 67 Franklin Ford jumped out early behind the shooting of JR Davis, and Shaw was never able to mount a serious run to make the gave very interesting. Davis, who went 4/7 from behind the three point arc in the first half alone, rather nonchalantly added another seven treys in the second half, to chalk up an 11 for 20 three-point effort. Malik Rush and Kevin Hammett tried valiantly to keep pace, scoring 24 each, but Franklin just had too much on this night, as Davis would wind up totaling 39 points. Franklin’s Jozell Payne made matters worse for Shaw has he was 9 of 12 from the field for 18 points, while Talique Cochran had 11. Chris Brock, returning from a foot injury, and Willie Woods each netted nine for Franklin Ford, who improved to 3-4, and moved up into sixth in the standings with the solid win. Summer Hill-1 87 Brighter Days 84 In a game another game worthy of a full article, Summer Hill-1 came back from double-digits in the second half, to surprise Brighter Days. Brighter Days bolted out to an 8-0 lead as Marcus Dortch quickly established he would be a “go to” guy for his team on this night, scoring six early points. SH1 trimmed it to 10-8 on buckets from Keith Ray and Cade Archer, but Brighter Days went on a 10-0 run, capped by a 30-foot bomb by Shaq Calhoun, to go up 20-8. Davy Fisher quickly answered with a trey for SH1, followed by consecutive strong drives from JP Pritchett, to cut it to 20-15. Archer sank two free throws, keeping SH1 close at 22-19. But, Brighter Days then began taking advantage of poor offense by Summer Hill-1, who repetitively drove the lane out of control, giving up easy transition. A block by Kevin Hobbs and flip up the floor for a Calhoun slam, gave Brighter Days what looked like a commanding lead at 35-23 with 7:29 left in the opening half. SH1 trimmed the lead down to 39-33 after a Jeremiah Shaw trey and Korley Grier drive, but a steal and slam by Dortch put Brighter Days back up 43-33 with 2:11 left in the half. But, Archer answered with a drive and lay-in, while drawing the foul, and sank the free throw. Shaw followed with another bucket, and Archer then coaxed another foul and hit both free throws, to help SH1 shave the lead down to 45-40 going into the break. In the second half, Brighter Days worked back out to a double-digit lead again, behind Dortch, but Elijah Hirsh also got involved, scoring nine of his 11 total in the second half. Dewayne Jupiter’s long bank shot put Brighter Days up 66-53 at the 10:24 mark. Just when it looked like SH1 was running out of answers, Ray and Grier drilled consecutive treys, to trigger a 12-0 run that ended with Archer netting two technical shots, and suddenly Brighter Days was reeling with their lead evaporating to 66-65 at the 6:48 mark. Two possessions later, Jonathan Fowler drained a long shot, to knot the score at 68-all. Hirsh made one of two free throws putting Brighter Days up 71-70, but Keith Ray came back with a strong penetration move, to give Summer Hill its first lead of the game at 72-71 with 3:48 remaining. After a long Brighter Days miss, Fowler found Fisher in the right corner for a transition spot up, and he was on the money. Ray then took a charge on Calhoun’s drive, followed by a penetration bucket and old fashioned three-point play, sinking the free throw, putting SH1 up 78-71 with 2:11 on the clock. After Dortch drew a foul shooting a trey and making all three, Fisher nailed another tri-fecta in the other corner, seeing SH1 go back up 81-74 with 1:43 on the clock. But, again, Dortch quickly answered with a trey, 81-77. Ray was fouled just past half court and calmly drained both shots. SH1 up 83-77. Dortch again had a solution, as he sank shots at the line, followed by a tough shot off the glass, to quickly cut their deficit to 83-82 with under a minute left. Buckets were traded with SH1’s Markel Williams breaking free for a finger roll, followed by a Brighter Days put back by Jupiter. Summer Hill-1 was clinging to an 85-84 lead as the seconds ticked down. On the ensuing possession, Ray was tagged with a charge, and with 18 seconds left, Brighter Days had a chance. After a timeout, they inbounded the ball. Calhoun attacked the right lane, and Ray slid in position to take yet another charge. Brighter Days was then forced for fouled Fisher with only 1.4 seconds left, and he hit both clutch attempts. Brighter Days then missed the desperation shot at the buzzer, giving SH1 an unlikely come from behind victory. Dortch torched the nets for 35, as Brighter Days slipped to 4-3 overall. Calhoun also got 19, while Hirsh finished with 11. Summer Hill-1, who moved to 6-1 and locked up the number two seed for the tournament, got balanced scoring from Ray who had 18, as Fisher had 16, Archer 13, Williams 12, Pritchett 11 and Grier nine. Dream Chaserz 105 Toyo-1 95 The Dream Chaserz moved to 5-2 with a high-scoring, non-defensive win over a winless Toyo-1 team. It wasn’t as easy as the Dream Chaserz thought it would be though, as Josh Christian kept Toyo-1 within striking distance the entire first half. The combination of Brannon Hopkins’ long-range shooting and Shon Redding mid-range prowess, helped DC take a 49-40 lead into the intermission. But, in the second half, Toyo-1 charged back and actually led 64-62, after freethrows by Josh Christian. Hopkins answered with a three, to put DC back up one, but LD Strickland tipped a miss back in on the next possession and Toyo-1 was back up 66-65. It would be Toyo’s last lead though, as the Dream Chaserz’s Anthony Hilliard triggered a run with a bucket and freethrow, followed by rebound and backwards flip to a wide open Hopkins. Hilliard then hit a three for DC to open up a spread that Toyo-1 could never recover from. Though Christian and Bryan Owens tried to match with perimeter shooting, the Dream Chaserz, who would down 19 total threes were just too much down the stretch. Toyo-1, who fall to 0-7 on the summer, got 28 from Christian, as Owens and Strickland each getting 17 and Mello Hicks 16. Brannon Hopkins and Hilliard both poured in 34 for the now 5-2 Dream Chaserz, while Devonn Pierce finished with 4 and Shon Redding 15. The Dream Chaserz, currently in fourth, are looking to steal the third seed, with a win Thursday night and a loss by Wood Elite on Saturday. SEBL Metro A-League Capsule for 8-2-2018 Dream Chaserz 90 Bartow Braves 82 The Dream Chaserz did themselves a favor by taking care of business for a second night in a row, after neutralizing the Braves with their speed, to come out with a big win. The Braves were strong for the first 17 minutes of the game, and were up by as many as seven at one