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The Woodland girls soccer team blanked Coosa in a non-region match Friday night, 10-0. The game was shortened by mercy rule with just over 26 minutes remaining. The Lady Cats led 8-0 at halftime. Madison Bennett and Sam Simmons scored two goals each for Woodland. Allie Moates, Molly Plott, MacKenzie Lanham, Jordan Evans, Keri Cagle, and Kylie Knox also scored goals. Lindsay Scifers and Simmons contributed a pair of assists each. Kaitlin Winnenberg also had an assist. Esmeralda Hernandez and Amy Moreno shared the victory in goal for the Lady ' Cats. Woodland (5-6) hosts Creekview Tuesday (March 29) and Cartersville Friday (April 1). The Woodland boys soccer game at Coosa has been rescheduled for April 14. ROME 12, CASS LADY COLONELS 2 Cass girls soccer team lost 12-2 at Rome Thursday night. Rome improved to 10-2-1 overall and 4-2 in sub-region 7-AAAAA-A. The Lady Colonels (3-8-1, 0-5 in 7-AAAAA-A) host North Springs Friday. SONORAVILLE 5, ADAIRSVILLE TIGERS 1 The Sonoraville boys improved to 8-1 with their Region 6-AAA win over Adairsville Thursday. Adairsville (5-4) plays at North Murray Thursday, March 31.

There were six changes in this week's update of the top local high school track and field performances of the 2016 season and three were recorded by members of the Cass boys' team. Terry Beardin improved his 100 meter time, Laizon West ran a new fastest time of the season in the 200 meters, and Diunte Ward had the best mark of the year in the triple jump. Skylar Chappell of Woodland set a new county best mark in the discus throw. Sabrina Buggs (Cass) now holds the best local mark in the 100M and Cartersville's Grace Cochran has the new 400M mark. The top local high school track and field performances by event for the 2016 season. (as of March 24) Use table slider toolbar to navigate to all events.

The Adairsville Tigers lost to Jefferson City (MO) 3-1 Thursday in a matchup played at LakePoint in Emerson. The two teams combined for only one earned run, but the Jays were more opportunistic. Jefferson City scored a run in the second inning and two more in the third to take a 3-0 lead that held up. Adairsville managed their only run in the top of the sixth when Drake Arp reached on a fielder’s choice and later scored after Sam Seaman singled and the Jays’ center fielder committed a two-base error. Jefferson City’s two-run second inning was the result of two hits and a pair of passed balls. Their third inning run scored following a double, infield error, wild pitch, and a ground out. The Tigers committed five errors in the contest. Jefferson City had three miscues. Four different players -- Tyler Bise, Grant Wood, Kade Feanks, and Hayden Hieschrogel -- had one hit each for Jefferson City. Seaman had two hits for Adairsville. Justin Green, Landon Howren, and Hayden Morrow added one hit apiece. Blane Meyer (6 IP, 1R, 0ER, 5H, 0BB, 4K) was the winning pitcher for the Jays. Logan Schmite (1 IP, 0R, 0BB, 0H, 1K) worked the final inning for a save. Orry Carter (3 IP, 3R, 1ER, 3H, 1BB, 2K) was the tough luck losing pitcher for the Tigers. Taylor Whitley (3 IP, 0R, 1H, 2BB, 3K) pitched the final three frames for Adairsville. The Tigers (6-6) return to Region 6-AAA play Friday (5:55pm) at Gordon Central and are scheduled to play at Armuchee Monday at 5:30 in another non-region matchup.

The Cartersville High tennis teams swept Heritage-Catoosa Wednesday to both complete the Region 7-AAAA regular season undefeated in region matches. The Lady Canes are 10-1 overall on the season. The Canes are 8-3 overall. Both Cartersville teams will be the top seed in the upcoming Region 7-AAAA tournament. LADY CANES 5, HERITAGE-CATOOSA 0 SINGLES 1 — Emma McCary won 6-2, 6-0 2 — Ansley Thompson won 6-0, 6-0 3 — Kenly King won, 6-0, 6-0 DOUBLES 1 — Kendyl Westmoreland and Jordan Ross won, 6-0, 6-1 2 — Taylor Riddle and Kindra Woodman won, 6-3, 6-1. CANES 5, HERITAGE-CATOOSA 0 SINGLES 1 — Matthew Slocum won 6-2, 6-4 2 — David Edwards won 6-2, 6-0 3 — Will Allen won 6-2, 6-0 DOUBLES 1 — Russell Mathison and Ross Norwood won 6-1, 6-1 2 — Juan Zazueta and Ivy Nelson won 6-0, 6-0

