Four Lady Canes had two hits apiece and Colbi Ballard tossed a complete-game as Cartersville held off visiting Cedartown 5-4 Thursday. Ballard, along with Lauren McElhaney, Cio Seigler, and Hope Short paced the Cartersville offense with two hits each. Short had a double and a triple. One of Ballard’s hits was a triple. Presley Edwards contributed a pair of RBI with one hit. AnnaKate McElhaney, Rylie Harris, Mattie Johnson, and Brooklyn Pittman added hits in the Lady Canes’ 13-hit attack. Cartersville took a 1-0 lead in the first inning before Cedartown tied the game in the top of the third inning. The Lady Canes added single runs in the third and fourth frames to take a 3-1 lead, but the visiting Bulldogs knotted the score in the top of the fifth. Cartersville took a 5-3 advantage in the bottom of the fifth with Cedartown’s final run coming in the top of the sixth. Ballard scattered seven hits in earning the pitching victory for the Lady Canes. She allowed four earned runs and issued seven walks with five strikeouts. McBrumby (2 doubles) and Nikolopoulus led Cedartown (0-3) with two hits each. Cartersville (1-0) hosts Darlington at 11 a.m. Saturday.

Woodland hosts Adairsville Thursday night on the “banks of the Etowah” at Wildcat Stadium as the two high school football teams kick off a weekend of pre-season, scrimmage action for local teams. The Wildcats and Tigers will tangle in a matchup that was originally scheduled for Friday night before the two schools were forced to move the schedule up one day. A shortage of available football officials forced the change with kickoff now set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Cartersville and Cass also have scrimmages this week — both scheduled for Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. The Hurricanes will travel to Dalton while the Colonels will host Pepperell as all the local teams get a taste of action under the lights before the regular season cranks up the following week. As usual, all the scrimmages will utilized “controlled” formats and generally include all levels — varsity and sub-varsity — for each of the programs. The 2018 regular season gets underway Friday, August 17 with three of the four locals teams in action. Cartersville hosts Allatoona and Adairsville entertains Chattooga in 7:30 p.m. kickoffs. Woodland will start the regular season at Southeast Whitfield. Cass does not play in the opening weekend, but will host Adairsville in the Colonels’ first game Friday, August 24.

The 2018 SEBL Men's and Women's Playoffs continue at the JH Morgan Gymnasium through this weekend. Updates from playoff games through Wednesday, August 8. Wed., Aug. 8th... Metro A-League Quarterfinals: #3 Wood Elite 88 #6 Franklin Ford 77 Wood Elite Training used a balanced offensive attack to outlast Franklin Ford and move on to the Final Four. WET took a 49-42 lead into the half, behind 14 first half points by Quinton Wood. In the second half, Franklin made several pushes when the stepped up their full court pressure, with JR Smith and Talique Cochran getting defensive conversion buckets. The pressure bottled up the perimeter shooting for WET, but their adjustments to the press eventually began finding Isaac Thomas and Al Mateba, who combined for 20 points during the latter stages of the game. Davis and Cochran finished with 26 and 20, respectively, as Jozell Payne scored 11 and snatched 18 boards. Elijah Windom also got 10 in the loss. Quinton Wood paced WET with 18, while Mateba and Thomas each had 16 and Chapin Rierson 12. Ray Reeves and Darrell Wilkins both contributed eight, as Wood Elite will now face #7 Bartow Braves at 7:30pm on Thursday evening in the first Final Four clash. #7 Braves 80 #2 Summer Hill-1 77 (2OT) In the summer league atmosphere, to say a team is upset is sometimes relative, so the Braves relatively upset #2 seeded Summer Hill-1, coming on yet another exciting buzzer beater – this time a long three-pointer by Brice Kellogg. Back on July 21 the Braves lost 89-58 to SH1, but were missing Tim Fortenberry. Several roster additions along the way and the defending SEBL Metro A-League are again one of the dangerous teams, particularly because they shoot it very well, and they never give up. SH1 led the entire way in this one, including 