The Adairsville High School baseball team had a turn-around season in 2018. The Tigers finished second in Region 6-AAA with a 13-5 mark and made the state playoffs with a 20-10 record. Although the Tigers fell to Pace Academy in the first round of the Class AAA playoffs, the rebound from a 10-19 record the year before by Coach Billy Roper’s team was dramatic. Six Adairsville players were recently honored as all-region selections. Seniors Caden Gibbs, Hunter Hice, Garrett Mishoe, Corey Nation, and Kyler Pelfrey along with junior B.J. Roper were named to the 6-AAA All Region Team. Season highlights for each all-region selection: Gibbs — .286 BA / 17 runs / 18 RBI Hice — .298 BA / .894 OPS / 19 runs / 21 RBI Mishoe — .367 BA / .589 SLG% / 1.020 OPS / 12 doubles / 24 RBI Nation — .314 BA / .429 OBP / 19 runs Pelfrey — .326 BA / .441 OBP / .516 SLG% / 37 runs / 17 RBI Pelfrey (pitching) — 9-1 record / 0.89 ERA / 0.71 WHIP / 100K / 70.2 IP Roper — .321 BA / 17 runs / 9 RBI

The best local high school track and field performances of the 2018 season. This includes all reported marks through the state finals.

Cartersville Little League (major) baseball has reached the final four of its 2018 league playoffs. Two teams -- the Braves and the Indians -- remain undefeated in the double-elimination format and will square off on Monday. The winner will be assured a spot in the championship round while the loser will be sent to the losers' bracket. Two other teams -- the Colts and Dodgers -- will also play Monday in an elimination game. The tournament continues through at least Wednesday and would wrap up on Thursday if a second championship game is needed. CARTERSVILLE LITTLE LEAGUE (major) PLAYOFFS (Double-elimination tournament) Tuesday, May 15 TIGERS 3, PADRES 2 Tigers: Connor Brasfield two hits including a triple; Trenton Payne two hits including one triple; Casen Cochran one hit, one RBI; Logan Woody and Lyle Woody one hit apiece. Brasfield (6 IP, 2R, 0ER, 2H, 2BB, 9K). Padres: Collin Genrich two hits including one double, two RBI; Geoffrey Gore one hit. Gore (3.1 IP, 2ER, 4H, 3BB, 7K); Logan Buchanan (2.2 IP, 1ER, 3H, 0BB, 3K) COLTS 10, PHILLIES 0 No game report provided. Wednesday, May 16 BRAVES 9, DODGERS 2 Braves: Miles Owen three hits including one double, three RBI; Caleb Daniel one triple, two RBI; Thomas Peters one hit, two RBI; Kamdyn Woods one double; Brenden Bryant and Sydney Seigler one RBI each. Seigler (4.1 IP, 4R, 3ER, 10H, 1BB, 5K); Owen (1.2 IP, 0R, 0H, 0BB, 6K). Dodgers: Ayden Ray three hits including one home run. Stephen Rowser two hits, one RBI; Landon Heath two hits; Isaiah Martin one double; Carter Rice one hit. Justin Peace (2.2 IP, 5R, 4ER, 2H, 6BB, 7K); Isaiah Martin (2.1 IP, 4R, 3ER, 4H, 3BB, 2K). INDIANS 13, CRACKERS 12 Indians: Maverick Madonna three hits including one triple, three RBI; Dawson Bishop three hits including one home run, two RBI; Gavin Shrewsberry two doubles; Andrew Lutjens two hits, one RBI; Cooper Adams, Lucas Henry, Jackson Harwell one hit each; Owen Dunn one RBI. Maddox Frazier (4 IP, 2ER, 3H, 3BB, 6K); Harwell (0.1 IP, 6ER, 2H, 3BB, 1K); Lutjens (0.2 IP, 4ER, 6H); Shrewsberry (1 IP, 0R, 3K). Crackers: Connor Stermer three hits including two doubles, two RBI; Jackson Graves two hits including one double, two RBI; Adam Cornwell two hits, one RBI; Boston Pittman one hit, two RBI; Jackson Montgomery one double, two RBI; Easton Elrod one hit, one RBI; Cohen Payne one hit; Amanda Davison one RBI. Payne (3 IP, 8ER, 9H, 2BB, 3K); Pittman (2 IP, 4R, 3ER, 4H, 3BB); Cornwell (1 IP, 1ER, 2H, 0BB, 1K). Thursday, May 17 DODGERS 12, TIGERS 11 Dodgers: Stephen Rowser three hits including two doubles, three RBI; Peyton Emery