Elliott Anderson tossed a four-hit shutout Wednesday night as Cartersville defeated visiting Pickens 9-0 at Richard Bell Field in Atco. Anderson scattered four hits and four walks on 107 pitches for a complete-game victory. He struck out six. The Canes took a 4-0 lead after two innings, scored two more runs in the fourth, and added three runs in the fifth. Cartersville had 11 hits in the game and also took advantage of eight walks and three Dragons’ errors. Devin Warner had two hits, including a double, a walk, and three RBI. Zach Yancey also had two hits, including a double, a walk, and one RBI. Noah Daniel and Spencer Dickey both contributed a pair of hits. One of Daniel’s hits was a double. Carrington Evans, Parker Tidwell, and Austin Lunde had the other Canes’ hits. Travis Huffman and Dominic Stephens had two hits each for the Dragons. Pickens slipped to 12-9 overall and 5-5 in Region 7-AAAA with the loss. Cartersville (14-8, 10-1) travels to Ridgeland Thursday for first pitch at 5:55pm. The Canes are then scheduled to play at Turner Field in Atlanta on Friday at 4pm where they will face North Hall. SEQUOYAH 4, CASS 3 Cass jumped to an early 3-0 lead in Hickory Flat Wednesday night, but Sequoyah battled back to defeat the Colonels, 4-3. The win was Sequoyah’s second in their three-game series with the Colonels this week. It also kept the Chiefs within one game of sub-region leader Dalton with one sub-region game remaining. Cass scored two runs in the top of the first and another in the second, but the Chiefs put a run on the board in the bottom of the second, two in the fifth, and a go-ahead run in the bottom of the sixth for the one-run victory. Bailey Campbell reached base all four times for the Colonels. He walked three times, scored one run, and added one RBI. Campbell had a single in the second inning. Steven Spell had two hits and scored a run for Cass. Evan Hinton also had a pair of hits. Cody Johnson and Tyler Hendon (RBI) contributed doubles. Jake Collum added a Cass hit and Casey Patterson drove in one run. Hinton (6 IP, 4R, 3ER, 8H, 3BB, 8K) pitched all six innings for the Colonels for the tough-luck loss. Corey Linz (4.1 IP, 3ER, 6H, 4BB, 5K) was the winning pitcher for Sequoyah. Rogers, Peters, and Gaddis combined for 2 and 1/3 scoreless innings to close out the game. Daniel Seres had two hits for Sequoyah. Six other Chiefs had one hit each. Austin Zeitler had two RBI. Sequoyah improved to 15-7 overall and 13-4 in Region 7-AAAAA-A. Cass (5-17, 4-13) hosts the Chiefs Friday at 5:55pm. DALTON 11, WOODLAND 5 Dalton used a nine-run bottom of the first to launch their start to an 11-5 win over visiting Woodland Wednesday night. The Wildcats took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first, but the Catamounts sent 13 men to the plate in the bottom of the inning to take early control of the game. Woodland added single runs in the third, sixth, and seventh innings in the six-run loss. Hunter Reaid and Brandon Allen had two hits each for the Wildcats. One of Allen’s hits was a triple. Cauy Williams contributed a double and three RBI. Trent Harrison added a double and two RBI. Jacob Frye, Rodolpho Romo, and Zach Woods had the other Woodland hits. Vinny Vega led the Catamounts with three hits, including a pair of doubles. Trent Harrison suffered the pitching loss for the Wildcats. Romo and Tommy Peed took the mound in relief. Dalton (18-4 overall, 14-3 in sub-region 7-AAAAA-A) continues to lead the sub-region moving into Friday’s series finale at Woodland at 5:55pm. Woodland is now 5-16 overall and 4-13 in the sub-region.