36-28 at the half. With 10 minutes remaining, SH1 held a 51-42 spread, until defensive mishap after defensive mishap, allowed Fortenberry and Kellogg to poke daggers from the outside. When those two weren’t knocking down treys, the Wilson twins took turns snagging offense boards and capitalizing. Kellogg’s three with 18 seconds left in regulation sent the game to OT knotted at 63-all. The teams fought to a tie again, at 69 apiece. Each OT period, SH1 answered first, but the Braves never quit, fighting back, sending the game to a second OT on a buzzer shot by Fortenberry, and then in the second OT period actually taking their first lead of the game at 77-76 on none other than an offensive board and putback by Joel Wilson. Antonio Wade re-tied the score at 77-all after hitting the tail end of two free throws. And, the Braves called timeout with 3.2 ticks left on the clock and advanced the ball to half court to set up a play. The inbounds went to Kellogg on the right wing, who launched the shot that would ‘relatively’ end the Summer Hill-1 season. Davy Fisher paced SH1, with 21 while Markel Williams was 9 of 9 in from the field for 18 points, 16 of which came in the opening stanza, rarely touching the ball in the second half. Keith Ray finished with 10 and Jeremiah Shaw eight. Wade had a subpar seven, and struggled at the line, where he had several chances to ice the game late. The Braves were led by Fortenberry’s 26, many coming from his 8/13 night from beyond the arc. Josh Wilson had another gigantic night with 24 points and 16 rebounds, while his brother Joel cashed in 12 points 13 boards. Kellogg, who finished with 11 points scored all of those in the latter stages of the game. The Braves advance to the SEBL Metro A-League Final Four for the second straight season, and will now have the difficult task of battling the talented Wood Elite squad on Thursday evening at 7:30pm. #1 Baseline-1 95 #8 Shaw 83 Shaw didn’t show up to play literally or figuratively. Indicative of their season, Shaw’s depleted roster could not keep up for the long haul with the league’s top-scoring team in Baseline-1. With borrowed players, Shaw tried to make the game interesting, as Jalen Lovett and Cade Archer were able to generate some offense. Baseline-1 took a slim 43-41 advantage into the halftime break. But, in the second half, the Baseline scoring duo AJ Mosby and Ryan Davis were just too much, along with CJ Bennett getting in the act. Baseline-1 cruised to the win and into the Final Four. Lovett would finish with 29, while Archer had 19 and Jeremiah Shaw 13. For, Baseline-1, Mosby downed 31, followed by 26 from Davis. Bennett finished with 19 and Ashton Burley 14, as Baseline-1 will move on to take on a talented Brighter Days squad in the other semi-final matchup on Thursday evening at 8:30pm. SEBL Metro A-League Final Four – Thursday, August 9, 2018: 7:30pm - #7 Bartow Braves vs. #3 Wood Elite Training 8:30pm - #5 Brighter Days vs. #1 Baseline-1 SEBL Metro A-League Quarterfinal Matchup last Tuesday night: Brighter Days was the first through to the Metro A-League Final Four, after using a strong second half to race past the Dream Chaserz #5 Brighter Days 86 Dream Chaserz 64 A tightly contested game through the first half, turned into a blow out for Brighter Days, as they heated up when it counted the most, whereas someone put a lid on the Dream Chaserz basket in crunch time. Behind the scoring of Brannon Hopkins, the Dream Chaserz established a slim lead through the first 10 minutes of the game. But, Brighter Days would begin to turn the tide, with balanced scoring from Shaq Calhoun, Marcus Dortch and Elijah Hirsh, who combined 27 points in the opening half. Hopkins dazzled with 24 points, but Brighter Days still took the 40-39 lead into the break. The lead swayed in the opening minutes of the second half, but the Dream Chaserz got away from what seemed to be working in the first half and the perimeter dried up, because the ball wasn’t making it to the middle before the shots flew. The Dream Chaserz pounced on the opportunity and separated themselves with a series of driving buckets and transition threes from Marcus Dortch and Dominique Harper, who would combine for five treys in the second half. Logan Shoffner did his best to keep the Dream