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Australian Jason Day won the final major of the year with a record-setting performance. He fired four rounds at 20-under-par to win the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. The victory was his first in golf's major championships. Jordan Spieth, who had already won two major championships this year, finished second just three shots back. Bartow Sports Zone tracks the performances of players affiliated with Scott Hamilton Golf Academy at Cartersville Country Club. Scott Hamilton is the Director of Golf at CCC and works with many prominent professional golfers through SH Golf Acadmey. Results for those players on the PGA Tour, WEB.com Tour, and the senior Champions Tour are listed below. PGA Tour PGA Championship Whistling Straits, Sheboygan, WI Winner: Jason Day (-20) over Jordan Spieth (-17) T12 — Russell Henley (-10) T37 — Boo Weekley (-3) T48 — Harris English (-1) MC — Steven Bowditch MC — Brendon Todd Note: Acworth’s Jason Bohn finished T37 (-3). Next Week: Wyndham Championship, Greensboro, NC WEB.com Tour Price Cutter Charity Championship Highland Springs CC, Springfield, MO Aug 13-16 Winner: Dawie vander Walt (-23) T39 — Hunter Hamrick (-13) T83 — Kelvin Day (-5) T83 — Mark Silvers (-5) Next Week: WinCo Foods Portland Open, North Plains, OR The Champions Tour for senior players was idle this week. Next Week: Boeing Classic, Snoqualmie, WA

With only a few weeks remaining before the University of Georgia Bulldogs take the field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, former Cartersville High School punter Collin Barber received a nod of approval from UGA head coach Mark Richt. Barber, entering his senior season, spent the off-season working with his personal kicking coach Marc Nolan. Barber has played in 35 games for the Bulldogs and is one of Bartow Sports Zone's Athletes Beyond Bartow. He is being challenged in the pre-season by freshman preferred walk-on Rodrigo Blankenship. Blankenship is a rugby-style punter and a potential kickoff specialist. According to comments by Richt on Saturday, Barber has been punting much better in recent practices. The Bulldogs open the 2015 season Saturday, Sept. 5 at noon against the University of Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks. For more on Collin Barber, please see Marc Weiszer’s updates including ‘Collin Barber welcomes competition for UGA punter job,’ at onlineathens.com

The Georgia High School Association meets Monday (Aug. 17) and will be considering a proposal to expand the state’s classifications for athletics from seven divisions to eight. The addition — if the proposal is approved — will be what has been called The Big 44. It will be comprised of schools in the top 10 percent of enrollment. The reclassification plan also includes a multiplier formula similar to what was in effect for the larger private schools from 2000 to 2008. The proposed multiplier would apply to any school with open enrollment that accepts 1 to 3 percent of its enrollment from outside its own county. The exact percentage has not yet been determined. That formula could again impact larger private schools as well as city school systems with open enrollment. The plan has basically been sponsored and presented by GHSA reclassification committee members Dave Hunter (Brookwood) and Earl Etheridge (Savannah). Under the proposed plan, the single-A classification will remain unchanged except for the expansion of its current playoff format. The proposal includes an expansion of the private A and public A playoff brackets from 16 to 24 teams. Between the Big 44 and the two single-A divisions, there would be five classifications comprised of approximately 58 to 64 schools. The GHSA has 454 member schools with 419 that play football. The Big 44 plan would mean eight different state championship divisions and would go into effect with the 2016-17 school year. The reclassification plan is on the agenda for discussion at the GHSA’s committee meetings Sunday and would go before the full executive committee membership Monday.

