Final scores from the opening round of the 2015 Bartow - Gordon Middle School Athletic Association (BGMSAA) softball championship tournament. Each of the top seeds from the regular season won their opening round games to advance to the league semifinals. FIRST ROUND SCORES Calhoun 6, South Central 0 (forfeit) Red Bud 8, Cass 4 Woodland 10, Ashworth 0 Adairsville 5, Cartersville 0 Games continue Wednesday afternoon with the league semifinals at Calhoun High School scheduled for 4:30pm and 6pm. The championship game in the single elimination tournament is Thursday afternoon at 4:30 at Calhoun High School.

Local collegiate harriers are making their impact in their respective programs as the cross country season continues. Keep up with all the local college and professional athletes through Bartow Sports Zone at the 'Athletes Beyond Bartow' page. CROSS COUNTRY Rhodes College — Spencer Fields (Fr., Kingston, GA; Darlington) …ran ninth overall and second on his team behind senior Alex Noel September 26 at Shelby Farms as the Lynx hosted the Rhodes College XC Invitational. Rhodes finished behind Division I Arkansas State in the event that included 29 teams from Division I, II, and III. Next: Greater Louisville Classic Oct. 3 in Louisville, KY. Reinhardt Univeristy — Roger Herrerra (Jr., Cartersville HS) ran 29:25 and third on his Reinhardt University team at the University of North Georgia Invitational Sept. 19. The Eagles finished 10th of 20 teams. Next: SCAD Atlanta Invitational, Oct. 2 in Newnan. Young Harris College — Savannah Hardin (Fr., Cass HS) … ran 112th overall (27.25.01) as the Mountain Lions ran 8th of 20 teams at the Wingate (NC) Bulldog Stampede 6K on Saturday, September 26. Next: D2 Georgia Collegiate Championship, Sat. Oct. 10, Council Farm Course, Milledgeville, GA Clayton State University — Troy Hickom (Jr., Cartersville HS) ran 54th in a time of 28:53.4 at the University of North Georgia Invitational 8k in Dahlonega Sept. 19. Clayton State was 6th of 16 teams ….ran third overall at the University of West Georgia Invitational Sept. 11 to help lead the Lakers to a first place finish. HIckom’s time at the UWGI 8k was 29:07.96…. did not run in the Lakers 11th place finish (19 teams) at the Wingate (NC) Bulldogs Stampede, Sept. 26. Next: D2 Georgia Collegiate Championships (8K), Milledgeville, GA hosted by Georgia College. Has Athletes Beyond Bartow missed a local collegiate athlete? Please let us know via our Contact page or use the link located on the Athletes Beyond Bartow page of this site.

Woodland Middle School’s girls and boys cross country teams finished first among competiting middle school teams Saturday at the Wingfoot Cross Country Classic at Sam Smith Park in Cartersville. The two-mile middle school division race included 338 girls and 410 boys individual runners. Several teams representing their respective middle schools competed along with middle school running clubs and unattached middle school runners. A pair of middle school running clubs - Great Strides and Alpha Crush Running Club - placed ahead of WMS girls, but the middle school Lady Wildcats were low scorers among at least thirteen school teams. The Woodland Middle boys team finished just ahead of Cartersville Middle School and Lovett. There were 18 middle school teams represented. Scoring runners for local middle school teams: GIRLS Woodland Middle 5th - Rylee Evans - 12:08 9th - Carli Clymer 17th - McKenna Trapheagen 41st - Makenzie Stephenson 42nd - Avery Hull 46th - Grace Webb 49th - Marlee Bowles Cartersville Middle 47th - Brianna Kim - 14:16.10 55th - Emily Bush 60th - Alice Terry 85th - Kaitlyn Dailey 93rd - Julia Vidolia Isabel Tucker Trista Kelly Excel Christian Academy Cambria Storey Ansley Hobbs Kristin Tucker Kate Moore Jancy Suber Madison Gibson Chelsea Mulkey BOYS Woodland Middle 17th - Christian Gough - 12:08 23rd - Caleb Jones 37th - Stanton Bedwell 39th - Dylan Stermer 41st - Graham Lee 56th - Bryant Knox 58th - Will Hughes Cartersville Middle 26th - Alan Thacker - 12:19 28th - Bill Archer 33rd - Davis Williams 52nd - Joel Zazueta 60th - Tyler Earick 61st - Mack Morris 62nd - Jackson Merritt Excel Christian Academy 87th - Hampton Peterson Nathan King Ryan Causey Logan Gibson Gavin Ingram

