2016 Cartersville Little League (Major League) standings, upcoming schedule, and game capsules for March 31. Standings updated through April 22. SCORES April 12 Braves 5, Dodgers 2 Tigers 11, Phillies 3 Padres 6, Indians 3 Crackers 5, Colts 3 April 13 Indians 15, Colts 13 April 14 Indians 11, Padres 8 Crackers 12, Colts 9 Dodgers 2, Braves 2 (tie) Tigers 8, Phillies 5 April 18 Phillies 4, Indians 0 Crackers 13, Dodgers 10 April 19 Tigers 9, Colts 4 Braves 11, Padres 5 April 20 Crackers 9, Dodgers 6 Phillies 8, Indians 0 April 21 Braves 13, Padres 3 Tigers 7, Colts 3 UPCOMING SCHEDULE Monday, April 25 5:45 - JFH - Tigers v. Crackers 5:45 - RY - Braves v. Indians Tuesday, April 26 5:45 - JFH - Dodgers v. Padres 5:45 - RY - Phillies v. Colts Wednesday, April 27 5:45 - JFH - Indians v. Braves 5:45 - RY - Crackers v. Tigers Thursday, April 28 5:45 - JFH - Colts v. Phillies 5:45 - RY - Padres v. Dodgers Game Capsules for Major League games played March 31 Tigers 6 Padres 1 Tigers Hitters Jacob Evans 2-2 with 2B, R, 2 RBI Jake Wehunt 1-2 with R, RBI Jake Parker 1-2 with R Scotty Smith 1-2 with HBP Kace Adams 1-3 with R Tigers Pitchers Jacob Evans 3 innings allowing 0 R, 0 ER with 2 H, 1 BB, 8 K Colt Williams 0 innings allowing 0 R, 0 ER with 0 H, 1 BB, 0 K Nathan King 2 innings allowing 0 R, 0 ER with 0 H, 0 BB, 5 K Scotty Smith 1 inning allowing 1 R, 0 ER with 0 H, 1 BB, 2 K Padres Hitters AJ Christina 1-2 with 2B Billy Ford 1-2 Padres Pitchers Collin Fletcher 2 1/3 innings allowing 5 R, 4 ER with 4 H, 1 BB, 0 K Sam Phillips 2 2/3innings allowing 1 R, 0 ER with 2 H, 0 BB, 3 K Braves 12 Colts 2 Braves Hitters Hayden James 3-3 with 2 R, 5 RBI JaQualyn Mayhall 2-2 Knox Neal 1-2 with R Braves Pitchers Jake Lawson 5 innings allowing 2 R, 2 ER with 2 H, 3 BB, 7 K Colts Hitters Tate Smith 1-2 with 2B, RBI Landon DeFrench 1-2 with 2B, R Colts Pitchers Blake Sutton 3 innings allowing 7 R, 3 ER with 4 H, 1 BB, 3 K Brody Tidwell 1 inning allowing 5 R, 2 ER with 2 H, 2 BB, 1 K Crackers 11 Phillies 5 Crackers Hitters Paul Gamble 2-2 with 2B, BB, 2 R, 4 RBI Issac Seigler 2-3 with 2B, 2 R, RBI Tyler Shelton 1-2 with HR, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI Drake Carver 1-3 with 3B, R, RBI Thomas Norris 1-3 with 2B, 2 RBI Marco Wilkey 1-3 with 2B, R Crackers Pitchers Drake Carver 4 1/3 innings allowing 5 R, 4 ER with 7 H, 5 BB, 8 K Paul Gamble 2/3 innings allowing 0 R, 0 ER with 0 H, 1 BB, 1 K Phillies Hitters Luke Gambill 2-3 with 3B, R, RBI Elliott Eastin 2-3 with R, RBI JaKiyon Porter 2-3 with HBP, R Jimbo Gaines 1-2 with 2B, BB Phillies Pitchers Luke Gambill 3 2/3 innings allowing 9 R, 9 ER with 6 H, 5 BB, 4 K JaKiyon Porter 1/3 innings allowing 2 R, 2 ER with 2 H, 1 BB, 2 K Indians 3 Dodgers 2 Indians Hitters Coby Barrett 2-2 with R Giles Turner 1-1 with 2 BB, R Noah Ford 1-2 with 2B, R Connor Brasfield 1-2 Carson Gage 1-2 Jake Woodall 1-2 Indians Pitchers Noah Ford 6 innings allowing 2 R, 0 ER with 8 H, 2 BB, 5 K Dodgers Hitters Jaylen Benham 2-3 with R Phillip Schiltz 1-2 with 2B, R Evan Sanders 1-2 with 2B Colin Eaton 1-2 Charlie Rothschild 1-2 Tyler Taylor 1-2 Banks Wilson 1-3 with R Dodgers Pitchers Colin Eaton 4 innings allowing 1 R, 0 ER with 5 H, 1 BB, 7 K Tanner Wall 1 1/3 innings allowing 2 R, 1 ER with 2 H, 2 BB, 1 K Silas Freeman 1/3 innings allowing 0 R, 0 ER with 0 H, 1 BB, 0 K Game capsules provided by Cartersville Little League