The Cass boys tennis team lost to Riverwood 3-2 in the Region 7-AAAAA third place match Wednesday at the Fair Oaks Tennis Center in Marietta. The loss leaves the Colonels as the No. 4 seed from the region entering the GHSA Class AAAAA state playoffs next week. In the loss to Riverwood, Eric Dunlap won 6-4, 6-0 at line three singles and the number two line doubles team of Logan Barrere and Reagan Barrere won their match, 6-2, 6-3. Avery Cornett lost at line one singles, 6-4, 6-4 and Dalton Jackson lost 6-3, 7-5 at line two singles. The Colonels' top line doubles team of Seth Colton and Jacob McBrayer also fell, 6-4, 6-4. Cass will open play in the state tournament against an opponent to be determined from Region 6-AAAAA. The Colonels will draw the Region 6 champion on the road. The date and time of the match will be announced, but the first round must be completed by April 21.

Updated Cartersville Little League (Major) standings for games played through Tuesday, April 12. Also included in this report, recent game capsules from games played Wednesday, March 30. RECENT SCORES Thursday, March 31 Braves 12, Colts 2 Tigers 6, Padres 1 Crackers 11, Phillies 5 Indians 3, Dodgers 2 -- Spring Break -- Tuesday, April 12 Braves 5, Dodgers 2 Tigers 11, Phillies 3 Padres 6, Indians 3 Crackers 5, Colts 3 Schedule Wednesday, April 13 5:45 — RY — Colts vs. Indians Thursday, April 14 5:45 — JFH — Padres vs. Indians 5:45 — RY — Colts vs. Crackers 7:45 — JFH — Dodgers vs. Braves 7:45 — RY — Phillies vs. Tigers Cartersville LL Major League Game Capsules for Wednesday, March 30 Padres 14 Crackers 4 Padres Hitters Collin Fletcher 2-2 with BB, 2 R, 2 RBI Xzavier Moore 2-2 with 2B, 3B, 2 R, RBI Malachi Jefferies 2-3 with 3B, HR, R, 6 RBI Billy Ford 1-1 with 2 BB, 2 R Ernesto Cortes 1-2 with 2B, BB, 2 R, 3 RBI Sam Phillips 1-2 with BB, 3 R, RBI Joseph Hudson 1-2 with R Padres Pitchers AJ Christina 3 innings allowing 4 R, 0 ER with 3 H, 3 BB, 2 K Collin Fletcher 1 inning allowing 0 R, 0 ER with 0 H, 1 BB, 2 K Crackers Hitters Jaylon Akins 1-1 with BB, 2 R, RBI Issac Seigler 1-2 Jaiven Johnson 1-2 Crackers Pitchers Marco Wilkey 1 1/3 innings allowing 7 R, 7 ER with 4 H, 4 BB, 2 K Issac Seigler 2 23 innings allowing 7 R, 7 ER with 5 H, 5 BB, 6 K Colts 10 Indians 10 Colts Hitters Jack Chatman 1-2 with 3B, BB, HBP, R, RBI Cole Jackson 1-2 with 2B, BB, R Brody Tidwell 1-2 with 2 RBI Tate Smith 1-3 with 2B, BB, 3 R, RBI Blake Sutton 1-3 with 2B, BB, R, RBI Colts Pitchers Tate Smith 2 2/3 innings allowing 9 R, 3 ER with 5 H, 5 BB, 2 K Joseph Womack 1 1/3 innings allowing 1 R, 0 ER with 1 H, 3 BB, 2 K Jackson Rutledge 2 innings allowing 0 R, 0 ER with 1 H, 1 BB, 3 K Indians Hitters Harrison Childers 3-3 with 2 2B, 2 R, 3 RBI Trip Bradley 2-2 with 2B, BB, 2 R, RBI Nick Zirkelbach 2-3 with 2B, R Indians Pitchers Trip Bradley 2 2/3 innings allowing 5 R, 2 ER with 1 H, 4 BB, 2 K Harrison Childers 3 1/3 innings allowing 5 R, 2 ER with 4 H, 1 BB, 1 K Braves 6 Phillies 2 Braves Hitters Jake Lawson 2-3 with HR, 2 R, RBI Nickolas Hruby 2-3 with R JaQualyn Mayhall 1-1 Shane Roberson 1-2 with R, RBI Caleb Daniel 1-3 with 2B Miles Owen 1-3 with RBI Braves Pitchers Miles Owen 4 2/3 innings allowing 2 R, 2 ER with 4 H, 0 BB, 7 K Jake Lawson 1 1/3 innings allowing 5 R, 0 ER with 0 H, 1 BB, 3 K Phillies Hitters Jimbo Gaines 2-3 with 2B, R, RBI Elliott Eastin 1-2 with HBP, R Hunter Cochran 1-2 with BB Phillies Pitchers Luke Gambill 1 inning allowing 0 R, 0 ER with 0 H, 0 BB, 1 K Elliott Eastin 4 innings allowing 6 R, 2 ER with 7 H, 1 BB, 3 K Dodgers 8 Tigers 6 Dodgers Hitters Drew Rothschild 2-2 with BB, HBP, 2 R, RBI Jaylen Benham 3-4 with 2B, 3 R Banks Wilson 2-4 with 2 R, RBI Phillip Schiltz 2-4 with RBI Charlie Rothschild 1-2 with R Colin Eaton 1-4 with 2B Dodgers Pitchers Evan Sanders 2 innings allowing 0 R, 0 ER with 1 H, 2 BB, 6 K Phillip Schiltz 4 innings allowing 6 R, 6 ER with 9 H, 1 BB, 5 K Tigers Hitters Scotty Smith 3-3 with 2B, 3 R, RBI Jacob Evans 2-3 with R Jud Knight 1-3 Jake Parker 1-4 with 3 RBI Kace Adams 1-4 with RBI Tigers Pitchers Gunner Millsap 5 innings allowing 6 R, 6 ER with 8 H, 1 BB, 10 K Nathan King 1 inning allowing 2 R, 2 ER with 3 H, 1 BB, 3 K NOTE: Game capsules are provided by Cartersville Little League.

