Adairsville placed eighth, Cartersville ninth, and Woodland 14th Saturday at the 18-team Northwest Georgia Swim and Dive Championship at the Calhoun Aquatic Center. Calhoun won the meet, followed by Rome, Blessed Trinity, Jefferson, and Creekview. A pair of local individual swimmers finished with state qualifying times as did the girls 200- and 400-yard freestyle relay teams from Cartersville. Adairsville junior Rylee Moss won the girls 200-yard individual medley with a finals time of 2:13.27. She also captured the 100-yard butterfly in 58.71. Cartersville freshman Giulia Vidoli finished runner-up in the girls 100-yard freestyle with a state qualifying time of 56.37. The Lady Canes’ 200-yard freestyle relay team (Rachel Long, Gracie Siniard, Aleina Vidoli, and Giulia Vidoli) also finished with a state qualifying time of 1:51.16 and placed fourth at the meet while the Cartersville girls 400-yard freestyle relay team (Grayson Breedlove, Long, Siniard, and Giulia Vidoli) finished seventh with a state qualifying time of 4:11.36.

The Cass wrestling team went 4-1 this weekend to place third at the GHSA Class AAAAA State Duals Championship held at the Macon Centreplex. The Colonels defeated Decatur 62-9 and Harris County 55-13 on Thursday to reach the state semifinals. On Friday, Cass suffered their only loss of the tournament, 34-25, to Ola who lost the state championship match Saturday to Buford. Cass bounced back Saturday in the consolation bracket to defeat Veterans 46-26 and Locust Grove 40-24 to finish third. Tripp Breeden and Seven Richards led the Colonels with dominating performances in the state tournament. The two seniors will defend individual state championships in a few weeks during the Class AAAAA traditional format. Cass coach D.L. Koontz also noted solid state tournament performances by Tyler Pilcher, Noah Huffmeier, Rett Moore, Hunter Rees, and Kendall Arnold. The third place finish for the Colonels marks the 12th time in the last 15 years that Cass has placed at the state duals. “We wanted to get to Buford in the finals,” said Koontz. “It’s always great to see how you stack up with the reigning state champs. I’m pleased with the way we re-focused after the loss to Ola and took care of business in those final two matches.” Cass will now focus on the individual, traditional format. The Colonels will host the region traditional tournament on January 27. The state sectionals and state finals will take place the following weeks.