Chaserz in range, but couldn’t do it by himself as Hopkins could only muster up three points in the second half. Brighter Days cruised into the SEBL Final Four, where they met #1 Baseline-1 in a quarterfinal matchup. Brighter Days will jump it off in that Final Four tilt on Thursday evening at 8:30pm. Hopkins would finish with 27 on the night for the Dream Chaserz, while Shoffner had 21. Shon Redding was held to six, but pulled down 14 rebounds in the loss. For Brighter Days, Harper scored 19, on 5/9 shooting from behind the 3-point line, while Calhoun had 17 and Dortch 15. Hirsh would finish with 14 points and eight boards. Kevin Hobbs and Cyrus Banks each also collected seven points for Brighter Days, who snapped a two-game losing skid at the right time. On Tuesday evening at JH Morgan Gym, the top two seeds in the City Conference B-League secured their tickets to the title game. #2 SH Warriors 81 #3 BC Infinity 38 Neither team could seem to find the basket in the early going, but Infinity managed to crawl out to an 9-4 lead, chiefly behind the three treys Dominique Richards downed. The Warriors worked back and took their first lead at 11-10 on two free throws from Cade Archer at the 9-minute mark of the first half. Later, Jason Greenburg nailed a three, followed by a drive from JP Pritchett, which was accompanied by a free throw, to put Infinity back up briefly at 16-15. But, over the final 2:30 of the half, the Warriors closed on a 9-0 run, behind buckets from Mello Hicks and Cody Henderson, along with a three from JR Davis. When the dust settled, Infinity went into the break trailing 26-16 – a low scoring affair to that point, but things seemed to be brewing for the Warriors. Things boiled over to start the second half, as Chaz Phillips opened the half dropping a three, which triggered Davis to go on a spree where he canned four threes in a stretch that saw the Warriors bolt out on a 25-2 run. A frustrated Infinity team had fallen down 51-18 and were essentially out of the game mentally. As the minutes began to tick down, the Infinity’s JP Pritchett was able to generate some offense, but the Warriors’ Kevane Washington and Archer added to insult to injury combining for four more triples to close the game out. Pritchett finished with 19 for BC Infinity (6-3), while Richards was held to nine. For the Warriors, Davis downed 21, while Hicks had 17, Archer 16 and Cody Henderson 10. The Warriors (8-1) advance to the City Conference Championship Game on Saturday at 4:30pm. #1 SH-Baseline-2 65 #5 GSM Ballers SH-Baseline-2 turned around a lull in first half that had them facing a 21-14 deficit and went on a big 15-2 run to close the half with a 29-23 lead. The SHB2 run continued into the second half, as they worked out to a double-digit lead, behind the steady scoring of Jeremiah Shaw and Markel Williams. As has been the case all summer, GSM was very competitive for a period of time, but in the midst of their self-destructive nature, they consistently failed to realize they were actually in the games they were playing. Still within striking distance, Trase Fezzia seemed to be the only GSM player who was intent on playing to win, scoring nine points down the stretch, trimming the SHB2 lead to just 10 with a little under four minutes remaining. But, it was too little, too late, as SHB2 took advantage of GSM’s insistence on inner-squad tension, closing the game on a 10-2 streak. Fezzia led GSM with 15, despite only playing sparingly, while LD Strickland reached double-figures with 10. For SHBD2, Shaw led his team again with 20 points, 17 of which came in the second half. Markel Williams turned in a monster effort with 15 points and 18 rebounds, while Antoine Wesley contributed 12. SH-Baseline-2, who also improved to 8-1 overall, moves into the City Conference Title game, on Saturday at 4:30pm, where they will take on #2 seeded SH-Warriors. City Conference Finals: Saturday, August 11, 2018 #2 SH Warriors (8-1) vs. #1 SH-Baseline-2 (8-1) SEBL City Conference B-League Quarterfinals: BC Infinity 80 Team Alumni 57 #6 seeded Team Alumni came into this City B-League quarter-final matchup feeling still riding the satisfaction of getting their first win to end the regular season, and they started out like gang-busters, jumping out