Douglas, Ga. — Georgia Highlands fell behind 4-0 Tuesday evening at South Georgia State CC but rallied for four runs in both the fifth and sixth innings to secure an important 8-6 conference win. With the victory, the Chargers remain within one-half game of first place in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association standings. GHC tied the game 4-4 in the top of the fifth. Jonathan White doubled and moved to third on a hit by Trenton Nutter. Clint Tonini walked to load the bases before Devin Bilardello drove in a run with an infield single. Brandon Bell then delivered the big blow with a triple to centerfield that cleared the bases. The Chargers took the lead in the next inning. Nick Fink and Nutter singled to open the frame, then Mitch Burger reached on a squeeze bunt that scored Fink and allowed Nutter to move to third. Tonini drove in the next run with a groundout and Bilardello and Bell added RBI singles for an 8-4 lead. The Hawks scored twice in the seventh to cut the Chargers’ advantage to 8-6 and managed a pair of baserunners in the ninth. GHC pitcher, Will Griffin, ended the late threat with a strikeout to earn a save. Georgia Highlands used five pitchers. Daniel Gooden (3.1 IP, 4R, 3ER, 4H, 5BB, 5K) started. Sean Wilson (3 IP, 2R, 1ER, 3H, 3BB, 1K), Blake Metivier (1BB), Colby Taylor (1.2 IP, 0R, 0H, 0BB, 1K), and Griffin (1 IP, 0R, 0H, 1BB, 2K) all worked in relief. Wilson was credited with the pitching win. Bell (4 RBI), Bilardello (2 RBI), White, and Nutter all had two hits each for the Chargers. Zach McCrum and Fink had the other hits. South Georgia is now 23-17 overall and 8-5 in the GCAA. The Hawks are tied with the Chargers and ABAC for second place in the conference --- one-half game behind Darton. The Cavaliers are 8-4 in the GCAA. Georgia Highlands (23-18, 8-5) will now host the remainder of the series with South Georgia at LakePoint in Emerson. The two teams are scheduled for a single game Friday night at 6pm and will play a doubleheader on Saturday beginning at 1pm.