Georgia Highlands won only one of three over the weekend at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College and slipped to a fourth place tie in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association standings with two more weekend series remaining in the regular season. The Chargers lost the four-game series opener at LakePoint Tuesday, 7-5, but bounced back to win Friday in Tifton, 8-1. ABAC then swept a Saturday doubleheader 14-9 and 8-1. Georgia Highlands (24-24 overall, 9-11 GCAA) trails conference leader Darton Colege by 5 and 1/2 games. South Georgia State CC is second in the conference at 13-7 and ABAC is now 12-8 and in possession of third place. Gordon College (9-11) is in a tie for fourth in the conference with the Chargers. East Georgia (8-11), Andrew College (7-12), and West Georgia Tech (6-13) round out the GCAA standings. Brandon Etheridge was 5-for-14 with one RBI in the four game set. Mitch Burger hit a solo homer and collected three hits. Jonathan White was 5-for-14 and had a six-RBI game on Saturday. Brandon Bell was 4-for-5 in Friday’s game. Trenton Nutter and Zach McCrum were 3-for-11 each and both had a pair of RBI in the series. Zach McCrum was 3-for-11 with two RBI, Nick Finck was 3-for-12 with one RBI, and Evan Mask finished the series 3-for-7 with one RBI. Tanner Thomson picked up the pitching victory for the Chargers on Friday with a six inning performance that scattered five hits. He struck out five while yielding only a pair of runs for a 5-2 win. Will Griffin got the save with a scoreless ninth inning and two strikeouts. Georgia Highlands plays Gordon College Tuesday at State Mutal Stadium in Rome before traveling to Barnesville for a single game Thursday and a doubleheader on Saturday.

The Cartersville Twisters youth gymnastics program competed April 17 in the 2016 USA Gymnastics XCEL Bronze Georgia State Championships and came away winners with their highest point total of the season. The age 6-9 team includes: Taryn Bradley, Ally Burlison, Emerie Elrod, Madison Goff, Aiden Phillips, RayLee Potts, Raegan Rhodes, Caris Roth, Chaunsey Royal, and Jayla Suber. Coaches for the team are Louiza Kouznetsov, Galyna Losinka, and Sasha Stensko. Individual age group winners: Goff - uneven bars, balance beam, and highest overall all-around score Phillips - vault, floor, and all-around Rhodes - vault Elrod - floor Other top age group performances: Bradley - third on vault Potts - regional qualifier Burlison - third on beam, second all-around Royal - third on vault, second on floor, fourth all-around Suber - third on vault, second on bars, third on floor, second all-around Roth - third on bars Elrod - second on vault, second all-around Rhodes - third on bars, third on floor, second all-around Phillips, second on bars Goff - second on vault, second on floor Nine Twisters qualified for the 2016 Region 8 XCEL Regional Championships in May in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. The region includes Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Goff, Rhodes, and Phillips will compete as part of the Georgia State Team. Elrod was selected as an alternate for that team. The Georgia State team is made up of the state’s top six gymnasts, regardless of age group.

