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Woodland volleyball split a pair of matches Thursday night (August 6) at Paulding County. The Lady Wildcats defeated Paulding 25-21, 19-25, 25-7 before dropping a close 25-22, 25-22 decision to Marietta. Next on the schedule for Woodland (1-1) is a home match Thursday, August 13 against Hiram and North Paulding. Matches are scheduled to begin at 5pm.

The Cass Lady Colonels softball team returns six players with varsity experience as they open the 2015 season Monday (Aug. 10) at Cedartown, but will be looking to replace five starters lost to graduation. Cass coach Greg Hight will rely on shortstop Sierrah Gani and pitcher Hannah Lee for leadership early in the season as the Lady Colonels look forward to the return of outfielder Hope Elrod some time in September. Coach Hight identified Creekview and Dalton as the two front runners heading into 2015 sub-region play. Sequoyah, Woodland, Rome, and River Ridge will also be on the Lady Colonels' sub-region slate. CASS SOFTBALL 2015 SCHEDULE Aug 6 — at Carrollton — 6:30pm Aug 10 — at Cedartown — 5:30pm Aug 11 — RIVER RIDGE — 5:45pm Aug 13 — at Woodland — 5:30pm Aug 14 — vs. Heritage (at Carrollton) — 7pm Aug 15 — vs. Bremen (at Carrollton) 10am Aug 15 — vs. South Cobb (at Carrollton) 1:45pm Aug 18 — ROME — 5:45pm Aug 20 — SEQUOYAH — TBA Aug 24 — CEDARTOWN — TBA Aug 27 — at Creekview — TBA Aug 28 — vs. River Ridge (at Stars Mill) — 5:00pm Aug 28 — vs. South Cobb (at Stars Mill) — 6:45pm Aug 29 — vs. South Paulding (S. Paulding) — 9:30am Aug 29 — vs. Ridgeland (S. Paulding) — 1:30pm Aug 29 — vs. Camden Co. (S. Paulding) — 3:30pm Sep 1 — at Dalton — TBA Sep 3 — at River Ridge —5:45pm Sep 8 — WOODLAND — 5:30pm Sep 10 — at Rome — TBA Sep 11 — Score Tournament (Chattanooga) Sep 12 — Score Tournament (Chattanooga) Sep 15 — at Seuqoyah — TBA Sep 21 — vs. Gordon Lee (at Lee Univ.) — 4:30pm Sep 24 — DALTON — TBA Sep 28 — CREEKVIEW — TBA For more on the 2015 Cass softball team, see Jason Greenberg's story, 'Cass softball looking to get over hump, make state,' at The Daily Tribune News.

Including this weekend’s WGC-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, the 2015 FedExCup regular season is down to only three tournaments before the playoffs begin. Jordan Speith currently leads the standings by 1720 points over Bubba Watson, but several current and former players affiliated with Cartersville Country Club’s Scott Hamilton Golf Academy are in contention for the 2015 FedExCup title. Scott Hamilton (photo) is the Director of Golf at Cartersville Country Club and has many prominent golf professionals who are affiliated with his academy for teaching, instruction, and guidance. CURRENT FEDEXCUP STANDINGS FOR SCOTT HAMILTON GOLF ACADEMY PLAYERS 19th — Steven Bowditch 26th — Chris Kirk 44th — Harris English 45th — Russell Henley 48th — Brendon Todd 60th — Boo Weekley 133rd — Tom Gillis 208th — Jim Renner Former SH Academy player and Acworth resident, Jason Bohn, is currently 32nd in the standings. Bowditch, Henley, and Todd are active this week at Firestone. Gillis and Renner are playing this week at the Barracuda Championship in Reno, NV. The FedExCup playoffs consist of four events immediately following the PGA TOUR Season, starting with The Barclays (August 27-30), Deutsche Bank Championship (Sept. 4-7), BMW Championship (Sept. 17-20) and the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola (Sept. 24-27). The PGA TOUR regular season standings determine the top-125 players who qualify for the first event, The Barclays. Each playoff event offers 2,000 points (quadruple the PGA TOUR Season). The second event, the Deutsche Bank Championship outside Boston, will have a 100-player field. The third tournament, the BMW Championship in Chicago, will have 70 players (with no cut). The finale, the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola in Atlanta, will be comprised of only the top-30 qualifiers following the BMW Championship. Following a points reset, those players will compete for the FedExCup, with one to be crowned the FedExCup champion. Each tournament will have an $8 million purse in addition to the $35-million FedExCup bonus pool. On other tours, SH Golf Academy’s Joe Durant is currently sixth in the Charles Schwab Cup points on the PGA Champions Tour. The tour schedule and championship for the senior players continues through November 8. Hunter Hamrick (98th), Kelvin Day (100th), Mark Silvers (110th), and Brent Witcher (129th) are Scott Hamilton Golf Academy affiliated players on the web.com Tour which concludes October 1-4 at the web.com Tour Championship.