The Adairsville boys tennis team evened its Region 6-AAA season mark Wednesday night with a 4-1 victory at Gordon Central. The Tigers are now 3-3 in region matches and play at Sonoraville Tuesday, March 29. ADAIRSVILLE TIGERS 4, GORDON CENTRAL 1 SINGLES 1 — Houston Medlock (A) d. Tully Holden (GC), 6-0, 6-0 2 — Chase Powell (A) d. Dale Bingham (GC), 6-0, 6-0 3 — Cody Kimbrough (A) d. Spenser Angland (GC), 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) DOUBLES 1 — Dylan Coker/Austin Cobb (A) d. Hayden Murphy/Trent McDougal (GC), 6-1, 6-0 2 — Sammy Tomasello/Micah Trumbull (GC) d. Jack Bates/Landon Swanson (A), 6-3, 6-4 The Adairsville girls tennis team made it a complete sweep of Gordon Central Wednesday night in a Region 6-AAA matchup. The Lady Tigers took all five lines for the shutout. ADAIRSVILLE LADY TIGERS 5, GORDON CENTRAL 0 SINGLES 1 — Kylee McCauley (A) d. Tori Hopper (GC), 6-1, 6-0 2 — Abby Asbridge (A) d. Haven Hendrix (GC), 6-0, 6-0 3 — Hannah Adcock (A) d. Samantha Guardado (GC), 6-4, 6-2 DOUBLES 1 — Cali Mealer/Chloe Powell (A) d. Laura Boatwright/Maria Zuniga (GC), 6-0, 6-0 2 — Miceala Pardo/MacKenzie Davis (A) d. Giselle Beltran/Leslie Guiterrez (GC), 6-4, 6-2