two hits including one double, four RBI; Peyton Bowen two hits including one double, three RBI; Ayden Ray two hits including one home run, one RBI; Landon Heath two hits; Carter Rice two hits including one double, two RBI; Brelace Williams and Justin Peace one hit each. Peyton Bowen (3.2 IP, 8ER, 5H, 5BB, 7K); Noah Herring (2.1 IP, 3ER, 2H, 3BB). Tigers: Connor Brasfield two hits including one double, two RBI; Cam Williams two hits, one RBI; Trenton Payne and Cameron Cochran one hit, two RBI each; Logan Woody one RBI. Casen Cochran (3 IP, 6R, 3ER, 6H, 1BB, 5K); Hudson Lusk (0.2 IP, 5R, 4ER, 3H, 2BB); Logan Woody (2.1 IP, 1R, 0ER, 3H, 1BB, 1K). COLTS 7, CRACKERS 1 Colts: Grant Knight three hits; Davis Wilkey two hits, one RBI; Turner Abernathy two hits; Luke Altizer one double, three RBI; Brett Good one hit. Knight (4.2 IP, 1ER, 2H, 3BB, 8K); Wilkey (1.1 IP, 0R, 0H, 0BB). Crackers: Easton Elrod and Adam Cornwell one hit each. Cornwell (4.2 IP, 6R, 5ER, 7H, 1BB, 4K); Elrod (1.1 IP, 1R, 0ER, 2H, 0BB, 2K). REMAINING PLAYOFF SCHEDULE: Monday, May 21 — GM 11 — 5:45 — RY — Braves (13-6) vs. Indians (16-3) Monday, May 21 — GM 12 — 5:45 — JFH — Colts (9-11) vs. Dodgers (12-8) (elimination game) Tuesday, May 22 — GM 13 — 6:00 — RY — GM 11 loser vs. GM 12 winner (elimination game) Wednesday, May 23 — GM 14 — 6:00 — RY — GM 11 winner vs. GM 13 winner Thursday, May 24 — GM 15 (if needed) — 6:00 — RY — GM 11 winner vs GM 13 winner ​​NOTE: Pitching data not provided for all BCLL games. Games not completed or not posted on the respective leagues' GameChanger sites are not included, but will be added to future posts when made available. Bartow County Little League and Cartersville Little League capsules and game results are provided to BartowSportsZone.com by the two leagues and are sponsored on Bartow Sports Zone by Play It Again Sports at 410 Cherokee Place in Cartersville

The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes rode the arms of a consistent pitching staff and the power of their bats to sweep Heritage-Catoosa 6-5 and 10-2 Tuesday night at Richard Bell Field to reach their ninth state championship series in school history. Following their semifinal sweep, the Hurricanes will face Jefferson (26-11) for the Class 4A state title starting with a Monday evening doubleheader at 5:00 p.m. at State Mutual Stadium in Rome. The Dragons knocked off top-ranked Blessed Trinity in the other semifinal, 10-7 and 2-0 Tuesday. Cartersville last won a state title in 2013 with the Class AAA championship. The Canes won back-to-back AAA titles in 2008 and 2009 and took three titles in a row 2001-2003. The first two were in Class AA. 2003 was in AAA. In Game 1 Tuesday, Cartersville answered Heritage every time the Generals put runs on the scoreboard. Heritage went up 2-0 in the top of the first, but Cartersville responded with three to take a 3-2 lead. In the fourth inning, Heritage tied the score 3-3, but the Canes went back ahead 4-3 in the bottom of the frame. The Generals then took a 5-4 lead in the top of the sixth only to have Cartersville plate two runs for an eventual 6-5 win. Cole Wilcox, a likely first round MLB draft selection, singled home the Generals’ first run. Josh Gibson then gave Heritage a 2-0 advantage with a sacrifice fly to score Johnathan Hickman who had walked earlier in the inning. Jake Gooch of the Hurricanes smacked a two-run home run in the bottom of the first and Jordan Wilkie singled home Devin Warner for a 3-2 lead. Warner had doubled to get in scoring position. Gibson singled and scored on a Nolan Letgus triple to tie the game 3-3 in the fourth inning, but the Canes answered. Preston Welchel walked and moved to third on an Anthony