Cartersville Parks & Recreation Department and Bartow County Recreation Department Youth football ​ ​ 8U results Saturday, October 24 at Hamilton Crossing Park BARTOW COLTS 28 BARTOW PACKERS 25 Reed Ezell had touchdown runs of 5 and 2 yards plus tossed two-point conversion passes to Christopher Jameson and Tylan Beeman to lead the Colts. Colby Edwards had an 18 yard touchdown run and Beeman added a 22 yard scoring run for the Colts. After trailing early, the Packers narrowed Colts leads to 16-13 and 22-19, but never got closer. The Packers tallied on three touchdown runs from Treshan Reed. Reed’s two 60 yard jaunts and a 15 yarder, along with a 9 yard scoring rush by Anterrius Hames accounted for the Packers’ points. BARTOW BEARS 26 BARTOW FALCONS 12 The Bears and Falcons played a hard hitting contest Saturday, but the big play by the Bears were too much for the Falcons to overcome. Casen Cochran scored on a 61 yard run and a 59 yard touchdown reception from Talan Nix. Isaiah Livsey added a 64 yard touchdown run, and Nix also scored on a 56 yard run. Nix added a PAT pass to Cochran. For the Falcons, Ja’Kai Baldwin scored on touchdown runs of 25 and 22 yards. BARTOW STEELERS 24 BARTOW JETS 6 The Steelers finished their campaign on a winning note defeating the Jets 24-6. Nicholas Wright scored on runs of 19, 35, and 60 yards. Isaac Burnett and Malachi Harris scored PAT’s on passes by Wright and the team scored a safety on a botched shotgun snap by the Jets. Kolt McCord scored on a 25 yard touchdown run for the Jets. 8U results Saturday, October 24 at Weinman Stadium HURRICANES WHITE 24 HURRICANES GOLD 6 Jakaden Leonard led Hurricanes White with touchdown runs of 56, 45, and 13 yards. Baylon Long also had a 36 yard touchdown run for Hurricanes White. Jordan Woods scored the Hurricanes Gold touchdown with a 24 yard scamper. HURRICANES PURPLE 15 HURRICANES BLACK 6 Brodie McWhorter and Miles Mitchell scored on runs of 3 and 4 yards, respectively for Hurricanes Purple. Thomas Peters made a two point conversion pass reception and McWhorter added a PAT run. Xavier Parker scored for Hurricanes Black on a 55 yard burst. Youth football reports are provided by CPRD and BCRD and are presented on Bartow Sports Zone by CiCi's Pizza of Cartersville.

Cartersville Parks & Recreation Department and Bartow County Recreation Department Youth football ​ ​ 10U results Saturday, October 24 at Weinman Stadium HURRICANES BLACK 20 HURRICANES PURPLE 0 Isaac Cunningham (26 yarder), Kaiden McClendon (41 yarder), and Braylon Inman (80 yarder) each scored on touchdown runs for Hurricanes Black. Avery Higgins added a two-point conversion kick. 12U results Saturday, October 24 at Weinman Stadium CARTERSVILLE HURRICANES 24 BARTOW BEARS 0 Trevor Montgomery (13 yarder), Caleb Hinson (6 yarder), Landon DeFrench (33 yarder), and Damon Williams (24 yarder) had one touchdown run apiece for the Hurricanes in a shutout victory. Youth football reports are provided by CPRD and BCRD and are presented on Bartow Sports Zone by CiCi's Pizza of Cartersville.

ADAIRSVILLE 47, NORTH MURRAY 14 Game links: The Daily Tribune News​ Dalton Daily Citizen CARTERSVILLE 49, SOUTHEAST WHITFIELD 3 Game links: Atlanta Journal-Constitution Dalton Daily Citizen The Daily Tribune News DALTON 51, WOODLAND 3 Game links: The Daily Tribune News Dalton Daily Citizen CASS 33, RIVER RIDGE 12 Game links: The Daily Tribune News

​The City of Cartersville Parks and Recreation Department is offering registration for youth basketball through November 9. Registration is for boys and girls agest 5-18 at the Dellinger Park Office. The fee is $70 through November 8 and $80 on November 9 on a space available basis only. There is a $20 non-city resident fee if applicable. The age control date is December 31, 2015. Game will begin December 12. For more information, contact the Dellinger Park Recreation Office, 770-387-5626.

Cartersville Parks & Recreation Department and Bartow County Recreation Department Youth football 10U results ​ October 22 at Dellinger Park BARTOW RAIDERS 20 HURRICANES WHITE 6 Collin Fletcher scored twice and Evan Sanders added a touchdown as the Raiders defeated Hurricanes White. Fletcher had scoring runs of 25 and 9 yards. Sanders scored on a 6 yard rush. Trip Bradley added a two-point PAT kick. Pearce Mullinax scored for Hurricanes White on a 5 yard run. HURRICANES PURPLE 41 BARTOW BEARS 6 Paul Gamble scored on touchdown runs of 48, 15, and 25 yards to lead the Hurricanes Purple attack. Christian Harrison found the end zone on 19 and 13 yard runs and scored two PAT runs. Boston Pittman scored on a 2 yard blast and had an extra point run. Braden Pittman added a pair of PAT runs for Purple. William Buttram scored the Bears’ points on a 5 yard touchdown run. Youth football reports are provided by CPRD and BCRD and are presented on Bartow Sports Zone by CiCi's Pizza of Cartersville.