Cartersville made the most of only four hits Wednesday night at Richard Bell Field to defeat Region 7-AAAA visitor Northwest Whitfield, 5-1. The visiting Bruins took a 1-0 lead in the third, but the Canes scored four times in the fifth and added an insurance run in the sixth to nab the win. Cartersville needed only two hits in the fifth to go up 4-1. The big blow was a two-run double by Elliott Anderson. J.P. Martin also had a bunt single in the inning. The Canes took advantage of a hit batsman and two errors. Cole Jamieson also had a sacrifice fly RBI in the inning. The Canes added a sixth inning run on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Trevor Lowe that scored Zach Yancey. Jacob Fowler doubled in the inning to set up the sac fly. Meanwhile, the combined pitching efforts of Yancey and Spencer Dickey kept the Bruins off the board for most of the evening. Yancey (5 IP, 1ER, 6H, 1BB, 2K) earned the win on the mound. Dickey (2 IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 2K) worked two clean innings to close out the game. Andrew Ashe (6IP, 5R, 3ER, 4H, 3BB, 5K) was the losing pitcher for Northwest Whitfield. The Bruins fall to 3-11 overall and 1-1 in 7-AAAA. Cartersville (6-6, 2-0) plays at Pickens Friday at 5:55pm. CREEKVIEW 5, WOODLAND 4 Woodland took an early lead Wednesday night in the second game of their three-game sub-region series with Creekview, but the Grizzlies came from behind and eventually won in dramatic, walk-off fashion in the bottom of the seventh, 5-4. Woodland scored three runs in the first to take an early lead. Jacob Frye was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning. Grant Robinson singled to left and Trent Harrison connected on a 2 RBI-double to score Frye and Robinson. After Cauy Williams walked, Noah Ludy singled home Harrison for a 3-0 lead. Creekview scored single runs in the second and fourth innings to cut the Wildcats’ lead to 3-2, then scored twice in the fifth inning to take a 4-3 lead. Woodland answered with a run in the top of the seventh to tie the game 4-4. Robinson doubled to left field, advanced to third base on a passed ball, and scored on a Brandon Allen single to left. The Grizzlies, however, would win the game in the bottom of the seventh. Back-to-back hits with one out left first base open with runners at second and third. Woodland elected to intentionally walk the next batter, loading the bases. Ryan Stubbs reached on an infield hit that scored Kyle Wilkie and Creekview had a 5-4 victory. Stubbs and Wilkie combined for six hits, three runs scored, and three RBI to lead the Grizzlies’ offense. Hudson Cloud (3 IP, 1R, 0ER, 2H, 0BB, 5K) picked up the pitching win for Creekview in relief of starter, Zach McClure (4 IP, 3ER, 5H, 2BB, 4K). Kolby Stansel (3 IP, 3ER, 6H, 2BB, 1K) suffered the pitching loss for Woodland in relief of starter Mitchell Taylor (3.1 IP, 2ER, 6H, 0BB, 1K). Robinson was 3-for-4 and scored two runs for the Wildcats. Ludy had two hits and a pair of RBI. Harrison and Allen had the other Woodland hits. Woodland (2-12 overall, 1-10 in 7-AAAAA-A) hosts Creekview (6-9, 5-6) in the series finale’ Friday at 5:55pm. DALTON 15, CASS 2 Dalton pounded out a dozen hits and took advantage of a few Cass mistakes to rout the Colonels in five innings, 15-2. The visiting Catamounts took charge early with a four-run opening inning, but Cass responded with two runs in the bottom of the second to narrow the margin to 4-2. Casey Patterson homered to lead off the inning and the Colonels added another run on a Boo Reed double that was followed by an RBI-single by Nathan Smith. Dalton scored 11 runs over the next three innings to end the contest. The Colonels’ Evan Hinton (3.1 IP, 12R, 9ER, 10H, 1BB, 4K) suffered the pitching loss. Cody Johnson (1 IP, 3R, 2ER, 2BB, 1K) and Owen Means (0.2 IP, 0R, 1H, 1BB) also saw some mound time. Brock Nelson (5 IP, 2ER, 4H, 1BB, 1K) collected the pitching win for Dalton with a shortened, complete game effort. Nelson also led Dalton at the plate with four hits and one RBI. J.P. Tighe had two hits and three RBI and Sam Stepp also contributed a pair of hits and one RBI. The Catamounts improved to 11-2 overall and 7-1 in 7-AAAAA-A. Cass fell to 4-9 overall and 3-5 in sub-region games. The two teams play again Friday at Dalton at 5:55pm.

Ringgold pitcher Devin Lancaster tossed a complete game, three-hitter, and Ringgold’s offense scored three runs early to defeat Adairsville Tuesday night, 3-1, in a Region 6-AAA battle of two different Tigers teams at Adairsville. Ringgold (9-4 overall, 4-0 in 6-AAA) took a 3-0 lead after two innings and Lancaster’s pitching performance made the lead stand up, allowing only one, sixth inning run while striking out a dozen and allowing no walks. Tyler Nichols hit a two-run homer in the first inning to give Ringgold a 2-0 lead. Andre Tarver singled and later scored after an infield error and a passed ball to make the score 3-0. Adairsville also received outstanding pitching from Kyler Pelfrey and Noah O’Kelley. Pelfrey (5 IP, 3R, 2ER, 4H, 1BB, 6K) suffered the pitching loss. O’Kelley (2 IP, 0R, 1H, 1BB, 4K) worked two scoreless innings. Lane Griffith’s RBI double in the sixth inning drove home Landon Howren for Adairsville’s run. Sam Seaman had Adairsville’s only other hit. It was a double in the second inning. Adairsville (6-5, 3-2) will face Hamburg High School (Hamburg, NY) Thursday at 6:30pm at LakePoint in Emerson and makes the short trip to Gordon Central Friday for a 5:55pm start.