Seigler single. Welchel then scored on a passed ball to give Cartersville a 4-3 lead. Heritage got a single from Wilcox, a walk by Gibson, and a fielder’s choice to move runners to second and third in the top of the sixth with one out. From there, the Generals plated a pair of runs and went ahead 5-4 on a bunt by Blake Bryan and an infield error by the Canes. Cartersville responded again, however, with two runs that proved to be the difference in the game. Welchel walked with one out and scored on an RBI double by Seigler. Josh Davis then delivered the game-winning RBI on a double into left field. Seigler, the Canes' own potential MLB first-round pick, was then called on to close out the top of the seventh from the mound. Throwing as a right-hander, the Canes’ senior got a groundout and a pair of strikeouts to secure the 6-5 win. Wilcox was the only Generals hitter with two hits. Luke Grant, Gibson (RBI), and Letzgus (triple, RBI) had the other hits. To pace the Canes in Game 1, Seigler was 3-for-4 with two doubles and one RBI. Gooch had a two-run homer. Davis had a double that proved to be the game-winning RBI. Wilkie also had a hit and an RBI. Warner doubled and starting pitcher Mason Barnett contributed a hit. Barnett (4 IP, 3ER, 4H, 1BB, 4K) completed four innings from the mound before giving way to eventual winner, Gage Morris (2 IP, 2R, 0ER, 1H, 1BB, 2K). Seigler (1 IP, 0R, 0H, 1BB, 2K) picked up a 15-pitch save. Wilcox (6 IP, 6R, 5ER, 8H, 3BB, 5K) was saddled with the Game 1 loss for Heritage. In Game 2, pitcher Cohen Wilbanks kept Heritage off balance for six innings and the Canes' bats blew open a tight game with eight runs over the final two innings for a 10-2 win and a series sweep. Playing as the home team, the Generals took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning but Cartersville tied the game in the top of the third on back-to-back homers by Seigler and Davis. Heritage starting pitcher Tripp Church took a 2-2 tie into the top of the sixth when the Canes’ bats came alive. Barnett gave the Canes a 3-2 lead with a run-scoring single to drive home Seigler. Gooch followed with a triple for another run and Warner made it 5-2 with a double into center field. After a force play, a single by JP Martin led to two more runs and Cartersville was in control, 7-2. Wilkie doubled home two more runs in the top of the seventh and Martin drove in a run with another hit. Church (5.1 IP, 5ER, 5H, 1BB, 9K), who was lifted with one out in the fifth, suffered the Game 2 pitching loss for Heritage. Justin Morris (1.2 IP, 5R, 4ER, 5H, 2BB, 4K) entered to close out the Generals’ work on the mound. Meanwhile, Wilbanks was very effective for the Hurricanes. He needed 93 pitches to get through his six innings, but threw 62 for strikes and fanned eight. He scattered six hits and only walked one. Morris, who appeared on the mound in both games and was the winner in Game 1, closed out the final inning. He allowed a hit, but no runs and struck out two. For the series, Seigler paced the Canes with a 6-for-7 performance that included a home run, two doubles, a walk, three runs scored, and two RBI. He also recorded a pitching save in the opener. Six other Hurricanes had two hits in the series including Davis (HR and double, two RBI); Gooch (HR and triple, three RBI); Warner (two doubles, one RBI); Wilkie (double, three RBI); Martin (two RBI); and Barnett (RBI). Wilcox had three hits and two RBI in the series for the Generals. Lance Dockery had three hits in Game 2 and Luke Grant had one hit in each game. Heritage-Catoosa, who won the Region 6-4A championship, finished the season 31-8. Cartersville improved to 31-8 heading into the state finals series.

