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Excel Christian Academy softball improved to 2-2 in region play Tuesday night with a 17-5, four-inning victory over Fellowship Christian. Taylor Gibson picked up the complete game pitching win. She recorded eight strikeouts. Brighton McCollum hit her second grand slam of the season and was 3-for-3 at the plate to lead the Lady Eagles' offense. Lindsay Mauldin and Rachel Parrott were both 2-for-3 at the plate. Whitney Harris, Callie Beth Scheff, Aliza Baker, and Gibson added one hit each. ECA hits the diamond again Thursday at King's Ridge.

Former Adairsville High School and Clemson University star, Vic Beasley, Jr., has been listed as a starter for the Atlanta Falcons at defensive end on an unofficial depth chart reported by Kelsey Conway of atlantafalcons.com. Beasley, an NFL rookie, is currently listed ahead of Adrian Clayborn and Kroy Biermann at one of the defensive end spots. Tyson Jackson is listed as Atlanta's other starting defensive end. Beasley is one of many collegiate and professional athletes featured on our Athletes Beyond Bartow page at this web site. Use the 'More' menu link to find the page or click HERE. Use this link to view the Falcons' depth chart. http://www.atlantafalcons.com/team/depth-chart.html Use this link to read Conway's article. http://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/article-1/Falcons-Release-First-Unofficial-Depth-Chart/b290b12a-8704-4f38-8569-b0ec9cedf466

The 2015 FedExCup playoffs on the PGA Tour continue in two weeks for five Scott Hamilton Golf Academy (SHGA) players as the Top 70 move forward to the playoffs' third leg in Chicago. Rickie Fowler (-15) held off Henrick Stenson (-14) to win the Deutsche Bank Championship just outside of Boston on Labor Day Monday where seven SHGA-affiliated players were competing in the playoffs. SHGA is headquartered through Cartersville Country Club where Scott Hamilton is the Director of Golf and coach to many prominent touring professionals. Of the SHGA players, Harris English made the biggest move up the standings ladder in Boston. English shot 6-under for the week and finished tied for 12th to move up nine spots in the standings at 32nd. Chris Kirk also climbed two spots with a tie for 29th and is now 37th in the FedExCup standings. Other SHGA players advancing in the playoffs include Steven Bowditch, Russell Henley and Brendon Todd. Todd finished in a tie for 44th at the Deutsche Bank Championship and slipped one spot in the playoff standings to 48th. Bowditch and Henley both missed the cut last weekend, but were high enough in the standings to advance. Bowditch stands 22nd and Henley 58th in the FedExCup. Acworth resident and former SHGA affiliate, Jason Bohn, missed the cut in Boston but moves forward in the playoffs in 28th place. Two SHGA-affiliated players failed to advance after the Deutsche Bank Championship. Boo Weekley tied for 56th in Boston and slipped just out of the playoffs at 76th in the points standings. Hudson Swafford shot 2-under to tie for 33rd and climbed 11 spots in the points, but did not make the Top 70. The BMW Championship will be the third of four FedExCup Playoff events, September 17-20 at Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake Forest, Illinois -- just outside Chicago. Only 70 players will begin the BMW Championship and only the Top-30 in the points standings after that tournament will advance to the 2015 PGA TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, September 24-27. Jason Day has the overall points lead with two events remaining. He is followed by Jordan Spieth and Rickie Fowler.

The 2015 youth football season gets underway this weekend for the Bartow County Recreation Department. Age divisions for 2015 include 6U Flag, 8U, 10U, and 12U. Team rosters, cheerleader rosters, and league schedules are listed. 