Trace Still had a big night at the plate for Excel Christian Academy Tuesday night, but the Eagles still fell to visiting Mt. Zion, 9-1. Still was 3-for-3 and scored the only Excel run on a RBI-double by Joseph Cuomo. Wyatt Karlovich and Marco Haro also collected hits for Excel Christian. Mt. Zion took a 4-0 lead in the top of the third inning before ECA made it 4-1 in the bottom half. Mt. Zion then added a single run in the fifth inning and four more in the sixth for a 9-1 final. Mt. Zion totaled nine hits and took advantage of five Excel errors. Cuomo (5 IP, 5R, 2ER, 4H, 1BB, 8K) had a solid outing on the mound for the Eagles in the loss. Levi Blackwell (1 IP, 4R, 3ER, 5H, 2BB) and Jordan Wilkie (1 IP, 0R, 0H, 0BB, 3K) also pitched for Excel Christian. “We started seven freshmen tonight and we saw some encouraging signs,” said Excel head coach Mike Cuomo. “(Joseph) Cuomo pitched well and (Aaron) Pumphrey has really improved defensively.” “Marco Haro hit a rocket in the fourth inning that would have put us back in the game, but was doubled up on the liner,” added Cuomo. Mt. Zion moved to 9-12 overall and 5-10 in Region 6-A with their win. Excel Christian (1-14, 0-13) plays consecutive road games at Trion on Thursday (4:30pm), at Christian Heritage on Friday (4pm), and at North Cobb Christian on Saturday (5pm).

The Woodland girls soccer team won 9-0 over visiting North Springs Tuesday night to move over the .500 mark for the season. Amy Moreno and Kaitlin Winnenberg both scored three-goal hat tricks for the Lady Cats. Winnenberg also added a pair of assists. Keri Cagle scored twice for Woodland and had one assist. Morgan Ketchum scored her first goal of the season. Lindsay Scifers added an assist. Goalkeeper Samantha Simmons earned the shutout win in net. Woodland (8-7) will play Kell at home on Friday at 5:30pm.

Sam Seaman came up big on the mound again for Adairsville as the Tigers defeated visiting Sonoraville Tuesday night, 2-0. Seaman pitched a complete-game gem, shutting out the Phoenix and allowing only two hits and three walks. He struck out nine and Sonoraville allowed only one baserunner to reach third base in the game. The Tigers’ hurler also scored the game’s first run in the opening inning. He singled with two outs and scored on an RBI-double by Hayden Morrow. Adairsville’s other run came in the fifth inning. Landon Howren reached on an error, Seaman was hit by a pitch, and Morrow walked to load the bags. Lane Griffith then delivered an RBI single up the middle for the Tigers’ two-run lead. Chase Kirby and Ryan Gross had the only Sonoraville hits. Maverick Curtis was saddled with the pitching loss for the Phoenix. He allowed a run on three hits with one strikeout in the first three innings. Hayden Bunch (2 IP, 2R, 0ER, 2BB, 1K) and Easton Gallman (1 IP, 0R, 0H, 0BB, 3K) also pitched for Sonoraville. Griffith finished with two hits and one RBI. Morrow had an RBI-double and drew two walks. Seaman and Justin Green also added a hit. Sonoraville falls to 8-12 overall and 6-5 in Region 6-AAA. Adairsville (12-8, 8-4) plays at region-leading Ringgold Thursday at 5:55pm.

The Woodland boys soccer team lost 9-3 to visiting Sprayberry Tuesday night. The Cats got off to a fast start, scoring in the games first minute and again in the first ten minutes to lead 2-0. Both goals were scored by sophomore, Levi Brandenburg. The visiting Yellow Jackets then reeled off four unanswered goals to lead 4-2 at the half. Sprayberry scored goals in the 49th minute and again with 25 minutes remaining to take a 6-2 advantage. Woodland interrupted the Sprayberry streak of six goals with a goal by Grant Quick in the 59th minute. The Yellow Jackets went on the score three more goals for a 9-3 final score. Woodland (0-13) plays at Coosa Thursday (5:30pm) and at Kell Friday (6pm).