Cartersville Little League (major) baseball is in the midst of their 2018 post-season playoffs. The opening round was completed Monday with game capsules and the upcoming playoff schedule shown below. CARTERSVILLE LITTLE LEAGUE (major) PLAYOFFS (Double-elimination tournament) Monday, May 14 Opening Round INDIANS 15, PADRES 5 Indians: Frazier Maddox three hits including two doubles, five RBI; Gavin Shrewsberry three hits including one double, one triple, and two RBI; Maverick Madonna three hits including one double, one RBI; Logan Shrewsberry two hits including one double, two RBI; Dawson Bishop one double, one RBI; Andrew Lutjens and Drew Perry one hit each. Perry (3.2 IP, 1ER, 5H, 1BB, 1K); Lutjens (0.1 IP). Padres: Lee Camp and Geoffrey Gore one double each; Julian Cline, Will Camp, and Logan Buchanan one hit each; Eli Jones one RBI. Collin Genrich (1.2 IP, 5R, 4ER, 3H, 3BB, 2K); Buchanan (0.1 IP, 1H); Jones (2 IP, 7R, 6ER, 5H, 4BB, 3K); Lee Camp (0.2 IP, 3ER, 5H, 1BB). BRAVES 5, PHILLIES 4 Braves: Caleb Daniel two hits including one triple, one RBI; Miles Owen two hits including one double, one RBI; Brenden Bryant one hit, one RBI; Thomas Peters and Evan Archer one hit each; Davis Waddell one RBI. Thomas Peters (1.1 IP, 3R, 2ER, 2H, 2BB, 3K); Waddell (3.2 IP, 1R, 0ER, 2H, 1BB, 2K); Owen (1 IP, 0ER, 1H, 0BB, 2K). Phillies: Sawyer Wilson one double, two RBI; Brodie McWhorter one hit, one RBI; Asa Mitcham one double; Griffin Woodall and Brock Slocumb one hit apiece. Wilson (3.1 IP, 2R, 1ER, 3H, 6BB, 8K); Brodie McWhorter (1 IP, 1ER, 2H, 1BB); Nic Wright (1.1 IP, 2ER, 1H, 2BB, 1K). DODGERS 11, COLTS 1 Dodgers: Ayden Ray three hits including one triple, one home run, two RBI; Landon Heath two hits including one triple, one home run, one RBI; Peyton Bowen two hits, two RBI; Brelace Williams one home run, three RBI; Peyton Emery one double, one RBI; Stephen Rowser and Justin Peace one hit apiece. Ray complete-game, no hitter (5 IP, 1R, 0ER, 0H, 2BB, 14K). Colts: Turner Abernathy one run scored. Grant Knight (3 IP, 5ER, 7H, 1BB, 8K); Davis Wilkey (0.2 IP, 4ER, 3H, 1BB); Abernathy (0.1 IP, 1ER, 0H, 1BB, 1K); Trevor Harris (0.0 IP, 1ER, 1H). CRACKERS 7, TIGERS 4 Crackers: Easton Elrod two hits including a double; Boston Pittman one hit, three RBI; Adam Cornwell one hit, one RBI; Benjamin Turcotte, Braden Mulkey, and Jackson Montgomery one hit each. Connor Stermer (4.2 IP, 3ER, 10H, 2BB, 5K); Cohen Payne (1.1 IP, 1R, 0ER, 2H, 2BB, 2K). Tigers: Connor Brasfield two hits including one double, one RBI; Matthew Morris one double, one RBI; Trenton Payne, Cameron Cochran, and Lyle Woody one hit each. Payne (3 IP, 5R, 2ER, 3H, 5BB, 5K); Casen Cochran (0.2 IP, 2R, 1H, 1K); Hudson Lusk (1.1 IP, 0R, 0H, 2BB, 1K). PLAYOFF SCHEDULE: Tues., May 15 — 7:45 — Gm 7 — JFH — Phillies (6-12) vs. Colts (7-11) (elimination game) Tues., May 15 — 7:45 — Gm 8 — RY — Padres (4-14) vs. Tigers (9-9) (elimination game) Wed., May 16 — 6:00 — Gm 5 —JFH — Braves (12-6) vs. Dodgers (11-7) Wed., May 16 — 6:00 — Gm 6 — RY — Indians (15-3) vs. Crackers (8-10) Thr., May 17 — 6:00 — Gm 9 — RY — Gm 7 winner vs. Gm 6 loser (elimination game) Thr., May 17 — 6:00 — Gm 10 — JFH — Gm 8 winner vs. Gm 5 loser (elimination game) Playoffs continue Monday, May 21 through Thursday, May 24 ​​NOTE: Pitching data not provided for all BCLL games. Games not completed or not posted on the respective leagues' GameChanger sites are not included, but will be added to future posts when made available. Bartow County Little League and Cartersville Little League capsules and game results are provided to BartowSportsZone.com by the two leagues and are sponsored on Bartow Sports Zone by Play It Again Sports at 410 Cherokee Place in Cartersville

