The Adairsville girls survived a thrilling shootout at North Murray and earned a spot in the Class AAA state playoffs Monday night. Meanwhile, both Cartersville teams defeated Cedartown and will now host LaGrange Thursday in games that will determine the girls and boys Region 5-AAAA championships. ADAIRSVILLE GIRLS 2, NORTH MURRAY 1 Lauren Stephenson’s penalty kick on Adairsville’s fifth attempt was the difference in a 3-2 shootout win after the game finished 1-1 in regulation. Emily Collum and Chloe Cochran also connected on PKs for Adairsville and the victory secured a state playoff berth for the Lady Tigers. North Murray led 1-0 early in the first half, but a goal by Collum sent the game to the intermission tied 1-1. The two squads played a scoreless second half and overtime. The Lady Tigers (9-2-2, 6-2) host North Springs Tuesday and will face Calhoun Thursday. CARTERSVILLE GIRLS 10, CEDARTOWN 0 The Lady Canes scored five first half goals and added five more in a shortened second half for a mercy-rule 10-0 win. The Region 5-AAAA victory makes Thursday’s home game with LaGrange for the region title. Kalyn Donegan scored three goals and Merritt Vance two goals for Cartersville. Rebecca Hays, Claire Choate, Janet Zazueta, Micah Vance, and Kendal Anderson also scored for the Lady Canes. Courtney Rhea and Micah Vance had assists. The Lady Canes (8-5, 4-1) travel to Coahuila Creek Tuesday prior to hosting LaGrange on Thursday. CARTERSVILLE BOYS 5, CEDARTOWN 0 The Canes locked up no worse than the No. 2 seed from Region 5-AAAA Monday night with a 5-0 victory at Cedartown. Cartersville (10-4, 5-0) plays LaGrange Thursday night at home to determine the region title. The Canes took a 2-0 lead in the first half on a 25-yard free kick by Grant Farmer and a James Chege goal off a feed from Farmer. In the second half, Pedro Ghanem added a pair of goals and Jonathan Cruz scored one. Cartersville travels to Coahuila Creek Tuesday prior to hosting LaGrange Thursday.

Carrollton pitchers limited Woodland to only three hits Monday evening as the Trojans completed a two-game series sweep of the Wildcats, 5-2, in Carrollton. Zeke Daniel started and earned the win on the mound for Carrollton. Ty Murray closed out the final inning for the Trojans. Kenny Jinks (6 IP, 5R, 4ER, 7H, 5BB, 4K) pitched well for Woodland but suffered the loss on the mound. Brandon Prince and Chris Gaiter both had two hits to lead the Carrollton bats. Toby Queen had a pair of hits for the Wildcats. Chris Mills had the other Woodland base hit. Carrollton improved to 23-5 overall and 12-2 in region action. Woodland (15-13, 8-6) will look to bounce back and try to secure a state playoff berth in a two-game series with Region 7-AAAAA’s last place Hiram Hornets. The two teams play Wednesday at Woodland and Friday at Hiram. Both games are 5:55 p.m. starts. The Wildcats are in a five-team battle for the final three playoff spots in the state playoffs from Region 7-AAAAA. The race includes Woodland, Kell, Villa Rica, Rome, and East Paulding all chasing region-leading Carrollton. Kell plays East Paudling in a two-game series. Villa Rica has two games remaining with Paulding County while Rome's final two games are with Carrollton. PAULDING COUNTY 9, CASS 5 Steven Spell homered twice and Evan Hinton hit a home run for the Colonels, but Cass lost its final game of the season Monday night at Paulding County, 9-5. The Colonels led 4-0 through four innings and held a 5-3 advantage heading to the bottom of the sixth before the host Patriots rallied for a six-run sixth and the victory. Corey Coltrane (6 IP, 5R, 4ER, 8H, 0BB, 8K) was the winning pitcher for Paulding. Jathan Thomason (1 IP, 1K) earned a save with a spotless seventh on the mound. Spell (5.2 IP, 7ER, 10H, 1BB, 7K) suffered the pitching loss for Cass and Wyatt Karlovich (0.1 IP, 2ER, 2H, 1BB, 1K) recorded the final out in the sixth. Dakota Reeves had a three-hit performance for Paulding County with one RBI. Collin Bodnar and Brandon Gorski (2 RBI) added two hits each for the Patriots. Jacob Harper and Coltrane both drove in two runs with a double. Both of Spell’s home runs were solo shots. Hinton’s third inning homer came with a man on base. Blaine Ingram had two hits for Cass. Bryson Markley (RBI), Logan Nelson, and Nathan Smith each added one hit apiece. Paulding improved to 10-18 overall and 3-11 in Region 7-AAAAA. The Colonels’ season ends with an 11-18 overall mark and a 5-11 record in the region.