The Canes sent 19 men to the plate and scored 13 runs in the top of the seventh to complete a 20-0 blowout win over Southeast Whitfield Tuesday night at LakePoint Sporting Community in Emerson. Cartersville’s combination of five different pitchers was just as impressive. The Canes’ hurlers — Jacob Fowler, Spencer Dickey, Zach Yancey, Carrington Evans, and Harrison Osborn — combined to scatter three hits, struck out six, and walked only two. Fowler was credited with the pitching victory. Evans doubled and tripled in a four-hit performance at the top of the Canes’ lineup. He scored three times and drove in three runs. Devin Warner finished with six RBI on a pair of hits that included a triple. He also scored one run. Elliott Anderson had three hits and coaxed a pair of walks. He scored three runs and had three RBI. Noah Daniel had two hits including a double with one RBI. Hunter James (RBI), Austin Lunde (2 RBI), Ryan Lewis (RBI), Brady Head (RBI), Cole Jamieson, Trevor Lowe, Yancey (RBI), and Dickey all added hits. Parker Tidwell drew four walks and had one RBI. The loss dropped the Raiders to 7-16 overall and 1-9 in Region 7-AAAA) Cartersville (13-8, 9-1) hosts Pickens Wednesday in another region matchup at Richard Bell Field. DALTON 12, WOODLAND 6 Woodland baseball lost to visiting Dalton Tuesday, 12-6, in the first game of their three-game, sub-region series this week. Dalton pounded out 17 hits and led wire-to-wire to maintain their current one game lead in the Sub-Region 7-AAAAA-A standings over Sequoyah. The Catamounts held a 3-1 lead heading to the top of the fourth when their offense struck for seven runs to open up a commanding lead. Woodland scored four times in the bottom of the sixth to narrow their deficit to 10-6, but got no closer. Cade Gabriel, Sam Stepp, Harrison Norman combined for eight hits and nine RBI to lead the Catamounts offense. Vinny Vega homered for Dalton, while Maddux Houghton, J.P. Tighe, and Thomas Wright had two hits apiece. Cole Shelton tossed a complete game for the Catamounts’ pitching victory. He allowed four earned runs on six hits and no walks. He struck out eight. Grant Robinson went 4-for-4 with a double and a triple and scored three runs for Woodland. Trent Harrison drove in a run with a triple and Brandon Allen homered. Noah Ludy added a hit for the Wildcats. Hunter Reaid had one RBI. Mitchell Taylor (3 IP, 6R, 3ER, 8H, 2BB, 2K) was saddled with the pitching loss. Garett Pope (4 IP, 6R, 2ER, 9H, 0BB, 5K) also pitched for the Wildcats. Dalton (17-4, 13-3) will host Woodland (5-15, 4-12) Wednesday at 5:55pm. The two teams play the third game of the series Friday at Woodland, also at 5:55pm.

With the completion of Monday's Bartow County Track & Field Championships at Cass High School, there were several new '2016 Best in County' marks. The times, distances, and heights keep improving as competitors prepare for their upcoming region meets. The top local high school track and field performances by event for the 2016 season. (as of April 11) Use table slider toolbar to navigate to all events.

The Woodland girls and boys track and field teams swept their way to victories at the 2016 Bartow County Track & Field Championships held Monday at Cass High School's Doug Cochran Stadium. The Lady Cats won the rain-soaked event by 30 points over runner-up Cartersville. The Cass girls were third, followed by Adairsville. The Wildcats captured the boys' title in dominant fashion by doubling the point total of runner-up Cass. Cartersville finished third and Adairsville was fourth. Bre Cole of Cartersville won the 800M and 1600M runs to capture 'Girls Athlete of the Meet' honors. She was also second in the triple jump. Julian Rockett of Woodland was named 'Boys Athlete of the Meet.' He won the 800M and 1600M runs and placed third in the long jump. EVENT RESULTS

The Cass boys tennis team defeated North Springs 3-2 Tuesday afternoon to win the Colonels’ Region 7-AAAAA tournament quarterfinal match and guarantee themselves a spot in the GHSA Class 5A state tournament. The 7-AAAAA tournament is being held Tuesday and Wednesday at the Fair Oaks Tennis Center in Marietta. Avery Cornett won 6-3, 6-3 at No. 1 singles and Dalton Jackson was a 6-1, 6-2 winner at No. 2 singles for the Colonels. Jacob McBrayer and Seth Colston won at No. 1 doubles in a three set match, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 to secure the victory. Cass lost to River Ridge, 4-1, in the region semifinals Tuesday evening and will now play Riverwood in a match for the region's third-seed in the state playoffs Wednesday at Fair Oaks Tennis Center at 11am.