June 23, 2025 Former Cartersville High Purple Hurricanes Mason Barnett and Logan Martin earned pitching victories in starts last week for their teams. At the same time, fellow Cartersville grad Anthony Seigler celebrated a birthday and reached base safely in four of the five games he played. Mason Barnett MASON BARNETT — Las Vegas Aviators (Oakland A’s Triple-A affiliate; 4th-year pro; Auburn; Cartersville HS) … made a five-inning start and earned his fifth pitching victory of the season last Friday in a 4-1 win at the Sugar Land Space Cowboys. Barnett, 24, allowed one earned run on six hits and two walks. He fanned three, facing 22 batters. His season record improved to 5-1 in 15 starts. The Aviators were 5-2 last week at Sugar Land and host the Albuquerque Isotopes in a six-game series this week. Las Vegas began the week with a 49-26 record and has an 11-game lead over the Tacoma Rainiers in the Pacific Coast League West. Logan Martin LOGAN MARTIN — Quad Cities River Bandits (Kansas City Royals High-Class A affiliate; 3rd-year pro; Kentucky; Cartersville HS) … collected his sixth pitching win of the season last Friday with a five-inning start in an eventual 8-2 home victory over the Lansing Lugnuts. Martin, 23, allowed one earned run on two hits with no walks. He hit two batters with a pitch and struck out three. In just over 58 innings pitched this season, the former 12th-round pick is now 6-3 in 13 starts and has 48 strikeouts. Quad Cities was 3-3 last week against Lansing and finished second (39-27) in the Midwest League West Division first-half standings. The River Bandits missed a postseason playoff berth by one game in the first half. Quad Cities (2-1 second-half) has a six-game series at the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers this week. Anthony Seigler ANTHONY SEIGLER — Nashville Sounds (Milwaukee Brewers Triple-A affiliate; 8th-year pro; Cartersville HS) … appeared in five home games last week against the Iowa Cubs and was 3-for-18 at the plate, including three walks, one sacrifice fly, four runs scored, and four RBI. Seigler, who just turned 26, also stole two bases. The Sounds went 4-2 last week against Iowa and remain in first place in the International League West. Entering this week, Nashville (44-29) held a 2-½ game lead in the division over the Indianapolis Indians. The Sounds have a six-game series this week at overall league-leading Jacksonville.

June 22, 2025 The Cartersville Little League 12U baseball tournament team hosted and won its first two games of the Georgia District 1 tournament on Saturday and Sunday. Cartersville routed Cedartown Little League on Saturday afternoon, 15-0, in three innings and outlasted Bartow County Little League on Sunday for a 5-4 victory.  The two wins put Cartersville 12U in the championship round on Tuesday night at Rudy York Field in Hicks Park. Cartersville needs one win in two potential games on Tuesday to capture the title. Bartow County 12U cruised to a 17-2 opening round win in three innings on Saturday morning over Rockmart, before dropping Sunday’s one-run decision. Bartow will play Rockmart again on Monday night in an elimination game at Rudy York Field. Rockmart won an elimination game with Cedartown on Sunday afternoon, 16-4. The Bartow/Rockmart survivor will need two wins Tuesday evening over Cartersville to claim the district title in the double-elimination format. The District 1 champion will advance to the Georgia Little League state tournament that begins July 12 at Vine Ingle Little League in Macon.

June 19, 2025 Cartersville Little League's 11U tournament team won the Georgia District 1 championship by sweeping Bartow County in a best-of-three series. Front row (L-R): Raden Sullins, Nolan Murphy, Evan Blankenberger, Carson Gossett. Middle row: Jaxon Tardy, Gray Womack, Everett Sutton, Josh Villarreal, Hollis Nelson, James Williams. Back row: Sam Evans and Hudson Bonner. Coaches: Stephen Womack, Patrick Murphy, Eric Blankenberger. The Cartersville Little League 9-11 year old tournament team recently captured the 2025 Georgia Little League District 1 championship by defeating Bartow County Little League 9-11 in a best-of-three series. Cartersville won two straight games by 2-0 and 7-5 scores. They advance to the Georgia Little League 9-11 State Tournament, which begins on July 5 at American Little League in Columbus.

June 18, 2025 The Bartow County Junior Little League tournament team captured the 2025 District 1 crown on Wednesday night at Perry Park. Holding banner (L-R): Colby Hoover, Isaac Elrod, Jaxon Stanfield, Triston Brawner, and Oliver Yarbrough. Second row players: Ayden Lathem, AJ Ecker, Sam Wallin, Braylen Stanley, Ben Nida, and Bowen Hardy. Head coach: Robby Lathem. Assistant coaches: Harold Brawner and Zack Hardy. The Bartow County Junior Little League (13-14 year olds) tournament team won the Georgia Little League District 1 championship Wednesday night at Perry Park by completing a two-game sweep of Cartersville Junior Little League. Bartow won the best-of-three series opener 18-9 and closed out the district series on Wednesday with a 5-4 victory. Bartow County Junior Little League advances to the Georgia Little League State Tournament, which begins July 5 at Apalachee High School in Winder.