Former Cartersville Purple Hurricane and Florida State Seminole, Andre Fluellen, told Sports Illustrated's Eric Single his NFL story is unique. “I have a story," said Fluellen. "There’s not many players who can say they’ve been released eight or nine times. That’s a story to me. And I can tell people now with hard work and the right attitude you can do anything.” Read the full online story here: Eric Single, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED.​

The two Bartow-Gordon Middle School Athletic Association football teams that entered the playoffs as their respective division winner will face off next week for the league championship following wins Thursday afternoon by Cartersville and Red Bud. Cartersville (8-0) remained undefeated on the season with a 34-6 defeat of Calhoun and Red Bud (7-1) handled Adairsville 35-6 in the other semifinal. Cartersville won the South Division of BGMSAA during the regular season. Red Bud won the North Division. The two finalists met in the league regular season opener, September 3, with Cartersville dominating Red Bud 41-6. The game next Thursday (October 29) at Cartersville will determine the 2015 BGMSAA championship. Playoff results: Opening Round Saturday, October 17 Red Bud 48, Woodland 6 Cartersville 59, Ashworth 0 Calhoun 49, South Central 8 Adairsville 7, Cass 0 Semifinals Thursday, October 22 Cartersville 34, Calhoun 6 Red Bud 35, Adairsville 6 Championship Thursday, October 29 Red Bud (7-1) at Cartersville (8-0)

​The City of Cartersville Parks and Recreation Department is offering registration for adult basketball leagues through December 18. Information regarding the leagues will be available beginning October 23. Games will begin in January 2016. For additional information, contact Britt McGill, 770-607-6175, bmcgill@cityofcartersville.org.

Cartersville Parks & Recreation Department and Bartow County Recreation Department Youth football Tuesday, October 20 ​ 10U results at Hamilton Crossing Park BARTOW JETS 39 CARTERSVILLE HURRICANES PURPLE 18 Chris Roper ran for four touchdowns and threw for another in the Jets victory. Roper had touchdown runs of 49, 66, 41, and 44 yards. He also connected with Aiden Cottongim for a 23 yard touchdown toss. Caden Copeland added an 8 yard touchdown run for the Jets. For the Hurricanes, Paul Gamble scored on a 56 yard run and completed a 23 yard touchdown pass to Trevor Wood. Boston Pittman contributed a 1 yard touchdown run for Hurricanes Purple. BARTOW RAIDERS 48 BARTOW BEARS 12 The Bartow Raiders used a big night from Kace Adams to defeat the Bears on Tuesday night. Adams had touchdown runs of 60 and 10 yards and a 50 yard touchdown reception from Evan Sanders. Sanders finished the night with two touchdown passes. Colin Flecther had a touchdown reception of 45 yards and a 70 yard kickoff return. Jackson Barnett added a 3 yard rushing touchdown. For the Bears, Kaden Baldwin scored on a 45 yard run and William Buttram had a 5 yard touchdown run. CARTERSVILLE HURRICANES BLACK 38 BARTOW STEELERS 0 Isaac Cunningham and Braylon Inman scored on a pair of touchdown runs each as the Hurricanes Black shutout the Steelers. Cunningham found paydirt on runs of 25 and 53 yards. Inman scored on 45 and 21 yard rushes. Colt Williams added a 25 yard touchdown dash and Avery Higgins converted four, 2-point extra point kicks. CARTERSVILLE HURRICANES WHITE 22 BARTOW FALCONS 0 Christian Wood, Trevor Harris, and Nate Rosser had touchdown runs of 35, 50, and 5 yards, respectively, as the Hurricanes White shutout the Falcons. Rowan Billings and Carson Haley each made extra point kicks. Youth football reports are provided by CPRD and BCRD and are presented on Bartow Sports Zone by CiCi's Pizza of Cartersville.

The Excel Christian Academy softball team lost both games of their GHSA Class A Private first round state playoff doubleheader Wednesday. First Presbyterian of Macon won by scores of 10-1 and 5-1. "The girls played really well in that second game," said ECA coach Eric Harris. "They had a senior pitcher that threw really well and may have been the best we've seen all year," Harris added. Brighton McCollum and Lindsay Mauldin were both 2-for-2 in the opening loss. Mauldin drove in the Lady Eagles only run. Excel -- playing as the home team in Game 2 -- took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the fifth on a Whitney Harris RBI single, but First Presbyterian answered with three runs in the sixth and two more in the seventh to put the game away. Hannah Cauthen, Tessa Thornbrough, and Harris had the Lady Eagles' hits in the nightcap. "Taylor Gibson gave us another great effort on the mound in Game 2 and we played some solid defense behind her," noted Harris. "I'm pleased with how the girls overcame some early season adversity and played with great effort all year long. It was a good year." Harris concluded. The Lady Eagles finished their season 15-14.