to a double-digit lead on #3 seeded BC Infinity, who was struggling to find the basket. Talique Cochran drove the lane for a left-handed bucket, to put Alumni up 31-13 with 3:30 left in the first half and it seemed as if it was just not going to be Infinity’s day. But, suddenly the flood gates opened, after Hunter Johnson hit is second three of the half, followed by steal and lay-in from JP Pritchett. After an Alumni miss, Pritchett buried another trey. Then, Dominique Richards would drain yet another tri-fecta. Alumni miscued again, and Pritchett got off a desperation double-pump shot from beyond the arc, that would fall through at the buzzer, cutting the Alumni lead down to 33-27 going into the break – and begin to tell the real story of the game. To start the second half, Richards would set the tone by hitting a triple right off the bat, reducing the Infinity deficit to only 33-30. Courtney Gamble scored for Alumni, but Jason Greenburg quickly answered with a three, to make it 35-33. Greenburg would then drive for a bucket, draw the foul and after being true on the shot at line, put Infinity up for the first time at 36-35. That was all Infinity needed, as Dominique Richards would hit a string of five threes, the last being a rare four-point play, after being fouled while falling out of bounds. The personal run for Richards broke the game open. Down the stretch Pritchett and Greenburg would combine for 14 points, as they took turns with an array of penetration moves and floaters, of which Alumni had no defensive answer. For Alumni, Cochran would finish with 24, while Dustin Glenn turned in a solid night with 20. For BC Infinity, Richards and Pritchett and each downed 25, while Greenburg had 13. Hunter Johnson finished with nine points, as BC Infinity shot a very impressive 15-32 from beyond the arc. BC Infinity will now move on to face the #2 seeded SH-Warriors. GSM Ballers 73 Toyo-2 68 #5 seeded GSM used a balanced scoring attack to oust #4 seeded Toyo-2. Toyo-2, who came in as the #4 seed in the playoffs, had risen to #2 in the City Conference standings at one point, before slumping towards the end of the regular season. In this quarter-final tilt, the lead changed hands on numerous occasions, with GSM settling on a slim 34-33 lead at the half-time break. The second half proved to be much the same, as both teams took turns trading leads, until GSM broke open a 62-all score, going on a 9-2 run, behind an athletic attack for a basket from LD Strickland, followed by a floater by Blake Clay. The run was capped by a put-back from Sammie Frazier and a 3-point dagger from Strickland, putting GSM up 71-64 with just over two minutes to go. Toyo-2 had chances, only down 72-66 with over a minute, they forced consecutive turnovers, but instead of punching the transition opportunities in for quick twos, opted for long errant trey attempts, essentially giving the victory to the Ballers. Eddie Melvin led all scorers with 18, coming on a perfect 7/7 night from the field, while Donlin Hinton and Josh Christian each had 13, as Toyo-2 saw its inconsistent season come to a close. GSM, who will now move on to take on #1 seeded SH-Baseline-2 in the semis, got 16 from Sammie Frazier, as Bryan Owens had 15, Strickland 14, Pat Printup 10 and Trase Fezzia nine. The Ballers were 27 of 53 overall from the field, while netting an efficient 20 of their 33 attempts inside the arc. #5 GSM Ballers vs. #1 SH-Baseline-2 GSM (2-7) will attempt to knock off another higher seed when they meet up with #1 seeded SH-Baseline-2 (7-1). But, don’t let GSM’s overall record confuse you, as they have been very competitive all summer and pushed SHB2 to the brink in a 61-57 loss back on July 31 – a game which could have easily gone either way. In that loss, GSM did not have the services of Sammie Frazier, who could be the x-factor in the Final Four meeting between these two teams. SEBL Metro Conference A-League Play-in Games on 8-5-2018: Bartow Braves 69 The OG’s 67 (OT) The #7 seeded Braves escaped the OG’s on a controversial lay-in from Joel Wilson at the buzzer in overtime, to move on to the quarterfinals. The OG’s, who led for much of the game, were up 32-30 at the half. Dee Henderson and Brian Griffin combined for 18 of the OG’s point total in the first