Local high school softball results for Monday, September 28. CASS 5, CREEKVIEW 2 CREEKVIEW —— 0-1-0-0-0-0-1 — 2R | 8H | 2E CASS —————- 0-0-2-0-0-3-x — 5R | 7H | 3E Cass hitters: Sarah Fox — 1BB Hope Elrod — 1H Evans — 1R Sierrah Gani — 1R, 2H, 2RBI Hannah Lee — 1R, 1H, 2BB, SB Sarah Moore — 1H, 1RBI Priscilla Cook — 1H Queen — 1R Casey Brazell — 1H Kavia Wright — 1R Cass pitching: Caitlin White — 7 IP, 8H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB, 8K Cass record: 5-21 _________________ ADAIRSVILLE 4, GORDON CENTRAL 3 ADAIRSVILLE — — 2-0-0-0-2-0-0 — 4R | 6H | 3E GORDON CENT —- 0-0-2-0-0-1-0 — 3R | 6H | 2E Adairsville hitters: Emily Collum — 1R, 2BB Hannah Knapp — 1R, 1H Alyssa Hughs — 2R, 1H, 1RBI, Sac Loren Harris — 2H, 2RBI Macy Hufstetler — 1H, 1BB Victoria Davis — 1H, Sac Adairsville pitching: Loren Harris — 7 IP, 6H, 3R, 3ER, 2BB, 9K Adairsville record: 11-14 overall; 6-9 in 6AAA Tuesday Sep 29 home vs. Coahulla Creek ___________________ LAFAYETTE 2, CARTERSVILLE 1 CARTERSVILLE —— 0-0-0-0-0-1-0 — 1R | 3H | 2E LAFAYETTE ———— 0-0-2-0-0-0-x — 2R | 4H | 0E Cartersville hitters: Molly Wilson — 1H Hannah Todd — 1R, 1HR, 1RBI Taylor Waits — 1H Cartersville pitching: Hannah Todd — 6 IP, 4H, 2R, 1ER, 4BB, 4K Next: Region Tournament __________________ POPE 13, WOODLAND 2 WOODLAND —— 2-0-0-0-0 — 2R | 3H | 4E POPE ————— 1-6-1-5-x — 13R | 13H | 2E Woodland hitters: Kylie Knox — 1R, 2H, 1BB Kereston Franklin — 1H, 1BB Audrey Morris — 1R Brittney Cox — 1BB Shelby Rainey — 1BB Woodland pitching: Lilly Jordan — 2 IP, 7H, 7R, 0ER, 5BB, 1K Sarah Baynard — 2 IP, 6H, 6R, 3ER, 1BB, 2K Record: 10-17 Next: Region 7AAAAA Tournament