The Adairsville girls and boys basketball teams swept visiting Armuchee Saturday for a pair of non-region wins and the Cass girls picked up a Region 7-AAAAA win at Paulding County. ADAIRSVILLE BOYS 67, ARMUCHEE 51 Hunter Hice scored 23 of his game-high 28 points in the first half Saturday as the Adairsville boys ran out to a 44-16 first half lead on their way to a 16-point, non-region win over visiting Armuchee. Cody Henderson scored 19 points for the Tigers. Mason Boswell added eight, Gaven Crunkelton three, Malachi Gardner two, and Ethan Belcher one point. Eli Brock led Armuchee (4-13) with 16 points. Dre’Quan Cook added 13. Adairsville (10-8) has now won nine of their last eleven games and plays at Bremen next Friday. ADAIRSVILLE GIRLS 39, ARMUCHEE 38 The Adairsville girls bounced back from a heartbreaking loss to region rival Sonoraville Friday night with a 39-37 win over visiting Armuchee in a back-and-forth battle. Armuchee led 16-8 at halftime after limiting the Lady Tigers to only two, second quarter points. Adairsville rallied in the third quarter, however, to take a 26-23 lead and then held off the Lady Indians in the final quarter for a two-point win. Nakiyah Washington scored a game-high 23 points to lead the Lady Tigers. Havyn Isaac followed with 10. Jessie O’Kelley contributed six points, Josie Summerville four, and Ji’Leyah Mitchell two. Brandy Anne Wacher led Armuchee (10-8) with 19 points. Adairsville (4-15) returns to Region 6-AAA play next Friday at Bremen. CASS GIRLS 59, PAULDING COUNTY 41 The Lady Colonels trailed 23-20 at halftime Saturday, but battled back in the third quarter to take a 34-31 lead heading into the final eight minutes at Paulding County. In the fourth, Cass outscored the Lady Patriots 25-10 for a comfortable 18-point win. Payton Stoddard led the way for the Lady Colonels with 20 points. Kyla Michienzi scored 12 and Lyric Curtis added 11 points. Aaliyah Curtis added six, Chanel Clemmons four, Sharia Wade and Amber Brittian three each, and Alexis Ware scored one point. Gabby Hemphill led Paulding County (2-16, 2-7) with 15 points. Cass (10-7, 4-5 Region 7-AAAAA) has four straight home games next week including East Paulding Tuesday, Hiram Wednesday, Kell Friday, and Rockmart on Saturday. PAULDING COUNTY BOYS 57, CASS 44 The Colonels bounced back from a slow start with a second quarter surge, but were outscored in the second half at Paulding County Saturday 35-23 in a 57-44 Region 7-AAAAA loss. Jalen Sowells and Trell Evans led the way for Paulding County with 14 and 10 points, respectively. The Patriots improved to 10-8 overall and 4-5 in region play. Cass was led in the scoring column by Carter Hedden with 13 points and Justice Hayes with 12. The Colonels got seven points from Ashton Burley, five from Markeldrick Powell, three by Ethan Carter and two by Mark Chester. Cass (10-7, 4-5) has four home games next week facing East Paulding Tuesday, Hiram Wednesday, Kell Friday and Rockmart Saturday. CARROLLTON GIRLS 56, WOODLAND 20 The 9th-ranked Lady Trojans raced out to a 32-14 first half lead on their way to a 56-20 win at Woodland Saturday. Carrollton improved to 13-4 overall and 7-1 in Region 7-AAAAA. Woodland (3-11, 1-8) travels to Paulding County Tuesday for a 6 pm. start. CARROLLTON BOYS 55, WOODLAND 34 Carrollton improved to 12-5 overall and 5-3 in Region 7-AAAAA with a road win at Woodland Saturday afternoon. Woodland (3-13, 1-8) plays at Paulding County Tuesday.

The Cass wrestling team will take on Locust Grove Saturday afternoon at the Macon Centreplex for third place at the 2018 GHSA Class AAAAA State Duals Championship. The Colonels won their first two matches of the state tournament Thursday, defeating Decatur 66-9 and Harris County 49-15. Cass then lost in the state semifinals Friday evening to Ola 34-25. The loss sent the Colonels to the consolation bracket where they defeated Veterans 46-26 Saturday morning to earn a berth in the third place match Saturday at 2 p.m. Buford will attempt to defend its Class AAAAA state title from last season Saturday at 4 p.m. The Wolves will face Ola for the 2018 championship.

13-year-old Whitley Stewart of Cartersville took her first wakesurf lesson a little over a year ago and in August of 2017 captured the Junior USA Wakesurf National Championship. The 2017 National Championship was held August 17-20 at Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Georgia. Winning a national title in such a short span of time is obviously an amazing feat, but it was made even more impressive by the fact it was only her third competition ever. Stewart also took first in her division at the Lake Anna Wakesurf Open in Virginia and the Rocky Mountain Wakesurf Open in Utah. Eleven junior riders competed in the National Championship event which also included divisions for women and men amateurs and professionals. A team competition was also part of the championships. In wakesurfing, the rider is pulled by a boat via a tow rope to get started on the wave. Once a wakesurfer is up and on the wake, they drop the rope and ride freely on the wave, much like ocean surfing. Wakesurfing is popular with surfers because the wave does not just end and wash the rider up on the shore after a few exhilarating moments. An ocean wave usually lasts for between 5 and 30 seconds, then the surfer has to paddle back out to catch the next one. A wakesurfer can ride for as long as the boat keeps providing the wave, or as long as they can stay up. Stewart began wakesurfing in 2016 and continues to train in the sport locally with Allatoona Adventures. She is the daughter of Robbie and Deena Stewart.

