The Cartersville Cobias summer swim team has twenty-four competitors advancing to the state swim meet Friday and Saturday at the Cumming Aquatic Center. The 10-and-under state meet is Friday. The 11-and-over meet is Saturday. Left to right: Carson Teems, Elijah Wilhoit, Joseph Hall, Nathan Higgins, Beth Svendsen, Maggie Long, Ellie Johnson, Lanee Haley, Alexus Huskins, Mallory Cook, Cooper Brown, Cooper Huskins, Natalie Guin, Emily Guin, Reign West, Ella Bailey, Kyle Hoerl, Tripp Chitwood, Lukas Puckett, Andrew Harris, Logan Puckett, Noah Leffew. Coaches left to right: 6U coach Jordan Baldwin, assistant coach Kera Lawhon, and head coach Matt Siniard.

Bartow County Junior Little League won a third consecutive elimination game Wednesday night, defeating Vine Ingle Junior Little League 11-2, to reach the championship round of the Georgia Junior Little League state tournament at East Athens Little League. PHOTO: Bartow County Junior Little League (14U) pauses for a photo following Tuesday night's victory in Athens. Bartow, now 3-1 in the double-elimination tournament, will need two wins over Elbert County Junior Little League (2-0) Thursday night to capture the state championship. Bartow took an early lead Tuesday night, scoring all eleven runs in the first four frames. Bartow out hit Vine Ingle fifteen to seven. Patrick Shelley and Brice Craig both had three hit games for Bartow and drove in one run apiece. Brandon Carroll (2 RBI), Charlie Ray (3 RBI), and Wade Dooley contributed two hits each. Colton Wilson (2 RBI) and Eli Agnew both doubled. Harrison Benton had a hit and Devin Pryor reached base twice after being hit by pitches. Carroll worked the first six innings on the mound for Bartow to pick up the pitching victory. He gave way to Wade Dooley in the seventh. Georgia Junior Little League State Tournament schedule/results: Double-elimination at East Athens Little League Sat. July 14 — West Point 5, Bartow County 1 Sat. July 14 — Athens 16, Northern-Columbus 12 Sun. July 15 — Vine Ingle 12, West Point 6 Sun. July 15 — Elbert County 11, Athens 0 Mon. July 16 — Bartow County 10, Athens 4 (Athens eliminated) Mon. July 16 — West Point 17, Northern-Columbus 1 (Northern eliminated) Tue. July 17 — Elbert Co. 17, Vine Ingle 1 Tue. July 17 — Bartow County 7, West Point 4 (West Point eliminated) Wed. July 18 — Bartow County 11, Vine Ingle 2 (Vine Ingle eliminated) GM 10 — Thr. July 19 — 6 pm — Elbert Co. vs. Winner Gm 9 (championship round) GM 11 — Thr. July 19 — 8 pm — Winner Gm 10 vs. Loser Gm 10 (if needed) Georgia champion advances to the Junior Little League Baseball Southeast Regional that begins August 2 in Fort Myers, FL CARTERSVILLE LL 12U FALLS TO SMYRNA AT STATE TOURNEY Cartersville Little League 12U was eliminated from the Georgia Little League state tournament Wednesday night with a 5-2 loss to host Smyrna Little League in Cobb County. Cartersville got a pair of solo home runs from Miles Owen for their two runs. Owen, who finished the night 3-for-3, homered to left field in the first inning and smacked an opposite field shot in the top of the fifth inning. Smyrna took a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the third inning and after Owen’s second home run narrowed the margin to 3-2, Smyrna scored a pair of insurance runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. Owen (4 IP, 5ER, 5H, 4BB, 5K) started on the mound and was tagged with the pitching loss. Gavin Shrewsbury (1 IP, 0R, 0H, 1K) recorded the final three outs for Cartersville. Connor Brasfield contributed a double for the Cartersville offense. Turner Abernathy and Caleb Daniel added base hits. Smyrna advances to play Warner Robins Thursday night in another elimination game. Cartersville completed the state tournament with a 2-2 mark and finished 5-2 in the post-season. The 12U Cartersville team went 3-0 to win the District 1 tournament and qualify for state. Little League Baseball (12U) Georgia state tournament schedule/results: Double-elimination. All games at Smyrna Little League Sat. July 14 — Warner Robins 14, Chatham County 0 Sat. July 14 — Athens 14, Hart County 2 Sat. July 14 — Northern-Columbus 10, Elbert County 0 Sat. July 14 — Peachtree City 11, Cartersville 3 Sun. July 15 — Smyrna 9, Warner Robins 3 Sun. July 15 — Athens 19, Belvedere 0 Sun. July 15 — Elbert Co. 9 Hart Co. 6 (Hart eliminated) Sun. July 15 — Cartersville 19, Chatham Co. 0 (Chatham eliminated) Mon. July 16 — Warner Robins 13, Elbert Co. 3 (Elbert eliminated) Tue. July 17 — Cartersville 18, Belvedere 8 (Belvedere eliminated) Tue. July 17 — Northern-Columbus 1, Smyrna 0 Tue. July 17 — Athens vs. Peachtree City 18, Athens 2 Wed. July 18 — Smyrna 5, Cartersville 2 (Cartersville eliminated) Wed. July 18 — Warner Robins 26, Athens 5 (Athens eliminated) GM 15 — Thr. July 19 — 6pm — Northern-Columbus vs. Peachtree City GM 16 — Thr. July 19 — 8:30pm — Smyrna vs. Warner Robins (elimination game) GM 17 — Fri. July 20 — 7pm — Loser Gm 15 vs. Winner Gm 16 (elimination game) GM 18 — Sat. July 21 — 9am — Winner Gm 15 vs. Winner Gm 17 (championship round) GM 19 — Sun. July 22 — 10am — Winner Gm 18 vs. Loser Gm 18 (if needed) The Georgia champion advances to the 2018 Little League Baseball Southeastern Regional Tournament at Little League Southeast Park in Warner Robins, GA August 3-8. Results for Bartow County Little League and Cartersville Little League provided by the respective leagues and Georgia Little League Baseball and Softball. Bartow County Recreation Department and Cartersville Recreation Department baseball and softball teams participating in Georgia Recreation and Parks Association are reported to Bartow Sports Zone by the respective recreation departments and presented on Bartow Sports Zone by Play It Again Sports at 410 Cherokee Place in Cartersville.

