Former Woodland High School standout, Randi Wimpy (photo), highlights this group of 'Athletes Beyond Bartow' softball players. Wimpy leads the Reinhardt University Eagles offensively through the first dozen games in 2016. Wimpy was a National Fastpitch Coaches Association NAIA All-American last season and is off to another impressive start. Check out her recent results and the results of others currently competing in softball at the collegiate level. Bartow Sports Zone maintains a roster with collegiate links on our 'Athletes Beyond Bartow' page of this website and we update recent results for athletes periodically. NOTE: Track & Field, Wrestling, Tennis, Basketball, and Baseball updates are published separately this week. SOFTBALL BETHANY BALLARD — Armstrong State University (Jr., Cass HS) . . . catcher, has appeared in six games for the Pirates and has a double (.200) with a pair of RBI. ASU is 14-6 on the season and plays a doubleheader at Fort Valley State March 5 before opening Peach Belt Conference play March 12 by hosting defending NCAA D-II national champions, University of North Georgia. SYDNEY FLOWERS — Reinhardt University (Jr., Woodland HS) . . . the Eagles’ third baseman went 5-for-10 in a pair of doubleheaders with Rio Grande (OH) and Pikeville (KY) Feb. 26-27. Flowers also drove in four runs in those four games. She has a .294 batting average and has started 10 games. Reinhardt (8-4) will face Faulkner, seventh-ranked Mobile, 23rd-ranked Lindenwood University-Belleville, and Concordia (MI) in the Gulf Shores Invitational March 4-6. LACEY FRITZ — Southeastern Louisiana University (Jr., Woodland HS) . . . had a pinch hitting appearance in a 4-2 win over Indiana Purdue Fort Wayne Feb. 27. Fritz has appeared in 10 games, starting four. The Lions were 3-3 for the week also defeating Memphis and Jackson State. The losses were to Mississippi State, Southern Miss, and Baylor in the Gulfport Invitational. Southeastern (12-4) hosts Louisiana Tech March 2 and hosts University of Texas-Arlington in a three game series March 5-6. HUNTER IRVIN — Reinhardt University (Fr., Cartersville HS) . . . made a pair of appearances Feb. 27 in a doubleheader with University of Pikeville (KY). She scored a run and drew a pair of walks. Irvin has a .250 batting average in four at bats with two RBI. The Lady Eagles play in the Gulf Shores Invitational March 4-6 where they will face Faulkner, seventh-ranked Mobile, 23rd-ranked Lindenwood University-Belleville, and Concordia (MI). MALLORY JACKSON — Georgia Highlands CC (Fr., Woodland HS) . . . went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI and a pair of walks in a pair of appearances vs. Darton State CC Feb. 28 as the Chargers split a doubleheader. In 25 games, Jackson is hitting .185 with two homeruns and 12 RBI. GHC is 11-18 overall and 1-1 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association. The Chargers host USC Salkehatchie March 1 and East Georgia CC in a GCAA conference doubleheader Sat. March 5. ASHLEY JORDAN — Georgia Highlands CC (Fr., Woodland HS) . . . hitting .329 with 12 RBI and four stolen bases through 29 games. Defensively, Jordan has a .953 fielding percentage in 43 chances. The Chargers are 11-18 overall and 1-1 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association. They host USC Salkehatchie March 1 and East Georgia in a GCAA conference series Sat. March 5. KAILAH RAIN — Embry-Riddle University (Soph., Cartersville HS) . . . went 2-for-4 with a double in the opener of a three-game series with Florida Tech Feb. 26. Rain drove in two runs, scored a run, and stole a base in the win. She then went 1-for-3 and doubled in Game 1 of a doubleheader with Florida Tech Feb. 27, but ERU lost both games. Rain has a .341 batting average with five RBI, starting all 14 games for the Eagles in center field. She has not committed an error in 14 defensive chances and has two outfield assists. ERU (9-5 overall, 1-5 in the SSC) hosts Concordia College (MN) in a doubleheader Feb. 29; Ferris State (MI) in another doubleheader March 2; and hosts a Sunshine State Conference three game series with Florida Southern March 4-5. TAYLOR WEEKS — Reinhardt University (Jr., Adairsville HS) . . . collected four hits and four RBI with a walk in a pair of