The Calhoun Middle School girls and boys golf teams captured the 2015 Bartow-Gordon Middle School Athletic Association team championships Monday and Tuesday. The girls tournament was played Monday (Oct. 19) at the Calhoun Elks Club. The boys championship was conducted at Fields Ferry Golf Club in Calhoun Tuesday (Oct. 20). Calhoun won the girls title by 25 strokes with a team total of 93. Cass was second with a 118 total and Ashworth placed third at 120. The Calhoun boys shot a team total of 177 to defeat second place Cartersville by eight shots. Cartersville (185) was ten shots better than third place Sonoraville (195). Calhoun's Molly Mashburn fired a nine-hole score of 42 to win the girls individual title ahead of teammates Kylee Thornton (51) and Ella Bennett (57). Ashworth's Brooke Wilson (57) tied for third. Calhoun's Drew Eickman was boys medalist with a 42. Calhoun teammate Taylor Gresham, Cartersville's Dalton Henson, and Isaac McEntyre of Ashworth each shot 43. GIRLS TEAM TOTALS 1... Calhoun ... 93 2 ... Cass ... 118 3 ... Ashworth ... 120 4 ... Adairsville ... 121 5 ... Cartersville ... 122 GIRLS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 1... Molly Mashburn ... 42 ... Calhoun 2 ... Kylee Thornton ... 51 ... Calhoun T3 ... Ella Bennett ... 57 ... Calhoun T3 ... Brooke Wilson ... 57 ... Ashworth T5 ... Olivia McBride ... 58 ... Cass T5 ... Hannah Abernathy ... 58 ... Adairsville 7... Emery Jenkins ... 59 ... Cartersville 8 ... Lauren Hale ... 60 ... Cass T9 ... Lindsey Lawrence ... 63 ... Ashworth T9 ... Lainey Richardson ... 63 ... Ashworth T9 ... Aimee Odom ... 63 ... Cartersville T9 ... Nirvana Becerra ... 63 ... Adairsville T9 ... Jenna Palazzolo ... 63 ... Calhoun BOYS TEAM TOTALS 1 ... Calhoun ... 177 2 ... Cartersville ... 185 3 ... Red Bud ... 195 4 ... Ashworth ... 200 5 ... Woodland ... 219 6 ... Adairsville ... 230 7 ... Cass ... 231 BOYS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 1 ... Drew Eickman ... 42 ... Calhoun T2 ... Isaac McEntyre ... 43 ... Ashworth T2 ... Dalton Henson ... 43 ... Cartersville T2 ... Taylor Gresham ... 43 ... Calhoun T5 ... Carson Harris ... 44 ... Woodland T5 ... Hayden Hayes ... 44 ... Calhoun T7 ... Lane Worley ... 46 ... Sonoraville T7 ... Chanc Willis ... 46 ... Cartersville T7 ... Blane Davis ... 46 ... Cartersville 10 ... Jordan Hardin ... 47 ... Ashworth 11 ... Will Holden ... 48 ... Calhoun T12 ... Andrew Barber ... 49 ... Calhoun T12 ... Gavin Parker ... 49 .. Red Bud T12 ... Tucker Murray ... 49 .. Red Bud T15 ... Josh Hardin ... 50 ... Ashworth T15 ... Jake Lawson ... 50 ... Cartersville T15 ... Dallas Adams ... 50 ... Woodland T18 ... Jack Benefield ... 51 ... Cartersville T18 ... Christian Balisteri ... 51 ... Red Bud T20 ... Davis Hardin ... 53 ... Adairsville T20 ... Heath Chatham ... 53 ... Cass T20 ... Alex Repp ... 53 ... Calhoun

The Woodland High School cross country teams competed Tuesday evening at the Creekview Moonlight Miles Two-Mile Run. The event was a tuneup for next week's Region Championships. The Lady Cats were led by sophomore Lindsay Scifers third place finish in 12:24.46. Freshman Cheyenne Spinks was fifth in 12:42.02. Elizabeth Roberson (18th, 13:06.58), Casey Bolan (25th, 13:37.35), Makenna Eskew (37th, 14:31.19), Karla Alves (39th, 14:40.24), and Elizabeth Vasquez (41st, 14:53.14) rounded out the Woodland runners. Centennial won the girls' team event, followed by Creekview, and Chattahoochee. Woodland was fourth ahead of North Forsyth and River Ridge. Senior Julian Rocket led the Woodland boys team with a fourth place individual finish in 10:28.92. The Wildcats finished third as a team behind Creekview and Chattahoochee in the seven team event. Other finishers for Woodland included freshman Dustin Kiel (9th, 10:42.34), Jonathan Holloway (14th, 10:58.42), Jacob Giltz (26th, 11:14.61), Alex Chavez (32nd, 11:24.00), Levi Brandenburg (34th, 11:25.78), and Thomas Jolly (36th, 11:31.42). Next for Wildcats and Lady Cats will be the Region 7-AAAAA Championships at Boling Park in Canton on Wednesday, October 28, 4:30pm.