The Cass Lady Colonels' softball team out hit two of their three opponents, but dropped all three games at the Carrollton Tournament this weekend. Cass, now 0-6 on the season, will look to rebound this week with a pair of home Region 7AAAAA home games. Results from the Carrollton Tournament: SOUTH COBB 11, CASS 9 SOUTH COBB —— 4-0-0-0-1-2-4 —— 11R | 7H | 6E CASS —— 1-1-5-0-0-0-2 —— 9R | 14H | 6E Cass Hitters: Sierrah Gani — 1R, 3H, 2RBI Alexia Najarro — 1H, SAC, 1RBI Sarah Fox — 2H, 1RBI Hannah Lee — 1H Brittnee Mayer — 1R Cat White — 1H, 1RBI Hannah Elrod — 1R, 1H Sarah Moore — 2R, 1H Mae Mae McIntyre — 2R, 2H, 1RBI Taylor Queen — 1R, 2H, SAC, 2RBI Cass Pitching: Hannah Lee — 7 IP, 7R, 3ER, 7H, 6K, 4BB _____________________________ BREMEN 10, CASS 6 BREMEN —— 2-0-1-0-4-3 —— 10R | 9H | 2E CASS —— 0-2-3-0-1-0 —— 6R | 5H | 3E Cass Hitters: Sierrah Gani — 2H, 1BB, 1RBI, SB Alexia Najarro — 1BB, 1RBI Hannah Lee — 1R, 1H Cat White — 2R, 1BB, 1H, SB Hannah Elrod — SAC, SF, 1RBI Sarah Moore — 2R, 1BB, SB Casey Brazell — 1R, 1BB, 1H, SAC, 1RBI Brittnee Mayer — 1RBI Cass Pitching: Cat White — 5 IP, 7R, 3ER, 7H, 1BB Hannah Lee — 1 IP, 3R, 2ER, 2H, 1K, 1BB _______________________________ HERITAGE-CATOOSA 4, CASS 2 HERITAGE —— 0-3-1-0-0-0 —— 4R | 7H | 1E CASS —— 0-1-0-0-0-1 —— 2R | 11H | 3E Cass Hitters: Sierrah Gani — 2H, 1RBI Sarah Moore — 1H Sarah Fox — SAC, 1H Hannah Lee — 2H Cat White — 1R, 1H Hannah Elrod — 1R, 1H Casey Brazell — 1H Taylor Queen — 2H, 1RBI Cass Pitching: Hannah Lee — 6 IP, 4R, 3ER, 7H, 2BB, 7K _______________________________ Next Games: Tue. Aug. 18 — Home vs. Rome, 5:45pm Thur. Aug. 20 — Home vs. Sequoyah, 5:45pm

The Scott Hamilton Golf Academy based out of Cartersville Country Club has three players active on the weekend at the PGA Championship being played at Whistling Straits in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. The PGA Championship (August 13-16) is the last of the four major championships in golf. Russell Henley (T13, -7) leads the SH Golf Academy group heading into Sunday’s final round, followed by Boo Weekley (T17, -6) and Harris English (T52, -1). Steven Bowditch and Brendon Todd both missed the 36-hole cut this week. Acworth’s Jason Bohn (T24, -5), a former SH Golf Academy affiliate, fired a 66 Saturday to climb the leaderboard. Jason Day (-15) leads the PGA Championship after 54 holes over Jordan Spieth (-13) and Justin Rose (-12). Branden Grace is also at 12-under following a 64 on Saturday. On the WEB.com Tour where Dawie vander Walt is leading at 23-under through 54 holes, Scott Hamilton Golf Academy affiliated players Hunter Hamrick (T42, -10), Mark Silvers (T75, -6), and Kelvin Day (T81, -5) made the weekend. Jim Renner missed the cut at the Price Cutter Charity Championship in Springfield, MO. The senior Champions Tour with SH Golf Academy’s Joe Durant is off this week. That tour’s next event is the Boeing Classic played at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge in Washington.