Men's and women's SEBL action from July 15-18. All SEBL games are played at the Summer Hill Complex - JH Morgan Gym located at 129 Aubrey Street in Cartersvile. SEBL Metro Conference A-League Summaries for July 15, 2018 Wood Elite Training 82 Dream Chaserz 66 The Wood Elite Training squad finally debuted and they didn’t disappoint. They showed the Dream Chaserz they need to show up full force, if they expect to win games. Chapin Rierson (Georgia College) downed eight of WET’s first 10 points, including two deep treys, to put his team up quickly. DC’s Brannon Hopkins (Point University) tried his best to keep pace, as he downed 15 first half points, but Wood Elite had managed to build a 39-27 lead at the half. The Chaserz chased in the second half, cutting their deficit to as low as four on several occasions. But, WET’s Jonathan Mason put the game away, draining two threes, along with Quinton Wood (Reinhardt) and Isaac Thomas (Georgia College) contributing a combined 20 points. Hopkins finished with a game-high 34 for the Dream Chaserz, who fell to 1-2. Travion Geter (Life Univ) also had 14. Wood Elite, who starts their schedule off 1-0, got 29 from Rierson, 16 from Thomas, 14 from Wood and nine from Mason (Shorter). Franklin Ford 74 The OG’s 68 Franklin Ford moved to 2-1 on the summer, with a strong win over the OG’s. Despite finding themselves down 40-30 at the half, the OG’s fought back to make a game of it down the stretch, behind Chris Brown, who downed 18 of his 26 total after the break. But, Cory Tobin answered with 15 of his own, all from beyond the arc, thwarting the OG’s comeback designs. Shaquille Hopson and Reggie King collected 16 and 14, respectively, for the OG’s, who fell to 0-3 in the standings. For Franklin Ford, Tobin finished with 18, while Chris Brock, JR Davis and Talique Cochran each netted 14. Blake Clay also had 12 for FF, who improved to 2-1. Baseline-1 85 Summer Hill-1 77 Baseline-1 came out firing in the opening minutes, quickly building a double-digit lead, behind AJ Mosby and Tory Smith’s perimeter shooting. Ryan Davis also got in the act with multiple drives to the basket, as Baseline-1 built a seemingly insurmountable 50-27 lead at the half. In the second, SH1 began a steady trek back to make things interesting, with Davy Fisher getting hot from all over the place, as Keith Ray assisted in helping cut the deficit to as low as 76-72 late in the contest. Forced to foul in the final minute, Summer Hill-1 couldn’t overcome, as Davis and Mosby combined to go 9 of 10 at the line. Fisher’s offensive efforts saw him down 28 in the game for SH1, who slipped to 1-1, as Ray finished with 23 and Antonio Wade 17. For Baseline-1 (3-0), Davis had 23 and Mosby 22. Smith contributed nine. Brighter Days 71 Toyo-1 57 Knotted at 29-all at the intermission, Brighter Days took advantage of poor shot selection by Toyo-1, as Kevin Hobbs and Quincy Atkinson benefitted with several transition buckets. Brighter Days went on a 15-3 run to start the half – a double-digit deficit Toyo-1 would never be able to bounce back from. Toyo-1 (0-3), got 15 from Bobby Smith, while Donlin Hinton scored 13 and Quan Martin eight. For Brighter Days (2-0), Hobbs streaked for 31 points on the night, as Cyrus Banks had 12. Cory Warn and Elijah Hirsh each contributed seven. SEBL Metro Conference A-League capsule for July 17: Bartow Braves 66 Shaw Industries 61 The Bartow Braves got back on track with a hard-fought win over Shaw Industries, in a game that went back and forth the entire way. The Braves held a slim 35-32 lead at the break, fueled by Josh Wilson’s 14 hustle-points and Tim Fortenberry’s 14, mostly from beyond the arc. Randy McClure and Kevin Hammet helped Shaw keep pace with 16 and 11, respectively. Shaw would retake the lead on several occasions in the second half, but had to find offense in other ways, as McClure and Hammet found it hard to score. Malik Rush and Cyril Young picked up the slack for Shaw, but Wilson didn’t slow much for the Braves. With buckets now hard to come by, the bulk of the Braves’ offense came from the charity stripe, as they went a combined 13 of 15 from the line to hang on for the victory. Mclure led Shaw, now 1-2, with 20 points, while Hammet finished with 17 and Rush 12. For the Braves, who upped their record to 2-1, Fortenberry poured in 25, while Wilson had 22. Richard Olson and Marquise Brown each scored eight. SEBL Metro A-League Game Summaries for July 18: Baseline-1 85 Bartow Braves 74 Baseline-1 remains atop the SEBL A-League standings, after outlasting the Braves, to move to 4-0. Baseline-1 broke open a close game in the latter minutes of the first half, after CJ Bennett hit a trey, followed by buckets from AJ Mosby and Ryan Davis, culminating in a 12-2 run to send the Braves into the half down 45-31. The Braves had gotten the usual production from Josh Wilson and Richard Olsen, but Tim Fortenberry had yet to get going. In the second half, Baseline-1 pushed its spread to as much as 17, but the Braves fought back, as Fortenberry finally got on track with five second half threes. But, defensively the Braves had no answer for the tandem of Davis and Mosby. Davis repeatedly got the basket with strong drives, and Mosby hit a couple of timely tri-fectas, and the Braves could never get closer that five down in the closing minutes. Wilson led the Braves, now 2-2, with 23, as Fortenberry finished with 20 and Olsen 14. For the Baseline-1 ’05 squad, who moves to 4-0, Davis poured in 32, while Mosby had 24. Bennett and Tory Smith each had eight. Dream Chaserz 66 Brighter Days 63 The Dream Chaserz, who are one of the most talented teams in the league when they decide to show up in force, decided to show up in force on Wednesday night, as they had a full roster to take on a very good 2-0 Brighter Days team. DC who had lost two roster-depleted games in a row came up with clutch freethrows and big defensive plays in the closing seconds, to clip Brighter Days, handing them their first loss of the summer. Devonn Pierce hit the game deciding freethrows with only 20 seconds remaining to give DC a 64-63 