Athletes Beyond Bartow update for college softball and track and field for the week ending May 13. Please Note: Pro and College Baseball 'Athletes Beyond Bartow Update published separately this week at this LINK. SOFTBALL Kailah Rain (Embry-Riddle Sr., Cartersville) — Rain went 0-for-3 in each of Embry-Riddle's postseason games last week. The Eagles fell to Saint Leo 3-0 and University of West Florida in the double-elimination Division II South 2 Regional. Rain finished her senior season with a .323 batting average, six doubles, four triples, 30 runs scored and 29 RBIs. She also stole 14 bases in 15 tries while featuring in 46 of the team's 48 games. TRACK AND FIELD Miles Bearden (Kansas State Sr., Cartersville native) — Bearden placed 10th in the men's high jump at the Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Waco, Texas. Spencer Fields (Rhodes College So., Kingston native) — Fields finished second in the 10,000-meter run at the North Central College Dr. Keeler Track and Field Meet in Naperville, Illinois. Samantha Patterson (Jacksonville State Sr., Woodland) — Patterson took fifth in the pole vault in the Ohio Valley Conference Track and Field Championship over the weekend in Cookeville, Tennessee.

Charles Wilson of BartowSportsZone.com had a brief conversation with coach Eric Beagles of the Heritage-Catoosa Generals Monday night prior to the their Class 4A state semifinal series at Cartersville. Coach Beagles discusses his projected first round draft pick pitcher Cole Wilcox, his senior-led Generals, and what he expects from the Canes in this series. Heritage (31-6) plays Cartersville (29-8) in a best-of-three series beginning with a doubleheader at Richard Bell Field Tuesday at 4 p.m. LINK TO AUDIO PAGE: https://www.bartowsportszone.com/heritage-coach-eric-beagles

Former Cartersville Hurricanes Connor Justus and Sam Howard had productive weeks with their respective minor league clubs. Justus, a Double-A prospect in the Los Angeles Angels' organization is currently riding a five-game hitting streak with the Mobile BayBears of the Southern League. Howard, a southpaw with the Colorado Rockies' Triple-A team in Albuquerque, picked up his second win of the season and had another shutout performance in a no-decision outing. On the collegiate level, NCAA Division I teams are entering their final week of the regular season and teams at other levels have already begun post-season play. MiLB SAM HOWARD — Albuquerque Isotopes (5th-year pro; LHP; Colorado Rockies organization; Pacific Coast ​League; Georgia Southern; Cartersville HS)... picked up his second win of the 2018 season last Monday (May 7) as the Isotopes knocked off visiting El Paso 11-7. Howard went five innings and allowed three earned runs on four hits and three walks. He fanned four of the 21 batters he faced. Saturday night, Howard tossed 4.1 innings of shutout baseball in a non-decision. He allowed only two hits and three walks while striking out two in an eventual 6-3 win for Albuquerque. The southpaw is now 2-3 for the season in seven starts. He has a 5.01 ERA in just over 32 innings with 30 strikeouts. Albuquerque (19-18) is in second place in the PCL Pacific Southern Division. The ‘Topes continue a four game series at Las Vegas through Tuesday night and return home Thursday for an eight-day homestand against Reno and Salt Lake that runs May 17-24. CONNOR JUSTUS — Mobile BayBears (3rd-year pro; MIF; Los Angeles Angels organization; Southern League; Georgia Tech; Cartersville HS)… had one of his best weeks of the season at the plate as he continued a five-game hitting streak. In Sunday’s home game against Birmingham, Justus went 2-for-2 with a double, a walk, and scored a run in a 3-2 win. For