Woodland softball head coach Colman Roberts has high expectations for his 2015 Lady Wildcats despite the loss of seven starters from last year's team. Roberts expects returning starters Kereston Franklin and Courtney Godfrey to lead on the field and will utilize a group of four or five pitchers to replace the graduation loss of three-year starter Brooke Rogers in the circle. WOODLAND SOFTBALL 2015 SCHEDULE Fri Aug 7 — NW WHITFIELD — 5pm Mon Aug 10 — CARTERSVILLE — 5pm Tue Aug 11 — at Dalton — 5:55pm Thur Aug 13 — CASS — 7pm Mon Aug 17 — at Lassiter — 5:45pm Tue Aug 18 — RIVER RIDGE — 5:30pm Thur Aug 20 — at Rome — 5pm Tue Aug 25 — at Sequoyah — 5:30pm Fri Aug 28 — ARMUCHEE — 5pm Fri Aug 28 — COLUMBUS — 6:45pm Sat Aug 29 — CAMPBELL — 8:30am Sat Aug 29 — NORTHSIDE COLUMBUS — 10:30am Sat Aug 29 — DARLINGTON — 6:30pm Tue Sep 1 — at Creekview — 5:55pm Wed Sep 2 — DARLINGTON — 5:30pm Thur Sep 3 — at Dalton — 5:55pm Tue Sep 8 — at Cass — 7pm Thur Sep 10 — at River Ridge— 5:30pm Fri Sep 11 — at Valdosta Tourney Fri Sep 11 — at Valdosta Tourney Sat Sep 12 — at Valdosta Tourney Sat Sep 12 — at Valdosta Tourney Sat Sep 12 — at Valdosta Tourney Tue Sep 15 — ROME — 5:30pm Wed Sep 16 — at Darlington —- 5:30pm Thur Sep 17 — SEQUOYAH — 5:30pm Mon Sep 21 — at Cartersville — 5pm Wed Sep 23 — at Cherokee — 5:30pm Thur Sep 24 — at Creekview — 5:55pm For more on the Lady Wildcats, see Jason Greenberg's story, 'Woodland replaces 7 starters for 2nd straight year' at The Daily Tribune News.

The Cartersville Parks and Recreation Department is now taking registration for its 2015 7-on-7 Adult Flag Football League. Registration continues through September 11 at the Dellinger Park office, 8am to 5pm. Teams may also register online at cityofcartersville.org. For more information, contact Britt McGill at 770-607-6175.