stanza, while Josh Wilson provided a chuck of the Braves offense with 12 points by the mid-way point. The leads continued to trade in the second half, when Avery Morris’ floater put the Braves up 58-55 with 4:58 remaining in regulation. After trading misses, Joel Wilson muscled up for a bucket and drew a foul. He missed the shot at the line, and the chance to tie it with 3:03 showing. Wilson would draw another foul, and miss both, but on the second attempt, OG’s Dee Henderson slipped in the lane while going for the defensive board, and the Braves Josh Wilson grabbed the offensive rebound instead. The extra possession found Mike Fabre’ for a short shot off the glass, to put the Braves up. But, a long inbounds pass to a streaking Shauquille Hopson put the OG’s back up 60-59 with 1:56 on the clock. Hopson then drove the lane for a floater, to put the OG’s up by three with only 30 seconds left. The Braves were in a must-make situation and got two looks, getting offensive rebounds after each attempt, when Richard Olson got a good kick out to Brice Kellogg, who canned the big three to send it to overtime. Joel Wilson took a pass over the top, and made the lay-in, putting the Braves up 66-64, 20 seconds into the 2-minute overtime period, but with 1:24 left, Henderson flipped a pass to the corner to Hopson and he drilled the three from the deep left corner. The OG’s led 65-64. After a Braves’ turnover, Henderson connected on a floater, to increase the lead to 67-64. But, a quick pass down court to a snow birding Olson, had the OG’s racing to defend. He made the layup and drew the foul, sinking it calmly to re-knot the score at 67-all with 45 second left in OT. The OG’s decided to work the clock down for a potential last shot, but Hopson shot early, with about 25 seconds left and missed. Olson grabbed the rebound and got it down quickly, where he gave the ball to Fabre’ at the top. Josh Wilson was at the high post and the OG defenders were keyed on him, when Joel Wilson snuck into the lane behind the defenders. Fabre’ floated the pass in with only 4 seconds showing and Wilson who was bumped, lofted the ball up, where it caught the corner of the top of the backboard and fell through at the buzzer. The OG’s were led by Hopson with 15, while Morris and Griffin each had 13. Henderson also had 12, as the OG’s season comes to an end. For the Braves, who again played without sharpshooter Tim Fortenberry, got 19 from Joel Wilson, while Josh Wilson finished with 16, as did Fabre’. Olson contributed 11 in the win. Shaw Industries 92 Toyo-1 89 (OT) Shaw trailed for much of the night, but forced overtime on a lay-in from Kwame Peek, followed by a long-three from Kevin Hammett, then handled business at the freethrow line to advance to the quarterfinals, where they will face off against the #1 seed, and undefeated, Baseline-1 squad. In the first half, Bobby Smith was virtually unstoppable, continually driving and dropping buckets or drawing fouls. He helped Toyo-1 build an eight-point spread, at one point, before Shaw was able to work back into to it, with short run from threes by Hammett and Jalen Lovett. Lovett executed continual silky smooth moves to the basket, while no one for Toyo-1 could seem to stay in front. Toyo-1 led 37-36 at the half. The offense picked up for both teams in the second half, as the game sped up considerably. Smith was still scoring at a good clip for Toyo-1, while Lovett and Peek really turned it up a notch for Shaw. Up 82-77 with 1:29 left in regulation, Hammett came up with a bucket the lane to trim the Toyo lead to three, but Smith drove left and scored to put Toyo back up 84-79. After a Shaw miss, Toyo had the chance to milk clock but wound up turning the ball over with just under a minute left. With Toyo more focused on arguing the call, Malik Rush sent the long pass the length of the floor to Peek, who laid the ball in, trim the score to three. LD Strickland then drew a foul with 37 second left, but missed the front end of the one and one. On the ensuing possession, Shaw’s Peek drew a foul of his own, missing both. Forced to foul, Shaw sent Smith to the line with :16 ticks left for the front end of the one and one, and the chance to ice the game. He missed and across half court Rush flipped the ball to Hammett