doubleheaders with Rio Grande (OH) and University of Pikeville (KY) Feb. 26-27. The Eagles won three of four games and improved to 8-4 on the season. Weeks has a .200 batting average with seven RBI and a stolen base in 12 starts. RU plays in the Gulf Shores Invitational March 4-6 where they will face Faulkner, seventh-ranked Mobile, 23rd-ranked Lindenwood University-Belleville, and Concordia (MI). RANDI WIMPY — Reinhardt University (Sr., Woodland HS) . . . went 8-for-14 in a pair of doubleheaders with Rio Grande (OH) University and University of Pikeville (KY) Feb. 26-27. The Eagles won three of four games and improved to 8-4 on the season. Wimple, an NAIA All-American catcher as a junior, has a .487 batting average that includes nine extra base hits, a pair of homeruns, and 12 RBI in a dozen games. She also has a .969 fielding percentage in 65 chances. RU plays in the Gulf Shores Invitational March 4-6 where they will face Faulkner, seventh-ranked Mobile, 23rd-ranked Lindenwood University-Belleville, and Concordia (MI). LAUREN WOMACK — Georgia Highlands CC (Fr., Cass HS) . . . went 3-for-3 with a double, scored twice, and drove in a run in a 10-2 victory over Darton Feb. 28 as the Chargers split a conference doubleheader. Through 29 games, Womack is hitting .254 in 71 plate appearances with six RBI. She has four stolen bases. Georgia Highlands is 11-18 overall and 1-1 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association. The Chargers host USC Salkehatchie March 1 and East Georgia in a GCAA conference doubleheader Sat. March 5. Have we missed someone in the above sport? Please let us know. Use our contact page on this site or the link provided on the 'Athletes Beyond Bartow' page of this website. You may also email: bartowsportszone@comcast.net to provide information.

CTCC SID, Alex Ewalt, contributed to this update. Two former Cartersville High School standouts now playing for Chattahoochee Tech CC picked up All-GCAA accolades after the completion of the regular season. A.J. Mosby made the first team and Ryan Davis earned honorable mention status for the 2015-16 basketball season. Mosby, a sophomore from Cartersville High School, earned his second all-conference first-team nomination as a Golden Eagle, as he was also named the GCAA Freshman of the Year last season. The 6’2” guard leads the team and is second in the conference with 18.4 points per game. Mosby is eighth in the conference in assists per game at 3.9 and third in steals per game with 2.5 to go with 4.7 rebounds per game. He finished the regular season shooting 52 percent from the field, 38.7 percent from three and 77.6 percent from the free-throw line. He has played the fourth-most minutes in the league at 31.3 per game. Mosby scored over 30 points twice, going for 33 and 36 in back-to-back wins at South Georgia Tech and versus Southern Crescent Tech, respectively, on Jan. 11 and 14. His half-court buzzer-beater at South Georgia Tech lifted the Golden Eagles to a crucial 90-89 GCAA road win. He also scored 27 points three times and broke the 20-point mark nine times. Davis, also a sophomore and Mosby’s former high school teammate at Cartersville, is ninth in the conference with 13.1 points per game. The 6’4” guard is also averaging 5.6 rebounds per game, 5.0 assists per game (5th in GCAA), 2.0 steals per game (6th) and 30.3 minutes per game (5th). He finished the regular season shooting 50.8 percent from the floor. Davis scored a season-high 32 in the Jan. 11 road win at South Georgia Tech and reached the 20-point mark five times in total, scoring 27 and 25 in home wins against Gordon State and East Georgia State, respectively. He also has six double-doubles, four times with points/rebounds and twice with points/assists. The Golden Eagles men (21-9, 8-8 GCAA) are the fourth seed in the nine-team conference. As a top-four team, the Golden Eagles earned the right to host a first-round tournament game this Tuesday night (March 1), when Atlanta Metro will return to the Smyrna Community Center. Chatt Tech lost 73-64 at Atlanta Metro in the teams’ first meeting on Feb. 15, splitting the regular season home-and-home. Should the Golden Eagles win Tuesday night, they would continue on to the semifinals, both of which will be hosted this Friday