2015 BCRD 6U FLAG FOOTBALL 6U COLTS Channing Briggs, Jeremy Dent, Troy Glass, Julius Millsap, Carson Pope, Cordae Reed, Logan Shinall, Malachi Stocks, Lane Walker, Cole Williams, Jac Williams, Dametris Wynn. Coach: Toronto Wynn. 6U FALCONS Hank Barfield, Hunter Dudley, Isaac Garlin, Damon Hardin, Brody Lingerfelt, Braxton Lowe, Landon Mundy, Jace Radford, Isaiah Wheeler, Benjamin Wilson, William Wilson. Coach: Chris Garlin 6U JETS Cade Baker, Max Burton, Tucker Buttram, Gatlin Fair, Preston Hazelwood, Clay Hilburn, Trenton Mealer, Maddox Raughton, Mitchell Raughton, Noeah Roberts. Coach: Jonathan Raughton 6U PACKERS Corbin Dotson, Daylin Emmons, Jackson Jarrett, Ayden Jones, Dakoda Myrick, Chandler Stanley, Mark Story, Marcos Terc, Jaden Todd, Landry Wright, Max Wright. Coach: Mark Shankles 6U RAIDERS Joseph Adams, Colton Bryant, Kayden Foley, Corey Ingle, Hunter Ingle, Major Jamison, Elijah Mullinax, Jake Orton, Hank Pendley, Isaiah Pittman, Micah Pittman, Dawson Ray, Michael Jacob Runfolo, Eli Simmons. Coach: Josh Mullinax 2015 BCRD 6U FLAG FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Games at Old Cass HS, Perry Park Sat Sep 12 — 10a — Packers - Jets Sat Sep 12 — 11a — Falcons - Raiders Tue Sep 15 — 6p — Falcons - Jets Tue Sep 15 — 7p — Colts - Packers Sat Sep 19 — 10a — Jets - Raiders Sat Sep 19 — 11a — Falcons - Colts Tue Sep 22 — 6p — Jets - Colts Tue Sep 22 — 7p — Raiders - Packers Sat Sep 26 — 10a — Colts - Raiders Sat Sep 26 — 11a — Packers - Falcons Tue Sep 29 — 6p — Colts - Falcons Tue Sep 29 — 7p — Jets - Packers Sat Oct 3 — 10a — Raiders - Falcons Sat Oct 3 — 11a — Packers - Colts Tue Oct 6 — 6p — Raiders - Jets Tue Oct 6 — 7p — Falcons - Packers Sat Oct 10 — 10a — Packers - Raiders Sat Oct 10 — 11a — Jets - Falcons Tue Oct 13 — 6p — Raiders - Colts Tue Oct 13 — 7p — Packers - Jets Sat Oct 17 — 10a — Colts - Jets Sat Oct 17 — 11a — Falcons - Raiders Tue Oct 20 — 6p — Colts - Packers Sat Oct 24 — 10a — Jets - Raiders Sat Oct 24 — 11a — Falcons - Colts 2015 BCRD 8U FOOTBALL Rosters 8U BEARS Jackson Armona, Rylan Brigman, Dayton Campbell, Cameron Cochran, Casen Cochran, Walker Cooney, Brennan Delaino, Jesse Earwood, Bryan Gayton, Grady Higgins, Isaiah Livsey, Talan Ni, Logan Shrewsbury, Camron Usery, Zachary Wallace, Kadin West, Bryson Wheeler. Coach: Kevin Nix 8U Bears Cheerleaders: Kassidy Andrews, EmmaGrace Davis, Kaitlynn Earwood, Alyssa Graham, Carleigh Higgins, Ava Maryfield, Sophia Rees, Jennlyn Shuler, Harley Temples. Coach: Stacy Higgins 8U COLTS Tylan Beeman, Clayton Blackmon, Ayden Carson, Adrian Dunn, Colby Edwards, Reed Ezell, Easton Fletcher, Bruce Jacks, Christopher Jameson, Owen Jones, Lincoln May, Jonah Queen, Kaleb Ray, Derris Reece, Aidan Taylor, Gabriel Willingham, Righley Worthigton. Coach: Billy Worthington. 8U Colts Cheerleaders: Cara Bennett, Lauren Blackmon, Tinsleigh Buck, Paisley Donehoo, Emerie Elrod, Virginia Lowery, Teaghan Myers, Faith Ray, Sariya Ray, Malorie Rogers, Gracie Rowland, Emily Sheriff, Abbi Wear, Lilli Wear, Carlee Drew Wilson. Coach: Jessica Blackmon. 8U FALCONS Ja’kai Baldwin, Ja’kez Baldwin, Zachary Hawkins, Judd Hyde, Jacob Jones, Chance Lambert, James Lee, Joshua Love, Kipton Mayfield, Kyron McClendon, Ezequiel Medina, Kelson Mitchell, Caiden Moore, Gregory Powell, Jaela Smith, Hayden Stanley, Mason Umbarger, Brody Varner, Darion Wofford. Coach: Chuck Moore. 8U Falcons Cheerleaders: Amelia Brown, Brooklyn Davis, Ziyah Hicks, Brooke Hyde, Abigail Pickel, Katelyn Roush, Mayleigh Wade, Fantasy Watkins. Coach: Jennifer Wright. 8U JETS William Altizer, Daelon Beasley, Drake Bunce, Kaden Buttram, Colton Cox, Logan Cox, Zachary Eckert, Isaiah Fritz, Christopher Gardner, Samuel Gardner, Solomon, Gardner, Coleden Garner, Hunter Harp, Cason King, Kolt McCord, Eli Swanson, Tamarius Wilkey. Coach: Larry Gardner 8U Jets Cheerleaders: Amelia Carter, Mollie Coker, Alexia Cox, Alexa Damer, Casslin Garner, Cara Harp, Jaida Harris, Jacie Henderson, Sophie Hovatter, Aubree Key, Leah Langley, Chloe McClendon, Anna Lee McCord, Molly Kate McCoy, Amanda Phillips, Charlie Self, Miley Smith, Harmony Sorrell, Morgan Whittington. Coach: Brittnay McCord. 8U PACKERS Brad Barton, Chandler Evans, Barrett Fuller, Marcus Gibson, Gabriel Greenway, Anterrius Hames, Aderion Harris, Aderius Harris, Teagan Houser, Braydon Johnston, J’vain Ledbetter, Blaine Leighly, Treshaun Reed, Brayden Rizer, Geremy Rodriguez, Desmond Slocum, Bradyn Stuart, Noah Williams. Coach: Dee Dee Harris. 8U Packers Cheerleaders: Aslan Basnett, Emelia Bowley, Katelyn Bowley, Hailey Churchwell, Blaire Fuller, Miriah Gibson, Addison Greenway, Kinzie Griffin, Katice Jones, Ja’nay Ledbetter, Paytyn McClure, Mackenzie Simpson, Emory Stuart. Coach: Katherine Young. 8U RAIDERS Gary Alston, Noah Candelaria, Aiden Caylor, Xavior Darby, Drew Davey, Julian Dent, Grayson Dysart, Levi Epelbaum, Gabriel Hatfield, Kaiden Holbrook, Gavin Hubbard, Gavin Johnson, Jayden Metcalf, Aiden Ritchie, Hunter Shinall, Daniel Sidibe, Weston Wilson. Coach: Dustin Davey. 