lead, and after a forcing a Brighter Days miss on the other end, Anthony Hilliard drew a foul and hit both at the charity stripe. On the ensuing play, Chevelan Pearson got a steal with only six seconds left to seal the win. Elijah Hirsh paced Brighter Days (2-1) with 16, while an hobbled Kevin Hobbs finished with 12 and Cyrus Banks 11. Newcomer, Ethan Palmer and Cory Warn each had seven. For the Dream Chasers, who moved to 2-2, Pearson and Shon Redding each netted 14, whole Logan Shoffner had 12 and Travien Geter got 10. Pierce finished with six. Wood Elite Training 80 Franklin Ford 76 Wood Elite jumped out strong behind a combined nine threes, with Quinton Wood and Jonathan Mason doing most of the damage, to go in the intermission up 48-36 on a relatively cold-shooting Franklin Ford squad. Still down double-digits deep into the second half, Franklin’s JR Davis went on a mission, generating 15 points of a 20-4 run, to get them back to within two late in the game. Veteran Darrell Wilkins hit a clutch trey for WET to quell the run. However, an intentional foul call on Franklin’s Kyle Smith in the final minute sent WET’s Jonathan Mason to the line for two free throws, plus possession of the ball, virtually icing the game. Davis finished with 26 on the night for Franklin Ford, who slipped to 2-2, while Blake Clay had 16, Josell Payne 14 and Cory Tobin 12. For WET, who moved to 2-0, Wood had 23, Phil Cirillo 15, Darrell Wilkins 12 and Mason 11. Summer Hill-1 110 The OG’s 67 After a bit of a sluggish start offensively, Summer Hill-1 got things rolling, blowing past The OG’s for the highest team point total of the summer, thus far. Davy Fisher fueled the SH1 offense, as he continued his torrid shooting from the perimeter to the tune of six more threes in the game. But, Antonio Wad was the trigger in the first half to get it rolling for SH1, as he chalked up 18 first half points. Chris Brown was again a bright spot for the OG’s as he canned five deep shots, on his way to scoring 22 of this 29 in the second half alone. Reggie King also pounded in 19, and pulled a truck load of rebounds for the OG’s, in the losing effort, as they fell to 0-4 on the season. Summer Hill-1, who improved to 2-1, saw Fisher finish with 29, Wade 25, JP Pritchett 16, Keith Ray 15, Damon Mitchell 13 and Jonathan Fowler 12. SEBL Metro Conference A-League standings as of 7-18-2018: 4-0… Baseline-1 ‘05 2-0… Wood Elite Training 2-1… Summer Hill-1 2-1… Brighter Days 2-2… Dream Chaserz 2-2… Franklin Ford 2-2… Bartow Braves 1-2... Shaw Industries 0-3... Toyo-1 0-4... The OG’s SEBL City Conference B-League Game Summaries for July 17: BC Infinity 85 Team Alumni 50 Infinity’s Jason Greenberg drained a three to start things off and his team never looked back, as they ran away with Team Alumni. Infinity combined for 10 first half bombs from behind the arc, to take a big 45-26 lead into the half. In the second, Alumni tried to make a run of it, but Kingsley Okezie and JP Pritchett went on a 12-2 run by themselves, to put the game away. Team Alumni, who slipped to 0-3, got 18 from Talique Cochran and 10 from Courtney Gamble. For BC Infinity, now 2-1, Okezie downed 20, while Latrel Jones had 16, Pritchett 14 and Kaylon Aker 13. Dominique Richards and Greenburg finished with eight and six, respectively. SH Warriors 78 GSM Ballers 74 GSM jumped out early, behind the shooting of Pat Printup and Bryan Owen, as the Warriors found themselves down by nine only a few minutes into the game. With GSM up 25-16 on two LD Strickland free throws, the Warriors finally decided to wake up, going on a 16-2 tear that saw six different guys score during the run, including a steal and bucket from JR Davis, a three from Cade Archer. Chaz Phillips capped the run with a breakaway lay-in, to put the Warriors up 32-27. Phillips would later can an 18-footer at the buzzer to send his team into the break with a 42-30 cushion. GSM would fall down by as many as 19 a few minutes into the second half, before stepping up the defense to begin working back into the game. Printup heated up for consecutive treys, while Strickland and Clay repeatedly found seams to the basket for lay-ups. Archer and Kevane Washington were able to continue to generate offense for the SHW, but with under a minute left GSM had cut the score to 74-72. But, SHW was able to answer with two buckets late by Walter Brown and Archer. For GSM, who fell to 0-3, Strickland had 18, Printup 17, Clay 14 and Owen 11. The Warriors (3-0) were paced by Archer’s 23 and Brown, who had 10. Washington got nine and Cody Henderson eight. Toyo-2 72 SH-Baseline-2 69 Toyo-2 came out strong, with a superb perimeter shooting effort, as they had five different players knock down three pointers, coupled with Josh Christian having his way attacking the basket against a lackluster SHB2 defense. Toyo-2 jumped out to a 20-point lead at one point. Jeremiah Shaw finally got cooking, as he poured in 15 points in the first half, while Brett Role contributed with several key put-backs, to help SHB2 mount a comeback that allowed them to cut their deficit to 43-38 by the half. SHB2 eventually took its first lead at 51-49 on freethrows from Shaw. But, they expended so much energy fighting back, they couldn’t sustain the run. The lead changed hands numerous times down the stretch, with Josell Payne and Donlin Hinton notching the go ahead buckets. With under 10 seconds left, SHB2 missed on two long attempts to knot it up, giving Toyo-2 the upset win. Shaw led SHB2, now 2-1, with 26 points, while Markel Williams and Korley Grier each had 14. For Toyo-2 (1-2), Christian would garner game-high honors with 31 points, while Hinton scored 16 and Quan Martin eight. SEBL City Conference B-League Standings as of 7-18-18: 3-0… SH Warriors 2-1… SH-Baseline-2 2-1… BC Infinity 1-2... Toyo-2 0-3... GSM Ballers 0-3... Team Alumni WSEBL Women’s Capsules for July 15, 2018 Baseline-3 39 Summer Hill-3 25 Summer Hill-3 took an 18-15 lead into the half, behind the shooting of Alexis Garnigan and Lauren Womack, but they could not sustain the offensive production after the break as