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Ringgold pitcher Devin Lancaster tossed a complete game, three-hitter, and Ringgold’s offense scored three runs early to defeat Adairsville Tuesday night, 3-1, in a Region 6-AAA battle of two different Tigers teams at Adairsville. Ringgold (9-4 overall, 4-0 in 6-AAA) took a 3-0 lead after two innings and Lancaster’s pitching performance made the lead stand up, allowing only one, sixth inning run while striking out a dozen and allowing no walks. Tyler Nichols hit a two-run homer in the first inning to give Ringgold a 2-0 lead. Andre Tarver singled and later scored after an infield error and a passed ball to make the score 3-0. Adairsville also received outstanding pitching from Kyler Pelfrey and Noah O’Kelley. Pelfrey (5 IP, 3R, 2ER, 4H, 1BB, 6K) suffered the pitching loss. O’Kelley (2 IP, 0R, 1H, 1BB, 4K) worked two scoreless innings. Lane Griffith’s RBI double in the sixth inning drove home Landon Howren for Adairsville’s run. Sam Seaman had Adairsville’s only other hit. It was a double in the second inning. Adairsville (6-5, 3-2) will face Hamburg High School (Hamburg, NY) Thursday at 6:30pm at LakePoint in Emerson and makes the short trip to Gordon Central Friday for a 5:55pm start.

The Adairsville girls soccer team defeated Calhoun Tuesday night, 2-1, to remain unbeaten on the 2016 campaign. The Lady Tigers got two goals from Kaitlyn Webster. Haley Pittman assisted the first goal in the 20th minute. The ultimate game-winner came unassisted in the 45th minute to give Adairsville a 2-0 lead just after halftime. Calhoun scored in the 63rd minute, but the Lady Tigers’ defense and keeper Havyn Isaac made the plays down the stretch to hold on for the important region win. Adairsville (10-0 overall, 4-0 Region 6-AAA) plays Gordon Central March 29