The Adairsville girls soccer team defeated Coahulla Creek Friday night, 4-0, to win the Region 6-AAA championship at Tiger Stadium. Emily Collum scored a hat trick to lead the Lady Tigers to the victory. Adairsville (15-1) will play West Hall from Region 7-AAA in the first round of the Class AAA state playoffs next Friday at Tiger Stadium. Kickoff is set for 6pm.

The Woodland baseball team won a back-and-forth battle Thursday night at North Springs, 10-8. With the victory, the Wildcats completed a three-game sweep in the cross-region series with the Spartans to wrap up their 2016 campaign. North Springs had a 1-0 lead after one inning and led 6-5 after six innings as the lead went back-and-forth. Woodland held a 3-2 lead after two innings, expanded it to 4-2 in the fourth, and led 5-3 heading to the bottom of the sixth inning. The Spartans scored three times in the sixth to lead, but Woodland responded with five runs in the top of the seventh to go ahead 10-6. North Springs threatened with two runs in the bottom of the seventh, but Tommy Peed (1.1 IP, 2ER, 4H, 1BB, 3K) and Garrett Pope held off the rally for the two-run win. Pope struck out the only batter he faced. Cauy Williams pitched the first 5 and 1/3 innings for the Wildcats with no decision. He allowed five earned runs on 10 hits and four walks while striking out five. Brandon Allen (triple, double, 3RBI) and Grant Robinson (2 RBI) led Woodland with three hits each. Hunter Reaid (2 RBI), Garett Cornett, Mitchell Taylor, Trent Harrison, and Jacob Frye added one hit each. Kolby Stansel contributed one RBI. North Springs finished the year with a 6-20 mark. Woodland finished its season with an 8-17 record.

The Cartersville High School girls golf team shot 293 Tuesday to finish second at the Region 7-AAAA tournament and qualify for the GHSA Class AAAA sectionals. Kaylee Cornelius shot 95 to lead Cartersville and finish as region medalist runner-up. Jayla Cornelius and Marion Munistari fired a 99 for the Lady Canes. Lindsey Bonner came in with a 105. The region tournament was held at Indian Trace Golf Club in Chatsworth. The Lady Canes finished eight shots behind region winner, Pickens. The state sectional tournament is set for May 2 at Chestatee Golf Club in Dawsonville. The Cartersville boys placed seventh at the region tournament.