The top track and field performances of the 2018 season through Saturday, April 14:

Baseball, softball, tennis, golf, and track & field updates for local Bartow County athletes at the collegiate and professional level for the week ending Sunday, April 15. MiLB SAM HOWARD — Albuquerque Isotopes; Colorado Rockies Triple A affiliate; Pacific Coast League (5th-yr. pro; LHP, Georgia Southern University; Cartersville HS)… made his second start of the regular season Friday night in an 8-7 home loss to the Salt Lake Bees. Howard went four innings allowing four earned runs on six hits and three walks. The southpaw, now 1-1, faced 21 batters and fanned eight. Alburquerque (5-6 through Sunday’s games) is currently third in the Pacific Southern Division. The Isotopes trail El Paso and Salk Lake by two games and have a pair of road series this week at Tacoma and Salt Lake. CONNOR JUSTUS — Mobile BayBears; L.A. Angels Double-A affiliate; Southern League (3rd-yr. pro; MIF; Georgia Tech; Cartersville HS)… through the first nine games of the 2018 regular season, Justus has a .267 batting average (8-for-30) and has appeared in every game with six starts at shortstop and two at second base. Justus has three doubles and one RBI. He has scored four runs and walked four times for an on-base percentage of .371. Known for his defensive strengths (.953 career FPCT), Justus has committed five errors in the young season. Mobile (4-5 through Sunday’s games) is tied for second in the Southern League’s South Division, 3.5 games behind the division-leading Biloxi Shuckers. Mobile starts a 10-day home stand Monday with five games against Biloxi and five against the Mississippi Braves. COLLEGE BASEBALL BRANDON ALLEN — Georgia Highlands CC (Fr., OF, Woodland HS)… started in right field last Wednesday and went 2-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored in a 9-2 win at Emmanuel College. He also stole a base. In a Thursday home 16-6 win over Shorter University JV, Allen added one hit and scored one run. He has now appeared in 17 games with 27 at bats. He has 10 hits including a double and one home run with five walks and 11 RBI for a .370 batting average. Georgia Highlands plays a four-game conference series this week with Andrew College. The Chargers are at home Tuesday and play three games in Cuthbert Friday and Saturday. ELLIOTT ANDERSON — Auburn University (Soph., LHP, Cartersville HS)… worked the eighth inning Saturday in a 7-2 home loss to Mississippi State. He walked one and struck out one in a shutout inning. Anderson also entered in the fourth inning last Tuesday during a 12-3 loss at Samford. He faced six batters and allowed one unearned run with one walk and one strikeout. 21st-ranked Auburn (25-12, 6-9 SEC) hosts UAB Tuesday night and travels to Alabama for a three-game conference series Friday through Sunday. BAILEY CAMPBELL — Young Harris College (Fr., 1B, Cass HS)… had one hit and walked once in a pair of home pinch hitting appearances Saturday against USC Aiken. The Mountain Lions won one of three Peach Belt Conference games with the Pacers over the weekend and lost to Southern Wesleyan last Tuesday. YHC (22-20, 14-13) travels to Anderson (SC) University Wednesday night and hosts PBC-rival and 8th-ranked Columbus State for a three-game series Friday through Sunday. BRANDON ETHERIDGE — Limestone College (Sr., OF, Cass HS)… went 2-for-12 this past week and was hit by a pitch with two walks and a stolen base. The Saints won a non-conference game at Carson-Newman last Tuesday, but was swept in three Conference Carolinas games at conference leader and 3rd-ranked North Greenville. Etheridge has started 41 games this season and has a .242 batting average with one homer and 21 RBI. Limestone (18-23, 9-12) plays a doubleheader at Anderson (SC) University Monday, hosts Lenoir-Rhyne Tuesday, and welcomes conference rival Mount Olive for a three-game set Friday and Saturday. SEAN McDERMOTT — Mercer University (Jr., 1B, Adairsville HS)… went 0-for-4 in a pair of starts in Southern Conference games at Samford Friday and Saturday. Mercer (26-12, 6-6) lost four straight this past week at home to Georgia Tech last Tuesday and three at Samford. The Bears hit the road for Georgia State Wednesday and at Western Carolina for three SoCon games Friday through Sunday. HARRISON OSBORN — Point University (Fr., RHP, Cartersville HS)… started and went two innings last Tuesday in an 18-4 home non-conference win over Toccoa Falls College. Harrison (3-2) faced nine batters and allowed three earned runs on four hits and was credited with the pitching win. He has a 4.43 ERA in 40.2 innings this season. Point (24-19, 12-9) plays a doubleheader Tuesday at Tuskegee University and will host an Appalachian Athletic Conference series Friday and Saturday with conference co-leader Tennessee Wesleyan. HUNTER REAID — Shorter University (Fr., C, Woodland HS)… drove in two runs and went 4-for-6 in a start last Wednesday as the Hawks won 13-6 at 10th-ranked Georgia College. Reaid also went 1-for-6 with one RBI in a pair of home Gulf South Conference games with University Montevallo. He now has a .341 batting average (14-for-41) with a double and four RBI. Shorter (20-21, 9-15) hits the road this week for games at Emmanuel College Tuesday and a three-game GSC series at Valdosta State Friday through Sunday. TRISTIN SMITH — Young Harris College (Jr., Inf., Adairsville HS)… hit safely in all four of the Mountain Lions’ games this past week. He was 4-for-14 with a double, two walks, a sacrifice hit, one RBI, and was hit by a pitch. Young Harris won one of three conference games with USC Aiken and