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An eighth-inning Coahulla Creek single spelled defeat for Adairsville tigers Varsity, falling 2-1 in walk-off fashion on Tuesday. With the score tied at one in the eighth inning, Hollis came to the plate and singled, plating Hijar. COAHULLA CREEK 2, ADAIRSVILLE 1 ADAIRSVILLE —-— 0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0 —— 1R | 4H | 1E COAHULLA CR —— 0-0-0-0-0-1-0-1 —— 2R | 8H | 3E Adairsville hitters: Emily Collum — 2H Baily Robinson — 1H Alyssa Hughs — 1H Victoria Davis — 1BB Adairsville pitching: Alyssa Hughs — 7 IP, 7H, 1R, 0ER, 2BB, 4K Loren Harris — 0.1 IP, 1H, 1BB Adairsville's next games: Fri Sep 11 — Tigertown Classic (AHS & Manning Mill Park) Sat Sep 12 — Tigertown Classic (AHS & Manning Mill Park) Mon Sep 14 — SONORAVILLE — 5:30pm Tue Sep 15 — at Ringgold — 6pm Thur Sep 17 — at North Murray — 5:30pm

CARTERSVILLE 11, SE WHITFIELD 9 CARTERSVILLE —— 3-2-2-2-2-0-0 ——11R | 11H | 4E SE WHITFIELD ——- 4-0-0-2-0-3-0 —— 9R | 13H | 2E Cartersville hitters: Molly Wilson — 4R, 3H, 1BB, 1RBI Colbi Ballard — 1R, 1H, SAC, 1RBI Kennedy Bailey — 2R, 2H, 2BB, 2HR, 5RBI Megan Morneau — 1R Tara Mathis — 1H Paris Poston — 1R, 2H, 1RBI Madison McKinney — 1R, SF, 1RBI Michaela Crowe — 1H, SF, 1RBI Brittany Huth — 1R, 1H, 1BB, SF, 1RBI Taylor Waits — SAC Cartersville pitching: Tara Mathis (W) 5 IP, 13H, 5ER, 3K Hannah Todd (SV) 2 IP, 0H, 0ER, 4BB, 3K Cartersville record: 8-7 overall, 3-3 Region 7AAAA Upcoming Cartersville games: Thur Sep 3 — LAFAYETTE — 5:55pm Tue Sep 8 — NORTHWEST WHITFIELD — 5:55pm Thur Sep 10 — at Gilmer — 5:55pm Fri Sep 11 — at North Cobb Tourney — TBA Sat Sep 12 — at North Cobb Tourney — TBA

Local volleyball results for Tuesday, September 1. Cartersville has now won four straight and will next face Decatur and Sprayberry at Sprayberry Thursday before beginning region play on Sept. 8. Woodland defeated Cass 25-16, 27-25. Creekview defeated Woodland 25-11, 25-16. Cartersville defeated Cedartown 25-12, 25-13. Cartersville defeated Carrollton 25-21, 25-22. Creekview defeated Cass, score not reported. Darlington defeated Adairsville 25-28, 20-25, 25-19 Chattooga defeated Adairsville 25-21,15-25, 25-16

Creekview sent ten batters to the plate and scored seven runs in the top of the first inning Tuesday night at Woodland. The Grizzlies then held on for a 10-5 sub-region win over the Lady Wildcats. Six hits, a pair of walks, two stolen bases and an error combined for the Grizzlies fast start. Woodland battled back with three runs in the second and third innings but Creekview matched those in the fourth and fifth frames. The Lady Wildcats closed out the scoring with a pair of runs in the sixth. CREEKVIEW 10, WOODLAND 5 CREEKVIEW —— 7-0-0-2-1-0-0 —— 10R | 13H | 4E WOODLAND —— 0-2-1-0-0-2-0 —— 5R | 7H | 3E Woodland hitters: Kylie Knox — 1R, 1BB Taylor Calhoun — 2H, 2RBI Kereston Franklin — 1H Brittney Cox — 1R Courtney Godfrey — 2H, 1RBI Victoria Dabbs — 1R, 1H Shelby Rainey — 1R, 1BB, 1H Audrey Morris — 1R Jamison Kilgo — 1RBI Woodland pitching: Lilly Jordan — 7 IP, 13H, 4ER, 3BB, 3K Woodland record: 5-9 overall, 3-3 in Region 7AAAAA-A Next games for Woodland: 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