on the left side, where he drilled the 28-footer, sending the game into OT. Toyo won the jump ball, but couldn’t draw first blood. After the miss, another long pass and miss by Peek found Baily Cooper for an offensive rebound and putback and Shaw was up 86-84. With 58 seconds left, Smith drove the right baseline on Lovett, who tried to get a charge call. Smith scored to tie it up at 86. Lovett was then fouled on the inbounds and expertly sank both shots. Smith drove again and missed, but Shannon Woods grabbed the offensive board and was fouled in the process. Woods sank one of the two, and Toyo trailed 88-87 at the 45 second mark of the OT period. Looking to drain clock, Shaw worked it down to 20 seconds and Toyo was forced to foul Rush, who made both. Quan Martin then drove the length and made the tough basket to trim his team’s deficit to 90-89 with only 9 seconds showing on the clock. Toyo quickly fouled Lovett, who hit both. Down three, Toyo called a timeout to advance the ball to half court and set up a play in hopes of forcing the second OT. But, Smith missed. The ball was tipped out to Eddie Melvin, who also missed with time expiring, allowing Shaw to advance to the quarterfinals with a 92-89 victory. Smith led Toyo-1 with 30, while Donlin Hinton had 19 and Strickland 13. Christian also had 11 in the loss. For Shaw, Lovett took game-high honors with 34, as Hammett had 20 and Peek 16. WSEBL Final Four Matchups: Often during the summer, the success of your team not only depends on all the necessary intangibles, such as team work, ball movement, solid defense and generally just making good plays on the court, but it also relies on teams having consistent personnel, especially when it counts the most. #1 seeded Elite-77/Lady Dynasty and #2 seeded RAK were the two teams, who were able to experience regular attendance of its key players, which is exactly why they will be facing each other for the 2018 WSEBL Championship on this Saturday at 5:45pm. Elite-77/Lady Dynasty 66 Summer Hill-3 39 #1 seeded Elite-77 (8-0) indicated why they're the top team in the first semi-final match-up of the day on Sunday, displaying their depth as several reserves came off the bench to produce the fuel needed to propel their team to the finals - claiming an easy win over #4 seeded Summer Hill-3. Elite-77 took a commanding 34-18 lead into the half-time break. Iesha Alexander had a typical effort, but it was Alyssa Nicholson and Kimora McClinic, who combined for 23 points for Elite-77. Rachel Irby managed to reach double-figures for SH3, with 10 points, while Chris Banks and Julia Newbert each netted eight, as their season came to a close. Nicholson finished with 13, while Alexander had 11 and McClinic 10. Tanisha Woodard also had eight, with Re’Tavia Floyd and Tarrah Gibson getting seven and six, respectively, as Elite-77 advances to the championship game. RAK Outfitters 52 Baseline-3 28 #2 seeded RAK (7-1) jumped out to a 20-point spread on the outmatched Baseline-3 squad relatively quickly. Baseline-3, playing without Ariel Anderson and Sandy Almon, who both provide a great deal of help on both ends of the court, could not keep up with the bigger RAK team. RAK waltzed into intermission with a big 28-8 lead. Things didn’t change much in the second half, other than Julia Roberson and the young Alissa Winters, combining for a couple of three points for Baseline-3, to briefly trim RAK’s lead down to 18. But, a couple of balanced buckets from RAK’s Sarah Byers and Becca Cheeks negated any real comeback thoughts. Melissa Winters led Baseline-3 with six points, while Amber Bowen, Alyssa Winters and Roberson all collected five. Carrie Cheeks and Byers each had 12 for RAK, while Tess Wright had seven and Becca Cheeks six. WSEBL Women's Championship: Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018: #2 RAK Outfitters vs. #1 Elite-77/Lady Dynasty...The stage is set, as the two top WSEBL will be pitted against each other. These two teams fought out a 51-50 overtime regular season thriller back on July 29th, with Elite-77 grabbing the win on a late three-pointer by Tanisha Woodard. This should prove to be another great tilt. Tipoff is set for 5:45pm on Saturday, August 11 at the Summer Hill Complex, inside the confines of JH Morgan Gymnasium.