point. But, the Dream Chaserz closed the half on a big run, with a flurry of buckets from Logan Shoffner and Anthony Passmore, to go in with a 47-41 lead. The Braves struggles from the field, continued into the second frame, as the Chaserz built as much as a 24 point cushion. Shoffner, again heated up, canning four straight long-range daggers in one stretch. Brannon Hopkins also got involved with a balance of treys and transition baskets off of long Braves’ misses. The Braves managed to make a run late, as Josh Wilson and Richard Olson were the recipients of conversion baskets, as the result of a frantically intensified defensive effort. The Braves wound up cutting the lead down to six in the waning moments, but the deficit proved to be too much to recover from. Wilson wound up dumping in 25 points, while Olson finished with 17, Marquise Brown 10 and newcomber Mike Fabre’ also contributed 10. For DC, who improved to 6-2, Shoffner took team-high honors with 25, with Hopkins finishing with 24, Anthony Hilliard 19, Passmore 11 and Shon Redding 11. The Dream Chaserz turned in another great team shooting effort from beyond the arc, nailing 14/30 attempts. The win ensured the Dream Chaserz will be at least a 4th seed for the upcoming SEBL playoffs, while a Wood Elite loss against the OG’s on Saturday could propel them into the 3rd spot. The Bartow Braves, who conclude the regular season at 3-5, are locked in the 7th seed for the tournament, and will be pitted against the OG’s in the 7 v 10 matchup on Sunday August 5th at 5pm, with the winner of that game taking on 2nd seeded Summer Hill-1, Wednesday night, August 9th at 8pm. SEBL Metro A-League Standings as of 8-3-2018: 1. 7-0… Baseline-1 ’05 2. 6-1… Summer Hill-1 3. 5-2… Wood Elite Training 4. 6-2… Dream Chasers 5. 4-3… Brighter Days 6. 3-4… Franklin Ford 7. 3-5… Bartow Braves 8. 2-5... Shaw Industries 9. 0-7... Toyo-1 10. 0-7... The OG’s SEBL City Conference B-League Capsules for 7-31-2018: SH-Baseline-2 61 GSM Ballers 57 Baseline-2 had to gut a tough win out against GSM, to keep the first seed for the upcoming playoffs. GSM fought all game, trading leads throughout the first half, with Blake Clay getting key buckets. Jeremiah Shaw had a strong first half, and his four treys helped Baseline-2 inch out to a 35-30 at the half. GSM battled back in the second to take the lead on several occasions, with Bryan Owens heating up. But, Markel Williams answered each time to put SHB2 back up. Tied 54-all with under 1:30 left, GSM had two chances to grab the lead back, but took tough shot attempts, and were forced to foul. Williams sank two, putting Baseline-2 up by two. Then, after another GSM miss, Shaw was fouled and sank two clutch charity shots. Again, GSM missed and fouled Korley Grier, who missed the front end. GSM failed to box out and Shaw snagged the board and executed the dagger put back with only 12 seconds remaining. Clay and LD Strickland each had 14 for GSM, while Owen finished with 13. For SH-Baseline-2, who takes the top seeding into the playoffs, Shaw had his usual production with 22, as Williams had 10 and Grier nine. SH Warriors 76 BC Infinity 67 The Warriors secured the second seed for the playoffs by sliding past a very competitive SH-Infinity squad. Jason Greenburg put together a great opening stanza of his own, dropping 18 points, much of it coming on four shots from behind the arc, but the Warriors led most of the way behind the scoring of Cade Archer, who had 15 points of his own in the first 10 minutes of the game. The Warriors led 43-32 at the break. The Warriors could not seem to shake Infinity, as their offense dried up. Infinity fought back behind Latrel Jones, who took over the scoring load, downing 17 of his game-high 25. JP Pritchett got two driving buckets late to cut the score down to 68-65, but the Warriors answered efficient buckets from Mello Hicks and Jalen McKeller to ice the game. For Infinity, who finishes the regular season at 4-3, Greenburg supported Jones, finishing with 20, while Pritchett got 12 and Hunter Johnson nine. Infinity will enter the playoffs as the third seed. Archer led the Warriors (6-1) with 21, as Walter Brown scored 12 and Hicks 11. Team Alumni 65 Toyo-2 60 Team Alumni showed they are not to be taken lightly, as the playoffs loom around the corner, picking up their first win over a Toyo-2 team that has buckled the last few games after moving up to second in the standings at one point. Tailique Cochran, producing points as usual in the first half, finally got some offensive help, as Courtney Gamble shook off some rust to bury four threes. Team Alumni built a 35-26 lead by the half. In the second half, Toyo-2 went down by as many as 16, before finally deciding to put up a challenge, fighting back behind a defensive effort that generated quick buckets from Josh Christian and Jozell Payne. They would trim the score down to two very late, but Gamble and Ken Shaw both came up with big baskets in the closing moments to seal Team Alumni’s first win of the summer. Christian finished with 16 for Toyo-2 (3-4), who lost their third straight, while Payne had 10. For, Team Alumni (1-6), Cochran had 21, while Gamble collected 18. Toyo-2 will enter the playoffs next week as the fourth seed, while Team Alumni didn’t move out of that sixth spot, but the win builds some momentum. SEBL City Conference B-League Final Standings - 8-1-2018: 6-1… SH-Baseline-2 6-1… SH-Warriors 4-3… BC Infinity 3-4… Toyo-2 1-6... GSM Ballers 1-6... Team Alumni SEBL City Conference Playoff Schedule: The SEBL City B-League Bracket is set with the following games… Sunday, August 5th - 6:00pm - #6 Team Alumni vs. #3 BC Infinity Sunday, August 5th – 7:00pm - #5 GSM Ballers vs. #4 Toyo-2 Tuesday, August 7th – 8:30pm – Winner GSM/Toyo-2 vs. #1 SH-Baseline-2 Tuesday, August 7th – 9:30pm – Winner Team Alumni/BC Infinity vs. #2 SH-Warriors Saturday, August 11th – 3:30pm – City Conference B-League Championship Upcoming SEBL & WSEBL Summer League Games: Thur. Aug. 2, 2018: 6:30pm - WSEBL Women... Baseline-3 vs. Summer Hill-3 7:30pm - WSEBL Women... Lady Lions vs. RAK 8:30pm - WSEBL Women... Flex Nation vs. Elite-77 9:30pm - SEBL A-League... Dream Chaserz vs. Bartow Braves Sat. Aug. 4, 2018: 5:00pm - SEBL A-League... The OG's vs. Wood Elite 6:00pm - SEBL A-League... Shaw Industries vs. Summer Hill-1 7:00pm - SEBL A-League... Brighter Days vs. Baseline-1 8:00pm - SEBL A-League... Toyo-1 vs. Franklin Ford All Games played at: Summer Hill Complex JH Morgan Gymnasium 129 Aubrey Street Cartersville, GA 30120 Playoffs begin on Sunday, August 5th. Championship Games will be Saturday August 11th.

The Yankees’ 2018 top draft choice, Anthony Seigler, was promoted Tuesday from the Rookie Gulf Coast League Yankees West to the slightly higher, rookie-level Pulaski, Virginia Yankees of the Appalachian League. Seigler, 19, starred at Cartersville High School and was selected in the first round this past June by the New York Yankees. The switch-hitting catcher started his professional career with a dozen games in the Gulf Coast League where he hit for a .333 batting average in 36 official at-bats. He contributed one home run and four RBI with a pair of doubles and six walks. During his time with the Tampa-based GCL Yankees West, Seigler missed some games with a minor hamstring injury but it did not impact his success. In his debut with Pulaski Tuesday night, Seigler started and hit second in the order. He lined a single into centerfield in his first at-bat and finished the night 1-for-2 with two walks although his new Yankees’ club lost in ten innings to the Burlington Royals, 6-4. The 10-team Appalachian League, which has been around since 1911, has teams located in Virginia, North Carolina, West Virginia, and Tennessee. The league includes players signed after the MLB’s annual amateur draft and ends in September. Pulaski (17-23) is currently in fourth place in the Appalachian League’s East Division. The Yanks trail the division leading Princeton Rays by nine games. The Bluefield Blue Jays, Danville Braves, and Burlington Royals are also in Pulaski’s division. Photos from @PulaskiYanks @MiLB Twitter feeds.

In the week ending Sunday, July 29, L.A. Angels' prospect Connor Justus continued a hot offensive summer of progress with the Inland Empire 66ers of the California League and rookie professional Anthony Seigler returned from a minor injury to continue his steady work in Florida. Meanwhile, Sam Howard was optioned back to Triple-A Albuquerque after his second stint this season with the big league Colorado Rockies. SAM HOWARD — Albuquerque Isotopes (5th-yr. pro; LHP; Colorado Rockies organization; Triple-A Pacific Coast League; Georgia Southern; Cartersville HS)… The Colorado Rockies optioned Howard back to Triple-A Albuquerque of the Pacific Coast League on Saturday. The southpaw was returned to the minor leagues to make room on the Rockies’ 25-man roster for the acquisition of Seunghwan Oh. Oh, a right-handed reliever, was officially acquired last Thursday from Toronto in an attempt to bolster their bullpen. Howard did not make an appearance for Colorado in this second stint of the year with the major league team. The 25-year-old made his first appearance in the big leagues this season tossing a scoreless inning June 10 against the Arizona Diamondbacks. In 14 starts with the Isotopes this year, Howard’s results in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League have come against hitters who are on average 1.6 years older. Over 68 innings in Albuquerque, the 6’3” southpaw has a 5.43 ERA (5.02 FIP) with a 1.59 WHIP, 7.3 K/9 rate and 3.4 BB/9 rate. Howard was not listed as a probable starter for any of the Isotopes games in July. Albuquerque (50-57) is currently fourth in the PCL’s Pacific Southern Division and has a seven-game homestand against Round Rock and New Orleans that begins Wednesday. CONNOR JUSTUS — Inland Empire 66ers (3rd-yr. pro; MIF; L.A. Angels organization; Advanced Class A California League; Georgia Tech; Cartersville HS)… continued his productive offensive summer with the 66ers hitting .325 over his last ten games with a home run, five RBIs, eight runs scored, seven walks, and a pair of stolen bases. In 34 games since returning to Inland Empire on June 22, Justus is hitting a robust .305 with a .409 on-base percentage, and a slugging percentage of .516. The recent hitting surge has the middle infielder with a .234 batting average for 91 games split between Double-A Mobile and Inland Empire. He has totaled six homers and 38 RBI for the year with a .352 on-base percentage. Defensively, Justus has a .953 fielding percentage in 85 games combined with the two Angels’ affiliates. He has started 56 games at shortstop and 29 at second base with 17 errors in 360 total chances. He has also been part of 48 double plays. Inland Empire (54-54 overall, 20-17, 2nd half, third place California League South Division) hosts Lancaster Tuesday through Thursday in a three-game series before entertaining Modesto for three games Friday through Sunday. ANTHONY SEIGLER — GCL Yankees West (1st-yr. pro; C; N.Y. Yankees organization; Rookie Gulf Coast League; Cartersville HS)… now has ten starts as a professional after going 2-for-10 with one RBI and one run scored in three games last week. In his ten games with Yankees West, Seigler is 10-for-31 (.323) with a pair of doubles and three RBIs. He has walked five times for a .417 on-base percentage, has scored five times, and has typically hit in the two-hole of the batting order. Defensively, the Yankees first-round selection has thrown out two of thirteen stolen base attempts and has a fielding percentage of .986. Yankees West (15-14) are currently in third place of the Gulf Coast League’s Northwest Division and have ten games scheduled this week, including four doubleheaders, to catch up a schedule that has been hampered by recent rainouts.

The Colorado Rockies optioned left-handed pitcher Sam Howard back to Triple-A Albuquerque of the Pacific Coast League on Saturday. Howard, who represents valuable starting pitching depth for the Rockies, heads back to the minor leagues to make room on the 25-man roster for the acquisition of Seunghwan Oh. Oh, a right-handed reliever, was officially acquired Thursday by the Rockies from the Toronto Blue Jays in an attempt to bolster their bullpen. Howard did not make an appearance for Colorado in this second stint of the year with the major league Rockies. The 25-year-old made his first appearance in the big leagues this season tossing a scoreless inning June 10 against the Arizona Diamondbacks. In 14 starts with the Isotopes this year, Howard’s results in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League have come against hitters who are on average 1.6 years older. Over 68 innings in Albuquerque, the 6’3” southpaw has a 5.43 ERA (5.02 FIP) with a 1.59 WHIP, 7.3 K/9 rate and 3.4 BB/9 rate.