Bartow County Recreation Department and Cartersville Parks & Recreation Department Youth Football 8U football results for Monday, September 28 BEARS 14 STEELERS 7 Isaiah Livsey and Talan Nix had touchdown runs of 15 yards and 5 yards, respectively to lead the Bears to a win. Nix also completed a 2-point conversion pass to Logan Shrewsbury. Nicolas Wright scored on an 11-yard run for the Steelers and Jeremiah Deroche added the PAT run. RAIDERS 38 JETS 0 Six different players scored for the Raiders in a 38-0 victory over the Jets. Aiden Caylor scored on an 80-yard scamper and caught an 11-yard touchdown pass from Xavior Darby. Darby added a 9-yard scoring run. Gavin Johnson, Levi Epelbaum, and Grayson Dysart had touchdown runs of 10-, 39-, and 20-yards. Aiden Ritchie rounded out the scoring with a PAT run. HURRICANES WHITE 13 HURRICANES BLACK 6 Ja’Caiden Leonard had scoring runs of 60- and 33-yards for White. Ja Keveon Porter added an extra point run. Zae Zae Pennymon scored on a 5-yard run for Hurricanes Black. HURRICANES PURPLE 18 HURRICANES GOLD 6 Thomas Peters, Maddox Frazier, and Brodie McWhorter each had touchdown runs to lead Hurricanes Purple past Hurricanes Gold. Peters scored on a 29-yard run, Frazier’s run was from 5-yards out, and McWhorter barrelled in on a 1-yarder. Jayden Evans hit paydirt with a 46-yard scamper for Hurricanes Gold. Game information provided by BCRD and CPRD is presented on Bartow Sports Zone by CiCi’s Pizza of Cartersville.

Updates on local collegiate athletes currently participating in volleyball and soccer. Bartow Sports Zone does periodic updates on these athletes and those of other collegiate sports. You may check each athlete's link on our Athletes Beyond Bartow page on this site. VOLLEYBALL Western Carolina — Katie O’Connor — MB, Sophomore (Cartersville HS) … had six kills, 12 total attacks, and 1 block in a 3-0 loss at Chattanooga…. 11 kills, 19 total attacks, 3 digs, and 3 blocks in a 3-2 win over Wofford….. 8 kills, 18 total attacks, and 1 dig in a 3-0 loss to High Point. The Catamounts are now 7-11 overall and 1-1 in the Southern Conference. WCU plays Furman at home Wed Sep 30 and at UNC-Greensboro Sat Oct 3. Point University — Karlee Winecoff — OH/MH, Junior (Cass HS) … recorded 9 kills, 21 total attacks, 10 digs, and 4 blocks in a home 3-2 victory over Montreat (NC). . . 2 kills, 7 attacks, 1 block in a 3-0 loss at St. Andrews (NC)….. 2 kills, 13 attacks, and 3 digs in a 3-0 loss at Columbia College (SC). The Skyhawks are 3-7 overall and 2-6 in the Appalachian Athletic Conference. Point hosts Truett-McConnell Tuesday Sep 29 and hosts Bryan College Fri Oct 2 Shorter University — Sydney Sumners — DS, Freshman (Adairsville HS) Saw action in one set Sept. 5 vs. Charleston College. Lady Hawks are now 5-4 overall, 3-3 in the Gulf South Conference. Shorter plays at West Alabama Wed Sep 30 and at West Georgia Fri Oct 2. SOCCER Troy University — Mallory Hedden — Midfielder, Sophomore (Cass HS) Played 21 minutes in the Trojans’ 2-1 win over Belmont. Troy had a home loss to South Alabama Sep 25. Troy travels to Louisiana-Monroe Fri Oct 2 and to Louisiana-Lafayette Sun Oct 4. The Lady Trojans are 7-3 overall and 0-1 in the SunBelt Conference. Agnes Scott — Stephanie Hicks — Forward, Senior (Woodland HS) Has 4 goals. 11 of 15 shots taken this season have been on goal. Scotties lost 1-0 at Middle Georgia and 3-0 at Birmingham Southern last week. Agnes Scott plays at Wesleyan Oct 3 and hosts Salem College Oct 10. Charleston Southern — Emily Moore — Defender, Junior (Woodland HS) Has played in 3 of 8 games, most recently at Liberty…. Buccaneers are 2-4-2 on the year and play Radford and Presbyterian at home this week on Wednesday and Saturday. Duquesne — Cody West — Defender, R-Sophomore (Cass HS) Played 90 minutes in a 1-0 victory over Colgate. Played 92 minutes in a 2-1 2OT loss to Robert Morris. The Dukes play at Saint Francis (PA) Wed Sep 30 and at home against Dayton Sat Oct 3. If we have left a local athlete you think should be included, please use our Contact page or the attached form on the Athletes Beyond Bartow page to let us know.