With several key contributors returning from their 2014 region championship team, coach Chad Parker and the softball team at Excel Christian Academy have high expectations in 2015. EXCEL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 2015 SOFTBALL SCHEDULE Fri Aug 14 — Dalton Tournament vs. Dade Co. — 4pm vs. Ridgeland — 5:45pm Fri Aug 15 — Dalton Tournament vs. Lovett — 9:30am vs. Dalton — 2:45pm Tue Aug 18 — at Walker — 4:30pm Sat Aug 22 — at Prince Avenue — TBA Mon Aug 24 — PINECREST — 4:30pm Tue Aug 25 — at Trion — 5:30pm Thur Aug 27 — MT. ZION — 4:30pm Sat Aug 29 — Tatnall Square Academy (Macon) — 12noon Sat Aug 29 — Stratford Academy (Macon) — 3pm Mon Aug 31 — at North Cobb Christian — 5:30pm Tue Sep 1 — MOUNT PARAN — 4:30pm Thur Sep 3 — at Mount Pisgah — 5:30pm Tue Sep 8 — FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN — 4:30pm Thur Sep 10 — at Kings Ridge — 5:30pm Sat Sep 12 — WALKER— 12noon Mon Sep 14 — at Christian Heritage — 5:30pm Tue Sep 15 — at Mount Zion — 5:30pm Mon Sep 21 — at Pinecrest — 5:30pm Tue Sep 22 — TRION — 4:30pm Mon Sep 28 — NORTH COBB CHRISTIAN — 4:30pm Tue Sep 29 — at Mount Paran — 5:30pm Thur Oct 1 — MOUNT PISGAH — 4:30pm Mon Oct 5 — at Fellowship Christian — 5:30pm Tue Oct 6 — KINGS RIDGE — 4:30pm Thur Oct 8 — CHRISTIAN HERITAGE — 4:30pm For more on the 2015 Lady Eagles, see Jason Greenberg's story 'Excel softball returning most of region title team,' at The Daily Tribune News.

Two Cartersville High School cheerleaders will compete August 8 in the Georgia Cheerleader Coaches Association Cheerleader of the Year event. Cameryn Wood and Sydney Castillo have already been selected as a Top 40 Cheerleader of the Year candidate. Nearly 200 nominees competed this fall to be named to the Georgia All State Squad. Applicants are judged on scholarship application, interview, and performance. Coaches must be members of the GCCA and GACA in order to be eligible to nominate their seniors. For more information, see the georgiacheer.com web site.

Results from the 2015 Junior Club Championship event this past weekend at Cartersville Country Club. A total of 28 junor club members competed in age group division. Winners listed below: Boys 6 & 7 year old 1st — Reid Henson 2nd — Bodee Brumlow 3rd — Blake Lutjens Boys 8 & 9 year old 1st — Andrew Lutjens 2nd — Joseph Womack Girls 8 & 9 year old 1st — Christina Surcey Boys 10 & 11 year old 1st — Carson Harris Girls 10 & 11 year old 1st — Emery Jenkins Boys 12 & 13 year old 1st — Dalton Henson 2nd — Buck Brumlow Boys 14 & up 1st — Grayson Woodruff In other CCC junior golf news from the summer: Atlanta Junior Golf Association 9 Hole, Open Boys, 12U 2015 Total Points Standings 1st — Buck Brumlow, 60 points in 5 events 2nd — Carson Harris, 54 points in 5 events Cartersville Country Club’s junior golfers also finished 4-0 this summer in PGA Junior League play. 15 juniors competed in matches against other private clubs in the Atlanta area.

Each week Bartow Sports Zone tracks the professional golfers affiliated with Scott Hamilton Golf Academy headquartered at Cartersville Country Club. Scott Hamilton is a world renowed golf instructor to many prominent golf professionals. He is also the Director of Golf at Cartersville Country Club. Here are the results for SH Golf Academy affiliated players for this past week. PGA Tour Quicken Loans National July 30 - August 2 Robert Trent Jones GC, Gainesville, VA Winner: Troy Merritt (-18) over Rickie Fowler (-15) T46 — Harris English (-4) T67 — Steven Bowditch (+2) Next: World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational Firestone CC (South), Akron, OH August 6-9 Also Next: Barracuda Championship Montreux G&CC, Reno, NV August 6-9 _________________ Web.com Tour Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank July 30 - August 2 GC at Thanksgiving Point, Lehi, UT Winner: Patton Kizzire (-19) in playoff over Sung Kang T18 — Kelvin Day (-10) T33 — Hunter Hamrick (-8) MC — Mark Silvers MC — Brent Witcher Next: Price Cutter Charity Championship presented by Dr Pepper Highland Springs CC, Springfield, MO August 6-9 _________________ Champions Tour 3M Championship July 31 - August 2 TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, MN Winner: Kenny Perry (-18) T50 — Joe Durant (-3) Next: Shaw Charity Classic Canyon Meadows G&CC, Calgary, AB, CAN August 7-9