Hannah Lee allowed only two hits in 8 and one-third innings in the circle, but the Cass lost a sub-region game at Dalton Tuesday night, 4-3. Using the international tie-breaker rule for extra innings, Dalton used a sacrifice and a wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth to secure the win. In extra innings,, the tie-breaker rule places the ninth batter due up that inning on second base to begin the frame. Lee struck out six and walked only one. She also allowed only one earned run. Cass (2-14 overall, 2-4 in 7-AAAAA-A) scored twice in the top of the fifth and once in the sixth to take a 3-1 lead, but Dalton tied the game 3-3 in the bottom of the sixth to send it to extra innings. Sarah Moore had two hits for the Lady Colonels. Cat White had a hit and 2 RBI. Sierrah Gani drove in the other Colonels’ run and had a hit and two walks on the night. Sarah Fox scored twice and recorded a hit. Hannah Elrod had the remaining Cass hit. The Lady Colonels travel to Woodstock to take on River Ridge Thursday at 5:45pm. They host Woodland next Tuesday (Sep 8) at 5:30pm.

Two Cartersville High School cheerleaders, Cameryn Wood and Sydney Castillo, were recently selected all-state cheerleaders at the Georgia Cheerleading Coaches' Association competition held August 8 at Columbus State University. The top 40 cheerleaders across the state were chosen from almost 150 nominations of cheerleader coaches. Cartersville head cheer coach Kelly Hopkins nominated the two Hurricanes. The 40 finalists presented a two-minute cheer skills routine and were interviewed. The top 16 were named all-state cheerleaders for 2015-16. The all-state cheerleading squad will be presented at the conclusion of the GHSA Cheerleading State Championships in Columbus on Nov. 14. At that time, the Georgia Cheerleader of the Year scholarship winner, the top scorer in the all-state competition, will be announced, and all scholarships will be presented.

Adairsville softball scored early and often Monday night in a 9-1 Region 6AAA win over Gordon Central. ADAIRSVILLE 9, GORDON CENTRAL 1 GORDON CENT —— 0-0-0-0-1 —— 1R | 2H | 2E ADAIRSVILLE ——— 3-4-1-1-x —— 9R | 10H | 1E Adairsville hitters: Emily Collum — 2R, 1BB, 2H, 2SB Hannah Knapp — 2H, 3RBI, SB Loren Harris — 1BB Tori ?? — 1R Baily Robinson — 2R, SB Morgan Deboard — 2R, 2H, 2RBI Alyssa Hughs — 1H, 2RBI Macy Hufstetler — 1H Tanner ?? — 1H Kelsei Burnett — SacFly, 1RBI Victoria Davis — 1R, SB Adairsville pitching: Loren Harris — 5 IP, 2H, 0ER, 0BB, 6K Adairsville record: 7-6 overall, 3-3 in Region 6AAA Next games for Adairsville: Tue Sep 1 — at Coahulla Creek — 5:30pm Thur Sep 3 — CALHOUN — 5:30pm

Excel Christian Academy softball won at North Cobb Christian Monday night, 18-3. Brighton McCollum hit a grand slam and a 3-run homer for 7 RBI to lead the Lady Eagles offensive barrage. "It was Brighton's birthday," said coach Eric Harris. "The birthday girl had a big game." Taylor Gibson earned the pitching victory in the circle. She tossed a 4-inning complete game and recorded 11 strikeouts. Gibson and McCollum each added three hit performances at the plate for ECA. Whitney Harris and Lindsay Mauldin each contributed two hits apiece. The Lady Eagles hit the diamond again Thursday at Mount Pisgah.

Bartow Sports Zone's weekly update on players affiliated with the Scott Hamilton Golf Academy headquartered at Cartersville Country Club. Scott Hamilton is the Director of Golf at Cartersville Country Club and actively works with many prominent players on golf's professional tours. The top 100 players in the FedExCup standings have advanced to next weekend's tournament in Boston. Only the top 70 will move forward in the playoffs to Chicago following that event. The top 30 after three playoff tournaments advance to the TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta September 24-27. PGA Tour The Barclays — Plainfield CC — Edison, NJ Aug 27 - 30 Winner: Jason Day (-19) Scott Hamilton Golf Academy affiliated players This Week — New FedExCup position — This week’s score T13 — [20th] Steven Bowditch (-6) T24 — [47th] Brendon Todd (-3) T30 — [41st] Harris English (-2) 72 — [49th] Russell Henley (+10) MC — [60th] Boo Weekley T9 — [24th] Jason Bohn (-8) (Acworth resident, former SHGA player) Next: Deutsche Bank Championship — TPC Boston — Norton, MA ____________ Champions Tour Dick’s Sporting Goods Open — En-Joie GC — Endicott, NY Aug 28 - 30 Winner: Jeff Maggert (-14) Scott Hamilton Golf Academy affiliated player T12 — Joe Durant (-8) Next: Nature Valley 1st Tee Open at Pebble Beach — Monterey Peninsula, CA ____________ WEB.com WinCo Foods Portland Open — Pumpkin Ridge GC - North Plains, OR Aug 27 - 30 Winner: Dicky Pride (-20) Scott Hamilton Golf Academy affiliated players T58 — Brent Witcher (+3) MC — Kelvin Day MC — Mark Silvers MC — Hunter Hamrick Next: Hotel Fitness Championship — Sycamore Hills GC — Fort Wayne, IN

