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June 10, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Bartow County 12U Softball Team defeated Whitfield County 10-1 on Tuesday at the GRPA District 5 Tournament at Edwards Park in Dalton. With the win, Bartow 12U is one of three teams remaining in the double-elimination tournament that continues through Thursday night. Carolina Owen and Emma Kuykendall combined to pitch a no-hitter in the victory. Owen had eight strikeouts in the first three frames, and Kuykendall struck out two in one inning of work. Owent (double, two RBI) and Saydie Ray had two hits for Bartow 12U. Mckynlee Gunter (triple, two RBI), Harper Fox (RBI), Ellie Hardman (RBI), Annaleigh Altizer (RBI), and Armauni Palacios (RBI) added one hit. Gracie Moon contributed one RBI. Bartow 12U faces Trion on Wednesday night, with the winner advancing to the championship round on Thursday with no losses. The Bartow/Trion loser will need to win three consecutive elimination games to win the tournament. CARTERSVILLE 8U COACH-PITCH SOFTBALL IN ELIMINATION GAMES The Cartersville 8U Coach-Pitch Softball Team is 2-1 through Tuesday’s games at the 10-team GRPA District 5 Tournament at Edwards Park in Dalton. Cartersville 8U has wins over Bartow County and Murray County, with a loss coming to Summerville on Tuesday. Cartersville 8U plays Trion on Wednesday night in an elimination game and needs four straight wins to capture the tournament title. The Bartow County 8U Coach-Pitch Softball Team finished the tournament with losses to Cartersville and Dalton. BARTOW 10U MACHINE-PITCH SOFTBALL FINISHED FIFTH The Bartow County 10U Machine-Pitch Softball Team went 1-2 and placed fifth at the GRPA District 5 Tournament at Edwards Park in Dalton. Bartow 10U defeated Cedartown 10-6 but lost to Whitfield County (17-3) and Rome (9-4).

June 8, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com MLB / MiLB MASON BARNETT — MLB Athletics (5th-year pro; Auburn; Cartersville HS) … was recalled to the Athletics on June 2 from the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators. The 25-year-old made a four-inning relief appearance last Friday and allowed no runs on one hit and two walks as the A’s fell on the road at the Houston Astros, 5-1. Barnett struck out seven across the fifth through eighth innings. It was the right-hand pitcher’s second MLB appearance this season. The Athletics began this week with a 31-34 record and in third place in the American League West. LOGAN MARTIN — Richmond Flying Squirrels (San Francisco Giants Double-A affiliate; 4th-year pro; Kentucky; Cartersville HS) … was placed on the 7-day injured list for Richmond on May 30. It is the third trip to the injured list for the 24-year-old right-hand pitcher this season. He has made nine appearances for the Squirrels in 2026. Richmond started this week with a 37-19 record, leading the Eastern League Southwest Division. ANTHONY SEIGLER — Boston Red Sox (MLB; 9th-year pro; Cartersville HS) … was recalled from the Worcester Woo Sox on June 3 and appeared in a home game against the Baltimore Orioles last Thursday as a pinch-hitter and stayed in the game to play second base. This past Sunday, he started at second base in a road game against the New York Yankees. He was 1-for-3 in plate appearances in his two appearances, including a double and one walk. The Red Sox began the week with a 27-36 record and in the cellar of the American League East. COLLEGE BASEBALL ANDREW PURDY — University of Alabama (Fr., Cartersville HS) … did not appear in the Tuscaloosa Super Regional, but the Crimson Tide advanced to the College World Series by defeating St. John’s University. Alabama joins Oklahoma, Georgia, and Texas in an All-SEC half of the MCWS bracket in Omaha. The other four-team, double-elimination bracket includes North Carolina, Ole Miss, West Virginia, and Troy.