The 2018-19 school year is just around the corner for the middle school members of the Bartow-Gordon Middle School Athletic Association (BGMSAA). As a result, the league has released the 2018 Fall seasons for BGMSAA softball, football, and academic teams. Schedules for BGMSAA cross country and golf will be added at a later date. BartowSportsZone.com is once again the website host for BGMSAA schedules, results, and standings. From the home page, select "More" from the menu options and select the active season for BGMSAA sports and activities. 2018 BGMSAA SOFTBALL Thursday, August 16 Adairsville at Red Bud Cartersville at Woodland Calhoun at South Central Monday, August 20 Cass at South Central Calhoun at Woodland Wednesday, August 22 Red Bud at Cass South Central at Cartersville Adairsville at Calhoun Monday, August 27 Adairsville at Cartersville Woodland at South Central Wednesday, August 29 Calhoun at Cass Wednesday, September 5 Woodland at Adairsville Cass at Cartersville Thursday, September 6 Red Bud at Calhoun Monday, September 10 Red Bud at Woodlnad Tuesday, September 11 Cartersville at Calhoun Wednesday, September 12 Cass at Adairsville South Central at Red Bud Monday, September 17 Woodland at Cass Wednesday, September 19 Cartersville at Red Bud South Central at Adairsville September 25-30 BGMSAA Tournament at Woodland 2018 BGMSAA FOOTBALL Thursday, August 23 Red Bud at Adairsville Woodland at Cartersville South Central at Cass Thursday, August 30 South Central at Calhoun Cartersville at Red Bud Cass at Adairsville Thursday, September 6 Adairsville at Cartersville Calhoun at Cass Woodland at South Central Thursday, September 13 Cartersville at Calhoun Red Bud at Woodland Adairsville at South Central Thursday, September 20 Cass at Cartersville Calhoun at Red Bud Adairsville at Woodland Thursday, September 27 Calhoun at Adairsville South Central at Red Bud Cass at Woodland Thursday, October 4 Red Bud at Cass Cartersville at South Central Woodland at Calhoun Saturday, October 13 (All games at Woodland) 5th place vs. 6th place (Consolation Game) 1st place vs. 4th place (Playoff Semifinal) 2nd place vs. 3rd place (Playoff Semifinal) Thursday, October 18 (at highest seed) BGMSAA Championship Game 2018 BGMSAA ACADEMIC TEAM Tuesday, September 4 Cass at Cartersville Red Bud at South Central Adairsville at Woodland Tuesday, September 11 Calhoun at Cass Adairsville at Cartersville Woodland at Red Bud Tuesday, September 18 Woodland at Calhoun Red Bud at Cartersville Adairsville at South Central Tuesday, September 25 South Central at Cartersville Woodland at Cass Calhoun at Adairsville Tuesday, October 2 Cass at Red Bud Cartersville at Woodland Calhoun at South Central Thursday, October 18 Red Bud at Adairsville Cartersville at Calhoun Cass at South Central Tuesday, October 23 Cass at Adairsville South Central at Woodland Calhoun at Red Bud Saturday, October 27 BGMSAA Tournament at Woodland

Men's and women's SEBL action from Thursday, July 26. On the women's side, RAK Outfitters and Elite-77 remained unbeaten through five games, while Baseline-1 stayed undefeated in the Men's Metro Conference A-League. All SEBL games are played at the Summer Hill Complex - JH Morgan Gym located at 129 Aubrey Street in Cartersvile. WSEBL Women’s recaps for 7-26-2018: RAK 62 Summer Hill-3 38 RAK got balanced scoring with four players reaching double-figures, in a lopsided victory over Summer Hill-3. For Summer Hill-3, who remains winless at 0-5, Rachel Irby had 13 points, while Carlee Bragg got eight. For RAK, who improved to 5-0, Bethany Headrick had 20, while Chandler Sutton got 12. Tess Wright and Becca Cheeks each netted eleven. Flex Nation 45 Baseline-3 40 Flex led most of the way and got 14 from Aleigh Cass and six from Jaylah Carr, as they upset Baseline-3, to improve to 1-4 overall. For Baseline-3, who fell to 2-3, Ariel Anderson led the way with 19 points, as Sandy Almon got 12. Elite-77/Lady Dynasty 51 Lady Lions 46 (OT) The Lady Lions made a push late to force over-time at 42-all, but ran out of gas, as Elite-77 scored first, then capitalized on two key perimeter misses by the Lady Lions. The Lady Lions (2-3), were paced by Brooke Whitaker’s 15, as Lochlain Corliss and Taylor Delasbour each had 12. Taya Gibson led Elite-77 (5-0) with 21 points, while Tenisha Woodard and Ieshia Alexander contributed nine and seven, respectively. WSEBL Standings as of 7-27-2018: 5-0… RAK Outfitters 5-0… Elite-77/Lady Dynasty 2-3… Baseline-3 2-3… Lady Lions 1-4... Flex Nation 0-5... Summer Hill-3 SEBL Metro Conference A-League Recap for 7-26-2018: Baseline-1 99 Shaw Industries 64 In the lone SEBL A-League game on Thursday evening, Baseline-1 took advantage of a leg-weary Shaw Industries team, who was playing their third game in four days. After falling down 18-9 early, Shaw made a run on two treys and bucket by Malik Rush, followed by a fade-away from the baseline from Kevin Hammett, to take a 19-18 lead. It would be Shaw’s only lead of the game, as Baseline-1 kicked into gear to build a 41-26 lead by the intermission, fueled by Ryan Davis’ scoring antics. Baseline’s AJ Mosby, went on a roll in the second half, while Shaw was too drained to keep pace. Hammett led Shaw Industries (2-4) with 20 points, while Rush had 17 and Randy McClure 16. For Baseline-1, now 6-0, Davis had 39 and Mosby 30. Baseline-1 shot a combined 55.8% from the field on 38/68 shooting. Mosby downed 28 of this total point production in the second half alone. Baseline-1 connected on a combined 19 threes in the contest. SEBL Metro A-League Standings as of 7-27-2018: 6-0… Baseline-1 ‘05 4-1… Summer Hill-1 4-1… Wood Elite Training 3-2… Dream Chaserz 3-2… Brighter Days 3-3… Bartow Braves 2-3… Franklin Ford 2-4... Shaw Industries 0-5... Toyo-1 0-6... The OG’s

High school football is officially back this week with the start of the mandatory five-day acclimation period and preseason practices for 2018. Teams have hit practice fields all over the state of Georgia with season opening scrimmages just around the corner. For the four Bartow County teams, scrimmages kick off on Friday, August 10 with Adairsville scrimmaging at Woodland, Cartersville scrimmaging at Dalton, and Cass hosting a scrimmage with Pepperell. Other high school fall sports have started their official workouts as well. Softball, volleyball, boys and girls cross country teams and cheerleading can conduct their earliest practices Monday. Softball teams can play games as early Aug. 3. Volleyball and cross country teams can compete Aug. 6. The high school football regular season can kick off as early as Aug. 17. In recent years, the Georgia High School Association has implemented procedures created by the Inter-Association Tsk Force for Preseason Secondary School Athletics Participants. More details may be viewed in the paper, “Preseason Heat-Acclimatization Guidelines for Secondary School Athletes.” The current rules are designed with the intent of reducing heat-related injuries associated with high school football and injuries from excessive contract drills. The acclimation time rules started for GHSA-member schools back in 2012 and were put in place following a span of years (1994-2009, per University of Georgia study) in which the state suffered more heat-related deaths among high school and college