Baseline-3’s Keke Swain got cranked up and took over. Rachel Irby wound up leading SH3 (0-2) with seven points, while Garnigan and Womach tallied six and five, respectively. For Baseline-3 (2-0), Swain finished with a game-high 17, whiole Nakiyah Washington had nine and Amber Bowen six. RAK 51 Lady Lions 43 RAK used a very balanced attack to ward off a talented Lady Lions team, who is much better than their 0-2 start indicates. RAK got 10 from JessAnn Nix in the first half, while Lochlain Corliss chalked up 11 for the Lady Lions. With the lead trading numerous times, Kate Nash hit a three and Bethany Headrick sank two free throws to break a tie and send RAK into the break with a 31-26 spread. In the second half, RAK was able to fend off the Lady Lions, as both offenses seemed to dry up. Corliss finished with 17 for the Lady Lions, while Alison Smith got 13. For RAK (2-0), Nix finished with 13, Carrie Cheeks 12, Headrick nine, Nash nine and Tess Wright five. Elite-77 50 Flex Nation 30 Elite77 took advantage of a roster-depleted Flex squad and ran away from the opening tip. Chistraundra Banks scored nine to lead Flex (0-2), while Aliegh Cass contributed five. For Elite77 (2-0), Taya Gibson (Columbus State) led the way with 11, while Re’Tavia Floyd had 10, Tarrah Gibson eight and Madison McKinney four. WSEBL Standings as of 7/16/18 2-0… RAK 2-0… Baseline-3 2-0… Elite-77 0-2... Lady Lions 0-2... Summer Hill-3 0-2... Flex Nation

Fall sports and activities registration is underway for a variety of programs with the Bartow County Recreation Department. 8U Flag Football has been added this Fall as well as 10U and 12U Youth Volleyball. Cheerleading and fall soccer are also available. Sign ups are going on now! The deadline to register is August 4th. For more information contact us at (770) 387-5149. Don't miss out! YOUTH FOOTBALL Season runs from August-November Practices and games are conducted at Hamilton Crossing Park and Old Cass High AGE DIVISIONS AND REGISTRATION FEES 5 & 6 Year Old Flag Football $60 7& 8 Year Old Tackle Football $90 9 & 10 Year Old Tackle Football $90 11 & 12 Year Old Tackle Football $90 Jerseys and Mouth Guards are Provided and all Protective Equipment Is On Loan And To Be Returned At The End Of The Season CHEERLEADING Season runs from August-November Practices and games are held at Hamilton Crossing Park and Old Cass High Coaches are NYSCA Certified AGE DIVISIONS AND REGISTRATION FEES Ages 6-12 (Age prior to Sept.-1) Cost $90 Includes Cheer Uniform. VOLLEYBALL Ages 9-14 Age cut off: September 1 Coaches are NYSCA Certified Cost: $75 Includes shirt and shorts FALL SOCCER Fall soccer league runs from August-November Practices and games are played at Hamilton Crossing Park, Manning Mill Park, And Stars Pre K Soccer Field Age Control January 1 AGE DIVISIONS AND REGISTRATION FEES Under 6 Co-Ed $85 Under 8 Girls and Boys League $85 Under 10 Girls and Boys League $85 Under 12 Girls and Boys League $85 Under 14 Co-Ed $85 Uniforms and Shin Guards are Provided

PHOTO: Bartow County Junior Little League (14U) first baseman Wade Dooley takes a cut at a pitch in Tuesday night's state tournament game at East Athens Little League. -- Photo courtesy East Athens Little League Bartow County Junior Little League (14U) survived a second straight elimination game and satisfied a measure of revenge Tuesday night in Athens with a 7-4 win in the Georgia Junior Little state tournament over West Point Junior Little League. Bartow, now 2-1 in the double-elimination tournament, suffered an opening round 5-1 loss to West Point last Saturday but has now bounced back in the losers’ bracket to eliminate host Athens and West Point. The victory advances Bartow to the final three teams in the double-elimination tournament. The locals will need three more wins to win the state title. West Point took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning Tuesday night before Bartow erupted for five runs in the bottom of the third. The two teams then matched runs down the stretch with Bartow adding single runs in the fourth and sixth innings. West Point scored a run in the sixth and one more in the seventh. The two teams matched one another with six hits each. Patrick Shelley paced Bartow with three hits and scored three times. Brice Craig contributed a pair of hits, a walk, and scored a run. Colton Wilson added the other Bartow hit, walked, and scored one run. Devin Pryor and Eli Agnew both walked and scored a run in Bartow’s eventful third inning. Bartow will play Vine Ingle Junior Little League (1-1) Wednesday night at 6 p.m. in another elimination game. The winner will advance to the championship round against unbeaten Elbert County. Elbert (2-0) routed Vine Ingle Tuesday night, 17-1. Georgia Junior Little League State Tournament schedule/results: Double-elimination at East Athens Little League Sat. July 14 — West Point 5, Bartow County 1 Sat. July 14 — Athens 16, Northern-Columbus 12 Sun. July 15 — Vine Ingle 12, West Point 6 Sun. July 15 — Elbert County 11, Athens 0 Mon. July 16 — Bartow County 10, Athens 4 (Athens eliminated) Mon. July 16 — West Point 17, Northern-Columbus 1 (Northern eliminated) Tue. July 17 — Elbert Co. 17, Vine Ingle 1 Tue. July 17 — Bartow County 7, West Point 4 (West Point eliminated) GM 9 — Wed. July 18 — 6 pm — Vine Ingle vs. Bartow County (elimination game) GM 10 — Thr. July 19 — 6 pm — Elbert Co. vs. Winner Gm 9 (championship round) GM 11 — Thr. July 19 — 8 pm — Winner Gm 10 vs. Loser Gm 10 (if needed) Georgia champion advances to the Junior Little League Baseball Southeast Regional that begins August 2 in Fort Myers, FL Results for Bartow County Little League and Cartersville Little League provided by the respective leagues and Georgia Little League Baseball and Softball. Bartow County Recreation Department and Cartersville Recreation Department baseball and softball teams participating in Georgia Recreation and Parks Association are reported to Bartow Sports Zone by the respective recreation departments and presented on Bartow Sports Zone by Play It Again Sports at 410 Cherokee Place in Cartersville.