June 7, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Cartersville 12U Gold Baseball started the nine-team, double-elimination Georgia Parks and Recreation Association District 5 Tournament in Calhoun with three wins this past Thursday through Saturday. Cartersville 12U Gold defeated Calhoun 20-2, Whitfield County 5-2, and Dalton 17-5. Noah Taylor led the Cartersville 12U Gold hitters with six hits and four RBIs. Tyson Botts followed with five hits, including two doubles, one triple, and six RBIs. Cale Effler produced four hits, including one double and six RBIs. Jackson Taylor (double, three RBIs), Henry Baxter (RBI), and Brennan Simmer (RBI) had three hits. Raden Sullins contributed two doubles and two RBIs. Hudson Summey and Blake Adams also had two hits and two RBIs. Parson Adams (sac fly, three RBIs) and Shep Taylor (RBI) each added one hit. Effer pitched six innings and had seven strikeouts in the win over Whitfield. Shep Taylor and Summey shared pitching duties against Calhoun. Adams, Jackson Taylor, and Shep Taylor pitched in Cartersville Gold’s win over Dalton. Shep Taylor has six strikeouts in 3-2/3 innings. Summey has fanned three. Adams and Jackson Taylor have combined for three strikeouts. Cartersville 12U Gold plays Rome on Monday night in Calhoun at 6 p.m., with the winner advancing to the championship round on Tuesday with no losses. The loser will slip to an elimination game on Monday night at 8 p.m. against either Trion or Summerville and will need three straight wins to capture the tournament title. Bartow County 12U won its opening game in the GRPA District 5 Tournament on Friday in Calhoun but was eliminated with two losses on Saturday. Bartow 12U defeated Murray County 11-2, before falling to Rome 10-2 and Summerville 10-1. Aiden Hill went 3-for-3 with three RBIs in the victory. Brody Morrow went 2-for-2 with two RBIs, and Cash Burgess was also 2-for-2. Griffin Dobbs collected the pitching win for Bartow 12U, working four innings with six strikeouts. In Saturday’s two losses, Hill was 3-for-6 at the plate. Morrow went 1-for-3 and pitched four innings with one strikeout in the loss to Rome. Burgess struck out four in the loss to Summerville. BARTOW 12U SOFTBALL WINS GRPA TOURNAMENT OPENER Bartow County 12U softball opened play in the seven-team GRPA District 5 Tournament this past Friday with a 16-3 win over Rome at Edwards Park in Dalton. Caroline Owen (3 IP, 2R, 0ER, 3BB, 8K) and Emma Kuykendall (1 IP, 1R, 0H, 1BB, 1K) combined in the pitching circle for the victory. Harper Fox (two RBIs) and Kuykendall (two RBIs) each had two hits for Bartow County. Gracie Moon and McKynlee Gunter each had solo home runs. Cayden Sexton (RBI) provided one hit. Ellie Hardman and Emilyn Sexton each added one RBI. Bartow 12U plays Whitfield County on Monday night. The tournament continues through Thursday in Dalton. SMYRNA BLUE COACH-PITCH TEAM ELIMINATES BARTOW AND CARTERSVILLE The Smyrna Little League Blue 7U team won the Georgia Little League Northwest Section Coach-Pitch Tournament this past weekend in Peachtree City with a win over Bartow County and two wins over Cartersville on Friday and Saturday. Smyrna Blue survived an elimination game against Bartow County, 11-7, on Friday night, and defeated Cartersville 12-5 and 9-3 on Saturday in the championship round to capture the title. Cartersville 7U and Bartow County 7U finished the tournament with 2-2 records. Smyrna Blue finished the double-elimination tournament with a 4-1 mark. Sawyer Arnold led Cartersville 7U hitters in the championship round losses with four hits and two RBIs. Knox Ammons (two RBIs), Barrett Malik (RBI), and Russell Pressley (RBI) each had three hits. Brooks Dooley contributed two hits. Eli Fillers (RBI), JT Menerey (RBI), Myles Banks, Owen Baxter, Kamden Williams, and Hank Harrell each added one hit. In Bartow 7Us Friday night loss, Chase McCoy led the offense with three hits and two RBIs. Jameson Reynolds (RBI), Beckett Best (RBI), and Evan Jacobs each contributed two hits. Rodrigo Catala (RBI), Brynlee Rogers (RBI), Bo Hamby, and Grayson Cagle added one hit each. CARTERSVILLE LITTLE LEAGUE 8U FALLS IN CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND The Cartersville Little League 8U Rookie Division team reached the championship round of the Northwest Section Tournament in Peachtree City, but fell to Smyrna Blue in the finals. After splitting the first two games earlier in the week — a win over Peachtree City and a loss to Smyrna Blue — Cartersville 8U defeated Rockmart 10-9 on Friday night in an elimination game before suffering an 11-5 second loss to Smyrna Blue on Saturday. In Saturday’s games, Sawyer Crowe (two RBIs), Lennox Kellogg (RBI), Owen Hunnicutt (RBI), Gibbs Thomas, and Beau Bamforth each had one hit. Jacob Sadler contributed two RBIs. Toccoa White and Jackson Walker each added one RBI. Sadler (four strikeouts), Brantley Bonner (three strikeouts), and Beckham Mackey (two strikeouts) each pitched 2+ innings for Cartersville 8U in the final two games. CARTERSVILLE LITTLE LEAGUE 9U FINISHES THIRD The Cartersville Little League 9U Sandlot Division baseball team finished third at the Northwest Georgia Section Tournament this past week in Peachtree City. Cartersville 9U went 2-2 in four games at the tournament, with both losses coming against host Peachtree City 9U. Cartersville 9U also had elimination game wins over Bartow County and Smyrna Red. Smyrna Blue defeated Peachtree City in the championship game. In Friday’s 8-6 elimination game loss to Peachtree City, Nolan Menerey pitched five innings and recorded five strikeouts. Menerey also had three hits with two RBIs. Easton Fillers (two RBIs) and Brooks Caverly each had two hits. Corbin Ferguson, Max Brown, AJ Jones, Brooks Poole, and Baylor Foster produced one hit. Beckham Bowden and Colton Hamby each added one RBI.