by the highest remaining tournament seed. The championship game will be hosted by the higher seed this Saturday. Nationally, second-ranked Georgia Highlands CC (16-0), South Georgia College CC (11-5) and Central Georgia Tech CC (9-7) also host first-round conference tournament games this Tuesday. OTHERS: ELIJAH ROBINSON — Emmanual College (Jr., Excel Christian Academy) . . . scored eight points, grabbed 12 rebounds, dished out three assists, and blocked two shots for the Lions in a pair of wins Feb. 23 and 26 against Erskine College at home and on the road at Barton College. Robinson has averaged 8.6 points and 4.7 rebounds per game in 25 appearances. Emmanuel College is scheduled to wrap up the regular season Tuesday (Mar. 1) with a home game against Bob Jones University. The Lions, who are not eligible for the conference tournament due to reclassification to NCAA D-II, are 21-5 overall and 16-4 in Conference Carolinas. That was good enough for a second place finish in the conference standings. ADRIAN RODGERS — Southern University (Sr., Cartersville, GA resident; Centennial HS; Maine Central Prep) . . . totaled 18 points, five rebounds, three assists, and a steal in a 78-66 loss at Alabama A&M Feb. 22. . . Rodgers then scored 17 points with three boards, a blocked shot, and a steal in a 70-56 victory at Alcorn State. He is averaging 16.8 points and 5.3 rebounds per game for the 18-11 Jaguars. Southern is 10-6 and in fourth place in the Southwestern Athletic Conference with conference games remaining at home against Texas Southern (Thr Mar 3) and Prairie View A&M (Sat Mar 5). The SWAC championship tournament will be March 8-12 at the Toyota Center in Houston, TX. COREY TOBIN -- Chattahoochee Tech CC (Soph., Cartersville HS) . . . a shooting guard starter for the Golden Eagles, Tobin takes an 8.1 points per game average into the GCAA tournament this week. He has shot 41 percent from the floor and from beyond the three-point arc while gathering 3.9 rebounds per game and dishing out 3.1 assists. Fourth-seeded CTCC hosts Atlanta Metropolitan CC in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament Tuesday, March 1. RUDY WINTERS — Dalton State College (Soph., Excel Christian Academy) . . . scored six points with one assist as the Roadrunners defeated Middle Georgia State at home Feb. 27. Winters has averaged over 21 minutes per game in 17 appearances and six starts for the defending NAIA national champions. He is scoring 12.8 points per game and 2.8 rebounds. He has 16 steals, 15 assists, and four blocked shots on the season. DSC is 19-10 overall and 11-7 in the Southern States Athletic Conference. The third-seeded Roadrunners open the SSAC championship tournament March 3 against sixth-seeded Auburn-Montgomery. The tournament continues with semifinals and finals March 4-5 in Montgomery, AL Did we miss someone? If so, let us know via our contact page link above or use the submission form on the 'Athletes Beyond Bartow' page of this site. Look under the 'More' tab for a drop-down link.

Former Cartersville High School standout, Kaelyn Irby (photo), highlights this group of 'Athletes Beyond Bartow'. Irby leads the Gadsden State CC Cardinal into the opening round of the Alabama Community College Conference championship tournament that begins March 1 at Wallace State CC-Selma. Irby has three other former Bartow County high school players as teammates. Marissa Dubose, Morgan Jones, and Maya Jones are also on the GSCC squad. Check out their recent results and the results of others currently competing in womens basketball at the collegiate level. Bartow Sports Zone maintains a roster with collegiate links on our 'Athletes Beyond Bartow' page of this website and we update recent results for athletes periodically. NOTE: Track & Field, Wrestling, Tennis, Mens Basketball, Softball, and Baseball updates are published separately this week. WOMENS BASKETBALL SYDNEY BOYD — Brewton-Parker College (Fr., Woodland HS) . . .saw action for the Lady Barons in a 75-74 Southern States Athletic Conference game at Faulkner (AL) Feb. 27 and collected one rebound. BPC also beat Auburn-Montgomery Feb. 25 by three points in overtime for a 2-0 week. Brewton-Parker is 7-21 overall and 3-15 in the SSAC. The conference tournament is March 2-4 