The Cass wrestling team lost to Ola in the semifinal round of the GHSA Class AAAAA State Duals Championship Friday night 34-25 ending the Colonels chance to win a state title. Cass will hit the mats again Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m. in the consolation bracket. Cass will face the winner of an 8:30 a.m. match between Veterans and Carrollton. A win Saturday morning would give Cass an opportunity to wrestle for third place Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. against the Ware County/Clarke Central/Locust Grove survivor. Defending champ Buford will square off with Ola Saturday at 4 p.m. for the 2018 Class AAAAA State Duals title. The tournament is being conducted at the Macon Centreplex.

On a night when Cartersville girls head coach Cindy Moore reached the 300 wins milestone, the Lady Canes defeated visiting Chapel Hill, 36-25, Friday at the Storm Center. Cartersville led 8-7 after one quarter, 14-11 at halftime, and 23-18 after three periods on their way to the 11-point victory. Kalli Scheff led the Lady Canes with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Addie Smith added eight points. Amya Davis and Cio Seigler scored five points and Arianna Cochran scored four. London Shaw and Aliyah Sellers contributed two points each. Taylor Hall, Madison Jackson, and Savannah Howard scored five points each for Chapel Hill (1-15, 0-4). Cartersville (6-9, 1-4) plays at Troup Tuesday, at Cedartown Friday, and hosts Central-Carroll at the Storm Center next Saturday. CARTERSVILLE BOYS 76, CHAPEL HILL 47 T.J. Horton poured in 20 points while Jaylon Pugh and JKobe Orr added 10 each to help lead the Hurricanes to a 76-47 Region 5-AAAA win over Chapel Hill Friday night at the Storm Center. Cartersville held a 13-point lead at halftime, 35-22, and extended their advantage to 58-31 after three periods. Perignon Dyer added seven points for the Canes. Luke Schiltz and Isaac Gridley contributed six. Micah Tart scored four, Marqual Coaxum three, and Austin Caufman one point. Justice Devone led Chapel Hill with 11 points. Tome Anderson and Makai Valentine added nine and seven points, respectively for the Panthers (4-9, 1-3). Cartersville (12-2, 5-0) plays at Troup Tuesday, at Cedartown Friday, and hosts Central-Carroll at the Storm Center next Saturday. ADAIRSVILLE BOYS 55, SONORAVILLE 54 The Adairsville boys escaped with a one-point victory Friday night over visiting Sonoraville in a mid-January battle for the Region 6-AAA South sub-region lead. The Tigers’ Cody Henderson sank a pair of free throws with ten seconds remaining to give Adairsville a 55-54 lead that survived a missed final-second shot by Will Walraven of the Phoenix. Adairsville led 13-2 early, but the Phoenix narrowed the Tigers’ lead to 19-14 by the end of the first quarter. The Tigers extended their lead to 30-22 at the intermission but Sonoraville cut the lead to 43-40 entering the fourth quarter. The two teams exchanged leads in the final eight minutes. Hunter Hice scored 21 points to lead Adairsville. Cody Henderson added 11 for the Tigers. Ethan Belcher finished with seven, Savaun Henderson five, Mason Boswell five, Gaven Crunkelton two, and Malachi Gardner two points. Trenton Daniel led Sonoraville (15-3, 6-1) with 21 points. Will Walraven and Lucas Brooks scored 11 each for the Phoenix. Adairsville (9-8, 5-3) has won all four games against their sub-region opponents. The Tigers host Armuchee Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. SONORAVILLE GIRLS 52, ADAIRSVILLE 48 A furious rally by the Lady Tigers in the third quarter got them back in the game Friday night at home, but visiting Sonoraville had just enough in the final period to edge Adairsville 52-48. Sonoraville led 13-9 after one quarter and 28-14 at halftime before the Lady Tigers outscored the Phoenix 25-11 in the third quarter to tie the game 39-39. Nakiyah Washington scored 20 points and Havyn Isaac had 14 for the Lady Tigers. Sonoraville (12-4, 6-1) got 15 points from Alexa Geary. Adairsville (2-15, 1-7) hosts Armuchee Saturday at 6 p.m. VILLA RICA GIRLS 61, CASS 19 Sixth-ranked Villa Rica improved to 14-0 overall and 9-0 in Region 7-AAAAA with a one-sided win Friday night at Cass. Cass (9-7, 3-5) plays at Paulding County Saturday. VILLA RICA BOYS 54, CASS 43 The Cass boys traded blows with the sixth-ranked Villa Rica Wildcats for a while Friday night, but a 20-10 advantage for Villa Rica in the third quarter made the difference in the visitors’ 11-point win. Villa Rica (15-0, 8-0) led 8-7 after one quarter but Cass grabbed a 19-18 lead at halftime. The unbeaten Wildcats rallied in the second half to outscore the Colonels 36-24. Cass (10-6, 4-4) plays another region game at Paulding County Saturday.

