August 17, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com MLB / MiLB MASON BARNETT — MLB Athletics; 5th-year pro; Auburn; Cartersville HS) … made a four-inning start at home on August 11 and was saddled with the pitching loss as the Athletics fell 12-4 to the Tampa Bay Rays. Barnett was charged with six runs (five earned) on five hits and three walks. Three of the five hits against him were homers, and he left the game trailing 6-2. The 25-year-old right-hand pitcher has split time this season between the MLB A’s and the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators. He is now 1-3 with two saves this season in 17 appearances in the Majors, covering 38 innings. He has 36 strikeouts and a 6.16 ERA. The Athletics began the week with a 49-75 record and in fourth place in the American League West, trailing the Houston Astros by 14 games. The A’s visit the Kansas City Royals and the Astros this week. LOGAN MARTIN — Richmond Flying Squirrels (San Francisco Giants Double-A affiliate; 4th-year pro; Kentucky; Cartersville HS) … made a 2-1/3 innings relief appearance on August 12 with no decision in an eventual 7-6 victory at the Harrisburg Senators. Martin entered in the second inning and worked through the fourth inning, allowing one earned run on one hit and two walks. He struck out four of the 10 batters he faced. The 25-year-old right-hand pitcher is 5-1 with one save in 22 appearances this season, covering 52 innings. He has 62 strikeouts and a 3.46 ERA. Richmond is 23-21 in the Eastern League’s second half standings and 66-46 overall. The Flying Squirrels play six games this week at the Chesapeake Baysox. ANTHONY SEIGLER — Boston Red Sox (MLB; 9th-year pro; Cartersville HS) … appeared in three games last week and went 2-for-6 at the plate with one walk, one double, and one run scored. Boston went 2-5 last week in games at Toronto and Pittsburgh. Seigler, 27, has a .252 batting average with three homers and 12 RBIs in 139 official at-bats in the Majors this season. The Red Sox (66-58) trail the Tampa Bay Rays by 8-1/2 games in the American League East, but currently hold a 5-game advantage over the Baltimore Orioles for the second Wild Card playoff spot. They have a six-game homestand this week against the Arizona Diamondbacks and the San Francisco Giants.. PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS BOO WEEKLEY — 29-year pro; 52; Cartersville Country Club member; Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College; Jay, Florida resident — shot 74-70-67 (211, 5-under par) and tied for 19th this past weekend at the Boeing Classic in Snoqualmie, Washington. Stewart Cink won the tournament in a playoff over Miguel Angel Jimenez after the duo tied at 12-under par through 54 holes. Weekley remains in the top five of the Schwab Cup points list with seven PGA Tour Champions events remaining in the regular season. The Schwab Cup playoffs begin in late October. The next event is the Rogers Charity Classic in Calgary, Alberta, this weekend (August 21-23).

August 16, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Lady Tigers hosted a tournament on Saturday and won their pool before falling to eventual tournament runner-up Sonoraville in the semifinals. Calhoun defeated Sonoraville in the championship. Other tournament participants included Gordon Central, Cedartown, and Southeast Whitfield. Adairsville topped Gordon Central 25-10, 25-12 in the first match of pool play, and beat Pickens 25-20, 27-25 to clinch their pool. Sonoraville outlasted the Lady Tigers in the semifinals 25-19, 20-25, 13-15. Adairsville (2-6) travels to LaFayette on Tuesday and will also face Gordon Lee.

August 15, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Woodland softball exploded for nine runs in the top of the third inning on Saturday at McEachern and rolled to a 14-5 win over the Indians in five innings. The Lady Cats outhit McEachern 9 to 3 and took advantage of seven errors by the Lady Indians. Three Woodland pitchers worked short stints in the circle. Evelyne Tucker struck out four and allowed only one hit in two scoreless innings to earn the win. Rilynn DeBoard had two strikeouts in two innings, and Bella Kuykendall fanned two of the four batters she faced. Bailey Ryan (two RBI), Lillian Hollis (double, two RBI), and Cat Sneed (two RBI) each had two hits for the Lady Wildcats. Kuykendall (double, two RBI), Kylee Poston, and Hayley Ledford each contributed one hit. Charlotte Petersen drove in one run with a sacrifice fly. The loss dropped McEachern to 0-3. Woodland (2-3) has road games this week at Sonoraville on Monday (5:55 p.m.), Cartersville on Tuesday (5:30 p.m.), and Villa Rica on Thursday (5:55 p.m.).