Major League Cartersville Little League Games played Thursday, March 17 BRAVES 8, TIGERS 5 Braves Hitters Chris Roper 2-3 with 3B, BB, 3 R, RBI Jake Lawson 1-1 with BB, R JaQualyn Mayhall 1-2 with 2B, BB, 2 R Anderson McCary 1-3 with 3B, 3 RBI Braves Pitchers Chris Roper 4 innings allowing 5 R, 5 ER with 9 H, 0 BB, 5 K Jake Lawson 2 innings allowing 0 R, 0 ER with 1 H, 0 BB, 3 K Tigers Hitters Nathan King 3-3 with 2B, 2 3B, 2 R Jake Parker 2-3 with R, RBI Jacob Evans 2-3 with 2B, RBI Jud Knight 1-2 with R Kace Adams 1-3 with R, RBI Jack Whitley 1-3 with 2B Tigers Pitchers Gunner Millsap 1 inning allowing 1 R, 0 ER with 0 H, 1 BB, 2 K Jacob Evans 2/3 innings allowing 2 R, 2 ER with 0 H, 2 BB, K Jack Whitley 1/3 innings allowing 1 R, 0 ER with 1 H, 0 BB, 0 K Nathan King 1 1/3 innings allowing 1 R, 0 ER with 2 H, 0 BB, 2 K Jake Parker 1 2/3 innings allowing 3 R, 0 ER with 2 H, 1 BB, 3 K DODGERS 8, PHILLIES 6 Dodgers Hitters Ayden Ray 1-2 with 2B, 2 R Tanner Wall 1-2 with BB Chandler Mathison 1-3 with 3B, RBI Jaylen Benham 1-3 with 2B, R, RBI Banks Wilson 1-3 with R, 2 RBI Drew Rothschild 1-3 with R Colin Eaton 1-3 with R Dodgers Pitchers Drew Rothschild 2/3 innings allowing 2 R, 2 ER with 3 H, 4 BB, 2 K Phillip Schiltz 4 2/3 innings allowing 3 R, 1 ER with 3 H, 1 BB, 8 K Evan Sanders 1/3 innings allowing 0 R, 0 ER with 0 H, 1 BB, 0 K Phillies Hitters Jimbo Gaines 2-3 with 2B Ethan Eastin 1-2 with 2B, 2 RBI JaKiyon Porter 1-3 with 2B, R, RBI Phillies Pitchers Luke Gambill 4 innings allowing 6 R, 1 ER with 6 H, 1 BB, 4 K JaKiyon Porter 1 inning allowing 2 R, 0 ER with 1 H, 2 BB, 0 K INDIANS 8, CRACKERS 7 Indians Hitters Harrison Childers 3-3 with 3B, 2 R, 2 RBI Hunter Kelly 2-3 with 2B, HR, 2 R, 4 RBI Nick Zirkelbach 1-2 with 3B, R Connor Brasfield 1-3 Indians Pichers Noah Ford 2 innings allowing 4 R, 3 ER with 6 H, 1 BB, 1 K Connor Brasfield 3 1/3 innings allowing 3 R, 2 ER with 5 H, 3 BB, 2 K Trip Bradley 2/3 innings allowing 0 R, 0 ER with 0 H, 0 BB, 1 K Crackers Hitters Drake Carver 3-4 with 3 R Jaden Akins 2-2 with R Paul Gamble 2-3 with 2 2B, BB, R, 2 RBI Marco Wilkey 2-4 with 2B, R, RBI Thomas Norris 1-3 with RBI Issac Seigler 1-3 Crackers Pitchers Drake Carver 1 1/3 innings allowing 0 R, 0 ER with 2 H, 0 BB, 2 K Paul Gamble 3 2/3 innings allowing 7 R, 7 ER with 4 H, 2 BB, 5 K Tyler Shelton 0 innings allowing 1 R, 1 ER with 0 H, 3 BB, 0 K PADRES 17, COLTS 4 Padres Hitters Ernesto Cortes 2-2 with 2 2B, BB, 3 R, 4 RBI Collin Fletcher 2-3 with 2B, 3 R, RBI Sam Phillips 1-1 with 2B, 2 BB, 3 R, RBI Malachi Jefferies 1-1 with 2B, 2 BB, R, 2 RBI Avery Higgins 1-2 with BB, 2R Billy Ford 1-2 with 2B, BB AJ Christina 1-2 with BB, R Padres Pitchers Sam Phillips 4 innings allowing 4 R, 4 ER with 6 H, 0 BB, 5 K Colts Hitters Blake Sutton 2-2 with 2B, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI Landon DeFrench 1-2 with 2B, R Jackson Rutledge 1-2 with 2 RBI Tate Smith 1-2 with R Turner Abernathy 1-1 Colts Pitchers Landon DeFrench 1 inning allowing 6 R, 4 ER with 2 H, 5 BB, 3 K Jack Chatman 1 1/3 innings allowing 8 R, 6 ER with 5 H, 3 BB, 3 K Joseph Womack 1/3 innings allowing 3 R, 3 ER with 2 H, 3 BB, 1 K Brody Tidwell 1 1/3 innings allowing 0 R, 0 ER with 0 H, 0 BB, 2 K Reports provided by Cartersville Major Little League.

CALHOUN 5, ADAIRSVILLE TIGERS 0 at Calhoun SINGLES 1 — Luke McKenzie (C) d. Houston Medlock (A), 6-4, 0-6, 6-3 2 — Cameron LeBoeuf (C) d. Chase Powell (A), 6-2, 6-4 3 — Kevin Dinh (C) d. Cody Kimbrough (A), 6-0, 6-1 DOUBLES 1 — Patrick Box/Aaron Lively (C) d. Dylan Coker/Austin Cobb (A), 6-2, 6-2 2 — Kaelan Riley/Josh Reddoch (C) d. Jack Bates/Landon Swanson (A), 6-4, 6-1 Adairsville (2-3 Region 6-AAA) hosts Gordon Central Wednesday afternoon. CREEKVIEW 5, WOODLAND LADY CATS 0 SINGLES Eryn Hasty (C) d. Christy Turner (W), 7-5, 6-2 Valorie Delgado (C) d. Gloria Gore (W), 5-7, 6-1, 6-0 Anslee Jones (C) d. Sadie Westberry (W), 6-3, 6-2 DOUBLES K. Fowler/M. Cle (C) d. A. Walker/D. Dodson (W), 6-1, 6-3 K. Williams/P. Harris (C) d. K.Salter/C.Still (W), 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 Woodland plays at Forsyth Central Tuesday, March 29 and will host Rockmart March 31.