This week’s BGMSAA schedule: CROSS COUNTRY Tuesday, September 1 — Clara Bowl Middle School, Berry College Thursday, September 3 — Carrollton Meet FOOTBALL Thursday, September 3 Red Bud at Cartersville Ashworth at South Central Calhoun at Woodland Cass at Adairsville SOFTBALL Monday, August 31 South Central at Red Bud Tuesday, September 1 Adairsville at Calhoun Thursday, September 3 Cass at Ashworth Woodland at Calhoun Friday, September 4 Cartersville at South Central GOLF Tuesday, September 1 Ashworth/Cartersville/Woodland — at Elks Calhoun Sonoraville/Calhoun/Cass — at Fields Ferry ACADEMIC TEAM Academic teams begin competition Tuesday, September 8

CARTERSVILLE 6, THOMAS CO. CENT. 3 CARTERSVILLE —— 0-1-1-4-9-9 —— 6R | 5H | 5E THOMAS CO. CENT — 0-0-1-0-2-0 —— 3R | 4H | 6E Cartersville hitters: Molly Wilson — 1R, 1H, 1RBI Macee Cole — 1BB Kennedy Bailey — 2RBI Allie Jackson — 1R Paris Poston — 1R, 1H Madison McKinney — 1R, SAC Colbi Ballard — 1H, 1BB, 1RBI Michaela Crowe — 1R, 1H, 2RBI Taylor Waits — 1R, 1H Cartersville pitching: Tara Mathis — 6 IP, 4H, 0ER, 1BB, 2K SOUTH COBB 5, CARTERSVILLE 4 CARTERSVILLE —— 1-2-0-0-0-0-1 —— 4R | 5H | 3E SOUTH COBB ——— 2-0-0-0-0-1-2 —— 5R | 9H | 1E Cartersville hitters: Molly Wilson — 1R, 1H, SB Kennedy Bailey — 1BB, 1H Paris Poston — 1R, 2H Madison McKinney — 2R, 2BB, SB Colbi Ballard — 1H, SB Taylor Waits — 1RBI Michaela Crowe — SAC Cartersville pitching: Colbi Ballard — 6 IP, 9H, 4ER, 3BB, 3K Cartersville record: 7-7 Next games: Tue Sep 1 — at Southeast Whitfield — 5:55pm Thur Sep 3 — LAFAYETTE — 5:55pm ROSWELL 8, CASS 4 ROSWELL —— 2-1-3-1-0-1 —— 8R | 13H | 0E CASS ———— 0-0-0-1-3-0 —— 4R | 7H | 3E Cass hitters: Sierrah Gani — 2H, 1BB Alexia Najarro — SAC Hannah Lee — 1R Cat White — 2R, 2H, 1BB Sarah Moore — 1R, 1H, SAC Hannah Elrod — 1H, 2BB, 2RBI Casey Brazell — 1H, 1RBI Cass pitching: Sarah Moore — 2 IP, 7H, 3ER, 1K Hannah Lee — 4 IP, 6H, 4ER, 1BB, 2K SOUTH PAULDING 5, CASS 4 CASS —— 4-0-0-0-0-0-0 —— 4R | 1H | 2E S.PAULDING — 0-2-0-2-0-1 —— 5R | 7H | 2E Cass hitters: Sarah Fox — 1R, 1H Sarah Moore — 1BB Hannah Elrod — 1R, 2BB Cat White — 1R Casey Brazell — SB Cass pitching: Hannah Lee — 6 IP, 1ER, 4BB, 5K RIDGELAND 10, CASS 0 RIDGELAND —— 0-9-0-1-0 —— 10R | 9H | 2E CASS ————— 0-0-0-0-0 —— 0R | 3H | 1E Cass hitters: Sarah Fox — 1H Cat White — 1H Sarah Moore — 1H Alexia Najarro — 1BB Cass pitching: Sarah Moore — 1.1 IP, 1H, 4ER, 3BB Cat White — 0.2 IP, 4H, 5ER, 1K Hannah Lee — 3 IP, 4H, 1ER, 2K Cass season record — 2-13 Next games for Cass: Sep 1 — at Dalton — 5:55pm Sep 3 — at River Ridge —5:45pm Sep 8 — WOODLAND — 5:30pm WOODLAND 6, DARLINGTON 5 DARLINGTON —— 2-0-0-3-0-0-0 —— 5R | 9H | 4E WOODLAND ——— 