Cartersville High School head coach, Joey King, begins his second season at the helm of the Purple Hurricanes and returns one of the most talented rosters in Georgia. The former quarterback at Cedartown High School and Carson-Newman University guided Cartersville to a 12-2 mark and a state semifinal appearance in his first season as head coach. He now says his program is squarely focused on the biggest prize. “We’re focused on winning a state championship. We talk about it every day and about giving a state championship effort in everything we do,” said King. “If we take care of our work ethic in the weight room and on the field; take pride in our preparation and effort, and treat this community well and act the right way, then Friday nights will come easy,” King continued. A former assistant at Jacksonville State University and Sonoraville High School prior to six seasons (four as offensive coordinator) at Carrollton High School, King has transitioned quickly and smoothly to being a head coach. “It has been pretty much what I expected,” he said. “I really paid attention when I was an assistant. I knew from the beginning I wanted to be a head football coach and tried to prepare myself from day one to be able to make the decisions that come with the position,” pointed out King. King also believes the similarities between Carrollton and Cartersville helped in his upward move. “Cartersville and Carrollton both emphasize academics, athletics, and the arts. They are very similar in tradition and the level of expectations. I believe the potential at Cartersville is what sets it apart. The growth the community is experiencing now and the commitment to excellence makes this a special place,” added coach King. “I’m truly blessed to be the coach at Cartersville High School. My family and I feel blessed to be a part of this great community,” he said. The ‘Canes return five starters on defense and six on offense. Among those are three highly touted individuals. Tight end Miller Forristall (6-5, 215, Sr.), who has committed to Alabama, inside linebacker Tyler Reed (6-1 1/2, 230, Sr.), and quarterback Trevor Lawrence (6-5, 190, Soph.) who has received offers from more than a dozen major powers, each return as leaders from a year ago. Lawrence was recently identified by 247Sports as the nation’s top recruit for the Class of 2018 and has attracted a bevy of media visits to recent ‘Canes workouts and practices. “A lot of the attention those guys are receiving is the result of a team effort,” King pointed out. “We want our kids to understand that the attention is really about everyone. Accolades for individuals are nice, but they are always better when the team does well,” noted the coach. “Just in recent days, we’ve seen people from Army All-American, 247 Sports, scout.com, and several others. There has been a lot of attention and media, but that brings positive attention to our entire program.” On defense, the Hurricanes return Xavier Coaxum, Reed, Tiamon Pennymon, Kobie Whitfield, and Austin Davis. “Coaxum might be the smallest guy on the field, but he’s a really good football player,” said King. “Reed and Pennymon are probably the best combination of linebackers in the state of Georgia and Davis has great range and speed.” “We have to replace our defensive line”, noted coach King, “but Brandon Wade returns and he was in that mix last year.” The ‘Canes return starters Parker Roberson and Cam Cheek on the offensive line. Lawrence is back as the signal caller, along with Pennymon and Trey Creamer in the backfield. Terrius Callahan, Tony Dean, and Forristall return to anchor a talented receiving corp. “Those three receivers are some of the hardest working guys I’ve ever seen,” King said. Pennymon and Creamer are expected to see playing time on both offense and defense, along with Antoine Jefferson who is returning from injury. The Hurricanes will even feature the two running backs in the backfield together at times. “Some people call them our ‘Thunder’ and ‘Lightning’,” said King, referring to Pennymon and Creamer. “They make a dangerous combination back there.” King’s offenses when coordinator at Carrollton may have been more run oriented, but at Cartersville, he seeks more balance. “We want to be balanced between run and pass. I think it’s more difficult for defenses to prepare for us if we’re close to 50-50.” The ‘Canes began preparations for the 2015 season almost immediately after their state semifinal loss to Buford last year. Coach King is happy with the work of his troops in the off-season and this summer. “We are actually ahead of where we were at this point last year with our weight room, speed, and agility numbers. Our guys have put in a tremendous amount of work this off-season to get ready and have really bought into our strength and conditioning program,” added King. Cartersville will scrimmage at Woodland August 14 and the ‘Canes season opener will be at Cass August 28. Cartersville then has home games against North Cobb and North Paulding prior to beginning their region slate. “Playing Cass, North Paulding, and North Cobb before we start the region schedule gives us a playoff type atmosphere each time. Those games really help us prepare,” added the coach. The Hurricanes region schedule includes home games against Gilmer (Sept. 25), Northwest Whitfield (Oct. 16), and LaFayette (Oct. 30). Cartersville’s Region 7-AAAA road games in 2015 are at Heritage-Catoosa (Oct. 2), at Ridgeland (Oct. 9), at Southeast Whitfield (Oct. 23) and at Pickens (Nov. 6). “We have to stay focused during our region schedule and make sure we are continuing to get better each week,” coach King added. Fans may listen to high school football coverage live on your computer, on your mobile device, and on your radio this season via Bartow Sports Zone and AM1270 WYXC Cartersville. On this site, just use the menu at the top of the page to select ‘Football Broadcasts.’ Then click the play button on the screen at the WYXC TuneIn logo. That will connect you with our radio partner AM1270 WYXC Cartersville. The broadcast schedule includes games involving all four Cartersville and Bartow County football schools — Adairsville, Cartersville, Cass, and Woodland. The broadcast schedule opens with Adairsville at Ridgeland (August 21), Woodland at Adairsville (August 27), and Cartersville at Cass (August 28). In all, BSZ and WYXC will have live broadcasts of 13 regular season games. Bartow Sports Zone and AM1270 WYXC will also broadcast a Friday morning (7am to 8am) coaches show throughout the entire high school season and through the playoffs. Head coaches from all four local programs are regularly scheduled guests on the show hosted by Charles Wilson and Jason Greenberg of The Daily Tribune News. Replays of the weekly show are also available on the top menu of www.bartowsportszone.com . Wilson will also perform the play-by-play duties on the game broadcasts with coverage beginning each game at 7pm.