Region 7-AAAAA Track & Field Championship April 16 and 21 at Dalton High School Final Team Scores (14 teams) GIRLS: 1. North Springs 136, 2. Creekview 87.50, 3. Kell 63, 4. Riverwood 59. Woodland 11th, Cass 13th BOYS: 1. Dalton 82, 2. Woodland 78, North Springs 66, 4. North Atlanta 57, T5. Cass 47, T5. Creekview 47, 7. Rome 44. Top Local Finalists (Cass & Woodland, top 8 finishes) Note: Top four at region advance to State Sectional at Starr’s Mill HS in Fayetteville on April 30. Girls 1600M 7th — Lindsay Scifers, Woodland, 5:48.94 Girls 3200M 7th — Lindsay Scifers, Woodland, 12:17.37 Girls 100M Hurdles 3rd — Chaila Reliford, Woodland, 15.78 8th — Hillary McCarver, Cass, 18.00 Girls High Jump 3rd — Kyler Trouten, Cass, 4-10 7th — MiKayla Richards, Woodland, 4-08 Girls Pole Vault 7th — Karson Norris, Woodland, 7-06 8th — Kyler Trouten, Cass, 7-06 Girls Long Jump 4th — Chaila Reliford, Woodland, 16-05.5 7th — Sabrina Buggs, Cass, 15-11.5 Girls Shot Put 4th — Hayley Gildersleeve, Cass, 36-09 6th — Chanelle Clemmons, Cass, 36-04 Girls Discus Throw 6th — Skylar Chappell, Woodland, 93-00 Boys 100M 2nd — Jamai Smith, Woodland, 11.17 3rd — Terry Berdin, Cass, 11.22 7th — Laizon West, Cass, 11.58 Boys 200M 3rd — Terry Berdin, Cass, 22.53 7th — Jamai Smith, Woodland, 23.18 Boys 400M 1st — Kevin Miller, Woodland, 51.29 Boys 800M 4th — Julian Rockett, Woodland, 1:58.65 Boys 110M Hurdles 2nd — Ray Varnum, Cass, 15.38 Boys 4x100M Relay 2nd — Cass, 42.80 — Laizon West, Dexter Wilkey, Ray Varnum, Terry Berdin, Malik Grimes 5th — Woodland, 43.83 — Trevor Knowles, Grant Richards, Jarvis James, Jamai Smith, Jonathan Applin, Thomas Jolly Boys 4x400M Relay 1st — Woodland, 3:26.35 — Kevin Miller, Thomas Jolly, Trevor Knowles, Julian Rockett, Jonathan Applin Boys High Jump 1st — Trevor Knowles, Woodland, 6-00 5th — Jarvis James, Woodland, 5-10 7th — Tavarus Varnum, Cass, 5-08 Boys Pole Vault 1st — Thomas Jolly, Woodland, 13-06 5th — Payton Chester, Cass, 12-00 6th — Rodney Thompson, Woodland, 12-00 Boys Long Jump 2nd — Jarvis James, Woodland, 22-03.75 3rd — Ray Varnum, Cass, 22-02.25 Boys Triple Jump 4th — Ray Varnum, Cass, 43-08.50 6th — Kevin Miller, Woodland, 41-06.25 Boys Discus Throw 8th — Brett Shedd, Woodland, 113-08

Calhoun rallied for three runs in the last two innings, but Adairsville held on for a 5-3 win in the final regular season game for both clubs Thursday night at Adairsville. The Tigers scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning, added a run in the third, and two more in the fourth to take a 5-0 lead. Meanwhile, Sam Seaman kept the Yellow Jackets off the scoreboard until the final two frames. Seaman (6 IP, 3ER, 7H, 2BB, 3K) collected the pitching win. Kyler Pelfrey (1 IP, 0R, 2H, 0BB) closed out the seventh on the mound. Seaman and Hayden Morrow had two hits and one RBI each for the Tigers. Landon Howren, Garrett Mishoe, Orry Carter (RBI), and Pelfrey had the other Adairsville hits. Calhoun finishes the regular season 18-7 overall and 12-4 in Region 6-AAA. Adairsville (15-9, 11-5) also concluded regular season play with the home win, but must now go on the road for the opening round of the Class AAA state playoffs next Friday. The Tigers’ first round opponent will most likely be Dawson County or West Hall, but was not decided as of Thursday night. EXCEL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 10, ST. ANNE-PACELLI 7 The Excel Christian Academy baseball team struck for a dozen hits and celebrated their 2016 Senior Night with a 10-7 victory Thursday evening over St. Anne-Pacelli of Columbus. Wyatt Karlovich and Marco Haro had three hits each to lead the Eagles attack. Karlovich and Haro both scored a run and were 3-for-4 each. Joseph Cuomo went 2-for-3 with a walk and scored three runs. Senior Jacob Jordan also added a hit, a sacrifice fly, and a pair of RBI. Karlovich picked up the pitching victory with three innings on the mound after entering in the second inning. Jordan and Darius Thrower -- both seniors -- split time on the mound in the first inning. Cuomo was credited with a save after entering with the bases loaded in the sixth. He closed out the final two frames. Cuomo allowed only one hit and one walk. Levi Blackwell also pitched for the Eagles. He recorded one out in the sixth. The Vikings fell to 4-21 with the loss. Excel Christian concludes their season with a 2-19 mark. NORTH ATLANTA 3, CASS 0 North Atlanta pitchers Jack Ferguson and Max Sowatzaka combined on a two-hit shutout Thursday night as the Warriors defeated visiting Cass, 3-0. Ferguson went six innings and allowed only one hit and one walk while striking out six for the win. Sowatzaka allowed the only other Cass hit in the seventh and earned a save. Jake Collum (5 IP, 3R, 2ER, 6H, 4BB, 1K) started on the mound and pitched well for the Colonels in a losing cause. Austin Pruett (1 IP, 0R, 1H, 0BB, 1K) worked one shutout inning. The Warriors struck for two runs in the bottom of the first inning and added another run in the fifth. Seven different North Atlanta batters had one hit each. Steven Spell and Jordan Reed had the only Cass hits. North Atlanta moved to 5-21 on the year with the season finale’ victory. The Colonels year ends with a 6-20 record.