The Cass wrestling team won its first two matches at the 2018 GHSA Class AAAAA State Duals Championship Thursday at the Macon Centreplex to advance to the state semifinals. The Colonels defeated Decatur 66-9 in the first round Thursday afternoon and then defeated Harris County in the state quarterfinals Thursday night, 49-15. Cass will take the mat Friday at 5:30 p.m. to face Ola in one of the two state semifinals. Defending state champion Buford takes on Locust Grove in the other semifinal. The two winners Friday will wrestle for the state championship Saturday at 4 p.m. Semifinal losers will fall into the wrestle back portion of the bracket with an opportunity to place third and no lower than a tie for 5th in the state. Buford defeated Miller Grove and Carrollton to reach the semifinals. Locust Grove had wins over Riverwood and Veterans. Ola defeated Statesboro and Clarke Central.

The Daily Tribune News released its 2017 Bartow All-County Football Team selections Thursday with various Player of the Year announcements included. Player of the Year — Trevor Lawrence - Cartersville Offensive Player of the Year — Rico Frye - Cartersville Defensive Player of the Year — JaCorey Johns - Cartersville Athlete of the Year — Mason Boswell - Adairsville Special Teams Player of the Year — Jonathan Cruz - Cartersville All-County Offense: Justice Carter - Woodland T.J. Horton - Cartersville E.J. Turner - Cartersville JKobe Orr - Cartersville Travon Branch - Adairsville Seven Richards - Cass Nick Root - Cartersville Bryce Wilkins - Cartersville Maddox Teems - Adairsville Austin Costlow - Woodland All-County Defense: Rodney Richards - Cass Kurtis Feanny - Woodland Chandler Shankles - Adairsville Darian Poellnitz - Cartersville Tripp Breeden - Cass Dakota Hughes - Adairsville Nyvin Nelson - Cartersville Austin Potter - Woodland Bryce Burgess - Adairsville Titus Jones - Woodland Marko Dudley - Cartersville Cameron Gonyea - Cass HONORABLE MENTION: Adairsville — Savaun Henderson, Ethan Belcher, Christian Steele, Cody Henderson, Reed Hughes, Nic Jackson, Joseph Adcock; Cartersville — Demetrious Winters, Alex Corrigan, Jackson Lowe, Kaleb Chatmon, Grant Harris, Carson Murray, Bradley Kirk, Evan Williams, Bobby Harris, Isaiah Chaney; Cass — Evan Hinton, Zach Hall, Eathan Mitchell, Blake Carrington, Johnny Bootz, Tyrese Dawson, Macland Shay, DeMarco Moore; Woodland — Zach Pitner, Brody Williams, Demarcus Williams, Seth Johnson, Dustin Ivie, Jaylen Ballard. For details, please see the Daily Tribune News story: http://www.daily-tribune.com/sports/item/9801-dtn-all-county-football-team

The Cass High School wrestling team opens the first round of the Class AAAAA State Duals Championship Thursday afternoon at 3 p.m. at the Macon Centreplex. The Area 7-AAAAA champion Colonels face Decatur in the first round. An opening round win would pit Cass against the Harris County/Starr’s Mill winner in the state quarterfinals Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. The tournament continues through Saturday.