had a loss at Southern Wesleyan. YHC (22-20, 14-13) hosts Southern Wesleyan Tuesday, travels to Anderson (SC) University Wednesday, and entertains 8th-ranked Columbus State Friday through Sunday in a Peach Belt Conference series. TYLER WASHINGTON — Young Harris College (Sr., OF, Adairsville HS)… improved his season batting average to .293 this past week as he went 6-for-15 in four games. He had two doubles, walked twice, was hit by a pitch, and added a sacrifice. YHC (22-20, 14-13) travels to Anderson (SC) University Wednesday night and hosts PBC-rival and 8th-ranked Columbus State for a three-game series Friday through Sunday. SOFTBALL SIERRAH GANI — Georgia Highlands CC (Fr., OF, Cass HS)… went 3-for-10, scored a run, walked, stole a base, and drove in two runs as the Chargers won three of four conference games with Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College and Andrew College. Georgia Highlands (27-20, 13-9) has home conference doubleheaders Saturday and Sunday against South Georgia State and East Georgia. With six conference regular season games remaining, the Chargers are third in the GCAA, five games behind first place Georgia Military and four behind South Georgia State. CASSIDY HOWREN — Reinhardt University (Jr., C, Adairsville HS)… opened up the week by going 1-for-3 in two starts at catcher Tuesday, both losses for Reinhardt, against NAIA top-ranked Georgia Gwinnett in non-conference action. She then went 1-for-7 with a run scored and an RBI Saturday in a conference doubleheader sweep of Columbia College. Reinhardt has one more conference doubleheader at Milligan College Wednesday before the Appalachian Athletic Conference tournament. Howren is hitting .226 on the year in 124 at bats and has started all 46 of Reinhardt's games. SYDNEY HODORFF — LaGrange College (Jr., C, Woodland HS)… went 0-for-4 with a walk in two starts at third base in a Tuesday doubleheader at Berry, both losses for LaGrange. Hodorff is now hitting .274 with a .369 on-base percentage and .337 slugging percentage on the season in 95 at bats. She has played in all 34 of her team's games. KAILAH RAIN — Embry-Riddle University (Sr., OF, Cartersville HS)… After Rain won Sunshine State Conference Player of the Week for her work against Rollins the week before, she came back to earth a bit last week in a three-game conference sweep of Lynn. Rain still hit a solid 3-for-12 with two runs scored and an RBI while starting each game in left field and hitting in the 3-hole. Rain is hitting .343 on the year with 29 RBIs and 41 runs scored in 111 at bats. She also boasts as .374 on-base percentage and a .441 slugging percentage. ANNALYN YANTIS — Samford Univeristy (Jr., P, Cartersville HS)… Yantis started and earned the win in a 7-2 SoCon victory over Western Carolina Sunday. She allowed two runs on five hits in 5 1/3 innings. She then earned the last two outs in a 14-6 win over Western Carolina in Game 2 of the doubleheader that same day, allowing one earned run on one hit and a walk. With three SoCon series left on the schedule, Yantis has thrown 84 innings with a 4.83 ERA and a .283 batting average against. TENNIS PEYTON GOLLHOFER — Ball State University (Jr., Cartersville, GA; Laurel Springs Academy)… continued her strong play in doubles by going 2-0 on Line 2 with two different partners last week in MAC wins over Western Michigan and Northern Illinois. She is now 13-2 on the year in doubles. She also beat Northern illinois' Maria Potsi, 6-0, 7-6 (7-2) Sunday on Line 2 singles. She lost in two close sets Friday on Line 2 singles to Western Michigan's Melina Lyubomirova on Friday. Ball State has two more matches this week before the MAC tournament April 27-29. TRACK AND FIELD BREE COLE — Jacksonville State University (So., Cartersville HS)… placed 11th in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 21:04 over the weekend at the 2018 Western Carolina's Catamount Classic. JSU placed fourth out of 10 teams at the event. The Gamecocks compete next at the Auburn War Eagle Invitational Friday and Saturday. SAMANTHA PATTERSON — Jacksonville State University (Sr., Cartersville HS)… placed ninth out of 18 competitors in the pole vault with a height of 10 feet, 10 inches. Jax State competes this weekend at the Auburn War Eagle Invitational. BLAKE PERRY — Jacksonville State University (Sr., Cartersville HS)… placed 10th out of 31 in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.09 seconds. Jacksonville State travels to the Auburn War Eagle Invitational this weekend. GOLF MAGGIE ASHMORE — Augusta University (Sr., Kingston, GA; Heritage Golf Acad., Hilton Head, SC)… Augusta finished third out of six teams at the Lady Boilermaker tournament this weekend in Indiana. Against major Division-I programs like Texas Tech and Purdue, Ashmore finished tied for 13th out of 35 golfers at 13-over 216, which was second for the Lady Jags. LINDSEY BONNER — York College (PA) (Fr., Cartersville HS)… finished sixth out of 10 golfers at 29-over 72 as York lost to Gettysburg Thursday, 372-385. The Lady Spartans play in the Capital Athletic Conference Championship at Cape Charles, VA Thursday through Saturday. HANNAH MAE DEEMS — Mercer University (Sr., Taylorsville, GA; Darlington HS)… fired an opening round 78 Sunday and a 76 Monday as the Bears are part of a second place tie heading into the final round of the Southern Conference Championship Tournament at Hilton Head, SC. Deems round Monday led her team. The Bears are knotted with Chattanooga for second place but trail tournament leading Furman by 22 shots. --- Jason Greenberg, The Daily Tribune News, contributed to this report.