Former Cartersville High School stars T.L. Ford, Brooks Barden, and Mark Quattlebaum are entering their second year at UNC Charlotte in 2015. It will also be the 49ers first season in Conference USA. UNC Charlotte will open its season in Atlanta against Georgia State in the Georgia Dome on Friday, September 4. (ESPNU, 3:30pm) All three former 'Canes are among Bartow Sports Zone's Athletes Beyond Bartow. For more on this trio, read Jason Greenberg's story, 'Canes trio hopes for increased role at UNC Charlotte,' in The Daily Tribune News.

Cartersville head football coach Joey King and the Cartersville Football Boosters have a new drive program started to increase awareness in current and future players of the history and tradition their own locker room represents. “The greatest part of this job is the opportunity to develop relationships and opportunities,” King said recently on the Bartow Sports Zone coaches show on AM1270 WYXC. “There are high expectations at Cartersville and some people may see that as a tough thing, but I tell our players all the time — those who feel pressure are those who are not prepared. We want to revert back to our training in those tough situations. That’s why we train the way we do,” claimed the coach. King knows those expectations come with the background, history, and tradition of the program he took over a season ago. “We’re trying to tap back into the people who laid the foundation for our current program through a new Locker Legacy program,” said King. “Former players can have their name, number, and graduation year permanently placed in a locker that our current players are using. We want our current players to be reminded daily of those who came before them,” added the head coach. “We want our players to understand there are a lot of people who are responsible for the foundation they are standing on.” King also invited supporters in the community to reach out and get involved. “We can always use manpower,” noted King. “Folks can get involved with anything from the paint crew to the Touchdown Club. We have lots of opportunities for involvement.” Cartersville is conducting two-a-day practices Saturday (Aug. 1) and Monday (Aug. 3). With school beginning next week, coach King and the ‘Canes will transition into typical ‘after school’ practices as they prepare for a pre-season scrimmage at Woodland August 14. The Hurricanes open the 2015 season on the road at Cass on August 28. Bartow Sports Zone and AM1270 WYXC will broadcast that game live from Cochran Stadium at Cass with coverage beginning at 7pm.