Visiting Pinecrest Academy pounded out 19 hits to defeat Excel Christian Academy 12-0 in six innings Tuesday night at LakePoint in Emerson. Ben Gobbel, Will Patota, Matt Walters, and Matt Howell combined for 10 hits and five RBI to lead the Paladins. Pinecrest Academy (3-9 overall, 3-5 in Region 6-A) scored seven runs in the top of the second on eight hits and an Eagles’ infield error to take control of the game. Paladins’ starting pitcher Jake Mangan scattered three hits and two walks while striking out five in five innings to earn the win on the mound. Ryan McCarthy closed out the game for Pinecrest Academy with a scoreless sixth. Marco Haro singled in the second and fourth innings for the Eagles. Blaine Belisario had the only other Excel hit, a second inning single. Eagles’ starting pitcher, Joseph Cuomo, suffered the pitching loss. Levi Blackwell and Wyatt Karlovich worked in relief for ECA. Excel (1-10, 0-10) entertains Mount Pisgah Christian Thursday at LakePoint in Emerson.

The Cass boys golf team finished five shots behind Cedartown, but defeated Pepperell in a golf tri-match Tuesday afternoon at Meadow Lakes Golf Club in Cedartown. The Bulldogs fired a team total of 181 to win the match. The Colonels were second at 186 and Pepperell shot 212. Cass freshman Joel Shepherd was low medalist with a 41 in the nine-hole event. The Colonels play again Monday (March 28) at Cartersville Country Club where they will face Allatoona and Cartersville.

The Woodland girls soccer team picked up a Sub-Region 7-AAAAA-A road victory Tuesday evening at Harmon Field in Dalton, 6-1. The victory avenged an overtime loss to the Lady Catamounts one season ago. Dalton (2-5-1 overall, 1-5 in 7-AAAAA-A) scored the game’s first goal in the 11th minute on a crossing shot to the left side, but Woodland roared back with six unanswered goals and keeper Sam Simmons and the defense in front of her recorded a shutout the rest of the way. Lindsay Scifers, coming off an injury suffered against Sequoyah, scored to tie the game 1-1 in the 31st minute off a corner kick from Keri Cagle. Kaitlin Winnenberg found the net in the final minute of the first half to give the Lady Cats a 2-1 lead at the intermission. Cagle scored to open the second half on a pass from Amy Moreno in the 45th minute. Freshman Molly Plott scored the first goal of her high school career unassisted in the 64th minute. Winnenberg scored her second goal of the night unassisted with 16:20 remaining, and Allie Moates rounded out Woodland’s scoring with a header goal off a nice pass from Winnenberg in the game’s 72nd minute. The Lady Cats improved to 4-6 overall and 2-3 in 7-AAAAA-A with the road win. The Woodland boys (0-9, 0-5) fell to Dalton in the nightcap, 10-0. The Catamounts remained unbeaten in region play. Woodland plays non-region matches at Coosa Friday evening.

A six-run fifth inning propelled the Cartersville Purple Hurricanes to an 8-1 Region 7-AAAA win over Gilmer in Ellijay Tuesday night. It was the region opener for both teams. The Canes scored their fifth inning runs on an error, a three-run triple by Zach Yancey, an RBI double by Spencer Dickey, and a sacrifice fly by Jacob Fowler. The offensive onslaught broke open a 1-0 game and gave Cartersville a 7-0 lead at the time. The Bobcats (3-7 overall, 0-1 in 7-AAAA) scored their lone run in the bottom of the fifth, but the Canes got that run back the next inning on an RBI double by Cole Jamieson. Freshman starter, Mason Barnett (5 IP, 1R, 0ER, 4H, 2BB, 4K) collected his third pitching victory of the year. Yancey (1 IP, 0R, 0BB, 2K) and Dickey (1 IP, 0R, 1H, 0BB) closed out the game in relief. Cartersville (5-6, 1-0) pounded out ten hits in the contest. Carrington Evans (RBI), Parker Tidwell, and Jamieson (RBI) had two hits each for the Canes. Elliott Anderson (RBI), Fowler (RBI), Dickey (RBI), and Yancey (3 RBI) had the other Cartersville hits. Drew Healan had two hits and one RBI for Gilmer. Noah Ralston, Avery Sirmans, and Chandler Sution had the other Bobcat hits. The Canes are scheduled to host Northwest Whitfield Wednesday (March 23) and travel to Jasper to take on Pickens on Friday (March 25). Both games are scheduled for 5:55pm starts.