0-0-0-0-1-3-2 —— 6R | 11H | 2E Woodland hitters: Kylie Knox — 1R, 1H, 1BB, 3RBI Taylor Calhoun — 1R, 2H, 1RBI Kereston Franklin — 3H, 1RBI Courtney Godfrey — 1H, 1RBI Emma Jordan — 1H Jordan Duck — 1R, 1H Shelby Rainey — 1H Audrey Morris — 1R Victoria Dabbs — 1R, 1BB, 1H Keri Cagle — 1R Woodland pitching: Lilly Jordan — 4 IP, 8H, 1ER, 3BB, 1K Lily Watson — 3 IP, 1H, 0ER, 2K WOODLAND 8, CAMPBELL 4 WOODLAND —— 1-2-0-3-0-2-0 —— 8R | 8H | 3E CAMPBELL ——- 0-0-0-0-0-2-2 —— 4R | 6H | 4E Woodland hitters: Kylie Knox — 1R Taylor Calhoun — 1R, 3H, 4RBI Kereston Franklin — 1H Courtney Godfrey — 1RBI Victoria Dabbs — 1R Keri Cagle — 3R, 2H, 1RBI Jamison Kilgo — 2R, 2H, 1RBI Brittney Griffith — 1RBI Woodland pitching: Lilly Jordan — 7IP, 6H, 1ER, 2BB, 8K NORTHSIDE COLUMBUS 5, WOODLAND 3 WOODLAND —— 1-0-0-2-0-0-0 —— 3R | 5H | 3E NORTHSIDE —— 0-3-0-0-2-0-x —— 5R | 7H | 5E Woodland hitters: Kylie Knox — 1RBI Taylor Calhoun — 1H, 1RBI Kereston Franklin — 1H Audrey Morris — 1R Courtney Godfrey — 1H Lily Watson — 1H Victoria Dabbs — 1R, 1H Jamison Kilgo — 1R Woodland pitching: Lily Watson — 6 IP, 7H, 2ER, 2BB, 3K Woodland record: 6-9 Next games for Woodland: Tue Sep 1 — at Creekview — 5:55pm Wed Sep 2 — DARLINGTON — 5:30pm Thur Sep 3 — at Dalton — 5:55pm Excel Christian Academy softball lost to Tattnall Square Academy Saturday 21-0 in Macon. A second game, scheduled with Stratford Academy on the road trip, was rained out.

Adairsville volleyball split four matches on Saturday (Aug. 29). The Lady Tigers defeated Pickens in straight sets, but lost to Fannin County in the morning rounds. They then defeated Pickens, but fell to Calhoun in the afternoon matches. The Lady Tigers (5-8, 1-2 in Area) were playing in the Rally at the Ridge Invitational in Blue Ridge hosted by Fannin County High School. Adairsville defeated Pickens in a pair of close games 25-21, 25-23. The loss to Fannin County was by scores of 25-9, 25-14. The Lady Tigers defeated Lumpkin County 25-23,11-25 and 15-6, but lost their tournament finale' to Calhoun. Cass volleyball lost volleyball matches this week to North Cobb Christian and Woodland on Thursday (Aug. 27) and fell to Coosa on Saturday. All three losses were in straight sets, 2-0. North Cobb Christian defeated Cass 25-6, 25-7. Woodland topped the Lady Colonels 25-23, 25-17 and Coosa defeated Cass at the Coosa Invitational at Shorter University, 25-12, 25-15. Results from the Lady Colonels’ match with LaFayette on Saturday will be updated in this article when they become available. In addition to Woodland’s victory over Cass, the Lady Cats also had a Coosa Invitational loss to North Cobb Christian 25-20, 25-14. Woodland is now 9-9 on the season.