Athletes Beyond Bartow -- Saturday football updates Furman University — Justin Floyd (R-Sr., Cartersville HS) (in photo) Starter at LG for the Paladins who defeated VMI, 24-21 for their second straight win. Furman improved to 2-2. Furman totaled 322 yards of total offense and rushed for 125. UNC Charlotte — T.L. Ford (So., Cartersville HS) started at WR, was targeted three times, and caught 1 pass for 7 yards in the 49ers 17-7 loss to Florida Atlantic. The 49ers are now 2-2 on the year. UNC Charlotte — Mark Quattlebaum (R-Fr., Cartersville HS) had one punt return for 7 yards in a loss to Florida Atlantic. The Citadel — Austin Harrell (R-Jr., Adairsville HS) .. Defensive lineman had 2 tackles vs. Charleston Southern Sep 26 and 3 tackles vs. Georgia Southern Sep 19. Now 2 solo and 5 assists for the season. The Bulldogs are 2-2 on the season and next play Wofford Oct. 10. Georgia — Collin Barber (Sr., Cartersville HS) Had one punt for 24 yards in the Bulldogs’ 48-6 win over Southern. The Bulldogs improved to 4-0. Birmingham Southern — Jamar Posey (Jr., Woodland HS) saw time in the Panthers’ 41-13 loss to Washington (MO). Birmingham Southern fell to 3-1 with their first loss of the year. Cornell — Twan Terrell (Sr. Woodland HS) Had two tackles from his cornerback position as the Big Red lost at Yale, 33-26, and fell to 0-2 on the season. Tusculum — Brandon Thompson (R-Jr. Woodland HS) had one tackle in the Pioneers 38-31 loss at Newberry. Tusculum slipped to 1-3. Tusculum — Quadre Allen (R-Fr.) Has now seen action in three games…. vs. Va. Wise, Virginia State, and Newberry. Follow all of these players plus others playing football and other sports on the Athletes Beyond Bartow page on this website. Use the 'More' link located on the menu at the top of each page.

Vic Beasley says he "grades himself tough" and is striving to learn the intricacies of playing defensive end in the NFL. The former Adairsville Tiger and Clemson All-American and the rest of the Atlanta Falcons will take on the Dallas Cowboys Sunday in Dallas. Beasely, Jr. is off to an impactful start for Atlanta in his rookie season and coach Dan Quinn makes note of that work in Vaughn McClure's article for ESPN.com. Beasely is one of Bartow Sports Zone's Athletes Beyond Bartow. Please see the link for Beasley and the rest of the local collegiate and professional athletes on our Athletes Beyond Bartow page.

Cartersville cross country results from the Wingfoot Classic. VARSITY GIRLS Cartersville's girls cross country finished in 20th place (of 26 teams) at the Wingfoot Classic at Sam Smith Park in Cartersville. Northview won the race, followed by South Forsyth, Milton, Marist, and Signal Mountain (TN). Lindsay Billings of Northview narrowly won the girls race in 18:25.0. Emma Grace Hurley of Fellowship Christian finished second, only 1.2 seconds behind. Bree Cole led the Cartersville harriers with a 37th place finish in 21:20.2 She was followed by fellow Hurricanes Kayla Carpenter (106, 23:45), Edith Millian (131, 24:50.9), Vanna Beach (155, 26:16.6), Krystinn Dabbs, and Victoria Martino. VARSITY BOYS The Cartersville boys finished 22nd of 29 teams. Milton won the boys high school race by three points over Marist. Blessed Trinity, Forsyth Central, and South Forsyth rounded out the top five Jack Bluth of Milton High School, won the boys race in 16:45.8. He was just under three seconds ahead of Frank Pittman of Marist. Cartersville results: Robby Earick, 101st, 19:27.3 Haden Boone, 120th, 19:45.6 Patrick Gordon, 129th, 19:52.7 Andy Sims 130th, 19:53.9 Will Pruitt 132nd, 19:54.3 Jacob Busek 141st, 20:18.9 William Matherne 161st, 20:57.2 Local cross country teams will compete for the Bartow County Championship Tuesday at Dellinger Park.