Cartersville softball split a pair of games with Central-Carroll this weekend and defeated Haralson County to go 2-1 at the Villa Rica Inviational and improved to 3-3 on the year. Cartersville managed only one hit by Kennedy Bailey and yielded five unearned runs in a 7-0 loss to Central-Carroll Friday, but rebounded to shutout Haralson County 2-0 later in the evening. The Lady Canes then pounded out 13 hits in a rematch with Central-Carroll Saturday to win 10-3. Colbi Ballard scattered five hits, struck out three, and walked only two for the shutout win over Haralson County in the circle. Bailey homered to left field for the Lady Canes in the top of the fourth for the game’s first run. Megan Morneau scored Cartersville’s other run as a courtesy runner for Bailey in the top of the sixth after Tara Mathis’ double. Michaela Crowe, Madison McKinney, and Taylor Waits also had hits in the win over the Lady Rebels. In the rematch with Central, Cartersville scored seven runs in the opening frame and never looked back. Paris Poston had three hits including a double and scored three times to lead the Lady Canes at the plate. Macee Cole drove in four runs with a pair of hits and a sacrifice. Cole also scored two runs and stole a base. Taylor Waits and Molly Wilson added two hits each. Wilson added a RBI. Allie Jackson (RBI, Mathis (RBI, SB), McKinney, and Ballard (RBI) had the other Cartersville hits. Ballard was the winning pitcher for Cartersville, yielding three unearned runs on three hits and five walks. She recorded one strikeout. The Lady Canes host Gilmer Tuesday (Aug. 18) at 5:55pm and travel to Heritage in Ringgold Thursday (Aug. 20) at 5:55pm.

Cartersville’s defensive front was dominant and the offense scored on all but one possession in the first half as the Purple Hurricanes cruised to a 42-0 scrimmage victory Friday night at Woodland. Trevor Lawrence found Terrius Callahan for an 11-yard touchdown pass less than 5 minutes into the game on Cartersville’s first drive for the opening score. Tiamon Pennymon had a key rush on the opening drive and Lawrence converted a pair of third downs and a fourth down situation to keep the drive moving despite several early penalties. “That concerned me a little,” said Cartersville head coach Joey King. “We want to play as cleanly as possible without turnovers and without penalties, but we overcame a few early penalties and that’s one of the things we talk about with our guys. Penalties are going to happen, so that’s an important attribute.” Sophomore Evan Williams scored on a 39-yard reverse for the Canes’ second touchdown. A Lawrence to Auston Davis six-yard touchdown pass (7:58, 2Q) capped the next drive that included big Lawrence completions to Pennymon and Miller Forristall and made it 21-0. Trey Creamer capped the next 56-yard scoring drive with a 10-yard run (4:16, 2Q) to make it 28-0 and Lawrence scampered 57 yards for a touchdown in the final minute of the half to make it 35-0. Lawrence finished the half with over 250 yards passing (19 of 24) and two scores. Dominique Williams scored on a 7-yard run in the third quarter that capped an 85-yard drive for the Canes final score. Antoine Jefferson had a long run and a key catch in the drive that made the final score 42-0. Cartersville’s defense was dominant for much of the three quarters of varsity work and at one point forced five consecutive three-and-outs. “That’s a really good and well coached football team,” said Woodland head coach Tony Plott. “Cartersville has great size and athleticism, we knew they were going to be tough, but we are still working on us. The kids are still playing hard. We will get better.” Woodland’s offensive highlights included pass connections from Jarvis James to Brandon Allen and Grant Robinson to James as the Wildcats utilize a two-quarterback rotation. Both teams utilized their younger players in the fourth quarter. Woodland will open the 2015 season at Adairsville on Thursday, August 27 with a 7:30pm kickoff. Cartersville opens the following night (Aug. 28) at Cass. That will also be a 7:30pm start. Bartow Sports Zone and AM1270 WYXC will have live broadcasts of both games starting with Renasant Bank Pre-Game Show coverage at 7:05pm. Listen live “on air” at WYXC or online on the Football Broadcasts page of this site (see the top menu). Listeners may also use TuneIn.com or the free TuneIn app for mobile devices. Just locate WYXC on TuneIn for live coverage.