June 5, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Four local Little League Baseball youth teams remain in contention for Georgia Little League Northwest Section titles entering double-elimination tournament action on Friday night in Peachtree City. Cartersville Little League’s 7U coach-pitch, 8U Rookie Division, and 9U Sandlot Division teams are among the final three contenders remaining in their respective divisions. Bartow County Little League’s 7U coach-pitch team also remains in contention when tournament action continues on Friday night. The championship round for each tournament will be on Saturday at Peachtree City Little League. NORTHWEST SECTION 7U COACH-PITCH The Cartersville 7U coach-pitch team has secured a spot in the championship round at Peachtree City Little League and needs just one win on Saturday to advance to the state tournament. Cartersville 7U defeated host Peachtree City on Wednesday, 15-14, and beat Smyrna Blue, 10-7, on Thursday to reach the finals against either Bartow County or Smyrna Blue. Bartow County 7U opened the tournament with a 9-0 Tuesday win over Smyrna Red, but fell 14-3 to Smyrna Blue on Wednesday. Bartow 7U survived an elimination game on Thursday, defeating Smyrna Red 15-13, and will play another elimination game on Friday at 5:30 p.m. against Smyrna Blue. The winner of that elimination game will need two wins over Cartersville on Saturday to win the title. Russell Pressley leads Cartersville 7U hitters through their first two games with six hits and five RBIs. JT Menerey (four RBIs) and Barrett Malik each have five hits. Hank Harrell (RBI) has four hits. Eli Fillers (five RBIs), Knox Ammons (three RBIs), Tanner Stephens (three RBIs), Myles Banks, and Sawyer Arnold have contributed three hits each. Owen Baxter (three RBIs) has added two hits. In Bartow 7U’s three games, Evan Jacobs has seven hits with five RBIs. Chase McCoy (four RBIs) and Rodrigo Catala (three RBIs) both have six hits. Baylor Coker (three RBIs) and Owen Forsyth (RBI) provided five hits. Jameson Reynolds (three RBIs), Bo Hamby (two RBIs), and Britton Morrow (RBI) each produced four hits. Will Saterfield (two RBIs) and Grayson Cagle (RBI) contributed three hits, while Brynlee Rogers (RBI) and Beckett Best each added two. NORTHWEST SECTION 8U ROOKIE DIVISION Cartersville Little League’s 8U Rookie Division team split its first two games, defeating Peachtree City on Tuesday 17-5 before falling 13-12 to Smyrna Blue on Thursday. Cartersville 8U slipped to an elimination round game against Rockmart on Friday at 5:30 p.m. The survivor will need two wins over Smyrna Blue on Saturday in the championship round. In their first two games, Toccoa White led the Cartersville 8U team with three hits, including two doubles and three RBIs. Beckham Mackey, with three RBIs, and Jackson Walker, with an RBI, each had two hits. Sawyer Crowe (three RBIs), Owen Hunnicutt (two RBIs), Gibbs Thomas (RBI), Brantley Bonner (RBI), Beau Bamforth (RBI), James Gregory (triple), and Jacob Sadler each had one hit. Lennox Kellogg drove in one run. On the mound for Cartersville 8U, Mackey (2 IP, 3ER, 1BB, 4K) and Hunnicutt (1.2 IP, 2ER, 2K) pitched in both games. Bonner (1.2 IP, 0ER, 2K) and White (1.1 IP, 2ER, 2K) also saw action on the bump. NORTHWEST SECTION 9U SANDLOT DIVISION Cartersville Little League’s 9U Sandlot Division team lost its opening game 5-0 to Peachtree City on Tuesday, but responded with a 14-5 win over Bartow County on Wednesday and a 12-6 victory over Smyrna Red on Thursday to play in another elimination game against Peachtree City on Friday at 5:30 p.m. The Cartersville/Peachtree City winner will advance to Saturday’s championship round against Smyrna Blue and will need two wins to advance to the state tournament. Bartow 9U dropped two straight games, falling 11-8 to Smyrna Red on Tuesday and losing to Cartersville on Wednesday. In three games for Cartersville 9U, Corbin Ferguson has five hits, including one double and two RBIs. AJ Jones has four hits and six RBIs. Max Brown (four RBIs), Easton Fillers (two doubles, two RBIs), Brooks Caverly (double, RBI), Logan Sullins (RBI), Beckham Bowden, and Nolan Menerey each contributed three hits. Brooks Poole (two RBIs) and Colton Hamby have two hits. Baylor Foster (two RBIs) and Jackson Miller (RBI) added one hit apiece. Brown (five strikeouts) and Fillers (one strikeout) have each pitched 3-2/3 innings for Cartersville 9U through the first three games. Hamby has worked 2-1/3 innings with four strikeouts and no earned runs. Sullins has completed two innings on the mound, and Jones has worked 1-1/3 scoreless innings. Grayson Neighbors led the Bartow 9U offense in their two losses with three hits, including one double, one triple, and two RBIs. Tate Deams (double, two RBIs) and Mayz Janisch (RBI) contributed two hits. Lawton Elrod (RBI), Hoke Hamby (RBI), and Steel Hooper (RBI) added one hit. Gunner Lindsay had one RBI.

June 3, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Georgia Athletic Directors Association has released its final Directors Cup standings for the 2025-26 school year, with Cartersville leading the local schools in the Class AAAA race. Cartersville was the highest ranking school in Region 7-AAAA and finished seventh overall in Class AAAA. Woodland finished 32nd, and Cass was 34th in the classification. Adairsville was not ranked in Class AAA as a non-GADA member. Marist won the overall Directors Cup in Class AAAA with 1,369 points. The War Eagles also won each gender title with 715 points for the boys and 654 for the girls. Cambridge and North Oconee tied for second place, with Westminster and Pace Academy rounding out the top five schools. The Cartersville girls’ programs scored 604 points and were eighth in Class AAAA. The Cartersville boys’ teams scored 508 points for a seventh-place finish. The Woodland girls were 24th with 180 points, and the Cass girls were 39th with 50 points. The Cass boys’ programs finished 24th with 179 points, while Woodland’s boys teams earned 100 points for 36th place. Cartersville had three state championship teams in 2025-26, including Competition Cheerleading, Boys Golf, and Boys Track and Field. Four Cartersville teams earned third-place finishes, including Volleyball, Girls Basketball, Baseball, and Gameday Cheer. Canes football and Fast Pitch Softball finished fifth. Girls’ Golf had an eighth-place finish. Boys Soccer and Girls Tennis finished in ninth place. Other Cartersville teams earning Directors Cup points were Girls Cross Country (11th), Boys Basketball, Girls Soccer, and Boys Tennis (17th place), Boys Cross Country and Boys Swimming (19th place), and Boys Wrestling (29th place). Cartersville won back-to-back Directors Cup titles in Class AA in 2000-01 and 2001-02. Woodland placed third in Region 7-AAAA behind Cartersville and Cedartown. The Wildcats’ programs earning Directors Cup points were Boys Wrestling (state championship), Competition Cheerleading (9th), Girls Cross Country and Girls Soccer (17th), Girls Swimming (22nd), and Girls Track and Field (26th). Cass was fifth in Region 7-AAAA, earning state runner-up points in Boys Wrestling to go with Football (9th place), Fast Pitch Softball and Girls Basketball (17th), and Boys Track and Field (19th). Jefferson won Class AAA, followed by Greater Atlanta Christian, Oconee County, North Hall, and West Laurens. The Directors Cup champions for the other classifications were Buford (6A), Pope (5A), Columbus (2A), Wesleyan (A-DI), and Lake Oconee Academy (A-DII). The Directors Cup has annually awarded the top-performing overall athletic programs in each classification since the 1999-2000 school year, and has identified the top male and top female programs in each classification since 2002-2003. Teams earn points in the Directors Cup standings based on their GHSA final state playoff placement, with points awarded to the top-scoring girls teams in eight sports and the top-scoring boys teams in eight sports.