Cartersville Little League 12U sent sixteen men to the plate in the third inning and scored twelve runs in the frame on their way to an 18-8, five-inning victory over Belvedere Little League Tuesday night in the Georgia Little League state tournament in Cobb County. The big inning for Cartersville came when they were trailing 6-1. Cartersville scored a single run in the first inning, but Belvedere batted around and posted six runs in the second inning prior to the Cartersville third inning outburst. Belvedere got as close as 13-8, but Cartersville ended the game in the bottom of the fifth inning with five more runs. Aiden Ray homered twice for Cartersville with a grand slam in a 4-for-4 performance that included seven RBI. Miles Owen also homered with two doubles, a walk, and four RBI. Caleb Daniel contributed a pair of doubles and three RBI. Connor Brasfield also had two doubles. Easton Elrod (RBI), Grant Knight (RBI), Landon Heath, and Geoffrey Gore (double) had the other Cartersville base hits. Cartersville utilized four different pitchers to secure the win with Knight (1.1 IP, 0R, 1H, 1BB, 3K) picking up the victory in relief. Gore (1.2 IP, 6ER, 5H, 2BB, 3K) started on the mound for the locals. Heath (1 IP, 1R, 0ER, 0H, 2BB, 2K) and Ray (1 IP, 1ER, 1H, 3BB, 2K) worked the final two innings for Cartersville. Cartersville Little League 12U, now 2-1 in the double-elimination state tournament, stays alive for another elimination game Wednesday night at 6 p.m. against the host team, Smyrna Little League. Smyrna (1-1) lost to Northern-Columbus Tuesday night, 1-0, after winning their tournament opener Sunday over Warner Robins, 9-3. Little League Baseball (12U) Georgia state tournament schedule/results: Double-elimination. All games at Smyrna Little League Sat. July 14 — Warner Robins 14, Chatham County 0 Sat. July 14 — Athens 14, Hart County 2 Sat. July 14 — Northern-Columbus 10, Elbert County 0 Sat. July 14 — Peachtree City 11, Cartersville 3 Sun. July 15 — Smyrna 9, Warner Robins 3 Sun. July 15 — Athens 19, Belvedere 0 Sun. July 15 — Elbert Co. 9 Hart Co. 6 (Hart eliminated) Sun. July 15 — Cartersville 19, Chatham Co. 0 (Chatham eliminated) Mon. July 16 — Warner Robins 13, Elbert Co. 3 (Elbert eliminated) Tue. July 17 — Cartersville 18, Belvedere 8 (Belvedere eliminated) Tue. July 17 — Northern-Columbus 1, Smyrna 0 Tue. July 17 — Athens vs. Peachtree City 18, Athens 2 GM 13 — Wed. July 18 — 6pm — Cartersville vs. Smyrna (elimination game) GM 14 — Wed. July 18 — 8:30pm — Athens vs. Warner Robins (elimination game) GM 15 — Thr. July 19 — 6pm — Northern-Columbus vs. Peachtree City GM 16 — Thr. July 19 — 8:30pm — Winner Gm 13 vs. Winner Gm 14 (elimination game) GM 17 — Fri. July 20 — 7pm — Loser Gm 15 vs. Winner Gm 16 (elimination game) GM 18 — Sat. July 21 — 9am — Winner Gm 15 vs. Winner Gm 17 (championship round) GM 19 — Sun. July 22 — 10am — Winner Gm 18 vs. Loser Gm 18 (if needed) The Georgia champion advances to the 2018 Little League Baseball Southeastern Regional Tournament at Little League Southeast Park in Warner Robins, GA August 3-8. Results for Bartow County Little League and Cartersville Little League provided by the respective leagues and Georgia Little League Baseball and Softball. Bartow County Recreation Department and Cartersville Recreation Department baseball and softball teams participating in Georgia Recreation and Parks Association are reported to Bartow Sports Zone by the respective recreation departments and presented on Bartow Sports Zone by Play It Again Sports at 410 Cherokee Place in Cartersville.

Bartow County Junior Little League (14U) broke open a 3-3 game with a seven-run fifth inning Monday night to survive an elimination game at the double-elimination Georgia Junior Little League state tournament in Athens. Bartow eliminated host Athens with their 10-4 win Monday night and advanced to face either Northern-Columbus or West Point in another elimination game Tuesday evening at 8 p.m. once again at East Athens Little League. Northern and West Point were playing the late game Monday night. Patrick Shelley had two triples in the game for Bartow 14U. Colton Wilson, Brice Craig, and Charlie Ray also finished the night with two hits. Harrison Benton, who was also the starting pitcher, added a hit. Brandon Carroll and Wade Dooley also contributed base hits for the locals. Devin Pryor and Eli Agnew drew fifth inning walks and scored in Bartow's breakout inning. Georgia Junior Little League State Tournament schedule/results: Double-elimination at East Athens Little League Sat. July 14 — West Point 5, Bartow County 1 Sat. July 14 — Athens 16, Northern-Columbus 12 Sun. July 15 — Vine Ingle 12, West Point 6 Sun. July 15 — Elbert County 11, Athens 0 Mon. July 16 — Bartow County 10, Athens 4 (Athens eliminated) GM 6 — Mon. July 16 — 8 pm — Northern-Columbus vs. West Point (elimination game) GM 7 — Tue. July 17 — 6 pm — Vine Ingle vs. Elbert Co. GM 8 — Tue. July 17 — 8 pm — Bartow County vs. Winner Gm 6 (elimination game) GM 9 — Wed. July 18 — 6 pm — Loser Gm 7 vs. Winner Gm 8 (elimination game) GM 10 — Thr. July 19 — 6 pm — Winner Gm 7 vs. Winner Gm 9 (championship round) GM 11 — Thr. July 19 — 8 pm — Winner Gm 10 vs. Loser Gm 10 (if needed) Georgia champion advances to the Junior Little League Baseball Southeast Regional that begins August 2 in Fort Myers, FL Results for Bartow County Little League and Cartersville Little League provided by the respective leagues and Georgia Little League Baseball and Softball. Bartow County Recreation Department and Cartersville Recreation Department baseball and softball teams participating in Georgia Recreation and Parks Association are reported to Bartow Sports Zone by the respective recreation departments and presented on Bartow Sports Zone by Play It Again Sports at 410 Cherokee Place in Cartersville.