Trevor Lawrence delighted the Clemson faithful with his spring game debut. Lawrence finished the day 11-of-16 with 122 yards and a 50-yard touchdown. LINKS: Trevor Lawrence debuts and shines in Clemson spring game http://www.thestate.com/sports/college/acc/clemson-university/article208836154.html News and notes from Clemson spring game https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports/college/clemson/2018/04/14/live-updates-clemson-football-spring-game-lawrence-throws-quick-td-pass/517515002/ The Trevor Lawrence era begins at Clemson https://www.postandcourier.com/sports/the-trevor-lawrence-era-has-begun-clemson-freshman-quarterback-shines/article_cec2d430-401c-11e8-af0f-0f5207876d96.html

With one week remaining in the 2018 regular season, the Georgia Dugout Club released its April 15 edition of the Top Ten rankings in each GHSA classification. The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes remained in the No. 2 spot in Class 4A, while Woodland and Adairsville are listed as teams considered in Class 5A and Class 3A. CLASS 7A Mill Creek (22-4) Parkview (23-4) Woodstock (23-4) Hillgrove (21-5) South Forsyth (21-6) Walton (17-9) Brookwood (20-7) North Gwinnett (19-8) Mountain View (17-9) Newnan (19-7) Considered: Grayson (16-11), Lowndes (19-8), Lassiter (16-11), Peachtree Ridge (21-6), North Forsyth (19-8), Milton (17-11), North Paulding (16-10) CLASS 6A Pope (23-4) Allatoona (22-5) River Ridge (23-5) Lee County (20-6) Alexander (18-6) Winder-Barrow (16-9) Effingham County (18-9) Heritage-Conyers (17-8) Glynn Academy (21-5) Houston County (20-7) Considered: South Paulding (19-7), Gainesville (18-7), Brunswick (17-10), Northgate (20-6), Valdosta (18-8), Harrison (15-10), Greenbrier (17-7), Stephenson (14-9-1), Tucker (15-10), Mundy's Mill (15-8), Richmond Hill (16-9) CLASS 5A Wayne County (22-4) Loganville (19-6) Ola (22-5) Veterans (22-7) Buford (17-10) Decatur (22-5) Starr’s Mill (19-8) Jones County (18-7) Harris County (16-11) Carrollton (22-5) Considered: Arabia Mountain (17-6), Locust Grove (17-10), Union Grove (16-7), Villa Rica (15-11), McIntosh (16-8), Whitewater (15-11), Walnut Grove (13-11), Chamblee (20-7), Woodland-Bartow (15-13), Kell (14-13-1), Flowery Branch (11-14), Miller Grove (11-13), South Effingham (13-11) CLASS 4A Blessed Trinity (25-2) Cartersville (22-6) Heritage-Catoosa (20-6) Woodward Academy (19-4) Torup (19-7) Jefferson (17-7) North Oconee (17-7-1) Columbus (21-5) Eastside (19-4) Northside-Columbus (17-8) Considered: Burke County (16-3), Madison County (14-11), Stephens County (19-8), Marist (9-15), West Hall (16-7), Cross Creek (14-5), West Laurens (17-7) CLASS 3A Ringgold (23-4) Appling County (21-6) Cook (20-6) Pike County (18-5) Morgan County (19-8) Pace Academy (19-6) Lovett (16-8) Redan (17-7) Jackson (21-2) Greater Atlanta Christian (17-8) Considered: North Hall (18-5), Calhoun (17-8), Fannin County (16-10), Westminster (11-11), Southeast Bulloch (16-5), Rutland (14-5), Franklin County (16-11), Bremen (17-8), Adairsville (17-8), Worth County (16-7), Islands (16-8) CLASS 2A Thomasville (21-4) Callaway (19-7) Westside-Augusta (22-4) Dodge County (20-4) Benedictine (19-6) Elbert County (19-7) Dade County (16-6) Social Circle (15-8) Rockmart (17-7) Jeff Davis (15-12) Considered: Berrien (17-9), Bacon County (13-13), Vidalia (13-13), Bleckley County (13-11), Heard County (12-12), Harlem (18-9), Fitzgerald (12-12), Bryan County (19-9), Lamar County (14-10), Screven County (12-12) CLASS 1A PUBLIC Gordon Lee (20-5) Schley County (18-2) Charlton County (19-6) Irwin County (19-4) Telfair County (16-7) Bowdon (19-6) Trion (10-6) Johnson County (18-5) Commerce (14-11) ECI (13-9) Considered: Taylor County (13-6), Manchester (11-8), Lanier County (10-7), Clinch County (15-9), GMC (15-11), Hawkinsville (11-9), Baconton Charter (14-5), Miller County (13-7), Seminole County (15-10), Pelham (13-7) CLASS 1A PRIVATE Tattnall Square (22-4) Savannah Christian (21-2) Aquinas (21-1) Wesleyan (20-2) Holy Innocents’ (16-8) First Presbyterian Day (19-5) Stratford (17-7) Brookstone (22-3) Mount Paran Christian (18-3) Kings Ridge Christian (16-7) Considered: Strong Rock Christian (19-7), Mount Vernon Presbyterian (14-3), Savannah Country Day (16-8), North Cobb Christian (15-8), Hebron Christian (12-12), Prince Avenue Christian (15-8), Athens Academy (16-5), Providence Christian (15-12), Calvary Day (17-7), Fellowship Christian (16-9), Pinecrest Academy (13-12), George Walton (14-10)

The Cartersville Parks and Recreation Department has released registration information for gymnastics, tennis, and construction information regarding the Senior Aquatics Center. 2018 GYMNASTICS Summer schedule begins May 21st Ends July 26th (9 week session) Ages 2-13 Years Old Register online www.cityofcartersville.org or call 770-387-5629 for more information SUMMER GYMNASTICS CAMPS PreSchool Summer Camps Ages: 3-6 Time: 9am - 12 noon 2018 Dates: May 30- June 1 (mini camp) ($50) June 11-15 June 25-29 July 16-20 Fee: $80 Developmental Summer Camps Ages: 7 & up Time: 9am - 12 noon 2018 Dates: June 4-8 June 18-22 July 9-13 July 23-27 Fee: $80 YOUTH TENNIS QuickStart Tennis Tots (ages 3-6) Dates: June 4-7, June 18-21, July 9-12, or July 23-26 Time: 9-11am Fee: $80/week Junior Beginner/Intermediate Camps (ages 7-14) Dates: June 4-7, June 11-14, June 18-21, July 9-12, July 16-19, or July 23-26 Time: 9am-1pm Fee: $130/week SENIOR AQUATIC CENTER Starting April 9th , 2018 through mid-summer, the Senior Aquatic Center will have on going construction. Please check our website www.cityofcartersville.org for daily schedules or call 678-721-5470.