June 2, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Bodie Brumlow (left) is the 2026 GHSA Class AAAA Player of the Year. Reid Henson was selected to the 2026 All-State Team. Cartersville High golfers Bodie Brumlow and Reid Henson led the Purple Hurricanes to a second straight Class AAAA state championship this spring and have now been named All-State golfers in their classification. Brumlow, a rising senior, shot rounds of 65-69 (8-under par) at Savannah Golf Club to win the 2026 Class AAAA individual title. In addition to his All-State honor, the University of Georgia commit was named the 2026 Class AAAA Player of the Year. Henson, a rising junior, posted rounds of 71-72 (1-over par) and tied for second place individually at the state finals in Savannah as the Hurricanes finished 18 shots ahead of North Oconee.

June 2, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Cartersville High baseball alumni made an impact on the pro and college diamonds during the week, with Mason Barnett earning his third pitching win for Triple-A Las Vegas, Anthony Seigler homering twice to raise his season average to .300 for the Triple-A Worcester WooSox, and Caleb Daniel providing strong contributions for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at the NCAA Tournament. MiLB Mason Barnett improved to 3-1 last Thursday with a win at Tacoma. Photo: Steve Spatafore. MASON BARNETT — Las Vegas Aviators (MLB Athletics Triple-A affiliate; 5th-year pro; Auburn; Cartersville HS) … improved his season record to 3-1 last Thursday with a six-inning start and an Aviators’ 5-4 win in his ninth start of the year at the Tacoma Rainiers. Barnette allowed two earned runs on five hits with no walks and five strikeouts. He has 41 strikeouts in 42-2/3 innings with a 4.64 ERA. Las Vegas won all six games at Tacoma last week to climb to one game behind Sacramento in the Pacific Coast League West. The Aviators (32-23) welcome the Reno Aces for six games this week through Sunday. Logan Martin has battled injury in 2026, but has 31 strikeouts in 29-1/3 innings. LOGAN MARTIN — Richmond Flying Squirrels (San Francisco Giants Double-A affiliate; 4th-year pro; Kentucky; Cartersville HS) … made a relief appearance of 1-1/3 innings last Friday at the Akron RubberDucks, allowing three earned runs on two hits and three walks. He recorded one strikeout. Richmond rallied late for a 4-3 win in extra innings. Martin has appeared in nine games (five starts) and has a 2-0 record. The 24-year-old has 31 strikeouts in 29.1 innings with a 3.99 ERA. The Flying Squirrels (34-16) began the week with a 34-16 record and a 6-1/2 game lead over Harrisburg and Akron in the Eastern League Southwest Division. Anthony Seigler enjoyed a hot bat last week in a series at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Instagram photo from @GoWooSox ANTHONY SEIGLER — Worcester Woo Sox (Boston Red Sox Triple-A affiliate; 9th-year pro; Cartersville HS) … made five starts last week in a series at the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders and went 8-for-16 at the plate, including two home runs, one double, five walks, and six RBI. Seigler batted .344 in May and lifted his season batting average to .300 with three homers and 21 RBI in 100 official at-bats. Worcester won four of six games last week at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and began this week with a 27-27 record. The Woo Sox host six games through Sunday with the Buffalo Bisons. COLLEGE BASEBALL Caleb Daniel homered and drove in two runs in Game 7 of the NCAA Atlanta Regional. CALEB DANIEL — Georgia Tech (So., Cartersville HS) … hit a go-ahead home run in the top of the fifth inning on Monday that gave the Yellow Jackets a 4-3 lead at the time, and drove in another run in the sixth with an RBI single. However, Oklahoma rallied to tie the game, and the Sooners won 8-7 in the tenth inning to eliminate Georgia Tech in Game 7 of the Atlanta Regional of the NCAA Division I Baseball Championships. Daniel went 2-for-4 as the Tech designated hitter in Game 7 and went 1-for-3 with a run scored in games against Illinois-Chicago and Oklahoma earlier in the tournament. He appeared in 50 games and made 33 starts in 2026, posting a .298 batting average in 131 official at-bats. He had 10 home runs and 29 RBIs. Georgia Tech was ranked in the top three for most of the season and finished the year with an Atlantic Coast Conference title and a 50-11 record. Micah Earwood made a two-inning relief appearance for SEU at the NAIA World Series. MICAH EARWOOD — Southeastern University (Sr., Cartersville HS) … made a two-inning relief appearance for The Fire against Tennessee Wesleyan University on May 29 in an 8-5 loss at the NAIA World Series in Lewiston, Idaho. Earwood allowed two unearned runs on three hits with two strikeouts across the sixth and seventh innings. The right-hander finished 2026 with a 3-0 record in 18 relief appearances and had two saves. He had an ERA of 0.86 in 21 innings pitched with 34 strikeouts. He was also a Sun Conference All-Academic selection and a NAIA Daktronic Scholar-Athlete. Southeastern finished 2-2 at the World Series with wins over Johnson University (TN) and Indiana University Southeast before losing to William Carey University (MS) and Tennessee Wesleyan in the double-elimination tournament. The Fire finished 45-18.