August 14, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Chloe Hill tossed a five-inning one-hitter Friday night, and the Lady Tigers scored nine runs on ten hits to blank visiting Whitefield Academy 9-0. Hill allowed just one single and four walks. She struck out seven. Lily Brookshire had two hits, including a solo home run. Hill also contributed two hits. Ansley Powell (double, three RBI), Sydney Satterfield (RBI), Madison Brookshire (RBI), Heidi Rickett (RBI), Paislee Rooks (double), and McKenzly Atkins each added one hit. Adairsville (3-1) enters a busy week. The Tigers travel to Trion on Monday, host Ridgeland on Tuesday, visit Calhoun on Wednesday, and visit Northwest Whitfield on Thursday. All four games start at 5:30 p.m.

August 14, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Cartersville volleyball won two matches in the Storm Center Thursday night, defeating North Forsyth in three sets (21-25, 30-28, 15-12) and River Ridge in straight sets (25-20, 25-20). In the win over North Forsyth, Amara Ejieke had 12 kills, and Holly Dufrene totaled nine kills and eight blocks. Blakely Morris, Kinsey Wiggins, and Reese Gibson each contributed four blocks. Adelynn England and McKenzie Wilkie finished with 18 and 17 digs, respectively, while Brooke Belarmino and Emma Wall each had 13 assists. Against River Ridge, Ejieke had nine kills, and England finished with eight. Morris and Wiggins each had three blocks. Wilkie contributed 16 digs. Wall and Belarmino finished with 12 and 11 assists, respectively. The Lady Canes (6-1) visit Dalton on Tuesday and will also face Pepperell starting at 6 p.m.

August 14, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Woodland and Cass volleyball teams each lost twice on Thursday evening. Cass lost to host Trion 25-20, 25-11, and fell to Murray County 25-10, 25-10. Woodland won the first set against Paulding County, but lost the final two sets for a 2-1 loss. The Lady Cats also dropped a straight-set match to Pickens. Jordan Thigpin had six digs and five service aces for the Lady Colonels in their losses. Briley Lauro contributed four kills. Natalie brown had two kills and Nikitta Jett added two blocks for Cass. In the Lady Cats’ five sets, Ava Lawler totaled 14 assists, three kills, four blocks, and 12 digs. Reese Martinak had 17 digs and four kills. Emily Guin contributed five kills and 10 digs. Aby Childs had 17 digs. Dayana Jaimes totaled 20 digs, and Karissa Williamson finished with three kills. Cass (0-4) travels to Cedartown on Tuesday and will also face Rockmart in action that begins at 6 p.m. Woodland (1-5) hosts Darlington on Tuesday at 6 p.m.

August 13, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com All four local high school softball teams were in action on Thursday evening, with Cartersville falling for the first time this season. Cass blanked Woodland and Adairsville routed Southeast Whitfield. CASS 6, WOODLAND 0 Cass pitcher Kylie Gentry struck out five and threw a two-hitter at Woodland on Thursday as the Lady Colonels shut out the Lady Cats, 6-0. The Colonels amassed 15 hits in their victory. Addy Bauder (double) led Cass with three hits. MJ McFarlane (RBI), Kharmyn Collum (double), Maci Walker (double), and Shyia Woods each had two hits. Rilyn Caspari (double, RBI), Lindsey Chubb (RBI), Natalie Hughes (RBI), and Gentry each added one hit. Gracie Korb and Kylee Poston each had one hit for Woodland. Woodland (1-3) plays at McEachern on Saturday at 11 a.m. Cass (3-3) hosts Dalton on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. HARRISON 4, CARTERSVILLE 3 The Lady Canes had their seven-game winning streak snapped Thursday night in Cobb County by the Harrison Lady Hoyas, 4-3. Cartersville trailed 2-0 through five innings but rallied to tie the game in the top of the sixth. After the Hoyas hit a home run to take a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the sixth, the Lady Canes tied the score again in the top of the seventh. Harrison, however, answered in walk-off fashion, taking advantage of a single, a sacrifice bunt, and an infield error to plate the game-winning run. Presley Crabbe (4 IP, 2R, 1ER, 3H, 0BB, 3K) and Zoie Shiflett (2.1 IP, 2R, 1ER, 2H, 0BB, 2K) both pitched for the Hurricanes. Shiflett (double, two RBI), Taryn Bradley, Emilee Brinson, and Carder Brock each had one hit for Cartersville. Harrison improved to 3-0. The Lady Canes (7-1) host Woodland on Tuesday at 5:55 p.m. ADAIRSVILLE 11, SOUTHEAST WHITFIELD 1 The Adairsville Lady Tigers scored runs in each of their first four offensive frames Thursday evening and cruised to an 11-1 win at Southeast Whitfield in five innings. The Tigers outhit the Raiders 19-6 and committed no errors. Paislee Rooks collected the pitching victory, yielding one earned run on six hits and three walks. She struck out two in five innings of work. Lily Brookshire (triple, double, three RBI), Ashlyn Durden (double, three RBI), and Rooks (RBI) led the Lady Tigers’ offense with three hits each. Chloe Hill (two RBI), Sydney Satterfield (RBI), Ansley Powell, and Hynleigh Statham each had two hits. Madison Brookshire (RBI) and Khloe Shinall each added one hit. The Raiders slipped to 2-5 with the loss. Adairsville (2-1) hosts Whitfield Academy on Friday at 5:30 p.m.