Georgia Highlands baseball stepped out of Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association play this week to sweep a Wednesday doubleheader at Emmanuel College against the Lions’ JV and defeat the Shorter Universisty JV team at LakePoint on Thursday. Wednesday, Georgia Highlands won 11-1 and 9-2 at Emmanuel College. The Chargers broke a 2-1 game open with a six-run fifth inning in the opener. Alex Holdbrooks and Dalton Bradford combined on a two-hitter and totaled seven strikeouts. Cameron Hearn had a three-hit game that included a double, a triple, and five RBI to lead the Chargers. Zach Miller contributed two hits and Bryson Horne homered for GHC. In Game 2, the Chargers pushed across seven runs in the second inning on their way to a seven-run win. GHC pitchers Jake Meyer and Brady Barker combined for nine strikeouts and allowed only one unearned run on two hits. The Chargers’ offense totaled 11 hits including homeruns by Brandon Allen, Joey Demasi, Willis Kemp, and Jaree Pledger. Parker Orr had a two-hit game. Thursday, the Chargers topped Shorter JV 16-5 and pounded out 16 hits. Hearn was 4-for-5 with a double and two RBI. Willis Kemp, Parker Orr, and Skylar McPhee finished with two hits each and combined for nine RBI. Connor Dove was credited with the Georgia Highlands’ pitching win with three shutout innings of middle relief. He struck out five. The Chargers (27-15, 10-10) return to conference play Tuesday when they host Andrew College at LakePoint at 5 p.m. GHC will then travel to Andrew in Cuthbert on Friday and Saturday to complete the four-game series. With ten regular season conference games remaining, GHC sits fourth in the GCAA standings and is five games behind first place East Georgia. The Chargers trail second place South Georgia State by 4.5 games and third place Gordon State by 1.5 games.

Bartow County Little League and Cartersville Little League baseball (Major League) capsules for Cartersville LL games played April 9-12 and for BCLL games played April 9-10. Bartow County Little League (major) Standings (Games played through April 13) A’s .........… 4-0 Rangers … 3-0-1 Giants ...… 3-1 Braves ….. 2-1-2 Orioles ….. 2-2 Twins ….... 2-3 Cubs …..... 1-2-1 Mets …...... 1-3 Tigers ….... 1-3 Cardinals … 0-4 Cartersville Little League (major) Standings (Games played through April 13) Indians …, 10-1 Braves …. 8-3 Tigers ….. 7-4 Dodgers … 6-5 Phillies …. 4-7 Colts ….... 4-7 Crackers … 3-8 Padres …. 2-9 BARTOW COUNTY LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL (Majors) Monday, April 9 CUBS 5, METS 0 Cubs: Ethan Lowery one hit; Gareth Kincannon and Eddie Boggs one RBI each. Kincannon and Andrew Stiles combined no-hitter with five strikeouts each. Mets: David Kelley (4 IP, 1H, 5R, 3ER, 4BB, 10K). RANGERS 10, TWINS 1 Rangers: Jarrett Scott two hits including a triple, two RBI; Brady Kerlin RBI double; Malachi Linley (RBI), Brayden Shiflett one hit each; Fischer Arnold one RBI. Brady Kerlin tossed a four inning no-hitter with 11 Ks. Twins: Isaiah Ford (3.2 IP, 10R, 4ER, 5H, 3BB, 7K), scored one run. GIANTS 7, TIGERS 6 Giants: Carson Waits two hits; Cooper Stone one double, two RBI; Rylan Brigman one hit, one RBI; Hunter Barnes and Jake Clowers one RBI each. Clowers (4 IP, 6R, 4ER, 5H, 3BB, 10K). Tigers: Hadyn Hawkins one hit, two RBI; Matthew Cook one hit, one RBI; Carson Gray, Isaac Nation, and Joshua Nation one hit each; John Bailey one RBI. Gray (2.2 IP, 4R, 3ER, 3H, 3BB, 5K), Tre Winters (1 IP, 3R, 2ER, 1H, 3BB, 2K). BRAVES 6, CARDINALS 3 Braves: Mason Williams two hits; Israel Contreras one hit, three RBI; Wesley Collum and Mason Wilson one hit; Brayden Vickery one RBI. No pitching data provided. Cards: No hits. No pitching data provided. Tuesday, April 10 ORIOLES 10, CUBS 4 O’s: Joshua Love one double, two RBI; Brayden Davis and Kamarion Profit one hit, one RBI; Talan Nix, Cameron Adams, David Jinks, Luke Evans one RBI each. No pitching data provided. Cubs: Andrew Stiles two hits including a triple and two RBI; Colton Tucker and Clausen O’Banion one hit, one RBI each; Joshua Bishop and Ethan Lowery one hit each. No pitching data provided. METS 6, TIGERS 5 Mets: Dylan Sellers one hit, one RBI; Christopher Burns one double; David Kelley one hit; Carter Collum and Trace Faulkner one RBI each. No pitching data provided. Tigers: Carson Gray double, RBI; Sam Crump double; Joshua Churchwell and Hadyn Hawkins one hit each. No pitching data provided. RANGERS 12, TWINS 1 Rangers: Brayden Shiflett two hits including a triple, four RBI; Jarrett Scott one double, one triple, two RBI; Kaiden