May 25, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The NCAA Division I baseball regionals begin this weekend, while MiLB schedules enter the final month of their first-half schedules. MiLB Double-A leagues reset team records to 0-0 on June 23, and Triple-A resets the next day. First-half division winners secure playoff berths. MiLB Mason Barnett MASON BARNETT — Las Vegas Aviators (MLB Athletics Triple-A affiliate; 5th-year pro; Auburn; Cartersville HS) … was tagged with his first pitching loss of the season last Friday night in a home start against the Albuquerque Isotopes. The 25-year-old went just 2-1/3 innings, giving up seven earned runs on six hits and six walks as the Aviators fell 7-2. Barnett had one strikeout. In eight starts in Triple-A, he is 2-1 with 36 strikeouts in 36-2/3 innings with a 4.91 ERA. Las Vegas started this week with a 26-23 record, trailing Sacramento by three games in the Pacific Coast League West. The Aviators play a six-game series at the Tacoma Rainiers this week. Logan Martin LOGAN MARTIN — Richmond Flying Squirrels (San Francisco Giants Double-A affiliate; 4th-year pro; Kentucky; Cartersville HS) … made a 3-1/3 innings home start this past Saturday with no decision and four strikeouts in a 5-1 win over the Binghampton Rumble Ponies. The 24-year-old allowed one earned run on three hits and two walks. Richmond entered the week with a 31-13 record, leading Akron in the Eastern League Southwest Division by 6-1/2 games. The Flying Squirrels are on the road through Sunday for six games at the Akron RubberDucks. Anthony Seigler ANTHONY SEIGLER — Worcester Woo Sox (Boston Red Sox Triple-A affiliate; 9th-year pro; Cartersville HS) … went 3-for-15 in four home starts last week against the Rochester Red Wings. He had one double, four walks, scored one run, was hit by one pitch, and drove in three runs. The 26-year-old began the week with a .262 batting average in 84 official at-bats. Seigler has one home run and 15 RBIs. The Woo Sox (23-25) lost five of six last week and began the week six games behind the Red Wings in the International League East. Worcester visits the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders for a six-game series on Tuesday through Sunday. PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS JASON BOHN — — 34-year pro; Acworth resident; Cartersville CC; Alabama … tied for 62nd with rounds of 78-79-77 (+15) at the Trophy Hassan II held at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam in Rabat, Morocco. Australian Scott Hend shot 66-69-69 to win the event. Bohn is currently 87th in the senior tour’s Schwab Cup standings. The next event on the PGA Tour Champions is the American Family Insurance Championship at TPC Wisconsin in Madison. BASEBALL Caleb Daniel CALEB DANIEL — Georgia Tech (So., Cartersville HS) … did not appear in the Yellow Jackets’ three-game sweep through the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament last weekend. Tech defeated Virginia, Miami, and North Carolina to win the tournament in Charlotte. Daniel is hitting .290 in 124 at-bats and 32 games this season with nine homers and 27 RBIs. Georgia Tech (48-9) will host the four-team, double-elimination Atlanta Regional on Friday through Monday. The Yellow Jackets play the University of Illinois-Chicago on Friday at noon. Oklahoma and The Citadel face off in the other first-round game.