football players than any other state. Currently, at least 17 states have similar guidelines and many more are considering them. Teams will not be allowed to begin padded practices until after their fifth practice. Players wear helmets and moutpieces in the first five days of two hour practices prior to August 1. Walk-through practices are permissable as long as there is at least a two-hour break between the two activities. Two-a-day practices are allowed starting August 1 in full pads with no single session lasting longer than three hours. If two practices are held, then the total time should not exceed five hours and there must be a three-hour rest time between the two practices. Two-a-day practices cannot be consecutive. All double-session days must be followed by a single-session day or a day off and walk-through sessions are not allowed on days when two practices are conducted. With players in pads, the weather can impact the practice schedule as well. Schools are equipped with wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT) devices that take into account air temperature, relative humidity, wind speeds, cloud cover and sun angle to calculate heat stress. Schools are not allowed to practice if the WBGT reading is higher than 92 (comparable to a heat index of above 100). Usually, mornings don’t get too hot, but once school starts and football practice moves to the afternoon, the WBGT readings can soar and restrict practices. Georgia high school football practices are also required to limit full contact. For purposes of the restrictions, GHSA defines four levels of contact with six terms. AIR - Players run a drill unopposed without contact; BAGS - Players run a drill against a bag or another soft-contact surface; CONTROL -Players run a drill at assigned speed until the moment of contact and one player is pre-determined the “winner” by the coach. Contact remains above the waist and players stay on their feet; THUD - Players run a drill at competitive speed through the moment of contact with no pre-determined “winner.” Contact remains above the waist, players stay on their feet and a quick whistle ends the drill; LIVE ACTION - Players run a drill in game-like conditions and is the only time that players are taken to the ground; FULL CONTACT - Contact which meets the definition of Live Action or Thud. Pre-Season & Spring Practice and Summer Contact Camps: 1) Full contact shall be allowed in no more than 2 consecutive practice days per week; 2) Full contact during practice shall be limited to not more than 45 minutes per day; 3) Full contact during practice shall be limited to not more than 135 minutes per week; and 4) During any twice-daily practice, only one session per day shall include full contact. 5) In Summer Contact Camps, the only form of Full Contact allowed is Thud. 6) Schools will be limited to attending no more than three (3) Team Contact Camps per summer (no more than eight (8) days total). Regular and Post Season Practice: 1) Full contact during practice shall be allowed in no more than three practice days per week; 2) Full contact during practice shall not be allowed on more than two consecutive days; 3) Full contact during practice shall be limited to not more than 30 minutes per day; 4) Full contact during practice shall be limited to not more than 90 minutes per week. In addition, schools are required to produce a written practice plan prepared in advance by the head coach prior to every practice. As part of the GHSA by-law, the school must maintain these plans for a period of at least one year. Source: Georgia High School Association Constitution and By-Laws

The National Federation of High Schools (NFHS) has released its revisions, rationales, clarifications, editorial changes, and points of emphasis for officials for the Fall 2018 GHSA seasons in football, softball, volleyball, and cross country. The NFHS has been the national high school sports and activities governing body since 1920 with offices in Indianapolis, Indiana. The NFHS serves its 50 member state high school athletic/activity associations plus the District of Columbia and publishes playing rules in 16 sports for boys and girls competition. NFHS also administers fine arts programs in speech, theater, debate, and music. The NFHS serves over 11 million students each year. Rules revisions, rationales, clarifications, and points of emphasis: FOOTBALL 1-5-4, 1-5-5, 3-5-10e (NEW) 3-6-2, 9-9: Improperly equipped player shall be replaced for at least one down. Rationale: Prior to the game, the head coach is responsible for verifying that the players are legally equipped and will not use illegal equipment. The penalty for a player who is not properly equipped has changed from a distance penalty against the team to removal of that player for at least one down. The penalty provisions for any use of illegal equipment remain unchanged and result in an unsportsmanlike conduct foul charged to the head coach. 2-32-16a: Defenseless player provisions for passer clarified. Rationale: The committee clarified that defenseless player provisions do not apply to a passer until a legal forward pass is thrown. The passer continues to be a defenseless player until the pass ends or the passer moves to participate in the play. 6-1-3b PENALTY, 6-1-4 PENALTY: Signal change for free kick infractions. Rationale: The signal for free kick infractions, other than encroachment of the neutral zone, has been changed from signal 18 to signal 19. 6-1-9b (NEW), 6-1-9b PENALTY (NEW), 10-4-2 EXCEPTION (NEW), 10-5-1j (NEW): New penalty option adopted for fouls by kicking team. Rationale: In an effort to reduce re-kicks, further minimize risk and ensure that appropriate penalties are in place for all fouls, the committee has added an option for fouls committed by the kicking team during free and scrimmage kicks. The change would allow the receiving team all of the previous options as well as accepting the distance penalty at the end of the down. SIX-PLAYER FOOTBALL (RULE 3): Length of time between periods revised. Rationale: The timing rule between periods and intermission for six-player football has been standardized to match the current NFHS 8-, 9- and 11-player football rules. 2018 EDITORIAL CHANGES Field Diagrams, 1-3-7, Table 1-7 (9.), 3-4-2c, 3-5-2b, 3-5-5b, 3-6 PENALTY, 5-1-2a, 7-2-5b EXCEPTION (1), Table 7-5-4, 7-5-5, 9-4 PENALTY, 9-5-1h, 9-7-2 EXCEPTION, 9-8-1j, 10-4-7, Resolving Tied Games, Penalty Summary, NFHS Official Football Signals, Index. 2018 POINTS OF EMPHASIS Proper Wearing and Use of Required Equipment Blindside Blocks and Defenseless Player Application of Personal Fouls and Unsportsmanlike Conduct Time Management SOFTBALL 1-1-7, 2-22-4, Table 5-1, 5-1-1o: The media shall be prohibited from being in live-ball area. The home team or game management may designate an area for the media in dead ball territory. Rationale: Clarifies that game management may designate a media area in dead ball territory. 1-5-2a: The knob may be molded, lathed, welded or adjustable, but must be permanently fastened. Rationale: Clarifies that an adjustable knob is permissible, provided the knob is permanently fastened by the manufacturer. 