Pirkle two hits; Harrison Cole two hits, one RBI; Righley Worthington double, two RBI; Fischer Arnold and Malachi Linley one hit, one RBI each; Aiden Ritchie one hit; Noah Williams one RBI. No pitching data provided. Twins: Reece Heaton and Koby Reagan one hit each. No pitching data provided. A’s 8, BRAVES 3 A’s: Hayden Blalock two hits including a triple, two RBI; Landon O’Neal one hit, one RBI. No pitching data provided. Braves: Israel Contreras one hit, two RBI; Aydin Priest one RBI. No pitching data provided. CARTERSVILLE LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL (Majors) Monday, April 9 DODGERS 12, COLTS 0 Dodgers: Ayden Ray two hits including on HR, two RBI; Isaiah Martin two hits, three RBI; Justin Peace two hits, one RBI. Ray 5 inning no hitter, one walk, 12 Ks. Colts: Grant Knight (3 IP, 2R, 1ER, 2H, 2BB, 6K) INDIANS 8, PADRES 4 Indians: Drew Perry three hits including a double, one RBI; Maddox Frazier two hits including a triple, two RBI; Gavin Shrewsberry double, two RBI; Andrew Lutjens double; Owen Dunn one hit. Jackson Harwell (2.1 IP, 3R, 2ER, 0H, 3BB, 2K); Perry (2.2 IP, 1ER, 2H, 2BB, 3K). Padres: Eli Jones 1 hit, one RBI; Lee Camp triple; Gabriel Cox one hit. Cline (2 IP, 1ER, 1H, 4BB, 2K); Logan Buchanan (3 IP, 6R, 4ER, 5H, 2BB, 6K). TIGERS 12, CRACKERS 2 Tigers: Matthew Morris two hits, two RBI; Casen Cochran two hits including a triple, one RBI; Connor Brasfield two hits. Brasfield (2.2 IP, 2BB, 4K), Trenton Payne (1BB), and Logan Woody (1.1 IP, 1BB, 3K) combined four inning no hitter. Crackers: Connor Stermer (2 IP, 2R, 0ER, 3H, 1BB, 5K) BRAVES 13, PHILLIES 11​​ Braves: Caleb Daniel three doubles, four RBI; Brenden Bryant two hits, one RBI; Miles Owen two doubles; Charlie Crum one hit, two RBI; Braylon Hill one hit, one RBI; Sydney Seigler and Zeke Price one RBI each. Thomas Peters (2 IP, 4R, 3ER, 2H, 3BB, 1K); Evan Archer (3 IP, 7R, 5ER, 6H, 2K). Phillies: Asa Mitcham two hits, two RBI; Brodie McWhorter two hits; Justin Hillburn one hit, two RBI; Griffin Woodall one hit, one RBI; Ethan Brown double, one RBI; Nic Wright one hit. Wright (2 IP, 6ER, 5H, 3BB, 3K); Sawyer Wilson (2 IP, 4ER, 3H, 4BB, 3K). Tuesday, April 10 DODGERS 8, CRACKERS 3 Dodgers: Stephen Rowser two hits including a triple, two RBI; Peyton Bowen two hits including a double, one RBI; Ayden Ray two hits including a double. Justin Peace (4.1 IP, 0R, 0H, 1BB, 5K). Crackers: Boston Pittman one hit, two RBI; Easton Elrod and Brody Bohn one hit each. Elrod (3.2 IP, 7R, 6ER, 6H, 5BB, 3K); Jack Graves (1.1 IP, 1ER, 3H, 1K). PADRES 13, TIGERS 4 Padres: Julian Cline three hits including a triple, one RBI; Eli O’Dell two hits including one double, two RBI; Collin Genrich and Geoffrey Gore two hits, one RBI each. Gore (5 IP, 3R, 1ER, 5H, 1BB, 8K). Tigers: Cam Williams two hits including one double; Lyle Woody triple; Connor Brasfield double. Brayden Channell (2.1 IP, 4R, 3ER, 5H, 3BB, 1K). Thursday, April 12 TIGERS 14, PADRES 2 Tigers: Cameron Cochran three hits including one double, one RBI; Connor Brasfield two hits including HR, two RBI; Trenton Payne two hits including double, one RBI; Casen Cochran two hits. Brasfield (6 IP, 2ER, 4H, 2BB, 13K) Padres: Lee Camp double; Julian Cline, Will Camp, JP Gooch one hit each; Eli O’Dell one RBI. CRACKERS 6, DODGERS 5 Crackers: Jaiven Johnson two triples, three RBI; Adam Cornwell and Brody Bohn two hits each. Cornwell (5.1 IP, 5R, 3ER, 9H, 1BB, 10K) Dodgers: Landon Heath two hits including a triple, three RBI. Isaiah Martin (3.2 IP, 1ER, 6H, 1BB, 4K) INDIANS 13, BRAVES 8 Indians: Gavin Shrewsberry three doubles, three RBI; Owen Dunn two hits including one double, two RBI; Logan Shrewsberry two hits, one RBI; Dawson Bishop two hits. Maddox Frazier (2 IP, 4R, 3ER, 6H, 4BB, 3K); Gavin Shrewsberry (3 IP, 4R, 3ER, 5H, 3BB, 6K). Braves: Caleb Daniel three hits including a double, two RBI; Brenden Bryant three hits, one RBI; Sydney Seigler two hits; Braylon Hill and Thomas Peters one double, one RBI each. Seigler (3.1 IP, 6ER, 12H, 0BB, 2K). ​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. 