Sidnee Johnson led a potent Adairsville Tigers’ offensive attack to a 21-7 scrimmage victory over Cass Friday night at Adairsville. Johnson (photo left) scored on a 25-yard run on the Tigers’ first possession just five minutes into the game. C.J. Jackson added the PAT that gave Adairsville a 7-0 lead. Junior quarterback Roger Redd, (photo right) in his first high school football appearance at any level, gave Tigers’ head coach Eric Bishop a solid performance also. Cass senior running back James Darns (photo below) dashed 40 yards on the initial play of the second quarter and sophomore Anthony Robledo knotted the score at 7-7 with a PAT. Adairsville scored twice in the second period, including a Redd to Marquel Lane 48-yard slant pass with just over a minute left in the first half that made it 21-7 with the kick. Cass added a touchdown with the younger kids in the second half that was not part of the recorded score in the scrimmage format. “We had a good first half,” Bishop said. “Our kids played well. We made some mistakes, but avoided having penalties. We’ll get a good look at everyone now in film sessions and get to work on those adjustments at practice.” “Adairsville’s got a good team and they’ve got something special with Johnson,” said Cass head coach Bobby Hughes. Hughes was also encouraged by his own team’s efforts. “We played really hard. The offense played well and we rushed it pretty well.” said Hughes. “We feel like we left some points on the field with a couple of little mistakes and we had a couple of issues on defense that we’ll get corrected. Overall, we got good effort and we’ll get back after it on Monday.” Adairsville opens the official regular season Friday at Ridgeland. Kickoff set for 7:30pm Cass opens its season August 28 at home against Cartersville. Kickoff 7:30pm. Bartow Sports Zone and AM1270 WYXC will broadcast both games live with Renasant Bank Pre-Game Show coverage opening the broadcasts at 7:05pm each night. Listen live “on air” at WYXC or online on the Football Broadcasts page of this site (see the top menu). Listeners may also use TuneIn.com or the free TuneIn app for mobile devices. Just locate WYXC on TuneIn for live coverage. -- All photos courtesy TCPICSonline.com

All four local high school football teams will have an opportunity to perform under the Friday night lights in preseason scrimmages Friday, August 14. Cartersville will play at Woodland and Cass will travel to Adairsville for controlled scrimmages. Both games will kickoff at 7:30pm. Normal game admission will be charged. The formats for both scrimmages will be almost identical. The varsity starters for each team are expected to see most of the playing time in the first half to three quarters and the younger junior varsity and freshmen players will be on the field in the latter stages. Each of the four local coaches have noted the importance of getting their teams in game-type situations and getting their performances on video tape. Adairsville will open their 2015 regular season next Friday (August 21) at Ridgeland and then return home the following Thursday (August 27) to host Woodland. Cartersville and Cass open the 2015 campaign at Cass on Friday, August 28. Kickoff for all four teams' regular season openers will be 7:30pm. Bartow Sports Zone and AM1270 WYXC will broadcast 13 regular season games this Fall, and will cover each of the season openers for the local teams. Pregame coverage will always begin a 7:05pm.

Adairsville volleyball started the 2015 season Thursday night with a split of matches against Murray County and Pickens. The Lady Tigers swept Murray County 2-0, but fell to Pickens 2-1. ADAIRSVILLE VOLLEYBALL 2015 SCHEDULE Thur Aug 13 — at Pickens w/ Murray — 5pm Tue Aug 18 — ARMUCHEE — 5pm Sat Aug 22 — At The Rock Tourney (Rockmart) Tue Aug 25 — at Coahulla Creek w/ Calhoun — 5pm Thur Aug 27 — at Armuchee w/ Calhoun — 5pm Sat Aug 29 — Rally on the Ridge (Fannin) Tue Sep 1 — at Darlington w/ Chattooga — TBA Thur Sep 3 — at Coosa w/ Cass — 5pm Tue Sep 8 — at No. Murray w/ Murray Co. — 5pm Thur Sep 10 — at Lafayette w/ Gordon Lee — 5pm Tue Sep 15 — at Ringgold w/ Gordon Lee — 5pm Thur Sep 17 — PICKENS — 5pm Sat Sep 19 — Bartow Co. Tourney at Woodland Tue Sep 22 — SONORAVILLE & LFO — 5pm Tue Sep 29 — at Armuchee — 5pm Tue Oct 6 — LAFAYETTE & MODEL — 5pm Oct 12-16 — Area Tournament TBA For more on the Lady Tigers' opening night on the courts, see David Royal's article, "Lady Tigers open season with a split,' at The Daily Tribune News.