The Woodland girls and boys basketball teams fell to visiting Rome Wednesday night in Region 7-AAAAA action. ROME GIRLS 59, WOODLAND 31 Rome led 9-7 after one period, 28-15 at halftime, and 47-22 through three quarters in a 59-31 win Wednesday night at Woodland. Tanah Gibson led Rome with 14 points. Amberly Brown added 11 for the Lady Wolves (11-2, 4-1). Carli Clymer and Madgie Robinson finished with eight points each for for Lady Cats. Whitney Harris contributed seven, Morgan Cooper five, Lauren Morris two, and Nickiah Metcalf scored one point. Woodland (3-10, 1-7) hosts Carrollton Saturday at 3 p.m. in another Region 7-AAAAA contest. ROME BOYS 61, WOODLAND 55 The Woodland boys trailed early, but battled their way back in the second half before dropping a six-point decision at home Wednesday night to Rome, 61-55. Rome led 20-16 after one quarter and 36-28 at the intermission before Woodland rallied to tie the game at 44 after three quarters. The visiting Wolves outscored the Wildcats 17-11 over the final eight minutes for the Region 7-AAAAA win. Caleb Byrd led Rome with 15 points and KJ Brown scored 14. Xavier Brown added eight of his 11 points for the Wolves in the fourth quarter. Hunter Johnson led Woodland with 15 points that included four three-pointers. Connor Gallagher followed with 11. Dawson Wilkins scored nine, Justice Carter six, Peyton Roberts and Jaylen Ballard five each, and DJ Robinson added four points. Rome evened its season mark at 5-5 overall and 2-2 in region play. Woodland (3-12, 1-7) entertains Carrollton Saturday at 4:30 p.m.

All four local high school girls basketball teams lost region games Tuesday night. KELL GIRLS 39, WOODLAND 26 The Woodland girls dropped a Region 7-AAAAA game Tuesday night at Kell, 39-26. Kell led 13-7 after one quarter, 24-14 at halftime, and 33-16 through three quarters on their way to the 13-point win. Sierra Hick and Kya Williams led Kell with 12 and 11 points, respectively. Ashley Sparrow added eight. Woodland was led by senior Whitney Harris with 10 points. Carli Clymer scored six points, Nickiah Metcalf five, Madgie Robinson three, and Lauren Morris two points. Kell improved to 5-9 overall and 3-3 in region play. Woodland (3-9, 1-6) hosts Rome Wednesday night at 6 p.m. and 9th-ranked Carrollton Saturday at 3 p.m. SANDY CREEK GIRLS 44, CARTERSVILLE 28 The Sandy Creek girls made 14 of 18 fourth quarter free throws and outscored the Lady Canes 18-4 in the final period to defeat Cartersville 44-28 Tuesday night at the Storm Center. Daija Powell and Nina Lun led the visiting Lady Patriots with 15 points each. Paris Thompson and Jania Hodges added seven each. London Shaw scored eight points to lead Cartersville. Amya Davis scored five. Jada Cunningham, Addie Smith, and Kalli Scheff added four apiece. Cio Seigler scored three points. Sandy Creek (9-6, 3-0) remained unbeaten in Region 5-AAAA. Cartersville (5-8, 0-3) entertains Chapel Hill Friday night at 6 p.m. HARALSON COUNTY GIRLS 69, ADAIRSVILLE 26 The Adairsville girls lost at Class AAA 10th-ranked Haralson County Tuesday night 69-26. The Lady Rebels (12-1, 4-1 Region 6-AAA) took a 21-6 lead after one quarter and maintained a comfortable lead throughout. Alexis Boykin led four Haralson players in double-figures with 13 points. Kayleigh Bagwell scored 11 while Claire Robinson and Indiya Smith added ten each. Havyn Isaac paced Adairsville with eight points. Josie Summerville scored seven. Breeana Wilson followed with six. Nikiyah Washington scored three and Lori Cimino two for the Lady Tigers. Adairsville (2-14, 1-5) hosts Sonoraville Friday night at 7 p.m. and Armuchee Saturday at 6 p.m. ROME GIRLS 65, CASS 42 Visiting Rome improved to 11-2 overall and 3-1 in Region 7-AAAAA with a dominating 23-point win Tuesday night at Cass. The Lady Colonels (9-6, 3-4) play at Class AAAAA 6th-ranked Villa Rica Friday at 6 p.m. and travel to Paulding County Saturday.