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Cartersville baseball trailed 5-4 at LaGrange heading to the sixth inning Friday night before the Hurricanes broke loose for their second double-digit inning in as many nights in an 18-5 win. Thursday, Cartersville scored ten runs in the first inning on their way to a 15-0 win over Cedartown. Friday night, it was a 14-run sixth inning that planted the Grangers. Cartersville led 4-0 after two innings on a two-run first inning home run by Josh Davis and another two-run homer by Anthony Seigler in the second. LaGrange narrowed the margin to 4-3 in the bottom of the third on a two-run homer by Charles Crawford and an RBI single by Ben Farrar. The Grangers then took the lead 5-3 in the bottom of the fifth on a bases loaded walk and an RBI single by Jake Cardwell. The Canes followed that by erupting for 14 runs in the top of the sixth. The rally included a grand slam by Davis — his second homer of the night — and a three-run shot Jake Gooch. The Canes also had three singles and a pair of doubles in the inning and took advantage of seven walks issued by LaGrange pitchers. Mason Barnett finished the night 3-for-5 at the plate with two RBI. Davis totaled seven RBI with his two home runs. Gooch had two hits including his three-run homer and Preston Welchel contributed two hits including a double. Ian Inaba (RBI) added a hit and Siegler was 1-for-2 with a home run, three walks (one intentional), and three RBI. Three Grangers had two hits each including Crawford with his home run, Cole Freeman, and Trent Bailey. Cartersville utilized five pitchers in the game. Mason Barnett (1 IP, 0R, 1H, 1BB), Cohen Wilbanks (1.1 IP, 3R, 2ER, 2H, 2K), Gage Morris (2.1 IP, 2R, 0ER, 3H, 1BB, 1K), Levi Ayers (0.1 IP, 0R, 1H, 1K), and Kolby Adams (1 IP, 0R, 2H) all saw time on the mound. With their loss, LaGrange falls to 9-20 overall and 6-4 in Region 5-AAAA. Despite the poor overall mark, however, the Grangers have a solid hold on third place in the region. The Purple Hurricanes have now won 12 of 13 games dating back to March 15. The only loss in that stretch was a non-region loss to Class 7A Lassiter on April 5. Cartersville (22-6, 10-0) will host second place Troup County Tuesday at 5:55 p.m. and can clinch the region championship with a win. The Hurricanes then travel to Central-Carroll next Thursday for a 5:45 p.m. start. CASS 15, PAULDING COUNTY 12 The Cass baseball team started hot at the plate Friday night, celebrated their 2018 seniors, and plated runs in five of their six offensive frames while collecting a 15-12 win over visiting Paulding County. The Colonels scored seven runs in the first inning and led 9-0 after two innings. The Patriots then made their charge with a dozen runs over the next four innings, but Cass added just enough scoring in the latter frames for the Region 7-AAAAA win. Evan Hinton (4 IP, 9R, 5ER, 11H, 0BB, 4K) was credited with the pitching win for Cass. Logan Nelson (1 IP, 2ER, 4H, 1BB, 2K) and Parker Hardin (2 IP, 1ER, 3H, 1BB, 1K) also pitched with Hardin earning a save. Stephen Spell had a big night at the plate going 3-for-5 with a solo home run in the third inning and two RBI. Hinton also banged a two-run homer in the first for the Colonels. Matt Shook had two hits including a double and three RBI. Clay Means had two hits including a double and one RBI. Blaine Ingram had a double included in his two hits. Parker Hardin doubled with two RBI while Nelson and Bryson Markley both added a hit and one RBI. Cass (11-17, 5-10) and winners of two-straight will conclude their 2018 season Monday at Paulding County (7-18, 2-11). CARROLLTON 14, WOODLAND 4 The visiting Carrollton Trojans scored six runs in the first and five more in the third inning on their way to a 14-4 Region 7-AAAAA win Friday night at Woodland. The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for the Wildcats and ended a two-game skid by the 3rd-ranked Trojans who were swept earlier in the week by Villa Rica. Woodland scored four runs in the bottom of the fourth to narrow the margin to 11-4, but Carrollton answered with three runs in the fifth to minimize the threat. Will Carney (3 IP, 4R, 2ER, 4H 6BB, 2K) picked up the pitching win for Carrollton. The Trojans used three more pitchers to close out the final two innings. Ben Ammons (0 IP, 4ER, 2H, 2BB) started on the mound for Woodland and suffered the loss. He did not record an out. Preston Posey (2.2 IP, 7R, 4ER, 5H, 2BB) and Bryce Evans (2.1 IP, 3ER, 4H, 2BB, 1K) both pitched in relief for the Wildcats. The middle of the Trojans batting order — Asa Awbrey, Brandon Prince, and Chris Gaiter combined for five hits and six RBI to pace the offense. Ty Murray also drove in two runs with a hit. Third-ranked Carrollton improved to 22-5 overall and 11-2 in Region 7-AAAAA. Woodland (15-12, 8-5) slips into a three-way tie for third in the region standings. Kell, now 9-4 in region play, defeated Rome 2-0 Friday night to move back into second place ahead of the Wildcats, Villa Rica and Rome — all 8-5 in the league with three region games remaining.