8U Raiders Cheerleaders: Abygaile Brown, Olivia Dysart, Caitlyn Radford, Jamiah Reed, Jeriah Reed, Jaliyah Ricks, Zykeria Walker, Madalyn Wood. Coach: Lisa Wisch. 8U STEELERS Lucas Baker, Leland Bishop, Devyn Brown, Isaac Burnett, Jeremiah Deroche, Malachi Harris, Clifton Harshaw, Christian Henderson, Wyatt Hill, Korbyn Jarrett, Kamarion Profit, Jacob Tatum, Joseph Thorne, Gracen Van Hook, Dylan Ward, Nicolas Wright. Coach: Mark Harris 8U Steelers Cheerleaders: Bethany Batts, Shyann Bishop, Jayese Brown, Savannah Carter, Rylee Davis, Dejaih Farmer, Laura Ghorley, Melani Jamison, Makayla Powell. Coach: Heather Bishop. 2015 BCRD 8U FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Games at Hamilton Crossing Park Football Field Sat Sep 12 — 9a — Jets vs. Packers Sat Sep 12 — 10:15a — Raiders vs. Falcons Sat Sep 12 — 11:30a — Colts vs. Steelers Mon Sep 14 — 6p — Jets vs. Bears Mon Sep 14 — 7:15p — Falcons vs. Colts Sat Sep 19 — 9a — Packers vs. Steelers Sat Sep 19 — 10:15a — Bears vs. Raiders Sat Sep 19 — 11:30a — Falcons vs. Jets Mon Sep 21 — 6p — Colts vs. Raiders Mon Sep 21 — 7:15p — Packers vs. Falcons Sat Sep 26 — 9a — Jets vs. Steelers Sat Sep 26 — 10:15a — Bears vs. Colts Sat Sep 26 — 11:30a — Raiders vs. Packers Mon Sep 28 — 6p — Steelers vs. Bears Mon Sep 28 — 7:15p — Jets vs. Raiders Sat Oct 3 — 9a — Steelers vs. Falcons Sat Oct 3 — 10:15a — Packers vs. Colts Sat Oct 3 — 11:30a — Raiders vs. Bears Mon Oct 5 — 6p — Falcons vs. Bears Mon Oct 5 — 7:15p — Raiders vs. Steelers Mon Oct 12 — 6p — Bears vs. Jets Mon Oct 12 — 7:15p — Steelers vs. Colts Sat Oct 17 — 9a — Colts vs. Falcons Sat Oct 17 — 10:15a — Packers vs. Jets Sat Oct 17 — 11:30a — Bears vs. Steelers Mon Oct 19 — 6p — Steelers vs. Packers Mon Oct 19 — 7:15p — Raiders vs. Colts Sat Oct 24 — 9a — Falcons vs. Packers Sat Oct 24 — 10:15a — Colts vs. Bears Sat Oct 24 — 11:30a — Steelers vs. Jets Mon Oct 26 — 6p — Jets vs. Falcons Mon Oct 26 — 7:15a — Packers vs. Raiders Sat Oct 31 — 9a — Bears vs. Packers Sat Oct 31 — 10:15a — Jets vs. Colts Sat Oct 31 — 11:30a — Falcons vs. Raiders 2015 BCRD 10U FOOTBALL ROSTERS 10U BEARS Joseph Arents, Kaden Baldwin, Sebastian Boggs, Stephen Bucy, William Buttrum, Robert Campbell, Jordan Durham, James Foster, Ethan Hobbs, Luke Huskins, Samuel McGrew, Joseph Pugachow, Ismael Roberts, Kenneth Rogers Jr., MaKai Sanders, Riley Scott, Jaeden Smith, Taylor Tatum, Erich Wilburn, Micah Wilson. Coach: Rick Scott. 10U Bears Cheerleaders: Jayden Harris, Paige Hicks, Claire Lee, Madison Lee, Hayli Norris, Kayli Wilburn, Caidence Woolridge. Coach: Kim Harris 10U COLTS Easton Adams, Gannon Bonds, Graceson Buffington, Jackson Christiana, Caleb Cooley, Michael Hatfield, Landon Haygood, Devin Henderson, Kevin Henderson, Richard Houston, Brayden Hyde, Lane Martin, Tyler Martin, Jacob Morris, Ethan Moser, Hunter Scott, Aleczander Smith, Nathan Stoker, Andy Urizar, Hunter Waits. Coach: LaShon Darby. 10U Colts Cheerleaders: Ashley Blalock, Jordan Brock, Sara Brown, Haley Carpenter, Molly Ferdon, Lila Isaac, Riley Rogers, Shae Waits, Laila Webb. Coach: Tiffany Rogers 10U FALCONS Reece Alexander, Bryson Amos, Joshua Bishop, Benjamin Bowman, Corey Brookshire, Dustin Brookshire, Jake Crapps, Cole Dumas, Isaac Earwood, Levi Earwood, Todd Gaddy, Jonathan Gough, Kole Hardin, Daulton Hill, Asher Jernigan, Christian Koontz, Jayden Malone, Mason Mize, Gary Nolan, Kendrick Price, Tyler Reynolds, Dillon Sanford, Jonathan Torrence. Coach: Ryan Torrence. 10U Falcons Cheerleaders: Allison Atkins, Elena Cook, Lilly Craighead, Peyton Dorn, Isabella Mingo, Grayci Redding, Sarah Sanford, Hannah Stiles, Madison Stiles. Coach: Tara Atkins 10U JETS Luke Altizer, Blade Benefield, Laine Bennett, Ethan Blome, Christopher Cabe, Caden Copeland, Aidan Cottingim, Harrison Eckert, Carson Gray, Graham Hilburn, Brett Lance, Andrew Martin, Kayden Martin, Jake McCollum, Brycen Newberry, Gerardo Rodriguez, Christopher Roper, Jaylen Scott, Kaden Scott, Noah Shore, Cooper Swanson, Madix Young. Coach: Tarvis Scott 10U Jets Cheerleaders: Alexius Cabe, Jaci Hall, Alexis Heatherly, Emmilia Leon, Kali Monroe, Addie Pearson, Chyanne Randolph, Sadie Raughton, Makayla Scoggins, Alexis Scott, Harley Sosebee, Makayla Terc, Averie Young. Coach: Sierra Scott 10U PACKERS Seth Abernathy, Hayden Blalock, Ethan Brown, Tallon Crunkelton, Camden Eubanks, Andrew Foster, Carter Goff, Adrian Harris, Jakavien Harris, Truitt Hayworth, Hayden Heath, Lucas