August 12, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com North Cobb narrowed Cartersville’s lead to 5-4 in the third inning Wednesday evening at Dellinger Park, but the Lady Canes exploded for eleven runs in the fourth to close out the visiting Warriors, 16-4. Zoie Shiflett pitched all four innings for Cartersville and did not allow an earned run. She limited North Cobb to four hits and two walks while striking out six. Allana Williams had three hits for the Canes, including a double and three RBI. Kennedy Crenshaw (double, four RBI), Taryn Bradley (two RBI), and Izzy Tummins (double) each had two hits. Zoie Shiflett (home run, three RBI), Avaree Sellers (RBI), and Sam Porter each added one hit. Sophia Harper and LaKiaya Banks each contributed one RBI. The loss dropped North Cobb to 0-4 on the season. Cartersville (7-0) plays at Harrison on Thursday at 7 p.m.

August 12, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Adairsville hurler Chloe Hill tossed a seven-inning complete-game shutout Wednesday evening, blanking visiting Paulding County, 7-0. She scattered three hits and four walks while recording five strikeouts. The Lady Tigers scored single runs in four of the first five innings and put the game out of reach with three insurance runs in the sixth. Adairsville outhit the Patriots 12-3. Lily Brookshire paced the Tigers’ offense with three hits, including a homer and three RBI. Hynleigh Statham (two RBI), Hill (RBI), and Ashlynn Durden (double) each contributed two hits. Ansley Powell, Heidi Rickett, and Paislee Rooks each added one hit. Sydney Satterfield drove in a run with a sacrifice fly. Adairsville (1-1) travels to Southeast Whitfield on Thursday and hosts Whitefield Academy on Friday at 5:30 p.m.

August 12, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com All three local high school softball teams in action came away with Region 7-5A victories on Tuesday night. Cass topped Cedartown 10-6, Woodland edged Dalton 3-2, and Cartersville defeated Allatoona 9-6. CASS 10, CEDARTOWN 6 The Lady Colonels totaled eight runs in the third through the fifth innings on Tuesday night to break open a 2-2 game and defeat visiting Cedartown, 10-6. Cass outhit the Bulldogs twelve to eight and held off Cedartown in the late innings. Kylie Gentry earned the pitching win for the Colonels. She scattered eight hits and one walk in seven innings in the circle. Only three Cedartown runs were earned, and Gentry fanned five. Shyia Woods (double, two RBI), Maci Walker (double, two RBI), Gentry (RBI), and MJ McFarlane each had two hits. Lindsey Chubb (double, RBI), Rilyn Caspari (RBI), Addy Bauder (sac fly, RBI), and Kharmyn Collum each added one hit. Cass (2-3) visits Woodland on Thursday at 5:55 p.m. WOODLAND 3, DALTON 2 Woodland pitcher Evelyne Tucker tossed a complete game six-hitter on Tuesday and struck out four to edge the visiting Dalton Lady Catamounts, 3-2. Tucker issued no walks, and only one run was earned. Gracie Korb (triple, RBI), Charlotte Petersen (RBI), Bailey Ryan, and Bella Kuykendall each had one hit for the Wildcats. Woodland (1-2) hosts Cass on Thursday at 5:55 p.m. CARTERSVILLE 9, ALLATOONA 6 The Lady Canes stayed unbeaten by scoring nine runs in the first two frames Tuesday evening en route to a 9-6 home win over the Allatoona Lady Buccaneers. Presley Crabbe (4 IP, 5R, 2ER, 7H, 1BB, 8K) struck out eight and picked up the pitching victory by working four innings. Zoie Shiflett (3 IP, 1H, 2BB, 4K) pitched three innings for the Hurricanes. Sam Porter (double, two RBI) led the Cartersville offense with three hits. Kennedy Crenshaw followed with two hits, including a home run and a double with three RBIs. Allana Williams (double, two RBI), Shiflett (RBI), Carder Brock (RBI), and Izzy Tummins each added one hit. Cartersville (6-0) hosts North Cobb on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. and travels to Harrison on Thursday for a 7 p.m. first pitch.