the week, he was 7-for-19 (.368) with five walks and four runs scored. He has hit .242 over the last 10 games and has raised his season average to .206. With 23 starts at shortstop and eight at second base, the defensive standout has a .926 fielding percentage in 135 total defensive chances. Mobile (17-19) is in second place in the Southern League’s South Division, 6.5 games behind first place Biloxi. The BayBears open a three game home series with Birmingham Monday night and then travel to Jacksonville for a six-game series that begins Thursday through Monday, May 21 and includes a makeup game from an earlier rainout. COLLEGE BASEBALL ELLIOTT ANDERSON — Auburn University (Soph., LHP, Cartersville HS)…worked in the sixth inning of two of the Tigers’ three games this past weekend at 5th-ranked Ole Miss. The southpaw entered with a man on first and no outs in the sixth inning Thursday night and got a pair of groundouts sandwiched around an RBI single before being lifted with two outs in the inning and a runner at third. The Rebels went on the defeat 16th-ranked Auburn 5-4. Friday, Anderson allowed one earned in completing the sixth inning. He hit a batter and yielded an RBI double in an eventual 8-3 Auburn loss. Ole Miss completed the sweep Saturday by topping Auburn, 10-3, making the Tigers 1-3 for the week. In 21 appearances this season, Anderson is 5-0 with a 3.21 ERA in 28 innings pitched. Auburn (35-17, 13-14 SEC) plays at Troy Tuesday before hosting LSU Thursday through Saturday to close out the regular season. The SEC Tournament begins May 22 in Hoover, AL. MASON ROBINSON — Louisiana Tech (R-Jr., OF, Woodland HS)… went 4-for-16 including a walk, three runs scored, and four RBI in four games this week. The Bulldogs had a 12-1 win a Grambling State Wednesday and then took two-of-three at conference-leading and 13th-ranked Southern Miss over the weekend. Robinson has appeared in 53 games this season with 51 starts in the outfield. He has a .279 batting average that includes six homers, 14 extra base hits, and 34 RBI in 223 plate appearances (197 official at-bats). The Bulldogs (35-18, 18-9 C-USA) are currently tied for second place with Florida Atlantic and trail Southern Miss by 2.5 games with one conference weekend remaining in the regular season. Most projections have only two NCAA tournament bids for Conference USA including the automatic bid for the conference tournament winner. Louisiana Tech hosts a regular season ending three-game conference series with Old Dominion Thursday through Saturday. The C-USA tournament begins May 23 in Biloxi, MS. TRISTIN SMITH — Young Harris College (R-Jr., INF, Adairsville HS)… was 0-for-6 in three games at the Peach Belt Conference Tournament in St. Augustine, but did walk twice and contribute one RBI with a sacrifice fly. The Mountain Lions beat 26th-ranked USC-Aiken Friday, but lost to Flagler College and 9th-ranked Columbus State Saturday to end their year. Smith appeared in 37 games and started 29 this season. He finished with a .232 batting average in 112 official at-bats with five homers and 25 RBI. Young Harris completed the year with a 26-24 record. TYLER WASHINGTON — Young Harris College (R-Jr., OF, Adairsville HS)… had one hit in each of the Mountain Lions’ three games at the Peach Belt Conference Tournament in St. Augustine Friday and Saturday and was 3-for-10 in the event. Young Harris defeated USC-Aiken in their tournament opener, but lost to Flagler College and Columbus State to end their year. Washington finished the season with a .322 batting average in 47 games that included 44 starts. He had 16 extra base hits, including five homers and 19 RBI in 146 official at-bats. YHC finished the season with a 26-24 mark.