The Cass girls soccer team added a non-region win Friday night at North Springs and the Adairsville girls blanked region-rival Coahulla Creek Thursday evening in Tiger Valley. CASS GIRLS 2, NORTH SPRINGS 0 The Lady Colonels (11-7, 7-2 Region 7-AAAAA) picked up a non-region win Friday night at North Springs. The Lady Spartans (8-7-1, 4-3) are a state playoff qualifying team and will represent Region 6-AAAAA as a four-seed. Logan Vermaas scored in the 35th minute and again in the 65th minute for Cass. The first goal came off a feed from Leidi Toribio. Brittney Ochoa assisted on the second goal. Lady Colonels' keeper Brianna Bullock picked up her sixth shutout of the year in net. Cass hosts Calhoun (5:30pm) Tuesday and Heritage-Catoosa Thursday (5pm) in a pair of non-region matches. ADAIRSVILLE GIRLS 5, COAHULLA CREEK 0 Emily Collum scored four, second half goals Thursday night as the Lady Tigers blanked region rival Coahulla Creek 5-0 in Tiger Valley. Gillian Johnson scored the other Adairsville goal and assisted on three of Collum’s goals. The Lady Tigers (8-2-2 overall, 5-2 6-AAA) play at North Murray Monday night. COAHULLA CREEK BOYS 8, ADAIRSVILLE 2 The visiting Colts scored five first half goals on their way to an 8-2 win over Adairsville. Dani Carrillo scored the two Tigers’ goals on penalty kicks in the second half. Adairsville plays Sonoraville Saturday in Tiger Valley. NORTH SPRINGS BOYS 7, CASS 1 Kaleb Speights scored the only goal for the Colonels Friday off an assist from Anthony Robledo in a 7-1 non-region loss at North Springs. Cass keeper Isai Romero had 11 saves in net and Samuel Reyes had four. Cass (6-9) returns to the pitch Tuesday at home against Calhoun. SHAW BOYS 2, CARTERSVILLE 1 Class AAAA playoff qualifier Shaw took a 1-0 lead Friday night at Cartersville before the Canes’ Pedro Ghanem tied the match 1-1 with a goal in the 26th minute. The visiting Raiders scored the game-winning goal in the second half for a 2-1 non-region win. Cartersville (9-4, 4-0) travels to Cedartown Monday for a Region 5-AAAA contest and will play out of region at Coahuila Creek on Tuesday before hosting LaGrange on Thursday. CARROLLTON GIRLS 2, WOODLAND 1 Region 7-AAAAA leading Carrollton found the going tough at Woodland Friday night, but did defeat the Lady Cats 2-1. The visiting Lady Trojans took a 2-0 lead in the first half with Woodland’s Molly Plott scoring the Lady Cats’ goal. Tierra Feanny moved the ball toward the goal on the play and a touch pass from Kaitlin Winnenberg led to the score with approximately 10 minutes remaining in the game. The Lady Cats (6-8-1, 3-5) failed to qualify for the state playoffs and will conclude the 2018 season Thursday at home against Haralson County.

Competing in a quad meet at Gordon Central High School Thursday evening, the Cartersville High School girls track and field team defeated Gordon Central, Ringgold, and Model to win the tune-up meet for the region championship meets. The Canes finished second in the boys meet behind host Gordon Central but ahead of Ringgold and Model. Event winners for Cartersville: Boys High Jump — Brandon Martin, 5-10 Boys Long Jump — Cecil Harrish, 19-08 Girls Shot Put — London Shaw, 36-00.50 Girls Discus Throw — London Shaw, 102-01 Girls 3200M Run — Vanna Beach, 13:58.22 Boys 1600M Run — Bill Archer, 5:10.35 Girls 400M — Kayla Carpenter, 1:04.16 Girls 200M — DeMya Bryan, 27.88 Girls 4x400M Relay — Cartersville “A”, 4:44.64 Boys Pole Vault — Nick Bebko, 13-07