The Adairsville girls soccer team defeated Calhoun Tuesday night, 2-1, to remain unbeaten on the 2016 campaign. The Lady Tigers got two goals from Kaitlyn Webster. Haley Pittman assisted the first goal in the 20th minute. The ultimate game-winner came unassisted in the 45th minute to give Adairsville a 2-0 lead just after halftime. Calhoun scored in the 63rd minute, but the Lady Tigers’ defense and keeper Havyn Isaac made the plays down the stretch to hold on for the important region win. Adairsville (10-0 overall, 4-0 Region 6-AAA) plays Gordon Central March 29

Major League Cartersville Little League Games played Thursday, March 17 BRAVES 8, TIGERS 5 Braves Hitters Chris Roper 2-3 with 3B, BB, 3 R, RBI Jake Lawson 1-1 with BB, R JaQualyn Mayhall 1-2 with 2B, BB, 2 R Anderson McCary 1-3 with 3B, 3 RBI Braves Pitchers Chris Roper 4 innings allowing 5 R, 5 ER with 9 H, 0 BB, 5 K Jake Lawson 2 innings allowing 0 R, 0 ER with 1 H, 0 BB, 3 K Tigers Hitters Nathan King 3-3 with 2B, 2 3B, 2 R Jake Parker 2-3 with R, RBI Jacob Evans 2-3 with 2B, RBI Jud Knight 1-2 with R Kace Adams 1-3 with R, RBI Jack Whitley 1-3 with 2B Tigers Pitchers Gunner Millsap 1 inning allowing 1 R, 0 ER with 0 H, 1 BB, 2 K Jacob Evans 2/3 innings allowing 2 R, 2 ER with 0 H, 2 BB, K Jack Whitley 1/3 innings allowing 1 R, 0 ER with 1 H, 0 BB, 0 K Nathan King 1 1/3 innings allowing 1 R, 0 ER with 2 H, 0 BB, 2 K Jake Parker 1 2/3 innings allowing 3 R, 0 ER with 2 H, 1 BB, 3 K DODGERS 8, PHILLIES 6 Dodgers Hitters Ayden Ray 1-2 with 2B, 2 R Tanner Wall 1-2 with BB Chandler Mathison 1-3 with 3B, RBI Jaylen Benham 1-3 with 2B, R, RBI Banks Wilson 1-3 with R, 2 RBI Drew Rothschild 1-3 with R Colin Eaton 1-3 with R Dodgers Pitchers Drew Rothschild 2/3 innings allowing 2 R, 2 ER with 3 H, 4 BB, 2 K Phillip Schiltz 4 2/3 innings allowing 3 R, 1 ER with 3 H, 1 BB, 8 K Evan Sanders 1/3 innings allowing 0 R, 0 ER with 0 H, 1 BB, 0 K Phillies Hitters Jimbo Gaines 2-3 with 2B Ethan Eastin 1-2 with 2B, 2 RBI JaKiyon Porter 1-3 with 2B, R, RBI Phillies Pitchers Luke Gambill 4 innings allowing 6 R, 1 ER with 6 H, 1 BB, 4 K JaKiyon Porter 1 inning allowing 2 R, 0 ER with 1 H, 2 BB, 0 K INDIANS 8, CRACKERS 7 Indians Hitters Harrison Childers 3-3 with 3B, 2 R, 2 RBI Hunter Kelly 2-3 with 2B, HR, 2 R, 4 RBI Nick Zirkelbach 1-2 with 3B, R Connor Brasfield 1-3 Indians Pichers Noah Ford 2 innings allowing 4 R, 3 ER with 6 H, 1 BB, 1 K Connor Brasfield 3 1/3 innings allowing 3 R, 2 ER with 5 H, 3 BB, 2 K Trip Bradley 2/3 innings allowing 0 R, 0 ER with 0 H, 0 BB, 1 K Crackers Hitters Drake Carver 3-4 with 3 R Jaden Akins 2-2 with R Paul Gamble 2-3 with 2 2B, BB, R, 2 RBI Marco Wilkey 2-4 with 2B, R, RBI Thomas Norris 1-3 with RBI Issac Seigler 1-3 Crackers Pitchers Drake Carver 1 1/3 innings allowing 0 R, 0 ER with 2 H, 0 BB, 2 K Paul Gamble 3 2/3 innings allowing 7 R, 7 ER with 4 H, 2 BB, 5 K Tyler Shelton 0 innings allowing 1 R, 1 ER with 0 H, 3 BB, 0 K PADRES 17, COLTS 4 Padres Hitters Ernesto Cortes 2-2 with 2 2B, BB, 3 R, 4 RBI Collin Fletcher 2-3 with 2B, 3 R, RBI Sam Phillips 1-1 with 2B, 2 BB, 3 R, RBI Malachi Jefferies 1-1 with 2B, 2 BB, R, 2 RBI Avery Higgins 1-2 with BB, 2R Billy Ford 1-2 with 2B, BB AJ Christina 1-2 with BB, R Padres Pitchers Sam Phillips 4 innings allowing 4 R, 4 ER with 6 H, 0 BB, 5 K Colts Hitters Blake Sutton 2-2 with 2B, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI Landon DeFrench 1-2 with 2B, R Jackson Rutledge 1-2 with 2 RBI Tate Smith 1-2 with R Turner Abernathy 1-1 Colts Pitchers Landon DeFrench 1 inning allowing 6 R, 4 ER with 2 H, 5 BB, 3 K Jack Chatman 1 1/3 innings allowing 8 R, 6 ER with 5 H, 3 BB, 3 K Joseph Womack 1/3 innings allowing 3 R, 3 ER with 2 H, 3 BB, 1 K Brody Tidwell 1 1/3 innings allowing 0 R, 0 ER with 0 H, 0 BB, 2 K Reports provided by Cartersville Major Little League.