Henry, Michael Hight, Chase Hilburn, Kaden Johnston, Jaimen Long, Jacob Pasley, Jamarian Pullum, Kymoni Pullum, Mason Shankles, Jaden Watson. Coach: T.J. Pullum 10U Packers Cheerleaders: Madison Abernathy, Sadie Abernathy, Taylor Abernathy, Maddalyn Adams, Keely Blalock, McKinley Bragg, Chloie Chapman, Jasmine Churchwell, Reese Leighly, Jaylee Long, Ansley Standley, Emmalee Stensvold. Coach: CJ Cook 10U RAIDERS Kace Adams, Jackson Barnette, Trip Bradley, Parker Dunn, Collin Fletcher, Jackson Harwell, Seth Haygood, Nicholas Jamison, Hunter Kelly, William Ritter, Ernest Sanchez, Austin Sanders, Evan Sanders, Kaden Stephenson, Andrew Thayer, Hunter Tordrup, Colton Tucker, Evan Walker. Coach: Jody Fletcher. 10U Raiders Cheerleaders: Kariah Clark, Lindsey Cunningham, Rebecca Hovers, Jazmyn Hughes, Camden O’Banion, Chloe Phillips, Neveah Sharp, Taylor Stafford, Katelyn Thayer, Ansleigh Tilley. Coach: Cameron Cunningham 10U STEELERS Pierson Blair, Julian Chartier, Martavius Cochran, Javon Dent, Brett Good, Jordan Green, Ali Hamilton, Jacob Harris, Connor Henderson, Bryson Hook, Caleb Johnson, Malachi Joiner, Tyler Jones, Harrison Purdue, Tristan Purdue, Cooper Teeples, Kintrell Whatley. Coach: Craig Cochran 10U Steelers Cheerleaders: Peyton Cornwell, Sarah Doss, Michelle Hale, Hayden Jones, Reece Kennedy, Tazahria Peek, Bayley Stanley, Savanna Stiles. Coach: Cassidy Cornwell BCRD 2015 10U SCHEDULE Sat Sep 12 — 9a — Falcons vs. Steelers — OCH Sat Sep 12 — 10:30a — Bears vs. Packers — OCH Sat Sep 12 — noon — Colts vs. Raiders — OCH Tue Sep 15 — 6p — Jets vs. Falcons — HC Tue Sep 15 — 7:30p — Steelers vs. Bears — HC Thur Sep 17 — 6p — Jets vs. Raiders — HC Thur Sep 17 — 7:30p — Colts vs. Packers — HC Tue Sep 22 — 6p — Cartersville Black vs. Colts — DP Tue Sep 22 — 6p — Falcons vs. Bears — HC Tue Sep 22 — 7:30p — Packers vs. Raiders — HC Thur Sep 24 — 6p — Cartersville White vs. Colts — DP Thur Sep 24 — 7:30p — Cartersville Purple vs. Packers — DP Sat Sep 26 — 11a — Cartersville Black vs. Jets — DP Tue Sep 29 — 6p — Colts vs. Bears — HC Tue Sep 29 — 7:30p — Raiders vs. Falcons — HC Thur Oct 1 — 6p — Packers vs. Steelers — HC Thur Oct 1 — 7:30p — Raiders vs. Cartersville Purple — HC Sat Oct 3 — 9a — Falcons vs. Colts — OCH Sat Oct 3 — 10:30a — Jets vs. Bears — OCH Sat Oct 3 — noon — Raiders vs. Steelers — OCH Tue Oct 6 — 6p — Raiders vs. Cartersville Black — HC Tue Oct 6 — 7:30p — Packers vs. Cartersville White — HC Thur Oct 8 — 6p — Jets vs. Cartersville White - HC Thur Oct 8 — 6p — Bears vs. Cartersville Black — DP Thur Oct 8 — 7:30p — Cartersville Purple vs. Steelers — DP Tue Oct 13 — 6p — Steelers vs. Jets — OCH Tue Oct 13 — 6p — Cartersville Purple vs. Colts — DP Tue Oct 13 — 7:30p — Packers vs. Cartersville Black — OCH Thur Oct 15 — 6p — Falcons vs. Cartersville Purple — OCH Thur Oct 15 — 7:30p — Steelers vs. Cartersville White — OCH Tue Oct 20 — 6p — Cartersville Black vs. Steelers — DP Tue Oct 20 — 6p — Jets vs. Cartersville Purple — HC Tue Oct 20 — 7:30p — Cartersville White vs. Falcons — DP Tue Oct 20 — 7:30p — Bears vs. Raiders — HC Thur Oct 22 — 6p — Cartersville White vs. Raiders — DP Thur Oct 22 — 7:30p — Cartersville Purple vs. Bears — DP Sat Oct 24 — 11a — Cartersville White vs. Bears — WS Tue Oct 27 — 6p — Cartersville Black vs. Falcons — DP Tue Oct 27 — 6p — Colts vs. Steelers — HC Tue Oct 27 — 7:30p — Packers vs. Jets — HC Thur Oct 29 — 6p — Colts vs. Jets — HC Thur Oct 29 — 7:30p — Packers vs. Falcons — HC HC = Hamilton Crossing Park, DP = Dellinger Park, OCH = Old Cass HS, WS = Weinman Stadium BCRD 2015 12U ROSTERS 12U BEARS Zachary Bootz, Leo Butler, Kamryn Callahan, Ryan Connell, Anthony Daise, Coy Davis, James Davis, Shannon Duhe, Dylan Hanley, Quenton Hanson, Logan Higgins, Hayden Hulsey, Santino Jones, Carolos Morales, R’Jai Rogers, Timothy Stephens, Tyler Waznak, Jadas Whatley, Khyier Williams, Colton Wilson. Coach: Malik Daise. 12U BUCS Jaiden Avalos, Jake Eller, James Gaines, Tommy Good, Chris Green, Emmanuel Hayes, Nicholas Johnson, Jonathan Jordan, Elijah Knight, Thomas Knight, JaQualyn Mayhall, Andrew Murray, Andrew Nguyen, Aiden Shaw, Chris Waller, Morocco Wilkey, Caleb Wise, Chandler Wise, Caden Wolf. Coach: Joel Green. 12U FALCONS Dakota Abernathy, Ethan Adair, Tyler Arnold, Garrett Blair, Kaleb Bohanan, Michael Davenport, Pete Decino, Noah Ford, Isaac Furtado, Jackson Hale, Jelani Hames, Isaac Linley, Ian Lowe, Keylan McCarty, Mark Perdue, Jonah Plott, Devin Pryer, Damien West, Dawson Wheeler, Tifton Worthington, Toronto Wynn. Coach: Devon Coker. 