Sam Howard was promoted back to the MLB Colorado Rockies' roster Saturday and Connor Justus of the L.A. Angels' organization continued his offensive resurgence with the Inland Empire 66ers of the California League. SAM HOWARD -- Colorado Rockies (5th yr. pro; LHP; Georgia Southern; Cartersville HS)… For the second time this season, Howard was promoted to the major league club from Triple-A Albuquerque. The move took place this past Saturday, but he did not appear in either of the Rockies’ games prior to this week’s All-Star Game break. Howard, age 25, was called up to the parent club for the first time this season on June 9 and made his MLB debut against Arizona on June 10. He allowed one hit in one inning of work in that appearance. In 14 starts this season with Albuquerque, the southpaw is 3-6 with a 5.43 ERA (68 IP, 41 ER). He has 55 strikeouts and 26 walks. Howard’s career Minor League record is 29-35 with a 3.83 ERA (538.2 IP, 229 ER) in 102 starts (104 appearances) since 2014. CONNOR JUSTUS — Inland Empire 66ers (3rd yr. pro; MIF; Advanced Class A California League; L.A. Angels organization; Georgia Tech; Cartersville HS)… In 22 games since his return to Inland Empire, Justus has a .300 batting average with four home runs, nine extra base hits, 15 RBI, and a pair of walks. He has hit safely in 17 of 22 games, including nine of the last 11. For the season with the 66ers and the Double-A Mobile BayBears, Justus is now hitting .220 with 28 RBI in 79 games. Inland Empire is 13-12 in the California League’s second half standings and trails South Division leader rancho Cucamonga by seven games. ANTHONY SEIGLER — GCL Yankees West (1st yr. pro; C; Rookie Gulf Coast League; N.Y. Yankees organization; Cartersville HS)… has not appeared in a Yankees West game since July 4 when he had two hits and drew a walk. According to a tweet last week by NDNSPORTS.com, Seigler "has not played in a week because of a 'minor hamstring issue.' " He also threw out a runner attempting to steal third. Drafted 23rd overall this past June, Seigler has slashed .381/.500/.476 through his first seven pro games. The Yankees West (11-10) are in fourth place in the GCL Northwest Division and trail the GCL Tigers West by three games. The GCL Yankees West play their home games at the Yankees spring training complex in Tampa.

Cartersville Little League 12U bounced back from a Saturday opening round loss at the state Little League tournament to trounce Chatham County Little League 19-0 Sunday afternoon in Cobb County. Caleb Daniel and Ayden Ray hit second inning home runs and Cartersville built an early 7-0 Sunday to support Gavin Shrewsbury’s four-inning, complete-game, one-hitter. ​​ Shrewsbury (photo below) fanned ten and did not walk a batter in collecting the pitching win. Cartersville scored three or more runs in each of their four offensive frames. The locals posted three runs in the first inning, four in the second, seven in the third, and five more runs in the fourth inning as they pounded out 14 hits in the game. In addition to their homers, Daniel and Ray combined to reach base in all eight plate appearances and combined for 10 RBI. Daniel (photo right) finished the day 4-for-4 with two doubles, a home run, four RBI, and three runs scored. Ray was 3-for-3 with a walk, double, home run, six RBI, and a pair of runs scored. Miles Owen contributed two hits including a double and one RBI. Owen also walked twice. Shrewsbury added a double and four RBI at the plate. Sawyer Wilson had one hit and one RBI. Connor Stermer, Connor Brasfield, and Turner Abernathy supplied one hit apiece. Trenton Payne and Easton Elrod drove in one run each. Cartersville, now 1-1 in the state tournament, advances to face Belvedere Little League from Decatur Monday night at 8:30 p.m. in another elimination game at the Smyrna Little League complex. Little League Baseball (12U) Georgia state tournament schedule/results: Double-elimination. All games at Smyrna Little League Sat. July 14 — Warner Robins 14, Chatham County 0 Sat. July 14 — Athens 14, Hart County 2 Sat. July 14 — Northern-Columbus 10, Elbert County 0 Sat. July 14 — Peachtree City 11, Cartersville 3 Sun. July 15 — Smyrna 9, Warner Robins 3 Sun. July 15 — Athens 19, Belvedere 0 Sun. July 15 — Elbert Co. 9 Hart Co. 6 (Hart eliminated) Sun. July 15 — Cartersville 19, Chatham Co. 0 (Chatham eliminated) GM 9 — Mon. July 16 — 6pm — Elbert Co. vs. Warner Robins (elimination game) GM 10 — Mon. July 16 — 8:30pm — Belvedere vs. Cartersville (elimination game) GM 11 — Tue. July 17 — 6pm — Northern-Columbus vs. Smyrna GM 12 — Tue. July 17 — 8:30pm — Athens vs. Peachtree City GM 13 — Wed. July 18 — 6pm — Winner Gm 10 vs. Loser Gm 11 (elimination game) GM 14 — Wed. July 18 — 8:30pm — Loser Gm 12 vs. Winner Gm 9 (elimination game) GM 15 — Thr. July 19 — 6pm — Winner Gm 11 vs. Winner Gm 12 GM 16 — Thr. July 19 — 8:30pm — Winner Gm 13 vs. Winner Gm 14 (elimination game) GM 17 — Fri. July 20 — 7pm — Loser Gm 15 vs. Winner Gm 16 (elimination game) GM 18 — Sat. July 21 — 9am — Winner Gm 15 vs. Winner Gm 17 (championship round) GM 19 — Sun. July 22 — 10am — Winner Gm 18 vs. Loser Gm 18 (if needed) The Georgia champion advances to the 2018 Little League Baseball Southeastern Regional Tournament at Little League Southeast Park in Warner Robins, GA August 3-8. Results for Bartow County Little League and Cartersville Little League provided by the respective leagues and Georgia Little League Baseball and Softball. Bartow County Recreation Department and Cartersville Recreation Department baseball and softball teams participating in Georgia Recreation and Parks Association are reported to Bartow Sports Zone by the respective recreation departments and presented on Bartow Sports Zone by Play It Again Sports at 410 Cherokee Place in Cartersville.