The Cartersville girls and boys track and field teams competed Monday and Tuesday at Southeast Whitfield High School in Dalton at the Region 7-AAAA Championships. The Lady Canes finished third in the event. The Canes were fifth in the final standings. The top four finishers in each event will advance to sectionals in Carrollton on April 30. Cartersville qualifiers: GIRLS Bree Cole, 2nd, 1600M, 5:37.11 Destiny Mitchell, 3rd, Long Jump, 15-02.5 London Shaw, 4th, Discus, 87-02.5 Bree Cole, 3rd, 800M, 2:28.62 Destiny Mitchell, 2nd, 100M, 13.41 London Shaw, 2nd, Shot Put, 34-10 Girls 4x100 Relay, 2nd, 52.58 Girls 4x400 Relay, 4th, 4:26.14 BOYS Hayden Boone, 3rd, 1600M, 4:45.81 Kaleb Chatman, 4th, High Jump, 5-10 Trey Creamer, 2nd, 400M, 52.63 Trey Creamer, 2nd, Long Jump, 20-05 Boys 4x100 Relay, 4th, 45.50 Boys 4x400 Relay, 3rd, 3:43.66

The Cartersville boys tennis team advanced to the second round of the Class AAAA state playoffs Wednesday afternoon at Dellinger Park with a 3-1 win over Chamblee. SINGLES 1 — Matthew Slocum won 6-2, 6-1 2 — Davis Edwards (match incomplete) 3 — Will Allen won 6-0, 6-1 DOUBLES 1 — Russell Mathison / Ross Norwood lost 6-2, 6-2 2 — Ivy Nelson / Juan Zazueta won 7-6 (7-2), 6-1 The Canes will host Perry in the second round Monday at 4:15pm The Lady Canes, who won earlier in the week, will host Mary Persons on Monday in the second round.

The Woodland girls golf team finished fourth Wednesday in the Region 7-AAAAA Championship at Woodmont Golf Club in Canton. Dalton won the region title, followed by Cambridge, Creekview, and the Lady Cats. River Ridge finished fifth. The top four teams from the region now advance to the GHSA State Sectionals on May 2 at Heron Bay Golf Club in Locust Grove. The Woodland team is comprised of Makayla Knuchel, Lauren Parramore, Elizabeth Nycum, and Meagan Taylor. Knuchel led Woodland on Wednesday with an 84. The Cambridge boys won the boys Region 7-AAAAA tournament, followed by Dalton, Creekview, and Sequoyah. The Woodland boys finished ninth and Cass was 11th.