12U TIGERS Jordan Carson, Drake Casey, Benjamin Eckert, Jaxon Green, Isaiah Jewell, Seth Kelley, Isaac Leonard, James Lynch, Ken Mascia, Jackson Moss, Jaxson Owens, Taja Printup Jr., Jacob Ray, Devin Reed, Patrick Shelley, Charles Stacey, Noah Standridge, Luke Story, Kadron Trimble. Coach: James Shelley. Tigers Cheerleaders Michael-Michelle Character, Jordan Clay, Hailey Conrad, Taylor Evans, Tinsley Evans, Claire Garlin, AnnaBella King, Lillian Kinsey, Brianna Miller, Bella Peck, Mya Porter, Lainey Shaw, Maggie Story, Bailey Weaver, Madalyn Wilcox. Coach: Melissa Porter 2015 BCRD 12U FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Mon Sep 14 — 6p — Bartow Falcons vs. Bartow Tigers — OCH Mon Sep 14 — 7:15p — Bartow Bears vs. Bartow Bucs — OCH Sat Sep 19 — 9a — Ashworth vs. Bartow Bears — OCH Sat Sep 19 — 10:30a — Red Bud vs. Bartow Bucs — OCH Sat Sep 19 — noon — Calhoun Bulldogs vs. Bartow Falcons — OCH Sat Sep 19 — 1:30p — Bartow Tigers vs. Calhoun Canes — OCH Tue Sep 22 — 7p — Calhoun Colts vs. Bartow Falcons — CR Tue Sep 22 — 7:30p — Bartow Bucs vs. Cartersville Canes — DP Sat Sep 26 — 9a — Bartow Falcons vs. Calhoun Jackets — CR Sat Sep 26 — 10a — Bartow Bears vs. Calhoun Colts — CR Sat Sep 26 — noon — Bartow Bucs vs. Ashworth — GCHS Sat Sep 26 — 1p — Bartow Tigers vs. Red Bud — GCHS Tue Sep 29 — 7:30p — Bartow Tigers vs. Cartersville Canes — DP Thur Oct 1 — 8p — Red Bud vs. Bartow Bears — SR Sat Oct 3 — 1p — Ashworth vs. Bartow Falcons — SR Tue Oct 6 — 6p — Bartow Tigers vs. Ashworth — OCH Tue Oct 6 — 7:30p — Cartersville Canes vs. Bartow Falcons — OCH Thur Oct 8 — 7:30p — Bartow Bucs vs. Bartow Falcons — HC Sat Oct 10 — 10a — Calhoun Bulldogs vs. Bartow Bears — CR Sat Oct 10 — noon — Calhoun Jackets vs. Bartow Bucs — CR Tue Oct 13 — 7p — Bartow Bucs vs. Calhoun Colts — CR Sat Oct 17 — 9a — Bartow Bears vs. Calhoun Canes — OCH Sat Oct 17 — 10:30a — Calhoun Bulldogs vs. Bartow Tigers — OCH Tue Oct 20 — 6p — Calhoun Bulldogs vs. Bartow Bucs — CR Tue Oct 20 — 6p — Bartow Bears vs. Bartow Tigers — OCH Tue Oct 20 — 7:30p — Bartow Falcons vs. Red Bud — OCH Sat Oct 24 — 9a — Calhoun Canes vs. Bartow Bucs — OCH Sat Oct 24 — 9a — Bartow Bears vs. Cartersville Canes — WS Sat Oct 24 — 10:30a — Bartow Tigers vs. Calhoun Jackets — OCH Tue Oct 27 — 6p — Calhoun Jackets vs. Bartow Bears — CR Tue Oct 27— 7p — Calhoun Colts vs. Bartow Tigers — CR Tue Oct 27 — 8p — Calhoun Canes vs. Bartow Falcons — CR Thur Oct 29 — 6p — Bartow Bucs vs. Bartow Tigers — OCH Thur Oct 29 — 7:30p — Bartow Falcons vs. Bartow Bears — OCH OCH = Old Cass HS; HC = Hamilton Crossing Park; CR = Calhoun Rec; GCHS = Gordon Central HS; DP = Dellinger Park; SR = Sonoraville Rec; WS = Weinman Stadium, Cartersville HS NOTE: All official schedules are maintained by Bartow County Recreation Department.

Sam Howard and the Asheville Tourists begin the South Atlantic League playoffs Wednesday night at home against the Savannh Sand Gnats. Howard, who starred at Georgia Southern University and Cartersville High School, has been the Tourists’ hottest pitcher down the stretch going 7-1 over his last ten starts. The left handed pitcher is on a season-long innings count with the Colorado Rockies affiliate, but has enough innings remaining to get the nod in at least one more start in the playoffs. In 134 innings this season, Howard has 122 strikeouts and a 3.43 ERA. He is 11-9 overall on the season in 25 starts. Opponents are hitting .252 against him. Asheville earned a wild card spot in the South Atlantic League’s Southern division by finishing just ahead of Greenville. The playoff berth was clinched Monday — the final day of the regular season. Games two of the best-of-three series between the Tourists and Sand Gnats will be in Savannah Friday night. Game three (if needed) will be Saturday night in Savannah. Former Adairsville High and University of Alabama-Huntsville standout, Grant DeBruin, wrapped up his 2015 minor league season with the Potomac Nationals Labor Day. DeBruin was a mid-season all-star in the Carolina League. The third baseman finished the season with a .299 batting average. He hit four homeruns, five triples, 27 doubles, and drove in 64 runs in 458 at bats over 59 games. Potomac, a Washington Nationals affiliate, finished second in the Northern Division during the second half of the Carolina League with a 32-37 record.