Cartersville softball out hit Northwest Whitfield Thursday night in Tunnel Hill, but it was the Lady Bruins who came away with the region victory. The Lady Canes scored three runs in the final two innings to cut into a five run deficit, but came up a pair of runs short. NORTHWEST WHITFIELD 6, CARTERSVILLE 4 CARTERSVILLE —— 0-0-0-1-0-1-2 —— 4R | 13H | 0E NORTHWEST —— 1-0-2-3-0-0-0 —— 6R | 7H | 1E Cartersville Hitters: Molly Wilson — 1R, 1H Brittany Huth — 1H, 1RBI Kennedy Bailey — 1H, 1BB Megan Morneau — 1R Michaela Crowe — 3H, SB Madison McKinney — 1H, 1RBI Paris Poston — 1H, SB Colbi Ballard — 1H Tara Mathis — 1H, 1RBI Allie Jackson — 1H, 1BB Taylor Waits — 2R, 2H, SB Cartersville Pitching: Colbi Ballard — 4 IP, 6ER, 7H, 3K, 2BB Tara Mathis — 2 IP, 0ER, 0H, 1K, 0BB Next Games for Cartersville: Fri Aug 14 — vs. Central-Carroll (Villa Rica Tourney) — 5pm Fri Aug 14 — vs. Haralson Co. (Villa Rica Tourney) — 6:45pm Sat Aug 15 — vs. Central-Carroll (Villa Rica Tourney) — 11:15am Tue Aug 18 — GILMER — 5:55pm Thur Aug 20 — at Heritage-Catoosa — 5:55pm ____________________________ Northwest Hitters: Alyssa Ward — 3R, 3H, 1RBI, 4SB Jolene Gale — 1R, 1H, 2RBI, SB Shelby Ralston — 1H, 1BB Charis Knight — 1RBI Caroline Kiker — 1H, 1BB KaLeigh Fitzgerald — 1R, 1H Brittany Ogle — 1R Northwest Pitching: Anna Grace Rann — 5 IP, 12H, 3ER, 1BB Kylie Caylor — 1 IP, 1H, 1BB

Coach Colman Roberts' Woodland Lady Wildcats softball team picked up its initial win of the 2015 season Thursday night with an 8-1 home victory over Cass. Lilly Jordan tossed a complete game in the circle for the Wildcats. She scattered four hits and struck out five. Courtney Godfrey homered and had 3RBI to lead the Woodland offense. The Lady Wildcats improved to 1-3 on the year. Cass, still looking for their first win, fell to 0-3. WOODLAND 8, CASS 1 CASS —— 0-0-0-1-0-0-0 —— 1R | 4H | 3E WOODLAND —— 1-0-0-2-0-5-x —— 8R | 7H | 3E Cass Hitters: Sierrah Gani — 1H, 1RBI Sarah Moore — 1H Sarah Fox — 1H, 2BB Cat White — 1H Casey Brazell — 1BB Mae Mae McIntyre — 1R, 2BB Cass Pitchers: Hannah Lee — 6 IP, 8R, 5ER, 6H, 4K, 5BB Next for Cass: 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 ____________________________ Woodland Hitters Kylie Knox — 1R, 1H, 1RBI Taylor Calhoun — 2R, 1H, 2RBI, 1BB Courtney Godfrey — 1R, 1H, (HR) 3RBI, 1BB Kereston Franklin — 1H Keri Cagle — 1R Victoria Dabbs -- 1H Shelby Rainey — 1R Brittney Griffith — 1R, 1H, 1BB Jamison Kilgo — 1H, 1RBI, 1BB Audrey Morris — 1R Woodland Pitchers: Lilly Jordan — 7 IP, 4H, 1R, 0ER, 5BB, 5K Next for Woodland: Mon Aug 17 — at Lassiter — 5:45pm Tue Aug 18 — RIVER RIDGE — 5:30pm Thur Aug 20 — at Rome — 5pm