Woodland beat visiting North Springs for the second straight game Wednesday night in the two teams’ final series of the season. The Wildcats took a 3-0 lead in the second inning, but the Spartans rallied to tie in the top of the next inning. Woodland then scored four unanswered runs in their next four frames on their way to a 7 -3 lead heading into the seventh inning. The Spartans managed a run in the top of the seventh on a pair of hits, but Woodland reliever, Rodolpho Romo (3 IP, 1ER, 3H, 0BB), closed out the final inning with three groundouts. Starting pitcher, Trent Harrison (4 IP, 3ER, 7H, 2BB, 4K), was credited with the win for the Wildcats. Mitchell Taylor helped lead the Cats’ offense with a double, a triple, and two RBI. Brandon Allen contributed two doubles and one RBI. Grant Robinson finished with a pair of hits and two RBI. Jacob Frye added a triple and Kolby Stansel had one RBI with a hit. Robinson and Trent Harrison stole one base each. Woodland (7-18) and North Springs (6-19) will conclude the series and their 2016 seasons Friday at North Springs. The game is scheduled for a 5:55pm start. CARTERSVILLE 13, LAFAYETTE 3 Cartersville put seven runs on the board in their first three innings Wednesday night on their way to defeating LaFayette, 13-3, in six innings at Richard Bell Field. The Canes took a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the first and never trailed. The Ramblers (10-16) scored a single run in the second and two runs in the fifth after Cartersville had taken a 7-1 lead and never got closer than 7-3. The Canes added two runs in the fifth and four more in the sixth to end the game with a 10-run, mercy rule final. Cartersville’s starting pitcher, Carrington Evans (3 IP, 1R, 0ER, 2H, 0BB, 2K), picked up the win on the mound. Spencer Dickey (1 IP, 0R, 0H, 0BB), Mason Barnett (1 IP, 2R, 1ER, 2H, 1BB, 1K), and Jacob Fowler (1 IP, 0R, 0H, 1BB, 1K) all pitched in relief. Parker Tidwell (2 RBI) and Austin Lunde had three hits each for the Canes. Devin Warner (triple, 4 RBI), Elliott Anderson (double, triple, 2 RBI), and Anthony Seigler (double) had two hits apiece. Brady Head (RBI), Roderick Winburn, Hunter James, and Evans had one hit each. Cartersville (15-11) finished second in Region 7-AAAA and will host the third-seed from Region 6-AAAA — likely Redan — in the first round of the state playoffs scheduled to begin April 29. ADAIRSVILLE 11, MURRAY CO. 0 Adairsville scored nine runs in the fourth and fifth innings combined to blow open a close game and win 11-0 in five innings at Murray County Wednesday night. Noah O’Kelley (5 IP, 0R, 2H, 2BB, 7K) tossed a complete game, shutout for the Tigers. Sam Seaman homered, added a hit, was hit by a pitch, and totaled six RBI to lead the Adairsville offense. Landon Howren (RBI), Garrett Mishoe (double), and Lane Griffith (double and RBI) had two hits each. Hayden Morrow, Taylor Whitley (2 RBI), and Carter added one hit each for the Tigers. Adairsville (14-9, 10-5 in 6-AAA) continues to hold down the No. 3 spot in the region standings behind Ringgold and Calhoun. The Tigers host Calhoun on Friday. NORTH ATLANTA 10, CASS 5 North Atlanta won 10-5 Wednesday at Cass to even the three game series between the two teams at one game each. The Warriors scored at least one run in every frame except the third on their way to scoring in double digits. The Colonels led 2-1 after one inning, but fell behind 3-2 in the second and never caught the visitors. Cass added a single run in the fourth that narrowed the margin to 4-3 and scored two more runs in the sixth to narrow the gap to 7-5. Josh Johnston and Donavan Dismuke combined for seven hits and seven RBI to lead the Warriors’ 13-hit attack. Casey Patterson (RBI), Jordan Reed, and Tyler Henden led Cass with two hits each. Brett Gaddy, Nathan Smith, Jake Collum (RBI), Bailey Campbell, and Steven Spell (RBI) had hits for the Colonels. Evan Hinton (4 IP, 5ER, 10H, 1BB, 1K) suffered the pitching loss. Clay Means (2.1 IP, 3ER, 2H, 2BB, 1K) and Owen Means (0.2 IP, 1ER, 1BB, 1H, 1K) also pitched in the losing cause. Cass (6-19) travels to North Atlanta (4-21) as the two teams play the rubber game of their series and complete their 2016 campaigns. TRION 7, EXCEL CHRISTIAN 0 The Trion Bulldogs improved to 18-4 overall and 14-4 in Region 6-A. Excel Christian (1-19, 0-18) hosts St. Anne-Pacelli Thursday at LakePoint in the Eagles’ final game of the season.