August 12, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Woodland volleyball team split matches on Tuesday night in Calhoun, defeating host Gordon Central in straight sets and losing to Chattooga in two sets. Dayana Jaimes had six digs and two aces, Ava Lawler totaled 11 assists and five aces, and Emily Guin contributed five kills and five digs in the Lady Cats’ 25-15, 25-19 win over Gordon Central. Reese Martinak had four kills and four digs in the victory. Martinak also had five kills and five digs in the 12-25, 18-25 loss to Chattooga. Woodland hosts Pickens and Paulding County on Thursday at 5 p.m. The Cass volleyball team lost two matches Tuesday night at Murray County. The Lady Colonels lost 25-9 and 25-10 to the host Lady Indians, and fell 25-12, 25-6 to Northwest Whitfield. Cass (0-2) visits Trion on Thursday at 5 p.m. and will also face Murray County. The Adairsville volleyball team lost two matches Monday at Pickens High School, falling to Union County and host Pickens. Alexis Scott had four kills in each match for Adairsville. Sadie Brownlow contributed six digs against Union County, and Teaghan Myers totaled six assists against Union. The Lady Tigers (0-4) host Dade County on Thursday at 5 p.m.

August 10, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com MLB / MiLB MASON BARNETT — MLB Athletics; 5th-year pro; Auburn; Cartersville HS) … started on the mound last Thursday and was charged with the pitching loss in the Athletics’ 6-5 loss at the Cincinnati Reds. Barnett went 4-1/3 innings, facing 21 batters. He allowed five earned runs on five hits (three home runs) and three walks while striking out seven. The 25-year-old, who has split time this season between the MLB Athletics and the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators, is now 1-2 with two saves this season in 16 appearances in the majors covering 34 innings. He has 36 strikeouts and a 5.56 ERA. The Athletics began the week with a 47-71 record and in fourth place in the American League West. They trail the Houston Astros by 12-1/2 games and will host the Tampa Bay Rays and the Texas Rangers this week. LOGAN MARTIN — Richmond Flying Squirrels (San Francisco Giants Double-A affiliate; 4th-year pro; Kentucky; Cartersville HS) … made a one-inning relief appearance last Thursday and was tagged with the pitching loss in an 8-3 home loss to the Reading Fightin’ Phils. Martin entered in the sixth inning with the Squirrels leading 3-2, but the Phils had one runner on first. He allowed two hits and two walks as Reading gained a 4-3 lead. Martin is 5-1 with one save in 20 appearances this season between Double-A Richmond and the Arizona Complex League Giants. He has a 3.59 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 47-2/3 innings. Richmond (63-42 overall, 20-17 second half) plays seven games this week at the Harrisburg Senators. ANTHONY SEIGLER — Boston Red Sox (MLB; 9th-year pro; Cartersville HS) … appeared in six games last week — appeared in five home games last week and made four starts as the Red Sox swept three games with the Chicago White Sox, but dropped two of three with the Athletics. Seigler went 6-for-18 at the plate, including two walks, two doubles, and three RBI. In MLB action this season, the 27-year-old has a .250 batting average, including three home runs and 12 RBI in 136 official at-bats and 154 plate appearances. Boston entered the week with a 64-54 record, trailing the Tampa Bay Rays by 7-1/2 games in the American League East. The Red Sox currently hold a five-game edge over the Texas Rangers for the American League’s second Wild Card playoff spot. They have four games at Toronto and three at Pittsburgh this week.