The Adairsville Lady Tigers pounded out eleven hits in their season opener Tuesday night at Region 6-AAA foe Ringgold and came away with a come-from-behind 7-6 victory. Senior Sierra Tanner paced the offense with three hits followed by fellow senior Havyn Isaac (photo) and sophomore Sadye Johnson with a pair of hits each. One of Isaac’s hits was a go-ahead, two-run home run in the top of the seventh inning. Sophomore Chloe Souders also added a pair of RBIs for the visiting Tigers. Adairsville took an early 5-0 lead with two runs in the first inning and three more in the second, but the Ringgold Lady Tigers scored a run in the fifth and took the lead in the sixth inning with five runs that included a three-run homer. A pair of sophomores did the pitching for Adairsville. Victoria O’Neal started in the circle and worked the first 5 and 1/3 innings. Taylor Rhoades picked up the pitching victory with 1 and 2/3 innings of relief and five strikeouts. Adairsville (1-0) plays its home opener and sub-region opener Thursday against North Murray at 5:30 p.m.

The Bartow-Gordon Middle School Athletic Association recently released its 2018 girls and boys golf schedule. All matches are played at the Calhoun Elks Lodge and Golf Club located at 143 Craigtown Rd., NE in Calhoun or Fields Ferry Golf Club located at 581 Fields Ferry Dr., NE. 2018 B.G.M.S.A.A. Golf Tuesday, August 21 Calhoun Elks GC — Adairsville, Cartersville, Cass Fields Ferry GC — Calhoun, Red Bud, Woodland Tuesday, August 28 Calhoun Elks GC — Calhoun, Cartersville Fields Ferry GC — Ashworth, Cass, Woodland Thursday, August 30 Fields Ferry GC — Red Bud, Adairsville Tuesday, September 4 Calhoun Elks GC — Ashworth, Red Bud, Cass Wednesday, September 5 Fields Ferry GC — Calhoun, Adairsville, Cartersville, Woodland Tuesday, September 11 Calhoun Elks GC — Calhoun, Cass Fields Ferry GC — Ashworth, Adairsville Thursday, September 13 Fields Ferry GC — Red Bud, Cartersville, Woodland Tuesday, September 18 Calhoun Elks GC — Ashworth, Adairsville, Woodland Fields Ferry GC — Calhoun, Red Bud, Cartersville, Cass Tuesday, September 25 Calhoun Elks GC — Calhoun, Cartersvile, Cass Fields Ferry GC — Ashworth, Woodland Thursday, September 27 Fields Ferry GC — Red Bud, Adairsville Monday, October 1 Calhoun Elks GC — Cass, Red Bud, Cartersville, Adairsville Fields Ferry GC — Calhoun, Ashworth, Woodland Tuesday, October 2 Calhoun Elks GC — BGMSAA Girls Championship Thursday, October 4 Fields Ferry GC — BGMSAA Boys Championship

Connor Justus continued his successful return to the Inland Empire 66ers of the California League this week with another multi-hit game on Sunday and the Pulaski Yankees of the Appalachian League welcomed Cartersville’s Anthony Seigler to his second professional club. Meanwhile, Sam Howard left Sunday night’s game with Triple-A Albuquerque after being hit by a line drive in the opening frame. SAM HOWARD — Albuquerque Isotopes (5th yr. pro; LHP; Colorado Rockies organization; Triple-A Pacific Coast League; Georgia Southern; Cartersville HS)… Since returning to the Isotopes July 28 following a second stint with the MLB Rockies, the Bartow southpaw has made a pair of brief starts and left Sunday’s game in the first inning after being struck by a line drive. Howard went only two innings in a start against Colorado Springs on July 30. He allowed a walk and a second inning, two-run home run before being lifted. In Sunday’s start against New Orleans, Howard left the game with only one out in the first inning after he was hit in the left shoulder by a liner off the bat of Baby Cakes’ second baseman Isan Diaz. The latest report by Rotowire and CBS Sports indicated Howard’s injury was still being evaluated. Howard has a 3-6 mark this season in 16 starts at Albuquerque with a 5.50 ERA and 70.1 innings pitched. The Isotopes are in fourth place in the PCL’s Pacific Southern Division, trailing El Paso by 10.5 