May 25, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Cartersville Little League 8U Purple won the Georgia District 1 championship on Monday in Rockmart. Team members: Beau Bamforth, Brantley Bonner, Sawyer Crowe, James Gregory, Owen Hunnicutt, Lennox Kellogg, Beckham Mackey, Jacob Sadler, Easton Sammons, Gibbs Thomas, Jackson Walker, and Toccoa White. Manager: Justin Mackey. Coaches: Cody Bamforth, Evan Crowe, and Todd Thomas. The Cartersville Little League 8-and-under Purple team won the Rookie District 1 championship on Monday at Nathan Dean Sports Complex in Rockmart with a 4-2 victory over Rockmart Gold 8U. Cartersville 8U Purple went 4-0 in the tournament, including Saturday wins over Rockmart 8U Black (15-0), Cedartown 8U (13-0), and a Sunday win over Rockmart 8U Gold (8-1). Jacob Sadler had seven hits, including one double and four RBI, to lead the Cartersville Purple offense in the tournament. Lennox Kellogg (triple, four RBI), Beau Bamforth (triple, double, three RBI), and Gibbs Thomas (four RBI) each finished the tournament with six hits. Toccoa White contributed five hits, including one triple, one double, and seven RBI. Beckham Mackey (triple, double, RBI), Owen Hunnicutt (double, three RBI), Sawyer Crowe (RBI), James Gregory (two RBI), and Brantley Bonner had four hits. Jackson Walker (two RBI) and Easton Sammons (three RBI) produced three and two hits, respectively. Cartersville 8U Purple advances to the Northwest Georgia Sectional Championship that begins June 2 at Peachtree City Little League. CARTERSVILLE 8U GOLD SPLITS GAMES AT DISTRICT 1 TOURNEY The Cartersville Little League 8U Gold team went 2-2 in tournament games this past weekend in Rockmart. Cartersville 8U Gold opened the tournament with a 10-0 loss to Rockmart Black, but bounced back to defeat Bartow Green 10-9 and Bartow Blue 11-8 before falling to Rockmart Gold in an elimination game, 13-3. Emmett Downer (triple, home run, seven RBI), Connor Kopp (three RBI), and Noah Williams (two RBI) led Cartersville Gold at the plate with eight hits in their four games. Tucker Collins followed with seven hits. Liam Abernathy (home run, three RBI) and Anders Mauldin (two RBI) contributed six hits. Hutson Sharp, Ryne Bernhardt (two doubles, four RBI), and Colt Carlton totaled five hits. Harrison Lambert (RBI), Bryce Collins, and Everett Rose each added three hits. Cartersville 8U Gold will play in the 15-team GRPA District 5 tournament June 8-11 at Heritage Point Park in Dalton. BARTOW 8U TEAMS EARN WINS, PREP FOR GRPA TOURNEY The Bartow County Little League 8U Blue team and 8U Green team each finished 1-2 in District 1 Tournament games played this past weekend at the Nathan Dean Sports Complex in Rockmart. Bartow 8U Blue won an 11-10 game against Cedartown but lost to Rockmart Gold (11-5) and Cartersville Gold (11-8). Bartow 8U Green defeated Rockmart Black 9-3 but fell to Cedartown (13-12) and Cartersville Gold (10-9). The top hitters for Bartow 8U Blue were Luke Holbrook, Jacob Gilmer, Lucas Mansfield, and Bryson Lindsey. Leading the Bartow 8U Green offense were Axton Coker, River Dickerson, Kyler Lemons, Finn Baker, and Grayson Bunch. Next up for both teams is the 15-team GRPA District 5 tournament scheduled for June 8-11 at Heritage Point Park in Dalton.

May 25, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Bodie Brumlow set a new course and tournament scoring record in a runner-up finish at the Team TaylorMade Invitational. Photo: AJGA.org Cartersville High School rising senior Bodie Brumlow finished runner-up in an elite field this past weekend at the American Junior Golf Association Team TaylorMade Invitational in Belleair, Florida. Fresh off leading his high school team to GHSA Class 4A back-to-back state titles, Brumlow carded rounds of 61-67-72 (10-under par) to finish three shots back of tournament winner Luke Ringkamp (Palm Desert, California) on Friday through Sunday at the 6,879-yard, par-70 Pelican Golf Club. Brumlow’s opening round 61 set a new course record at the Pelican Golf Club, breaking the previous record of 7-under-par 63. The round also established a new AJGA 18-hole invitational scoring record. Bodie Brumlow / Photo: AJGA.org On Saturday, Brumlow followed his record-setting round with a three-under-par 67, but his struggles on Sunday included consecutive bad holes — a double-bogey and a triple-bogey — that caused him to lose his lead. He responded with two late birdies, but Ringkamp's impressive 64 was too much to catch on the final day. Ringcamp, a 2026 grad and Pepperdine commit, began the tournament as the No. 4-ranked player in the Rolex AJGA Rankings. His 13-under par total included rounds of 65, 68, and a final round of 64. Giuseppe Puchl (Royal Palm Beach, Florida) finished in third place, two shots behind Brumlow. Landon Ashcraft (Scottsdale, Arizona) and Miles Russell (Jacksonville, Florida) were another shot back and tied for fourth. Brumlow began the event as the No. 94 player in the Rolex AJGA Rankings. It was his third AJGA tournament (two in 2025), and he now has top-5 finishes in all of them.