Several local collegiate soccer players have begun their 2015 seasons: Agnes Scott — Stephanie Hicks, (photo left) Sr. forward (Woodland HS) — She has started 2 of 3 games, scored 2 goals, 9 shots taken with 6 shots on goal. The Scotties are 1-2 with losses to Piedmont and Meredith. The win was over Hollins College. Troy University — Mallory Hedden, Soph. midfielder, (Cass HS) — 2 shots, 1 shot on goal in the Trojans 4-2 start to the 2015 season. Hedden has played 85 minutes through six regular season games. The Trojans losses have been at Alabama and to South Florida at the University of South Alabama Jaguar Classic. Troy has early season wins over Alabama State, UT-Martin, Louisiana Tech, and Austin Peay. Charleston Southern — Emily Moore, Jr., defender (Woodland HS) — Appeared in the Buccaneers 2-2 tie at Wofford. CSU has started their season 1-1-2 with a victory over Stetson and a tie with Elon. Moore has now appeared in seven games at Charleston Southern. Duquesne — Cody West, R-Soph., defender (Cass HS) — has not appeared in the Dukes’ first two games. Duquesne defeated Niagra 3-1, but lost to Marshall 1-0. Bartow Sports Zone provides links for local collegiate and professional athletes on this site at Athletes Beyond Bartow. If we are missing information or a link about a local athlete currently playing at the collegiate level, please use the link on the Athletes Beyond Bartow page or use the Contact page of this site. You may visit our Athletes Beyond Bartow page by clicking HERE.

The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes ascended to the No. 1 ranking Sunday in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Class AAAA football poll, but ScoreAtlanta left Cartersville at No. 2 in their Monday poll release. Cartersville defeated North Cobb 34-31 last Friday and Buford suffered a 37-14 loss at McEachern. Buford’s loss snapped the Wolves’ 42-game winning streak. Photo: Cartersville seniors Terrius Callahan (8) and Miller Forristall (6). North Cobb was unranked and remains winless on the season through three games. McEachern (2-0) is ranked in the top three of Class AAAAAA in most polls. SCORE Atlanta Class AAAA -- Sept. 7 1. Buford 2. Cartersville 3. Woodward Academy 4. Jonesboro 5. Sandy Creek 6. St. Pius 7. Marist 8. Mary Persons 9. West Laurens 10. Burke County

With seven players currently in the PGA Tour FedExCup playoffs, golf coach to the pros and Cartersville Country Club Director of Golf Scott Hamilton has all but one of those players in solid position to advance to the third leg of the playoffs next week in Chicago. The PGA Tour is currently in the Boston area (Norton, MA) with the second stop of the four-event playoffs — Deutsche Bank Championship — which concludes on Labor Day. Steven Bowditch and Russell Henley missed the cut this week, but are still projected to remain within the Top 70 in the FedExCup points standings and will advance. The same holds true for former Scott Hamilton Golf Academy player and Acworth resident, Jason Bohn. He too missed this week’s cut in Boston, but remains firmly within the top 35. Harris English, Brendon Todd, Hudson Swafford, and Chris Kirk along with Boo Weekley all made the final 36 holes at the Deutsche Bank Championship. English entered Monday’s final round tied for 25th and is projected inside the top 50 in FedExCup points. Todd was tied for 51st after three rounds and also projected inside the playoffs’ top 50. Kirk appears safely inside the Top 40 in the projected standings. Boo Weekley and Hudson Swafford face the stiffest tests Monday of the Scott Hamilton Golf Academy affiliated players. Weekly and Swafford both entered the final round of the Deutsche Bank Championship projected outside the Top 70. Without a big move up the leaderboard Monday, those two SHGA players are in danger of being eliminated from the 2015 playoffs. Henrick Stenson (-13) and Rickie Fowler (-12) were at the top of the leaderboard in Boston with 18 holes remaining. On other tours, SH Golf Academy senior player Joe Durant continued a stellar summer with a tie for 12th at the Dick's Sporting Goods Championship last week in New York. He currently ranks 7th on that tour's Schwab Cup playoff rankings. SH Golf Academy players Tom Gillis and Kyle Thompson will play in the WEB.com Tour finals next week in Fort Wayne, Indiana at the Hotel Fitness Championship. Bartow Sports Zone tracks the players affiliated with the Scott Hamilton Golf Academy each week during the PGA Tour season. SH Golf Academy is based out of Cartersville Country Club.