games. CONNOR JUSTUS — Inland Empire 66ers (3rd yr. pro; SS; L.A. Angels organization; Advanced-A California League; Georgia Tech; Cartersville HS)… the offensive success for Justus since returning to the 66ers from Double-A Mobile on June 22 continued this past week. The 23-year-old has now hit safely in 29 of 40 games at Inland Empire and now has a dozen multi-hit games including another Sunday night. The middle infielder has a .288 batting average in the 40-game stretch with the 66ers that includes over 150 at-bats. He has six home runs and 27 RBIs with a robust .380 on-base percentage. After hitting only .186 in 57 games in the Southern League, Justus has now raised his 2018 batting average to .230 in 97 games and 341 official at-bats. His defensive work has continued to impress. He sports a .955 fielding average in 374 total chances with both clubs. He has played 528 defensive innings and been part of 49 double plays with his two teams in 2018. Inland Empire (26-18, second half standings) is currently third in the California League’s South Division. The 66ers trail Rancho Cucamonga by six games. ANTHONY SEIGLER — Pulaski Yankees (1st yr. pro; C; N.Y. Yankees organization; Rookie Appalachian League; Cartersville HS)… since joining the Appalachian League Pulaski Yankees last Tuesday, Seigler has hit safely in three of four starts and is 3-for-14 (.214) with four walks in that stretch of games against Burlington and Elizabethton. He has also scored a pair of runs hitting in the two-hole of the order in each of his starts. Seigler started his professional career in the Rookie Gulf Coast League with Yankees West before moving last week to the slightly higher level rookie league. In his first 50 official at-bats in the pro ranks, he has a .300 batting average with one homer and four RBI. Pulaski (20-25) is currently in fourth place and 8.5 games behind the Princeton Rays in the Appy League East Division. The Yankees continue a three-game series at Princeton Monday through Wednesday nights before traveling to Burlington for three games Thursday through Saturday and host a three-game series with the Danville Braves Sunday through August 14.

Cartersville High School’s Jackson Lowe has been named 2018 pre-season All-State by Georgia High School Football Daily in Class AAAA. The 6-5, 242-pound senior tight end is committed to the University of Tennessee. The Hurricanes hit the gridiron this Friday night with a road scrimmage game at Dalton. GHSFD 2018 Preseason Class AAAA Best Player in Classification Kyle Hamilton According to Marist coach Alan Chadwick who has been in the business for 34 years and has 365 victories, Hamilton is the best all-around player - offense, defense, special teams - that he has coached. Hamilton had 55 solo tackles and six interceptions from his safety position. He had 28 catches for 485 yards in an offense that throws very little. Hamilton had 460 return yards and one kickoff return for a touchdown. Hamilton is committed to Notre Dame. OFFENSE QB (pro) - Max Johnson, Oconee County QB (dual) - Damekus Taylor, Thomson RB - Steele Chambers, Blessed Trinity RB - Tahj Gary, Woodward Academy TE - Jackson Lowe, Cartersville WR - Ryan Davis, Blessed Trinity WR - Jamari Thrash, Troup OL - Connor Brown, St. Pius OL - Dean Colton, Marist OL - Christian Coulter, Thomson OL - Fredrick Norman Jr., Ridgeland OL - Bayard Taylor II, Columbus ATH - Zion Puckett, Spalding PK - Marshall Golick, Woodward Academy DEFENSE DL - J.R. Bivens, Blessed Trinity DL - Ryan Mannelly, Marist DL - Travon Walker, Upson-Lee DE/LB - King Mwikuta, Troup LB - Milton Adams, Baldwin LB - J.D. Bertrand, Blessed Trinity LB - DeMarcus Mitchell, St. Pius LB - Jacorius "Joko" Willis, Troup DB - Keevan Bailey, Salem DB - Jamari Brown, Eastside DB - Kyle Hamilton, Marist DB - Zach Ranson, St. Pius P - Brandon Farrell, Marist

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.