in Montgomery, AL MARISSA DUBOSE — Gadsden State CC (Soph., Woodland HS) . . . scored eight points, grabbed nine rebounds, and had one steal in three games the past week. GSCC lost to Shelton State CC, but defeated Southern Union State CC and Enterprise State CC. The Cardinal improved to 13-14 overall and 5-5 in the Alabama Community College Conference. They open the ACCC Tournament Tuesday, Mar. 1 at Wallace State-Selma CC. ASHLEY HUSKINS — University of the Cumberlands (Fr., Cass HS) . . . totaled 13 points and six rebounds in a 72-64 Mid-South Conference loss to Cumberland University Feb. 27. Huskins has appeared in 23 of 26 games, starting twice. She has averaged 4.3 points and 3.7 rebounds per game in an average of 15.7 minutes per contest. The Lady Patriots finished the regular season 11-15 overall and 2-12 in the MSC. U of C finished seventh in the conference and will take on second-seeded Campbellsville University March 3 in the quarterfinal round of the Mid-South Conference Tournament in Frankfort, KY. KAELYN IRBY — Gadsden State CC (Soph. Cartersville HS) . . . scored 11 points with eight steals and six rebounds in an 87-76 win over Enterprise State CC Feb. 26 … totaled 23 points, six rebounds, and two steals in an 82-73 win Feb. 24 vs. Southern Union State CC . . . finished with 14 points, five rebounds, three assists, and three steals during a loss to Shelton State CC Feb. 22. Irby is averaging 13 points and 4.5 rebounds in 26 games this season. She has 113 assists and 62 steals. The Cardinal finished the regular season with a 13-14 overall record and 5-5 in the Alabama Community College Conference. They open the ACCC Tournament Tuesday, Mar. 1 at Wallace State-Selma CC. MAYA JONES -- Gadsden State CC (Soph., Cartersville HS) . . . averaging just under one point and one rebound per game for the Cardinal in 22 games. GSCC begins play in the ACCC Championship Tournament Tuesday, Mar. 1 at Wallace State-Selma CC. MORGAN JONES — Gadsden State CC (Soph., Cartersville HS) . . . averaging 4.6 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. . . scored five points and collected five rebounds with a steal and an assist Feb 26 in an 87-76 win over Enterprise State CC . . . scored four points with four rebounds Feb. 25 as the Cardinal defeated Southern Union CC 82-73. . . grabbed four rebounds and scored one point with an assist during a home loss to Shelton State CC Feb. 22. Gadsden finished the regular season with a 13-14 overall record and 5-5 in the Alabama Community College Conference. The Cardinal opens the ACCC Tournament Tuesday, Mar. 1 at Wallace State-Selma CC. Have we missed someone in the above sports? Please let us know. Use our contact page on this site or the link provided on the 'Athletes Beyond Bartow' page of this website. You may also email: bartowsportszone@comcast.net to provide information.

Former Woodland High School standout pole vaulter, Samantha Patterson, highlights this group of 'Athletes Beyond Bartow'. Patterson recently finished fifth in her conference indoor championships for Jacksonville State University. Check out her recent results and the results of others currently competing in track and field, wrestling, and tennis at the collegiate level. Bartow Sports Zone maintains a roster with collegiate links on our 'Athletes Beyond Bartow' page of this website and we update recent results for athletes periodically. NOTE: Basketball, Softball, and Baseball updates are published separately this week. TRACK AND FIELD MILES BEARDEN — Kansas State University (Jr., Darlington School; Cartersville resident) . . . high jumper, placed sixth (2.09m/6-10.25) at the 2016 Big 12 Conference Indoor Championships Feb. 27 at Iowa State University in Ames, IA. The Wildcats wrap up the indoor season March 11 and 12 with qualifying athletes headed to Birmingham, AL for the NCAA Indoor Championships. KSU opens its outdoor schedule at University of Texas-San Antonio Mar. 18-19. ROGER HERRERA — Reinhardt University (Jr., Cartersville HS) . . . distance runner, ran 18th (9:59.58) at the Columbus State University Cougar Invitational in the 3000 meter run. The Eagles finished 5th in the 13 team event. Reinhardt completes next in the Berry Victor Ice-Breaker Duals at Berry College March 5. SAMANTHA