1-8-4: Defensive players are permitted to wear a shield on their face/head protection in the field but it must be constructed of a molded, rigid material that is clear and permits 100 percent (no tint) allowable light transmission. Rationale: In an effort to promote risk minimization, tinted eye shields are prohibited for defensive face/head protection. 6-1-1 PENALTY, 6-1-2 Thru 4 PENALTY, 6-2-1 PENALTY, 6-2-7 PENALTY: in the case of an illegal pitch, the batter is awarded a ball. The penalty that permitted base runners to be awarded one base without liability to be put out is removed. Rationale: The new language creates more balance between offense and defense. The batter should receive the award rather than runners already on base. 2019 SOFTBALL MAJOR EDITORIAL CHANGES 2-65-2: Clarifies there can be no appeal of the play that occurred prior to the umpire awarding an intentional walk. 6-1-2a, b: Clarifies what motion constitutes the start of the pitch and when the step back of the non-pivot foot may be taken. APPENDIX H: An Appendix regarding DP/FLEX rules was added for quick reference. 2019 SOFTBALL EDITORIAL CHANGES 2-65-2, 3-5-1 NOTE, 5-1 Table, 5-1-1k, 6-2-5, 7-1-2 PENALTY 3, 8-2-4 PENALTY, 8-4-3, 10-1-1 VOLLEYBALL 2-4-1b: A referee shall stop play when any player gains an illegal advantage by contacting any team member while playing the ball. Rationale: Clarifies that no team member may assist a player during an attempt to play the ball. 5-5-3b(10) (NEW): The second referee has the responsibility to ensure that the head coach remains in the replacement zone no closer than 6 feet to the sideline, when standing during play. Rationale:Supports the second referee’s responsibilities as outlined in the Officials Manual. 5-5-3b(13), 5-5-3b(20), 5-8-3a NOTE (NEW): When multiple courts are in use, the second referee may end a time-out or interval between sets with a long whistle in place of the timer sounding an audio signal (horn). Rationale:Clarifies timer and second referee responsibilities during time-outs/intervals when multiple courts are in use. 9-8-2 EXCEPTION (NEW), 11-4-1b (NEW): When a replay is signaled due to an injury/illness and the injured/ill player cannot continue play, the head coach may request a substitute or complete a legal libero replacement for the injured/ill player or take a team time-out(s) if the team has remaining time-outs. Rationale: Clarifies the procedures for a replay due to an injured/ill player and adds the option of a legal libero replacement. 10-2 PENALTIES 2: After a team is charged with an unnecessary delay, the coach may request no further substitutions until the next completed rally. Rationale: Eliminates further delay of the set by removing the option to request additional substitutions after a team is charged with an unnecessary delay. 11-5-3 (NEW): Between sets, teams may warm up in their playing area, but may not hit volleyballs over the net into the opponents playing area. Rationale: Establishes parameters for warming up between sets that minimize the risk of injury. SIGNAL #21: To signal unnecessary delay, raise the hand on the side of the offending team beside head, palm facing shoulder, hold the appropriate card on the wrist of the raised hand. Rationale:Simplifies mechanics for unnecessary delay signal and clarifies side at fault. 2018-19 VOLLEYBALL MAJOR EDITORIAL CHANGES 1-5-2c (NEW), 1-7-2 thru 4: Provides consistency by listing all reasons why a match shall be declared a forfeit and clarifies that a forfeit is considered a termination of a match and not a suspension. 5-4-1c: Clarifies that the inspection of net antennas is a prematch responsibility of the first referee. 5-5-3b (13) & (20): Clarifies that the second referee shall use a double whistle to indicate the warning during a time-out and when an intermission is used. 6-4-5 NOTE (NEW): Clarifies that when a team is playing with fewer than six players, the vacant position remains open when rotating to the front row. 2018-2019 Volleyball Editorial Changes 2-1-4, 5-2-1b, 5-4-4d(1) & (4), 10-4-3c, 12-2 Procedures for Unsporting Conduct Violations 4 and 5, How to Use the Signals #20 2018-19 Volleyball Points of Emphasis Safety of Referee Stands Warm-Up Safety Treatment of Line Judges Net Fault Signal Mechanics CROSS COUNTRY 4-3-1: Eliminates redundant language and expands definition of foundation garments. Rationale: This change expands the current interpretation of foundation garment to include any item worn under the uniform top and/or bottom as well as eliminate duplicate language in same rule. 4-3-2: Clarifies uniform language for relay and cross country team members. Rationale: Slight differences in design of uniform do not negatively impact the identification of a relay or cross country team. The expectation of this rule is that all relay and cross country team members can be clearly identified as representing the same school. 8-1-1 thru 3: Clarifies legal course layout. Rationale: Clarification of course markings. 8-3-2 thru 5: Clarifies order of finish based on torso. Rationale: Clarifies that no matter the system used, the order of finish is based on when the torso crosses the finish line. 2019 Editorial Changes 6-2-20: Provides consistent language in the rules book, case book and officials manual. Rationale: Consistency with wording in the rules books. 2019 Editorial Changes 4-6-5 Notes, 5-1-3, 8-6-1 thru 3, 5-2-3, 5-3-6, 6-5-1, 6-9-1 2019 Points of Emphasis Uniforms Wearable Technology

Men's and women's SEBL action from July 19-23. All SEBL games are played at the Summer Hill Complex - JH Morgan Gym located at 129 Aubrey Street in Cartersvile. WSEBL Recaps for July 19 and July 22: July 19, 2018 Results RAK 42 Baseline-3 24 RAK gave Baseline-3 its first loss of the season, after building a 27-10 lead by half-time and coasting the rest of the way. Nakiya Washington and KeKe Swain managed five and four points, respectively for Baseline-3, who had trouble putting the ball in the basketball while slipping to 2-1. RAK, 3-0, got 17 from Bethany Headrick and 13 from Becca Cheeks. Lady Lions 36 Flex Nation 27 The Lady Lions held Flex to only seven first half points. Taylor Delasbour had 10 by herself, to lead the Lady Lions to a 14-point spread at the half. Airiel Anderson got hot for three treys in the second half, to help Flex make a run for it, but Flex held on. Anderson had 12 for Flex, who slipped to 0-3. Delasbour finished with 11, while Lochlain Corliss put up 10, as the Lady Lions pick up their first win of the season and now stand at 1-2. Elite77/Lady Dynasty 54 Summer Hill-3 28 Taya Gibson and Madison McKinney combined for 30 points, as Elite77 ran away with Summer Hill-3, who got 10 points from Aleigh Cass and six from Alexis Garnigan. Elite 77 remained unbeaten at 3-0, while SH3 is still winless at 0-3. July 22, 2018 Results Lady Lions 68 Summer Hill-3 18 The Lady Lions picked up their second straight win with an easy win over Summer Hill-3, who struggled to score the ball. Rachel Irby scored nine for the 0-4 Summer Hill-3 team. Brooke Whitaker nailed 5/6 treys, on her way to leading the now 2-2 Lady Lions with 19 points, while Taylor Delasbour scored 17. Elite77/Lady Dynasty 45 Baseline-3 31 Elite 77 broke open a 17-all tie at the half, with a 15-2 run to open the second half, behind Re’Tavia Floyd and Tanisha Woodard’s scoring. Baseline-3 bounced back behind a spree of scoring from KeKe Swain, trimming