The Woodland girls cross country team placed fourth at the Darlington Cross Country Festival Saturday. Darlington won their own event by 18-points over Decatur. Norcross finished third in the 18 team event. Lindsay Scifers of Woodland finished the race in 20:42.58, just behind winner Stephanie Ward of Darlington, Gabrielle Gusmerotti of Norcross, and Elizabeth Rice of Kennesaw Mountain. Cheyenne Spinks was eighth overall for Woodland in 21:06.62. She was followed by teammates Elizabeth Roberson (19th), Casey Bolan (21st), Karla Alves (53rd), McKaylie Bowles (59th), and Makenna Eskew (62nd) The Woodland boys placed third in a field of 17 teams at Darlington. Kennesaw Mountain won the boys' high school event, followed by Etowah, and Woodland. Jonathan Holloway placed 11th overall for Woodland. Jacob Glitz was 16th, Dustin Kiel 18th, and Julian Rocket was 19th. Levi Brandenburg, Noah Warren, and Heath Tyree round of the Woodland boys team finishes. Local high school teams will compete for the Bartow County Championship Tuesday at Dellinger Park.

Cartersville Parks and Recreation Department Youth football results for Saturday, September 26 12U results CALHOUN BULLDOGS 24 HURRICANES PURPLE 8 Trevor Montgomery scored on a 6-yard touchdown run and Micah Earwood added a 2-point PAT kick for the Hurricanes Purple scores. 10U results BARTOW JETS HURRICANES BLACK 6 Christopher Rooper ran for three touchdowns and added a 2-point PAT kick to lead the Jets past Hurricanes Black. Rooper’s scoring runs were from 46-, 12-, and 23-yards. Braylon Inman had a 4-yard touchdown run for Hurricanes Black. HURRICANES WHITE 6 HURRICANES PURPLE 0 Rowan Billings scored the game’s only points on a 2-yard touchdown run for Hurricanes White. Paul Gamble and Christian Harrison were credited for outstanding play for Hurricanes Purple. 8U results HURRICANES WHITE 6 HURRICANES PURPLE 0 Luke Parker’s 1-yard touchdown run provided the scoring difference. Brodie McWhorter was noted for outstanding play for Hurricanes Purple. HURRICANES GOLD 13 HURRICANES BLACK 6 Jayden Evans scored on a 10-yard run and a 40-yard run to lead Gold past Black. Christian Cothran added an extra point run for Gold. Zae Zae Pennyon had a 5-yard touchdown run for Hurricanes Black. Youth football reports are provided by CPRD and BCRD and are presented on Bartow Sports Zone by CiCi's Pizza of Cartersville.

ADAIRSVILLE 22, SONORAVILLE 15 The Daily Tribune News http://www.daily-tribune.com/sports/item/3598-tigers-overcome-turnovers-to-hold-off-phoenix Northwest Georgia News http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/prep_central/high_school/football/football-adairsville-scores-only-td-after-delay-to-defeat-phoenix/article_6f946f3c-6400-11e5-a2ff-ffcfa2e0f644.html CARTERSVILLE 51, GILMER 6 AJC http://highschoolsports.blog.ajc.com/2015/09/26/cartersville-51-gilmer-6/ The Daily Tribune News http://www.daily-tribune.com/sports/item/3597-canes-cruise-to-51-6-win-over-gilmer WOODLAND 42, RIVER RIDGE 24 The Daily Tribune News http://www.daily-tribune.com/sports/item/3599-wildcat-nation-rejoices-as-team-wins-1st-game-in-two-years CREEKVIEW 21, CASS 14 AJC http://highschoolsports.blog.ajc.com/2015/09/26/creekview-21-cass-14/ The Daily Tribune News http://www.daily-tribune.com/sports/item/3596-cass-falls-short-in-comeback-attempt