The Colorado Rockies announced Saturday that they have recalled Cartersville native Sam Howard from Triple-A Albuquerque along with right-handed pitcher Jon Gray. To make room on the MLB Rockies roster, Colorado has optioned right-handed pitcher Jeff Hoffman to Triple-A and placed lefty Harrison Musgrave on the 10-day disabled list with a right hip flexor strain. Howard, fifth-year pro, age 25, will be making his second appearance of the year on the Rockies’ major league roster. He was called up to the parent club for the first time on June 9 and made his MLB debut against Arizona on June 10. He allowed one hit in one inning of work in that appearance. In 14 starts this season with Albuquerque, the former Purple Hurricane and Georgia Southern southpaw, is 3-6 with a 5.43 ERA (68 IP, 41 ER). He has 55 strikeouts and 26 walks. Howard’s career Minor League record is 29-35 with a 3.83 ERA (538.2 IP, 229 ER) in 102 starts (104 appearances) since 2014. Gray made the most of his return to the Rockies Saturday night, limiting the Mariners to just four hits in 7 and 1/3 innings to lead the Rockies to a 4-1 victory -- their 12th win in the last 15 games. He struck out six and walked one. Gray started the year with Colorado and went 7-7 before being demoted to Albuquerque June 30. Howard did not appear in Saturday night's win, but could possibly see action out of the bullpen Sunday as the Rockies host the Mariners in both teams' finale' before the All-Star break at 3:10 EDT.

A pair of local Little League baseball teams lost their opening games of state tournaments Saturday. The Bartow County Junior Little League 14U team fell to West Point 5-1 in Athens while Cartersville Little League's 12U all-stars lost to Peachtree City 11-3 in Smyrna. Bartow County Junior Little League lines up for state tournament pregame introductions in Athens. Photo courtesy East Athens Little League Baseball. Bartow County Junior Little League (13-14 year olds) dropped its opening game at the Georgia Little League State Tournament Saturday morning in Athens. The locals took a brief lead, but fell 5-1 to West Point Junior Little League in both teams’ state tournament opening game. Bartow County scored its only run of the game and took a brief lead in the top of the first inning. Patrick Shelley reached on a walk and scored following a single by Colton Wilson and a fielder’s choice grounder by Brice Craig. Bartow moved baserunners to third in the second and fourth innings, but were unable to push another run across. West Point out hit Bartow County seven to three in the contest and took the lead for good with a pair of runs in the bottom of the first inning. They added two more runs in the fourth inning and an insurance run in the sixth for a 5-1 final. Shelley started on the mound for Bartow and was tagged with the loss. Plank picked up the pitching win for West Point. Bartow Junior Little League slips to the loser’s bracket in the double-elimination tournament and will play an elimination game Monday night at 6 p.m. against either Elbert County or host Athens. __ Bartow County Junior Little League roster: Eli Agnew, Harrison Benton, Brandon Carroll, Brice Craig, Wade Dooley, Devin Payne, Charlie Ray, Patrick Shelley, Tifton Watkins, and Colton Wilson. _______ Georgia Junior Little League State Tournament schedule/results: Double-elimination at Athens Little League Sat. July 14 — West Point 5, Bartow County 1 Sat. July 14 — Athens 16, Northern-Columbus 12 GM 3 — Sun. July 15 — 1 pm — Vine Ingle vs. West Point GM 4 — Sun. July 15 — 3 pm — Athens vs. Elbert County GM 5 — Mon. July 16 — 6 pm — Bartow County vs. Loser Gm 4 (elimination game) GM 6 — Mon. July 16 — 8 pm — Northern-Columbus vs. Loser Gm 3 (elimination game) GM 7 — Tue. July 17 — 6 pm — Winner Gm 3 vs. Winner Gm 4 GM 8 — Tue. July 17 — 8 pm — Winner Gm 5 vs. Winner Gm 6 (elimination game) GM 9 — Wed. July 18 — 6 pm — Loser Gm 7 vs. Winner Gm 8 (elimination game) GM 10 — Thr. July 19 — 6 pm — Winner Gm 7 vs. Winner Gm 9 (championship round) GM 11 — Thr. July 19 — 8 pm — Winner Gm 10 vs. Loser Gm 10 (if needed) PEACHTREE CITY SENDS CARTERSVILLE LITTLE LEAGUE 12U TO LOSER'S BRACKET Cartersville Little League 12U lost its Georgia Little League tournament opener Saturday afternoon 11-3 to Peachtree City Little League to fall into the state tournament’s loser’s bracket in Cobb County. Although the loss does not eliminate Cartersville in the double-elimination event, it does mean the locals will need seven straight wins to capture the state title and advance to the Southeast Regionals. The game started several hours later than originally scheduled due to lightning and rain delays, but both offenses started fast. Hitting as the visiting team in the top of the first inning, Cartersville’s Caleb Daniel singled with one out to start an eventful opening frame for both teams. Daniel stole second and moved to third on a two-out base hit by Ayden Ray. Connor Brasfield then followed with a three-run homer and Cartersville held an early 3-0 edge. Peachtree City immediately responded in the bottom of the first inning, however, with five runs of their own. Four hits in the inning, along with a pair of walks, a sac fly, a groundout RBI, and an infield error put Peachtree City ahead 5-3. After Cartersville went down in order in the second inning, Peachtree City tacked on three more runs to take an 8-3 lead. A leadoff bunt single was followed by a two-run home run. Then a double and a sac fly after a passed ball built Peachtree City a five-run lead. Following a scoreless third inning, another three runs in the bottom of the fourth inning by Peachtree City essentially spelled Cartersville’s demise. After two outs in the inning, Peachtree City scored three times on a walk, a pair of defensive miscues, and two singles. Meanwhile, Peachtree City pitchers kept the Cartersville offense bottled up over the final five innings. Their starter worked into the sixth inning and totaled 13 