the deficit to six on several occasions, but Elite77 had an answer down the stretch. Swain took game-high honors with 19 for Baseline-3, who slipped to 2-2, while Alissa Winters made her WSEBL debut with a nice driving bucket in the first half. Floyd and Woodard paced the 4-0 Elite77 squad with 12 and 10, respectively. RAK 59 Flex Nation 44 Becca Cheeks and Tess Wright scored 14 and 13, respectively, to help RAK (4-0) fight off a pesky Flex Nation club, who saw Aleigh Cass down 16 in the game. Bethany Headrick also had nine and Ashton Sutton eight for RAK, while Ebony Johnson scored eight and Alexis Garnigan six for Flex, who slipped to 0-4. WSEBL Standings as of 7-23-2018: 4-0… RAK Outfitters 4-0… Elite-77/Lady Dynasty 2-2… Baseline-3 2-2… Lady Lions 0-4... Summer Hill-3 0-4... Flex Nation (click on images to enlarge) Photos from WSEBL and SEBL City Conference SEBL Metro Conference A-League Capsules for 7-21-2018: Baseline-1 114 Franklin Ford 93 Baseline-1 jumped out to a huge lead early, up by as many as 26 at about the 11-minute mark of the first half. Hakeem Winters and CJ Bennett were recipients of multiple transition passes from AJ Mosby, while Bennett and Ryan Davis also combine for five threes, as Baseline-1 built a 35-9 cushion. But, Franklin Ford did not quit and began battling back, as Baseline-1 seemed to become bored. That lethargic approach, fueled FF’s JR Davis and Talique Cochran. The duo triggered a run that saw Baseline’s lead shrink to 57-55 by the half. Franklin Ford actually had a shot at the buzzer to take the lead into the break. Just into the second half, Cochran hit a trey, putting Franklin Ford up for the first time at 62-60, completing a huge comeback. But, the feat was short-lived, as Baseline-1 woke up to go on a massive 26-2 run, led by 10 points from Mosby, two threes from Tory Smith and a driving dunk from Arthur Bennett. Baseline-1 cruised the rest of the way. Cochran paced Franklin Ford with 30 points, coming on 12-22 shooting from the floor, as Davis finished with 29, including a 7/16 effort from the 3-point line. Elijah Windom, who was traded from Toyo-1, helped Franklin Ford, who slipped to 2-3, with 21 of his own. For the still unbeaten Baseline-1 squad (5-0), Mosby led the way with 34 points and 11 assists, on a 17/21 night from the floor, while Ryan Davis dropped 12 of his 16 attempts en route to 31 points. Hakeem Winters and Bennett tallied 18 and 16, respectively. Dream Chaserz 102 The OG’s 86 The Dream Chaserz found gutted out a surprisingly difficult matchup against a much smaller OG roster, finding themselves down for most of the first half. After being down as much as 35-26 with at about the 8-minute mark, DC before re-grouped and mounted a 22-8 run to close the first half, going in with a 48-43 lead. In the run, Brannon Hopkins and Logan Shoffner combined to drop five three-pointers. Shaquilled Hopson had 16 in the first half to lead The OG’s. An 11-3 spurt to open the second half, saw the OG’s reclaim the lead at 54-51, but that would be their last lead, as DC’s Hopkins answered with consecutive treys to ignite another run. The OG’s would fall down by double-digits, but continued to fight the rest of the way, behind the hard-nosed play of Reggie King, who tallied 18 points in the second half. Hopson led The OG’s with 25, but it was King’s 21 point, 23 rebound outing that resonated. Chris Brown also had 18, while Tomar McClendon netted 15, as The OG’s fell to 0-5. For the Dream Chaserz, Hopkins finished with 30, as Shon Redding pounded in 24 on 11 of 16 from the floor. Chevelan Pearson also had 17, while Logan Shoffner scored 16 and Devonn Pierce 12, coming on a 4/5 effort from the 3-point line. Summer Hill-1 89 Bartow Braves 58 Summer Hill-1 opened up a nip and tuck affair midway through the first half, behind a surge of scoring from Davy Fisher, Cade Archer and Jacob Ali, to take a 41-27 lead into the break – lead the Braves would not be able to challenge. With both teams missing players for the day, this looked to be an interesting matchup. With the Braves missing sharp-shooting Tim Fortenberry, Summer Hill-1 got the better of the situation, as they picked up a couple of new players to fill the void, adding Archer, Latrel Jones and Korley Grier to the roster. In the second half, Fisher and JP Pritchett heated, combining to go 9/16 from beyond the arc. The Braves, despite 26 points and 13 rebounds from Josh Wilson, could not mount a run down the stretch. Josh Torres collected 13 points and Marquise Brown nine to help the Braves (2-3) effort. For SH-1, now 3-1, Fisher dropped 30, as Archer had 20, Pritchett 15, Ali 14 and Gier five. Wood Elite 104 Toyo-1 89 Wood Elite moved to 3-0, with a relatively easy 15-point win, in a game that was much more lopsided than the final score indicated. Toyo-1 was down as much at 30 at one point, before finally deciding to put up fight in the latter minutes of the game, trimming the score to look respectable. Josh Christian led Toyo-1 with 21, while Donlin Hinton had 20. LD Strickland also contributed 15 and Eddie Melvin 11, as Toyo slipped to 0-4 at their mid-way point of the summer schedule. Phill Carillo went 10/22 from the 3-point line on his way to 32 points, while Eli Mayberry had 25, Quinton Wood 22 and Chapin Rierson 20. SEBL Metro Conference A-League Capsules for 7-23-18: Wood Elite Training 88 Brighter Days 73 WET’s Quinton Wood downed 31 points on 11 of 17 shooting from the field, including six treys, to counter-act a monster performance from Brighter Days’ Elijah Hirsh, who pounded in 29 and swiped the glass for 17 boards. WET jumped out to a double-digit lead in the first half, taking a 46-30 spread into the half, then fought off several Brighter Days runs in the second half. Kevin Hobbs chipped in with 13 and Cory Warn 10, for the Vic Beasley-coached Brighter Days club, who have now dropped two games in a row and slipped to 2-2 in the standings. Chapin Rierson also got 13, Jonathan Mason 11 and Phil Cirillo 10, for WET, who improved to 4-0. Wood Elite Training holds steady at 2nd place in the SEBL Metro Standings. Bartow Braves 79 The OG’s 68 Josh Wilson posted one of the most efficient games in recent memory, as he poured in 41 points, on 14/17 shooting from the field and netting 12/14 freethrows, as the Braves broke open a close game in the second half, pulling way for the 11-point win. The Braves, the defending SEBL Metro A-League champs, have suffered from inconsistent play as a whole, the last few games, picked up the much-needed win and hard-playing, pesky OG squad. Shaquille Hopson scored 22 to lead the OG’s (0-6), while Chris Brown had 17 and Brian Griffin and Dee Henderson each contributed 11. The Braves, who moved to 3-3, also got 13 from Josh Torres and nine from Richard Olson. The win moved the Braves into 5th place in the standings. Summer Hill-1 85 Wood Elite Training 83 (OT) Summer Hill-1 was down 19-7 early, but outlasted WET in what was one of the most exciting games of the summer, thus far. SH1 down by seven late in regulation, had to employ fullcourt pressure and fight to knot it up, then went up 78-75 on Davy Fisher trey with only about 15 seconds left. But, Phil Cirillo drilled a deep three with defenders all over him to re-tie it, sending the game to overtime. WET drew first blood in