Track and field state championships were decided this weekend at three sites across Georgia and Bartow County had athletes participating at each location. Cass High School’s Stephen Smith (photo from an earlier meet) highlighted all results with a state championship in the Class 5A pole vault in Carrollton. Smith cleared 14 feet on his first attempt to edge Carrollton’s Joe Street who also cleared 14 feet, but on his second attempt. Karson Norris of Woodland and Josie Summerville of Adairsville each finished as a state runner-up in their respective events. Norris cleared 10 feet in the Class 5A pole vault and Summerville’s shot put of 37 feet and one inch was second in Class 3A in Albany. Cartersville’s London Shaw and Cass High’s Tavares Varnum were bronze medalists. Shaw, who also earned team points in the discus throw, was third in the Class 3A shot put in Rome. Varnum finished third in the Class 5A high jump by clearing 6 feet, four inches. The Adairsville girls led three local teams with top-15 finishes. The Lady Tigers — on points earned by Josie Summerville and Nakiyah Washington tied for ninth at the Class 3A meet in Albany. Woodland’s girls were 11th at the Class 5A state championships where the Cass boys earned a 15th place finish. Both the Lady Cats and Colonels were in Carrollton. The Cartersville girls and boys teams placed 26th and 27th, respectively, at the Class 4A state meet at Berry College in Rome. The Cass girls team was 31st and the Woodland boys were 33rd at the Class 5A meet in Carrollton, while the Adairsville boys team did not earn any team points. Individual results and marks from state finals and preliminaries: Adairsville Girls 2nd - Shot Put - Josie Summerville (37-01) 5th - Discus Throw - Nakiyah Washington (110-01) 6th - Shot Put - Nakiyah Washington (34-05.25) Adairsville Boys 12th - 100M - Daylon Bailey (11.31) 14th - 4x100M Relay - Daylon Bailey, Travon Branch, Ethan Belcher, Derrick Simmons (45.51) Cartersville Girls 3rd - Shot Put - London Shaw (38-7) 8th - Discus Throw - London Shaw (108-07) 16th - 800M - Kayla Carpenter (2:46.52) Cartersville Boys 5th - Pole Vault - Nick Bebko (12-06) Woodland Girls 2nd - Pole Vault - Karson Norris (10-00) 4th - 800M - Carli Clymer (2:21.36) 5th - 1600M - Carli Clymer (5:15.21) 6th - 3200M - McKenna Trapheagen (11:32.51) 7th - Pole Vault - Brooke Cooper (6-00) 13th - 3200M - Lindsay Scifers (12:34.26) Woodland Boys 4th - Pole Vault - Tommy Duke (13-00) 11th - 4x400M Relay - Jeven Reliford, Jonathan Holloway, Markal Brown, Dustin Ivie (3:25.22) 13th - 800M - Jonathan Holloway (2:05.93) 13th - Long Jump - Markal Brown (20-04.5) Cass Girls 7th - Shot Put - Chanel Clemmons (37-07) 9th - High Jump - Kyler Trouten (5-00) Cass Boys State Champion — Pole Vault — Stephen Smith (14-00) 3rd - High Jump - Tavares Varnum (6-04)

Cartersville Little League begins its post-season playoffs Monday while Bartow County Little League enters the final week of the regular season. CARTERSVILLE LITTLE LEAGUE (Major) Playoffs Double-Elimination Tournament continues through Thursday, May 24 if needed. First Round Pairings Game 1 — Mon May 14 — 5:45 — Rudy York Field — Braves (11-6) vs. Phillies (6-11) Game 2 — Mon May 14 — 7:45 — Rudy York Field — Dodgers (10-7) vs. Colts (7-10) Game 3 — Mon May 14 — 5:45 — JFH Field — Indians (14-3) vs. Padres (4-13) Game 4 — Mon May 14 — 7:45 — JFH Field — Crackers (7-10) vs. Tigers (9-8) BARTOW COUNTY LITTLE LEAGUE (major) NOTE: Below are select games not previously reported by Bartow County Little League. Friday, April 20 CARDINALS 5, TWINS 5 (tie) Cards: Connor Jenkins two hits including one solo home run; Reece Alexander, Benjamin Bowman, and Bryce Lawrence one hit each. Twins: Cadyn Wade two hits including one triple, two RBI; Reece Heaton one hit, one RBI; Jackson Nelson one triple; Camden Singleton and Joshua Hicks one hit apiece. Thursday, April 26 GIANTS 9, METS 4 Giants: Carson Waits four hits including one double, one RBI; Hudson Parr two hits; Jake Clowers one triple, three RBI; Dakota Richards one triple, one