CALHOUN 5, ADAIRSVILLE TIGERS 0 at Calhoun SINGLES 1 — Luke McKenzie (C) d. Houston Medlock (A), 6-4, 0-6, 6-3 2 — Cameron LeBoeuf (C) d. Chase Powell (A), 6-2, 6-4 3 — Kevin Dinh (C) d. Cody Kimbrough (A), 6-0, 6-1 DOUBLES 1 — Patrick Box/Aaron Lively (C) d. Dylan Coker/Austin Cobb (A), 6-2, 6-2 2 — Kaelan Riley/Josh Reddoch (C) d. Jack Bates/Landon Swanson (A), 6-4, 6-1 Adairsville (2-3 Region 6-AAA) hosts Gordon Central Wednesday afternoon. CREEKVIEW 5, WOODLAND LADY CATS 0 SINGLES Eryn Hasty (C) d. Christy Turner (W), 7-5, 6-2 Valorie Delgado (C) d. Gloria Gore (W), 5-7, 6-1, 6-0 Anslee Jones (C) d. Sadie Westberry (W), 6-3, 6-2 DOUBLES K. Fowler/M. Cle (C) d. A. Walker/D. Dodson (W), 6-1, 6-3 K. Williams/P. Harris (C) d. K.Salter/C.Still (W), 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 Woodland plays at Forsyth Central Tuesday, March 29 and will host Rockmart March 31.

Visiting Pinecrest Academy pounded out 19 hits to defeat Excel Christian Academy 12-0 in six innings Tuesday night at LakePoint in Emerson. Ben Gobbel, Will Patota, Matt Walters, and Matt Howell combined for 10 hits and five RBI to lead the Paladins. Pinecrest Academy (3-9 overall, 3-5 in Region 6-A) scored seven runs in the top of the second on eight hits and an Eagles’ infield error to take control of the game. Paladins’ starting pitcher Jake Mangan scattered three hits and two walks while striking out five in five innings to earn the win on the mound. Ryan McCarthy closed out the game for Pinecrest Academy with a scoreless sixth. Marco Haro singled in the second and fourth innings for the Eagles. Blaine Belisario had the only other Excel hit, a second inning single. Eagles’ starting pitcher, Joseph Cuomo, suffered the pitching loss. Levi Blackwell and Wyatt Karlovich worked in relief for ECA. Excel (1-10, 0-10) entertains Mount Pisgah Christian Thursday at LakePoint in Emerson.

The Cass boys golf team finished five shots behind Cedartown, but defeated Pepperell in a golf tri-match Tuesday afternoon at Meadow Lakes Golf Club in Cedartown. The Bulldogs fired a team total of 181 to win the match. The Colonels were second at 186 and Pepperell shot 212. Cass freshman Joel Shepherd was low medalist with a 41 in the nine-hole event. The Colonels play again Monday (March 28) at Cartersville Country Club where they will face Allatoona and Cartersville.