the OT, with a bucket in the lane from Eli Mayberry, but JP Pritchett answered with a three and then after a steal, split defenders to give SH1 the 83-80 lead with 30 seconds remaining. Cirillo, then used a good screen from Isaac Thomas to gain room to launch another trey, which he drained while drawing the foul, with 20 seconds on the clock. He missed the freethrow, and SH1’s Antonio Wade milked the clock down to six ticks, then drove the lane and drew a foul. He sank both freethrows with 2.1 seconds showing. WET could not answer on the desperation attempt at the buzzer. Thomas and Mayberry each had 17, Jonathan Mason 16, while Cirillo’s heroics left him with 15 on the game, as WET fell to 4-1. For SH1, who improved to 4-1, Fisher led all scorers with 29, Wade 17, Pritchett 15, Cade Archer 13 and Keith Ray 10. Shaw Industries 75 Toyo-1 62 Shaw Industries evened its record up at 2-2, after pulling out a hard-fought win over winless Toyo-1. Shaw took a 38-32 lead into the intermission, and built on that lead into the second half, behind the scoring of Randy McClure and Malik Rush. Coming off long misses by Toyo, McClure benefitted with several resounding slams in the second half. Bobby Smith motored his way to 32 points, but didn’t get a great deal of help from his teammates, as they struggled to find the mark, going a combined 7/34 from beyond the arc. LD Strickland and VJ Saxton each tallied eight, as Toyo-1 fell to 0-5 in the standings. For Shaw, Mclure was 10/12 from the floor en route to downing 30, while he was supported by Rush’s 18 and James Williams and Peek, who had 11 and 10, respectively. The win moved Shaw Industries into a tie for 6th place in the standings. SEBL Metro A-League Standings as of 7-24-2018: 5-0… Baseline-1 ‘05 4-1… Summer Hill-1 4-1… Wood Elite Training 3-2… Dream Chaserz 3-3… Bartow Braves 2-2… Brighter Days 2-2... Shaw Industries 2-3… Franklin Ford 0-5... Toyo-1 0-6... The OG’s SEBL City Conference B-League Summaries for 7-22-2018: SH-Baseline-2 69 BC Infinity 59 Infinity jumped out to a 17-7 mid-way through the first half, only to see SH-Baseline-2 right the ship and make a huge 26-9 run to close with a 33-26 lead at the break, a lead that seemed to break the Infinity fight. In the run SHB2, got balanced scoring from Jeremiah Shaw and Markel Williams. Latrel Jones was a bright spot throughout for Infinity, as he scored in multiple ways, as he finished with 27. JP Pritchett finished with 11 for Infinity, who dropped to 2-2. Shaw led SHB2, with 17, as Williams got 12 and Korley Grier 10. Antoine Wesley also reached double-figures with 10, as SHB2, moved to 3-1 after bouncing back from the loss against Toyo-2 last week. SH Warriors 77 Team Alumni 57 Missing several players, the Warriors had a battle on their hands with Team Alumni, who was very active defensively, with Talique Cochran causing fits with his full court pressure. The lead traded several times, with the Warriors taking a slim 32-31 lead into the break. In the second half, the Warriors were able to work out to a 10-point cushion, behind a 13-3 run, fueled by several key baskets from JR Davis. The spurt broke Team Alumni’s backs, as they could not generate enough offense to keep pace. Cochran led Team Alumni (0-4), with 16 points, while Glenn had 12. The SH-Warriors, now 4-0, were fueled by Davis’ 26, while Tory Smith had 13, Cody Henderson 12 and Walter Brown 10. Toyo-2 74 GSM Ballers 69 In a game of runs, Toyo-2 was finally able to outlast the three-point gunning GSM Ballers, in a game of contrasting styles. Pat Printup led the way for GSM, going 8/15 from beyond the arc, as his team collectively shot 15 of 45 from the 3-point line. More efficiently, Toyo-2 was 30/40 from inside the arc, as Eddie Melvin, Josh Christian and Donlin Hinton combined to connect on 23/28 2-point attempts, mostly layups off of GSM long-ball misses. Both teams had runs that saw them pull out to double-digit leads. But, in the end, Toyo-2 took advantage of the long misses by a hard-playing GSM team. Printup led all scorers with 30, while Bryan Owen had 17 and LD Strickland 16. Toyo-2, who has now won two straight to quickly climb into the hunt for a solid playoff seeding, got 20 from Melvin, who was 8/11 from the field overall, and 16 each from Christian and Hinton. Toyo-2 moved to 2-2 on the season, while GSM dropped to 0-4. SEBL City Conference B-League Standings as of 7-23-2018: 4-0… SH-Warriors 3-1… SH-Baseline-2 2-2… BC Infinity 2-2… Toyo-2 0-4... Team Alumni 0-4... GSM Ballers

Anthony Seigler hasn't officially played for the Gulf Coast League Yankees West team since July 4. A hamstring injury started the break for the Cartersville legend. And rain has kept the absence going. According to Tom Kosensky of The Bronx View, a Yankees minor league blog, Seigler finally cracked the starting lineup Saturday. The switch-hitting catcher singled in his first at bat before rained forced the game to be suspended. It means MiLB.com still shows his last action as July 4, when he finished 2-for-3 with a walk, giving him hits in six of his seven professional games. Elsewhere in professional baseball, Sam Howard continued his second call-up to the major leagues with Colorado and Connor Justus kept his hot streak going at the plate. SAM HOWARD — Colorado Rockies (5th-yr. pro; LHP; Georgia Southern University; Cartersville HS)… Entering Monday, Howard remained on the Rockies' 25-man roster. The 25-year-old was called up the weekend before the All-Star break and has remained with the big league club since then. However, his lone appearance came during his first call-up June 10. In that outing, he worked around a two-out hit to put up a scoreless inning against Arizona. Overall, Howard has a 3-6 mark, 5.43 ERA and 1.59 WHIP in 14 starts, spanning 68 innings. The left-hander also has 55 strikeouts to 26 walks with Triple-A Albuquerque. CONNOR JUSTUS — Inland Empire 66ers (3rd-yr. pro; MIF; Advanced Class A California League; L.A. Angels organization; Georgia Tech; Cartersville HS)… Justus continues to rake with the High-A 66ers. In 28 games, the light-hitting middle infielder has six home runs and 23 runs driven in. He has 31 hits, 15 walks and 19 runs scored. After hitting to an anemic .186/.313/.239 line in 57 games this year with the Double-A Mobile Baybears, Justus has put together a triple-slash line of .298/.405/.548. Anthony Seigler — GCL Yankees West (1st-yr. pro; C; Rookie Gulf Coast League; N.Y. Yankees organization; Cartersville HS)… Seigler returned to the lineup for the Yankees' rookie level team Saturday. He singled in his only plate appearance before rain halted the game against Phillies West. Rain also washed out Yankees West's game scheduled for Monday, meaning Seigler's next chance to feature will be Tuesday at noon against the Pirates. To date, the 2018 first-round pick has slashed .381/.500/.476 with five walks, two doubles, two RBI and four runs scored. His hit from the first inning of Saturday's game will become official when the suspended game resumes July 31. GCL Yankees West (13-12) is currently in third place in the GCL’s Northwest Division, 4.5 games behind the GCL Tigers West. Yankees West has home games this week against Phillies East, Tigers East, Pirates and Tigers West with road games at the GCL Blue Jays and Tigers East.