RBI; Hayden Reeder and Cooper Stone one hit, one RBI each; Rylan Brigman one hit. Mets: Drew Davey one double; David Kelley and Jacob McKinnies one hit each; Trace Faulkner one RBI. Friday, May 4 BRAVES 9, ORIOLES 3 Braves: Mason Wilson two doubles, two RBI; Caleb Freeman one double, three RBI; Dylan Moulton one double, two RBI; Price Higgins one hit, one RBI. Orioles: Talen Nix and David Jinks one hit, one RBI each. Joshau Love one hit. Monday, May 7 A’s 7, TIGERS 2 A’s: Ben Abernathy two hits including one home run, two RBI; Landon O’Neal one double, one RBI; Thomas Wells and Jett Johnson one hit each. Tigers: Tre Winters two doubles, one RBI; Sam Crump one double; Jaxson Curry one hit. ORIOLES 11, TWINS 3 Orioles: David Jinks two hits including one double, two RBI; Luke Evans one triple, three RBI; Cameron Adams one double; Talen Nix one hit. Twins: Reece Heaton and Lane McDonald one hit each. BARTOW COUNTY LITTLE LEAGUE (major) Updated Standings A’s . . . . . . . . . 10-2-0 Rangers . . . . . . 9-1-1 Orioles . . . . . . . 8-4-0 Cubs . . . . . . . . .7-5-1 Braves . . . . . . . .6-3-4 Twins . . . . . . . . .6-6-1 Giants . . . . . . . . 4-7-1 Cardinals . . . . . .3-8-1 Tigers . . . . . . . . 2-10-1 Mets . . . . . . . . . 2-11-0 ​NOTE: Pitching data not provided for all BCLL games. Games not completed or not posted on the respective leagues' GameChanger sites are not included, but will be added to future posts when made available. Bartow County Little League and Cartersville Little League capsules and game results are provided to BartowSportsZone.com by the two leagues and are sponsored on Bartow Sports Zone by Play It Again Sports at 410 Cherokee Place in Cartersville.

While the Cartersville Purple Hurricanes prepare for their state semifinal best-of-three series with Heritage-Catoosa, the Georgia High School Association has announced the sites for each classification and the schedule for the teams making it to their respective state finals. The state championships will be played at four sites -- Mercer's OrthoGeorgia Park, Savannah's Grayson Stadium, Rome's State Mutual Stadium (photo) and the University of Georgia's Foley Field. The state championships will be played May 21-23 and are best-of-three series. Class 2A and 1A Public will hold its championships at Grayson Stadium. Class 4A and 6A will be played at State Mutual Stadium. Class 3A and 1A Private will be played at Mercer. Class 5A and 7A will be played at Foley Field in Athens. Game times at all four sites are 5:00 p.m., and 7:30 p.m. (All "if" games played May 23 - times TBA) At Grayson Stadium (Savannah) DH May 21 - Class 2A DH May 22 - Class 1A Public At State Mutual Stadium (Rome) DH May 21 - Class 4A DH May 22 - Class 6A At Mercer (Macon) DH May 21 - Class 3A DH May 22 - Class 1A Private At Foley Field (UGA) DH May 21 - Class 5A DH May 22 - Class 7A

Woodland and Cass had multiple players named to the 2018 All-Region 7-AAAAA baseball team released recently. The Wildcats had seven players named including senior Kenny Jinks as Pitcher of the Year. The Colonels had three players honored. The left-handed Jinks posted a 4-2 record in eight region games in 2018. The Shorter University signee posted a 1.59 ERA and 1.16 WHIP. He fanned 47 batters in 44 innings pitched. Haro hit for a .370 average in 17 region games. He added 13 RBI to lead the Wildcats in those games. Spell hit .319 in his senior season for the Colonels with a .495 on-base percentage and .565 slugging average. He had four homers and 17 RBI. Hinton had ten extra base hits that included a pair of homers for Cass. He drove in 16 runs and scored 19. On the mound, Hinton was 4-2 with 66 strikeouts in 46.1 innings. REGION 7-AAAAA PITCHER OF THE YEAR Kenny Jinks, Woodland ALL REGION 7-AAAAA FIRST TEAM Marco Haro, Woodland Evan Hinton, Cass Steven Spell, Cass ALL REGION 7-AAAAA SECOND TEAM Nathan Smith, Cass Koby Stansell, Woodland Dylan Webb, Woodland ALL REGION 7-AAAAA HONORABLE MENTION Jordan Lee, Woodland Bailey Ward, Woodland Toby Queen, Woodland Garrett Cornett, Woodland