PATTERSON (in photo) — Jacksonville State (Soph., Cartersville HS) . . . pole vaulter, placed 5th (3.35m) at the Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Championship Feb. 27 at Tennessee State University in Nashville, TN. The JSU women finished ninth as a team. The Gamecocks now turn their attention to the outdoor portion of the season starting March 12 when they host the Gamecock Quad. BLAKE PERRY — Jacksonville State (Soph., Cartersville HS) . . . placed eighth in the triple jump (11.84m) and finished 12th in the 55 meter hurdles preliminaries (8.50) at the Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Championship Feb. 27 at Tennessee State University in Nashville, TN. The JSU women finished ninth as a team. The Gamecocks now turn their attention to the outdoor portion of the season starting March 12 when they host the Gamecock Quad. WRESTLING SAMMY ROSARIO — Cumberland University (Jr., Cass HS) . . . reached the finals of the Mid-South Conference / NAIA Regional Qualifier event in his 133-pound weight class to earn a spot in the NAIA National Championships March 4-5 at the Kansas Expocentre in Topeka, KS. Rosario is 16-7 in matches this season. TENNIS PEYTON GOLHOFFER — Ball State (Fr., Laurel Springs Academy, Cartersville resident) . . . partnered with Audrey Berger at the No. 2 doubles line to win 6-0 Feb. 27 as the Lady Cards defeated Indiana University Purdue University-Indianapolis (IUPUI). Golhoffer is now 14-3 in singles matches and 13-6 in doubles play as a freshman combining the Fall and Spring seasons. Ball State is now 7-2 on the season and has won five in a row. The Cardinals host Cincinnati March 4 before heading to Orlando March 8-18 for matches with South Dakota, Norfolk State, James Madison, and Wright State. Have we missed someone in the above sports? Please let us know. Use our contact page on this site or the link provided on the 'Athletes Beyond Bartow' page of this website. You may also email: bartowsportszone@comcast.net to provide information.

Georgia Highlands College baseball dropped a pair of games Saturday to visiting Sinclair CC, 3-1 and 11-1 as the visiting Tartan Pride, preseason ranked No. 8 in the country, completed a series three-game sweep. Three Sinclair CC pitchers limited the Chargers to only four hits in the first game of the twinbill Saturday to spoil a solid, six inning relief pitching performance by Highlands’ Zach McCrum. In Game 3 of the series and the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader, Sinclair (3-0) scored seven runs in the first three innings and then cruised to victory. Again, a pair of pitchers for the Tartan Pride limited the Chargers to only four hits. Georgia Highlands (10-7) is scheduled to host Chattahoochee CC (AL) Tuesday (Mar 1, 4pm) and then Guildford Tech (NC) CC for a three game series Saturday and Sunday (Mar 5-6, 1pm/12noon, DH on Sat.)

Cartersville and Johns Creek went to the sixth inning Saturday knotted 1-1 when the Gladiators struck for five runs. Johns Creek then held off a Cartersville rally in the final inning to defeat the Hurricanes, 6-3, at Richard Bell Field. Trevor Lowe was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning and later scored on a wild pitch for Cartersville’s run in the fifth. The Canes scored twice in the bottom of the seventh. Carrington Evans scored on Jacob Fowler’s single. Fowler then scored on an RBI double by Zach Yancey. Both teams finished the contest with eight hits. Parker Tidwell and Fowler had two hits each for the Canes. Anthony Seigler, Evans, Yancey, and Lowe had the other Cartersville base hits. Jonothan Horan (6 IP, 8H, 3R, 1ER, 0BB, 5K) was the winning pitcher for the Gladiators. Cole Neuber had a three-hit performance at the plate for Johns Creek. Hunter Lee had two RBI. Seigler (4.1 IP, 5H, 3R, 2ER, 0BB, 4K) suffered the pitching loss for the Canes. Mason Barnett struck out two and walked one in a scoreless inning of relief. Yancey (1.2 IP, 3H, 3ER, 0BB, 2K) also pitched for Cartersville. With the win, Johns Creek is now 1-3 on the season. Cartersville falls to 0-2. Next for the Canes is a matchup with Parkview Tuesday (Mar 1, 5:55pm) at Richard Bell Field. Cartersville then will battle Coosa at State Mutual Stadium in Rome on Saturday (Mar 5, 6pm).

The Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Men’s Basketball Championship gets under way this week, starting at school sites for the opening round. The tournament begins Thursday (Mar 3) and will then move to one location for the final four semifinals and championship game (Mar 6-7). Georgia Highlands College (29-1), currently ranked number two in the nation in the latest NJCAA poll, is the tournament’s top seed. The Chargers host the winner of a play-in game between Albany Tech CC and East Georgia CC. The play-in game is Monday night. GHC faces the winner Thursday. Chattahoochee Tech CC (21-9), with former Cartersville standouts Ryan Davis, A.J. Mosby, and Corey Tobin in the lineup, is the tournament's number four seed. The Golden Eagles host Atlanta Metro CC (15-15) Thursday in the first round. Mosby was recently named to the GCAA men's basketball first team all-region team. Davis was named an honorable mention all-region member. The other tournament quarterfinals — also Thursday — include Gordon College at Central Georgia Tech CC and South Georgia Tech at South Georgia State CC. The semifinals are Sunday, March 6 and will be hosted by the highest remaining seed among the opening round winners. The championship game will be at that same site on March 7.

The Excel Christian Academy baseball team for 2016 is very young with six freshmen in the lineup playing their first high school varsity baseball. As expected, the Eagles have suffered some growing pains in the early going and that continued Saturday with an 11-1 loss at Mount Zion. Mount Zion-Carroll scored five unearned runs in the bottom of the second as the youthful ECA defense committed four errors in the inning. Mount Zion-Carroll added two more runs in the third, a single run in the fourth, and closed out the game in the fifth inning by adding three more. “We’ve been really anxious at the plate and a little over zealous,” noted Excel coach Mike Cuomo. “We’ve not manufactured very much at the plate in our first two games and we’ve made too many miscues defensively.” In a loss to Walker on Friday, the Eagles managed only one hit. Saturday, Joseph Cuomo doubled and later came around to score on a sacrifice in the fourth inning. Marco Haro, who also had Friday's hit, and Blane Belisario collected the other Excel base hits. Belisario also stole a base. ECA used three pitchers against Mount Zion. Wyatt Karlovich, Jordan Wilkie, and Belisario each saw time on the mound. Cuomo, Belasario, and Levi Blackwell each pitched in Friday’s loss. “Our pitching has been pretty solid,” said coach Cuomo. “The kids have thrown strikes, we just need to play better defense behind them. Excel has committed nine errors in their first two games. “We’ve decided to keep an eye on pitch counts early in the season. The unearned runs have caused pitch counts to soar for some of our early guys. We have four games scheduled next week so we will try to piece together enough arms to get through it and get all our kids some work,” coach Cuomo stated. Excel's busy week includes home games against Christian Heritage Monday (Feb 29), Trion on Thursday (Mar 3), and North Cobb Christian Saturday (Mar 5). The Eagles will also play Friday (Mar 4) at State Mutual Stadium in Rome against Armuchee. The home games are all 5pm starts. The game in the Rome Braves’ stadium is a 6pm start.

Brandon Bell doubled in the fifth inning and reached base four times for Georgia Highlands College, but the Chargers lost the first game of their series with Sinclair CC 7-5 Friday night at LakePoint in Emerson. The Chargers opened the scoring in the first on a double by former Cass standout, Brandon Etheridge (pictured), followed by a Zach McCrum single and a Daniel Gooden RBI single. Sinclair answered in the second by scoring twice on an error and, from that point, never trailed. GHC closed the deficit to 4-2 in the fifth, but the visiting Tartan Pride added single runs in the seventh, eighth, and ninth innings to push their lead to 7-2. The Chargers scored three times in the bottom of the ninth, but the rally fell short. Etheridge and Tristan Roberts drove in the Highlands’ runs. GHC starter, Bryan Quillens (4 IP, 4H, 4R, 2ER, 5BB, 3K), suffered the pitching loss. Tahnner Thomson, Blake Metivier, and Dalton Isley saw mound time for the Chargers. Brody Basilone was the winning pitcher for Sinclair. It was the season opener for the Tartan Pride (1-0), Georgia Highlands season record falls to 10-6. The two teams play a doubleheader Saturday (Feb. 27) starting at 1pm at LakePoint.

Freshman Carlos Perez scored a goal in the final minute of regulation as Cass edged Cartersville 3-2 at the Cartersville soccer complex. Moses Martinez and Andrew Palmer scored the other two Cass goals. Martinez found the back of the net early in the first half. Palmer’s goal tied the game 2-2 in the second half. The Canes and Colonels were tied 1-1 at halftime. Osbaldo Senderos and Pedro Robledo scored the two Cartersville goals. The goal by Senderos tied the score in the opening half. Robledo’s tally gave the Canes a second half lead. Cass (2-1-1) plays Dalton at home Tuesday (Mar. 1). Cartersville (3-1) hosts LaFayette on Tuesday.