The Cartersville High School tennis teams took one step closer Monday to clinching the top seed in their region tournament. The Cartersville girls blanked Lafayette, while the boys won 4-1. LADY CANES 5, LAFAYETTE 0 SINGLES 1 — Emma McCary won 6-0, 6-0 2 — Ansley Thompson won 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 3 — Kenly King won 6-0, 6-1 DOUBLES 1 — Kendyl Westmoreland/Jordan Ross won 6-4, 6-0 2 — Taylor Riddle/Kindra Woodman won 7-6, 6-4 CANES 4, LAFAYETTE 1 SINGLES 1 — Matthew Slocum won 6-3, 6-1 2 — Davis Edwards won 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 3 — Will Allen won 6-1, 6-3 DOUBLES 1 — Russell Mathison/Ross Norwood lost 4-6, 2-6 2 — Juan Zazueta/Mason Andrews won 1-6, 6-2, 10-5 Both Cartersville tennis teams are 6-0 in Region 7-AAAA competition. The Lady Canes are 9-1 overall and the Canes are 7-3. They host Heritage-Catoosa Wednesday where a win clinches the top spot from the region heading into the region playoffs.

The Cass High tennis teams closed out their 2016 seasons Monday at Hamilton Crossing Park with wins over visiting Excel Christian Academy. The girls team won 3-2. The boys were 5-0 winners. CASS LADY COLONELS 3, EXCEL 2 SINGLES 1 — Ryleigh Lanham won 6-1, 6-0 2 — Morgan Hughes won 3-6, 6-4, 10-7 3 — Callie Dodd lost 0-6, 2-6 DOUBLES 1 — Emma Wickenheiser/Kara Bowen lost 2-6, 2-6 2 — Hallie Gore/Maggie Collum won 6-2, 6-2 CASS COLONELS 5, EXCEL 0 SINGLES 1 — Dalton Jackson won 6-3, 6-0 2 — Eric Dunlap won 6-2, 6-1 3 — Jacob McBrayer won 6-3, 6-1 DOUBLES 1 — Logan Barrere/Nathan Colston won 7-6, 6-1 2 — Cass won by forfeit

Dalton’s eight-run second inning was enough to put visiting Cass away early Monday night in the first game of a three-game sub-region series. Dalton went on to defeat the Colonels, 14-2, in five innings. Cole Shelton (5 IP, 2R, 0ER, 3H, 1BB, 6K) was the complete game winner for the Catamounts. Cass pitcher, Austin Pruett, took the loss lasting only 1-1/3 innings. He walked two, struck out two, and allowed four runs. The Catamounts took a 1-0 lead in the first inning, but it was three singles, a double, and five walks that led to Dalton’s second inning barrage that put the game away. Dalton added four more runs in the third inning and one in the fourth. The Colonels managed only three hits, scoring single runs in the third and fifth innings. Bailey Campbell, Steven Spell, and Casey Patterson had the Cass hits. Campbell and Jake Collum had one RBI each. J.P. Tighe, Shelton, and Sam Stepp combined for nine hits and ten RBI to lead the Catamounts’ offense. Dalton (10-2 overall, 6-1 Sub-Region 7-AAAAA-A) visits Cass (4-8, 3-4) Wednesday for the second game in the series. The two teams play a third game Friday back in Dalton.

Georgia Highlands softball split a doubleheader with South Georgia State, losing 4-0 in the opener and winning 4-2 in the second game. Rebecca Meade allowed only one earned run on six hits in a complete game effort in the opener, but was saddled with the loss. She struck out five. Meade earned a save in Game 2 in relief of Natalie Pederson. She allowed no hits and struck out two in 2 and 1/3 innings of work. Pederson picked up her first conference win of the year with her 5 and 2/3 inning effort. She scattered eight hits and yielded no earned runs. Caitlin Parks was 4-for-7 in the doubleheader. Lauren Womack was 3-for-7 and scored a run. Carlee Thurmond contributed a pair of RBI and scored a run in Game 2. Bre Fickes and Mallory Jackson drove in runs. Madison Gianfala and Kaleigh Mobly scored the other Chargers’ runs. GHC is back in action Tuesday against Motlow State in a doubleheader in McMinnville, TN. First pitch is set for 1pm. The Chargers also travel to USC Salkehatchie Thursday for a doubleheader.