Brad Stephens brings his own Southern flavored sports perspective and humor to Bartow Sports Zone. He is a Bartow County native and has his own law office in Cartersville, but he's mostly a Georgia Bulldogs' football fan. ________________ There’s an old adage: “Lightning never strikes in the same place twice.” Well, that may be true but it struck close enough to end the festivities in Athens before the final horn could sound. As my grandmother used to say, “them boys got in a cloud,” As the thunder rumbled on the horizon. Georgia and Louisiana-Monroe’s matchup lasted far longer than anticipated and the coaches made the right call to end it. You could even see the refs nodding and I read their minds – “hurry up, so we can get to the Cracker Barrel out by 316.” Mercifully so for the Warhawks, who appeared to be on their way to giving up 60 points and possibly getting their quarterback, Garrett Smith, killed before their conference schedule begins. As good as Smith played, 51-14 was insurmountable and the Warhawks just punted the ball back to the Dawgs when the game was called. Give Smith all the credit, he can take a lick. The guy just kept getting up after Lorenzo Carter, Leonard Floyd and Jordan Jenkins pummeled him, play after play. He looked like those old quarterbacks from the 1970’s NFL Films – tattered jersey, pants smothered in mud and blood, limping around trying to find the open man before getting waylaid by a man twice his size. He was so old school, I was fully prepared to see Smith smoking a cigarette on the sideline between possessions. His gutsy play will suit ULM well and I foresee a great season for them in the Sun Belt conference. The Dawgs have some kinks to work out but overall, I feel like the day was a rousing success. Greyson Lambert managed the offense well in his debut, no turnovers and no silly mistakes. He did a great job handing the ball to Nick Chubb, Sony Michel and Keith Marshall, who received the loudest ovation of anyone all day. After missing 18 of the last 26 games, seeing Marshall out there in old form was cheese grits for the soul. (yeah, yeah…I know it’s supposed to be “chicken soup” but this is Georgia.) In fact, I have only heard three louder ovations in Athens in recent years: Bacarri Rambo being carted off the field against Auburn in 2009 after saving the game with a huge hit on Mario Fannin at the goal line Todd Gurley’s return from being suspended by the NCAA (National Corporation of Arbitrary Action) for earning money from his own name and accomplishments When the Jumbotron does that silly “Hide the McDonald’s fries” thing with UGA’s face. I seriously cannot grasp why fans get into this. Grown men are beside themselves when they guess correctly and everyone screams in joyous adulation when the fries appear behind the UGA face they selected. It is BEYOND ME. Georgia’s running game looked to be in mid-season form, it just took a few minutes to rev up the engine. The offensive play-calling was vanilla, as Richt is wont to do against opponents from smaller conferences. I know Bryan Schottenheimer is the offensive coordinator but the Dawgs of the Richt era always do this. No sweeps, very little play action, a couple of deep balls to keep the defense honest and that was about it. Richt is as likely to show his hand in these games as I am to eat Hunt’s ketchup and choose Pepsi over Coca-Cola. It ain’t happening, y’all. Nick Chubb and Sony Michel performed well, one could tell they were ready to hit someone other than their teammates. Chubb was dragging defenders downfield and may have said ten words all game. One ULM defender got in Nick’s face to talk trash at one point and within seconds, he was patting Nick on the shoulder. Nick obviously said, “I’m from Cedartown,” which caused the wayward Warhawk to step away before he was consumed by Polk County’s finest. Still water runs deep – that is a saying that applies to Nick Chubb in every facet of life. When he scores a touchdown, he acts like he just turned in homework. Michel runs between the tackles with the abandon of a seagull diving in for somebody’s unguarded sandwich at St. Simon’s Island. As one of my friends put it, “Sony Michel has two small children for arms.” The weight room clearly got its rent from Sony this summer. Marshall appeared to be much thicker as well, a testament to his work ethic and new strength coach, Mark Hocke. With the new physique and awesome dreadlocks, Marshall has a new edge to him that I like. The receivers and tight ends did a great job of getting open. Terry Godwin grabbed the first catches of his career. Malcolm Mitchell displayed his ability with a leaping grab for a touchdown and breaking tackles in the open field on a couple of other plays. Jeb Blazevich got in the mix with a touchdown, starting this season right where he left off. Lambert has plenty of options and the uncertainty before the game subsided with each completion. Jeremy Pruitt’s defense was stingy until the end of the first half and into the third quarter. The foot came off the gas (another trademark of the Richt era, sadly) and the Warhawks started moving the ball, causing murmurs in the stands and me wanting that bottle of Maalox I was saving for special teams. However, after the first lightning delay, the team came out motivated and ready to battle again. This cannot happen against the Head Ball Coach, despite South Carolina’s abysmal offensive performance against North Carolina on Thursday night. Special teams deserves many pats on the back. Collin Barber and Marshall Morgan punted and kicked off like the football stole their girlfriend and Tweeted about it. True freshman D’Andre Walker blocked a punt into the end zone for a safety. The Warhawks had no kick returns of note and spent much of the day backed up near their own goal line. The “Heart Attack Kids,” as I came to call them, allowed me to leave that bottle of Maalox in the medicine cabinet this week. In fact, the special teams players probably had more to fear from Coach Mike Ekeler, who was going wild on the sidelines all game. He was hip-bumping, fist-pumping and running up and down the field like he was a gunner on the kickoff team. Thank goodness headsets have gone wireless because any manager carrying Ekeler’s cord would be in the hospital today. That energy is contagious and personally, I think the Dawgs need someone like Ekeler to counterbalance Richt’s reserved nature. The next opponent is Vanderbilt, who lost to Western Kentucky in a game where the Commodores were underdogs. Let that sink in for a minute. Vandy lost to a directional school that has a red blob for a mascot. They have returned to the doldrums of old, hoping only to ruin someone’s season rather than make a bowl game. If there’s any consolation for Vandy, the man who caused their downfall lost to Temple yesterday. James Franklin left town for Happy Valley and the program has been in shambles ever since. Dawgs win big in Nashville and get ready for Steve Spurrier and his visor to come to town. No amount of lightning can stop Spurrier’s hatred of Georgia and the Dawgs better be ready for a war.