May 19, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Cartersville High School boys’ golf team secured its second straight GHSA Class 4A State Championship on Tuesday with a two-day total of 582 (14-over par). They defeated the runner-up North Oconee (600, 32-over par) by eighteen shots and third-place Benedictine Military (602, 34-over par) by twenty shots at the 6,415-yard, par-71 Savannah Golf Club. Marist (609) and Westminster (624) rounded out the top five teams in the final standings. Canes’ junior Bodie Brumlow and sophomore Reid Henson led the Canes, as they defended the Class 4A title they won in 2025 at The Governor’s Club in Acworth. Brumlow, a University of Georgia commit, won the individual state title by firing rounds of 65-69 (8-under par). Henson shot 71-72 (1-over par) to tie Brooks Adams of Marist for second individually. Carsen Stanfield, a senior who has signed to play golf at USC Upstate, tied for sixth place with a pair of 74s (6-over par). Canes’ senior Griffin Woodall finished tied for 34th (76-83, 17-over), while sophomore Ramsey Dunn (79-82, 19-over) and Carter Rice (75-87, 20-over) rounded out the scoring for the Hurricanes. Cartersville golf coach Chad Murray reflected on his team's efforts. "Every team has its own personality," said Murray. "This year's team has a group of fighters. When things were going our way and when things were not, they fought. The final round was a microcosm of that. Some of the guys had things go their way, and some did not. But they never stopped fighting, even when the lead was cut to five (shots) early in the round." Their strategy for the tournament was 'no friends," Murray continued. "That's not to say we aren't friendly, but rather, it's sending a message that we were there for one reason -- to beat you. I'm so proud of each and every one of these guys. I am going to miss my seniors, and I am already looking forward to getting after it again next year with my returners. LADY CANES PLACE EIGHTH The Cartersville Girls’ golf team finished eighth on Tuesday at the 2026 GHSA Class 4A State Championship held at Crosswinds Golf Club in Savannah. The Lady Canes improved on Tuesday with a second-round 273 after shooting a team total of 288 in the first round. Anna Jo Culverhouse led Cartersville with an 86 on Tuesday after carding an opening round 90 on Monday, and finished 18th individually. Other two-day scores for the Lady Canes included Reese Hertel (97-97), Addie Feurbach (104-91), Mia Miller (101-96), and Ginny Hackney (110-108). North Oconee won the Class 4A team title, followed by Marist, Starrs Mill, Madison County, and Cambridge in the top five. Ashlyn Taylor of Marist carded a two-day total of 4-over par to edge Delaney McFadden of Blessed Trinity by one shot to win the individual championship. “The girls did great at state and are a very young team,” noted Murray. “I fully expect next year we will be climbing even further up the list to the top as we build for next season.”

May 18, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Cartersville High School boys’ golf team started strong and holds the first-round lead following Monday’s opening round of the GHSA Class 4A State Championship Tournament at the 6,415-yard, par-71 Savannah Golf Club. Junior Bodie Brumlow shot a 6-under-par 65, helping the Hurricanes to a team total of 1-over-par and an eleven-shot lead over second-place North Oconee. The final round of the 36-hole event will be held on Tuesday in Savannah. The best four scores for each six-man team count toward the team's total. Marist is in third place after the opening eighteen holes at 19-over par, followed by Benedictine Military (+24) and Westminster (+26). Sophomore Reid Henson shot an even-par 71 for the Canes and is tied for third individually behind Brumlow and Liam Minton of Perry, who carded a 1-under-par 70. Cartersville senior Carsen Stanfield is tied for ninth after a first-round 74, while seniors Carter Rice and Griffin Woodall shot 75 and 76, respectively. Sophomore Ramsey Dunn completed the Canes’ scorecard with an opening round 79. LADY CANES EIGHTH AFTER FIRST ROUND The Cartersville High girls' golf team shot 288 and is eighth of twelve teams following the first round of the GHSA Class 4A State Tournament at Crosswinds Golf Club in Savannah. The final round of the 36-hole championship is on Tuesday. Cartersville freshman Anna Jo Culverhouse is in 16th place individually after carding an opening round 90. Sophomore Reese Hertel shot 97, and freshman Mia Miller finished with a first-round 101. Sophomore Addie Feuerbach and junior Ginny Hackney rounded out the Lady Canes' scoring with 104 and 110, respectively. The best three scores count toward the team total. North Oconee shot 243 to hold the first round lead by twelve shots over Madison County (255). Marist is in third place at 257.