strikeouts with only one walk. Cartersville had a pair of baserunners in the fourth inning and one more in the sixth on Ray’s second hit of the game, but they did not score again. Connor Stermer (1 IP, 5R, 4ER, 4H, 2BB) started on the mound for Cartersville and suffered the pitching loss with one complete inning. Brasfield (3.1 IP, 6R, 2ER, 6H, 1BB, 3K) worked in middle relief and Gavin Shrewsbury retired the final two outs. Cartersville Little League 12U returns to the Smyrna diamond Sunday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. for an elimination game against Chatham County Little League. ________ Little League Baseball (12U) Georgia state tournament schedule/results: Double-elimination. All games at Smyrna Little League Sat. July 14 — Warner Robins 14, Chatham County 0 Sat. July 14 — Athens 14, Hart County 2 Sat. July 14 — Northern-Columbus 10, Elbert County 0 Sat. July 14 — Peachtree City 11, Cartersville 3 GM 5 — Sun. July 15 — 10am — Warner Robins vs. Smyrna GM 6 — Sun. July 15 — 10:30am — Belvedere-Midway vs. Athens GM 7 — Sun. July 15 — 1pm — Elbert Co. vs. Hart Co. (elimination game) GM 8 — Sun. July 15 — 1:30pm — Chatham Co. vs. Cartersville (elimination game) GM 9 — Mon. July 16 — 6pm — Loser Gm 7 vs. Loser Gm 5 (elimination game) GM 10 — Mon. July 16 — 8:30pm — Loser Gm 6 vs. Winner Gm 8 (elimination game) GM 11 — Tue. July 17 — 6pm — Northern-Columbus vs. Winner Gm 5 GM 12 — Tue. July 17 — 8:30pm — Winner Gm 6 vs. Peachtree City GM 13 — Wed. July 18 — 6pm — Winner Gm 10 vs. Loser Gm 11 (elimination game) GM 14 — Wed. July 18 — 8:30pm — Loser Gm 12 vs. Winner Gm 9 (elimination game) GM 15 — Thr. July 19 — 6pm — Winner Gm 11 vs. Winner Gm 12 GM 16 — Thr. July 19 — 8:30pm — Winner Gm 13 vs. Winner Gm 14 (elimination game) GM 17 — Fri. July 20 — 7pm — Loser Gm 15 vs. Winner Gm 16 (elimination game) GM 18 — Sat. July 21 — 9am — Winner Gm 15 vs. Winner Gm 17 (championship round) GM 19 — Sun. July 22 — 10am — Winner Gm 18 vs. Loser Gm 18 (if needed) The Georgia champion advances to the 2018 Little League Baseball Southeastern Regional Tournament at Little League Southeast Park in Warner Robins, GA August 3-8. Results for Bartow County Little League and Cartersville Little League provided by the respective leagues and Georgia Little League Baseball and Softball. Bartow County Recreation Department and Cartersville Recreation Department baseball and softball teams participating in Georgia Recreation and Parks Association are reported to Bartow Sports Zone by the respective recreation departments and presented on Bartow Sports Zone by Play It Again Sports at 410 Cherokee Place in Cartersville.

After winning the Georgia Little League baseball District 1 championship June 23-27, Cartersville Little League’s 12U baseball all-stars will now challenge for the 2018 Georgia Little League Baseball state championship. The tournament opens Saturday and is hosted by Smyrna Little League in Cobb County. Cartersville Little League 12U went undefeated in the district tournament with three straight wins to advance to the state tournament. Cartersville topped Bartow County 7-2 before sweeping Rockmart 2-0 and 16-1 to claim the title. Cartersville will face Peachtree City Little League in both teams’ opening state tournament game Saturday at 1 p.m. The double-elimination tournament continues through at least Saturday, July 21 with a potential second championship game on July 22 if needed. The state champion team will advance to the 2018 Little League Baseball Southeastern Regional Tournament at Little League Southeast Park in Warner Robins, GA August 3-8. Cartersville Little League 12U roster: Turner Abernathy, Connor Brasfield, Caleb Daniel, Easton Elrod, Geoffrey Gore, Landon Heath, Grant Knight, Miles Owen, Trenton Payne, Aiden Ray, Gavin Shrewsbury, Connor Stermer, and Sawyer Wilson. Manager: Richard Daniel. Coaches: Carl Abernathy, Joe Owen. Little League Baseball (12U) Georgia state tournament schedule/results: All games on two fields at Smyrna Little League GM 1 — Sat. July 14 — 10am — Warner Robins vs. Chatham County GM 2 — Sat. July 14 — 10:30am — Athens vs. Hart County GM 3 — Sat. July 14 — 12:30pm — Elbert County vs. Northern-Columbus GM 4 — Sat. July 14 — 1pm — Cartersville vs. Peachtree City GM 5 — Sun. July 15 — 10am — Winner Gm 1 vs. Smyrna GM 6 — Sun. July 15 — 10:30am — Belvedere/Midway vs. Winner Gm 2 GM 7 — Sun. July 15 — 1pm — Loser Gm 3 vs. Loser Gm 2 (elimination game) GM 8 — Sun. July 15 — 1:30pm — Loser Gm 1 vs. Loser Gm 4 (elimination game) GM 9 — Mon. July 16 — 6pm — Loser Gm 7 vs. Loser Gm 5 (elimination game) GM 10 — Mon. July 16 — 8:30pm — Loser Gm 6 vs. Loser Gm 8 (elimination game) GM 11 — Tue. July 17 — 6pm — Winner Gm 3 vs. Winner Gm 5 GM 12 — Tue. July 17 — 8:30pm — Winner Gm 6 vs. Winner Gm 4 GM 13 — Wed. July 18 — 6pm — Winner Gm 10 vs. Loser Gm 11 (elimination game) GM 14 — Wed. July 18 — 8:30pm — Loser Gm 12 vs. Winner Gm 9 (elimination game) GM 15 — Thr. July 19 — 6pm — Winner Gm 11 vs. Winner Gm 12 GM 16 — Thr. July 19 — 8:30pm — Winner Gm 13 vs. Winner Gm 14 (elimination game) GM 17 — Fri. July 20 — 7pm — Loser Gm 15 vs. Winner Gm 16 (elimination game) GM 18 — Sat. July 21 — 9am — Winner Gm 15 vs. Winner Gm 17 (championship round) GM 19 — Sun. July 22 — 10am — Winner Gm 18 vs. Loser Gm 18 (if needed) The Georgia champion advances to the 2018 Little League Baseball Southeastern Regional Tournament at Little League Southeast Park in Warner Robins, GA August 3-8. Results for Bartow County Little League and Cartersville Little League provided by the respective leagues and Georgia Little League Baseball and Softball. Bartow County Recreation Department and Cartersville Recreation Department baseball and softball teams participating in Georgia Recreation and Parks Association are reported to Bartow Sports Zone by the respective recreation departments and presented on Bartow Sports Zone by Play It Again Sports at 410 Cherokee Place in Cartersville.