Cartersville is the new No. 1 team in Class AAAA according to the latest poll rankings released by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The Canes avenged their only regular season loss of 2014 last Friday with a 34-31 home opening victory over Class 6-A North Cobb. Buford (2-1), the previous No. 1, had its 42-game winning streak snapped at Class 6-A McEachern 37-14. McEachern (2-0) is the No. 2 team in the state’s highest classification. The No. 1 ranking is the first for Cartersville (2-0) since 2005. Buford and Cartersville appear headed on a collision course again in 2015. The two met in the state semi-finals last season with Buford winning. If both teams win their respective regions, they would not meet in 2015 until the finals. Atlanta Journal-Constitution High School Football Poll (Sept. 6) (previous rank), (season record) Class AAAAAA 1. (1) Archer (2-0) 2. (2) McEachern (2-0) 3. (3) Colquitt County (3-0) 4. (4) Grayson (2-0) 5. (5) Roswell (2-0) 6. (8) Mill Creek (3-0) 7. (7) Etowah (3-0) 8. (NR) Walton (3-0) 9. (6) Lee County (3-0) 10. (10) Camden County (3-0) Class AAAAA 1. (1) Northside, Warner Robins (2-0) 2. (2) Houston County (2-0) 3. (3) Stockbridge (2-0) 4. (4) Jones County (2-0) 5. (5) Mays (3-0) 6. (6) Ware County (2-0) 7. (7) Coffee (2-0) 8. (9) Creekside (3-0) 9. (NR) Lanier (2-0) 10. (8) Glynn Academy (2-1) Class AAAA 1. (2) Cartersville (2-0) 2. (1) Buford (2-1) 3. (3) Woodward Academy (2-0) 4. (5) West Laurens (2-0) 5. (8) Mary Persons (2-0) 6. (6) Marist (1-1) 7. (10) Bainbridge (2-0) 8. (9) Thomson (2-0) 9. (NR) Burke County (3-0) 10. (NR) Jonesboro (3-0) Class AAA 1. (1) Calhoun (2-0) 2. (2) Blessed Trinity (2-0) 3. (5) Jefferson (3-0) 4. (4) Elbert County (2-0) 5. (6) Cedar Grove (1-1) 6. (7) Hart County (2-0) 7. (9) Peach County (1-1) 8. (NR) Westside, Macon (2-0) 9. (NR) Central, Carrollton (2-0) 10. (NR) Cook (1-1) Class AA 1. (1) Benedictine (1-0) 2. (2) Fitzgerald (3-0) 3. (3) Greater Atlanta Christian (2-1) 4. (4) Macon County (2-0) 5. (5) Pace Academy (3-0) 6. (6) Lamar County (1-1) 7. (7) Vidalia (2-1) 8. (9) Rabun County (2-1) 9. (10) Darlington (2-0) 10. (NR) Dublin (2-0) Class A 1. (2) Marion County (1-0) 2. (3) Prince Avenue Christian (2-0) 3. (4) Mount Paran Christian (3-0) 4. (1) Eagle’s Landing Christian (1-2) 5. (5) Landmark Christian (2-1) 6. (6) Irwin County (1-1-1) 7. (7) Charlton County (1-0) 8. (8) Calvary Day (2-0) 9. (9) Aquinas (1-1) 10. (10) Commerce (2-0)

The Cartersville High School cross country teams competed this weekend at the annual Berry College Clara Bowl 5K Invitational in Rome. The Mill Creek girls won the event by a wide margin while the Peachtree Ridge boys edged Blessed Trinity for the 2015 title. Cartersville’s Bree Cole ran 36th overall (20:34) and led the Lady Canes to a 26th place team finish in the field of 53 schools. Haden Boone led the Purple Hurricanes’ boys (18:22), just ahead of teammate Robby Earick (18:51). They finished 74th and 123rd individually. RESULTS Berry College Clara Bowl Invitational Berry College, Rome GA. GIRLS TEAM RESULTS 1. Mill Creek 97 2. Lovett 123 3. Huntsville (AL) 144 4. Blessed Trinity 198 5. Harrison 200 26. 738 Cartersville 738 ( 23:45 1:58:41) ================================================= 1 36 Bree Cole 20:34 2 113 Abby Foristall 22:20 3 167 Kayla Carpenter 24:00 4 205 Vanna Beach 25:26 5 217 Victoria Martino 26:21 6 (224) Krystinn Dabbs 26:42 ______________________________ BOYS TEAM RESULTS 1. Peachtree Ridge 87 2. Blessed Trinity 89 3. Hoover (AL) 154 4. Harrison 176 5. Walton 200 28. Cartersville 718 ( 19:10 1:35:50) ================================================= 1 74 Haden Boone 18:22 2 123 Robby Earick 18:51 3 157 Patrick Gordon 19:15 4 180 Andy Sims 19:40 5 184 Will Pruitt 19:42 6 (206) William Matherne 20:14 7 (209) Cody Cauffman 20:17

Athletes Beyond Bartow -- Saturday football updates UNC Charlotte — T.L. Ford (So., Cartersville HS) caught five passes for 63 yards with a long of 19 for UNC-Charlotte in the 49ers win at Georgia State. Georgia State University — Tarris Batiste (Sr., Cass HS) had six solo tackles, one assist, and broke up two pass plays in home loss to UNC-Charlotte. Reinhardt University — Trevor Carlton (Fr., Cartersville HS) had two tackles including one for a 3-yard loss in the Eagles 73-21 win Aug 29 over Point University. Georgia -- Punter Collin Barber (Sr., Cartersville HS) vs. UL-Monroe, 51-14 victory. 4 punts, 43.8 avg., 1 touchback, 2 inside 20, long of 50, Air Force — Defensive back Hayes Linn (Jr., Cartersville HS) vs. Morgan State, Air Force won 63-7, Linn saw action in each of the first three quarters. Maryville College — RB Chaz Rokins (So., Cass HS) had 2 carries for 14 yds. vs. Berry College Saturday. 43-17 win for the Scots. Maryville College -- Former Cass football defensive back, Da'Kelin Wells, had 2 tackles Saturday for Maryville College in the Scots' 43-17 win over Berry College. Wells started at cornerback. Follow all of these players plus others playing football and other sports on the Athletes Beyond Bartow page on this website. Use the 'More' link located on the menu at the top of each page.