ADAIRSVILLE 6, CASS 4 The Tigers struck for five runs in the top of the third Friday night on their way to a 6-4 non-region victory over county rival Cass. The Colonels (1-1) took a three run lead in the bottom of the first and added a run in the fifth, but that was not enough to overcome the Adairsville third frame. The Tigers added an insurance run in the top of the seventh. Hayden Morrow and Dylan Hightower had two hits each for the Tigers. Lane Griffith and Drake Arp had a hit and two RBI each. Roger Redd also had a hit for Adairsville. Brett Gaddy, Bailey Campbell, Nathan Smith, and Jake Collum had two hits each for Cass. Collum and Smith collected a pair of RBI each. Pelfrey (4.1 IP, 2H, 0R, 1BB, 5K) picked up the pitching victory for the Tigers. O’Kelley and Seaman also pitched for Adairsville (1-0). O’Kelley (1.1 IP, 4H, 3R, 2ER, 3BB, 2K) was the starter. Seaman closed out the final inning and one-third allowing two hits and a walk with one strikeout. Evan Hinton (3 IP, 5H, 5ER, 2BB, 6K) took the pitching loss for the Colonels. Cody Johnson, Jake Collum, and Jordan “Boo” Reed also pitched for Cass. Cass opens sub-region play Monday with the opener of a three-game series against Creekview. The Colonels are at home Monday and Friday in the series, but travel to Creekview on Wednesday. All games in the series are scheduled for 5:55pm. Adairsville plays at Darlington Thursday (March 3, 4:30pm) and hosts North Cobb Saturday (March 5, 1pm) LAGRANGE 9, WOODLAND 8 Woodland out hit LaGrange Friday night in a non-region matchup on the diamond at Reinhardt University in Waleska, but the Grangers made the most of their hits to edge the Wildcats, 9-8. Jake Farrar had three hits and three RBI to lead the Grangers offensively. Jake Howard and Ben Anderson added a pair of hits each. LaGrange jumped to a 5-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning, but the Wildcats bounced back with five runs of their own in the top of the second. The Grangers retook the lead in the bottom of the second with two more runs, but Woodland kept battling back. Woodland scored single runs in the fifth and the sixth to take an 8-7 lead, but Larkin Easterwood of LaGrange responded with a two run single in the bottom of the sixth. That gave the Grangers the lead they would not relinquish in the seventh. Trent Harris had three hits, scored three runs, and added an RBI for the Wildcats. Hunter Reaid had two hits and a pair of RBI. Seven more Woodland hitters had one hit each, including Jacob Frye, Brandon Allen, Cauy Williams (triple), Adam Martin, Grant Robinson, Mitchell Taylor, and Garett Cornett. Howard picked up the pitching win for the Grangers (2-1) with four innings of work. Grayson Bagwell (2 IP, 4H, 7R, 4ER, 4BB, 3K) worked the first two innings for Woodland. Kolby Stansel (4 IP, 5H, 2ER, 2K) suffered the pitching loss. Woodland (1-2) opens a three game sub-region series at River Ridge Monday at 5:55pm. WALKER 10, EXCEL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 0 The Excel Eagles lost their season opener at Walker 10-0 Friday night in Marietta. Walker scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the first, then added a single run in the third before adding seven more in the fourth and fifth innings combined for the shortened-game victory. The Wolverines totaled seven hits. Excel managed only one hit — a single by Marco Haro in the fourth inning. Excel plays at Mt. Zion Saturday at 1pm and will host Christian Heritage Monday at LakePoint at 5pm.

The Bartow County Recreation Department’s Bartow Blue 10U boys all-star basketball team won the Georgia Parks and Recreation Association District 5 championship Thursday night by defeating South Cobb #1, 44-36. Kymoni Pullum and Ramarion Pace led Bartow Blue with 14 and 12 points, respectively. Jakaden Barkley scored eight points, followed by four by Jayden Foster and three each by Zantivian Brown and Nic Kennedy. Bartow Blue 10U will not advance to the GRPA State Tournament to be hald at Spalding County’s Taylor Street Gym March 4 and 5. Bartow will play in one pool game Friday against the winner of Spalding County and the District 6 champion. On Saturday (March 5), the tournament moves to single elimination play with the title game scheduled for 4:15pm.