June 18, 2025 Fresh off a T12 at the GSGA Men's Championship, Bodie Brumlow won the 2025 Georgia PGA Junior Championship hosted by Cartersville Country Club. Cartersville High School golfer, Bodie Brumlow, carded rounds of 69-68-67 (12-under par) Monday through Wednesday at Cartersville Country Club to win the 2025 Georgia PGA Junior Championship by one shot over Brooks Urquhart of Columbus.  The two rising high school juniors battled near the top of the leaderboard throughout the tournament, with Brumlow coming from behind in the final round. Urquhart carded rounds of 70-65-70 (11-under par) to finish as runner-up. The boys' 54-hole event for 14-18 year olds was played at 6,900 yards, par-72.  Jack Callahan of Alpharetta was third at 8-under par (73-66-69), and Valdosta’s Mason Pate finished fourth at 7-under par (72-67-70). Lee Smith of Marietta and Charles Beeson of Roswell tied for fifth at 6-under par. Andrew Lutjens of Cartersville tied for ninth (71-73-68, 4-under par). Carsen Stanfield of Cartersville (76-72-78, 10-over par) tied for 37th with White’s Tanner Toups (75-75-76). Other locals, Carter Rice (83-75) and Blake Lutjens (84-82) missed the 36-hole cut in the 16-18 year old division. Reid Henson of Rydal (75-70-76 (5-over par), a rising sophomore at Cartersville High, tied for sixth place in the 14-15 year old division. Brumlow’s tournament title comes on the heels of a 12th-place finish over the weekend at the GSGA Men’s Amateur Championship at Atlanta Country Club.

June 18, 2025 Front row holding banner (L-R): Hudson Russell, Anders Dial, Braden Taylor, Wheeler Arthur, Tripp Walker, Will Moore. Second row: Cas McFarland, Finley Rogan, Jaxon Martin, Will Porter, Camaro Geldhauser, Caleb Cox. Coaches: Derek Geldhauser, Blake Arthur, Chad Walker The Cartersville Little League 8-10 year old tournament team hosted and won the Georgia Little League District 1 championship this past Saturday through Wednesday at Hicks Park. Cartersville 8-10 went 3-0 to take the title, defeating Bartow County 10-2, Dalton 16-3, and Bartow County 10-0 in the championship round. Bartow 8-10 defeated Cedartown 14-3 in the first round, but was sent to the elimination bracket with their first loss to Cartersville.  Bartow won elimination games over Cedartown 15-6 and Dalton 14-4 before finishing runner-up to Cartersville in the finals. Cartersville 8-10 advances to the Georgia Little League State Tournament in Smyrna that begins on July 5. The Bartow County Little League 8-10 tournament team finished as Georgia District 1 runner-up. Front row (L-R): McCoy Faulkenberry, Emmett Tatum, McClain Cook, Liam Simpson, Maddox Jones, Everett Neighbors. Back row: Logan Varvel, Max Cochran, Cooper Johnson, Mason Brookshire, and Landry Elrod.

June 16, 2025 Three former Cartersville High stars, now playing on Minor League Baseball teams, had successful weeks. L-R: Mason Barnett, Logan Martin, and Anthony Seigler MASON BARNETT — Las Vegas Aviators (Oakland A’s Triple-A affiliate; 4th-year pro; Auburn; Cartersville HS) … improved his season record to 4-1 as a starting pitcher last Saturday as the Aviators beat the visiting Salt Lake Bees 9-3. The 24-year-old right-hander went six innings and allowed three earned runs on four hits and one walk, lowering his season ERA to 5.79. He fanned nine. Las Vegas (24-44) swept a six-game series last week at home against Salt Lake and has won seven straight entering the week. They lead Reno and Sacramento by 11-½ games in the Pacific Coast League West Division. The Aviators visit the Sugar Land Space Cowboys this week for a six-game series. LOGAN MARTIN — Quad Cities River Bandits (Kansas City Royals High-Class A affiliate; 3rd-year pro; Kentucky; Cartersville HS) … the 23-year-old collected his fifth pitching win of the season and improved to 5-3 this past Saturday in a five-inning home start that was an eventual 12-1 victory over the Beloit Sky Carp. He allowed one earned run on six hits with no walks and four strikeouts. Quad Cities (38-25) has won five straight entering the week and holds a one-game lead over Cedar Rapids. The River Bandits host a six-game series this week with the Lansing Lugnuts. ANTHONY SEIGLER — Nashville Sounds (Milwaukee Brewers Triple-A affiliate; 8th-year pro; Cartersville HS) … made four starts last week in a six-game series at the Norfolk Tides. He was 3-for-17, including one home run, one double, three runs scored, and three RBI. He walked four times in his four starts. The 25-year-old’s hot bat has continued through mid-June. He has hit safely in 27 of his 29 games dating back to May 2 and currently has a .299 batting average, including seven homers, 28 RBI, and has stolen 17 bases. Nashville (40-27) entered the week with a ½-game lead over the Indianapolis Indians in the International League West. The Sounds play a six-game series this week at the Memphis Redbirds.

June 15, 2025 Bodie Brumlow of Cartersville tied for 12th at the 104th Georgia State Golf Association Men’s Amateur Championship, firing rounds of 75-72-67-72 at Atlanta Country Club in Marietta.  Brumlow, a rising junior at Cartersville High School, had one of the day's low rounds on Saturday to move well into the top twenty. The top 20 and ties earned an exemption into the 2025 Georgia Amateur at Ocean Forest Golf Club at Sea Island. Bo Blanchard of Columbus shot 71-67-67-67 and won the 2025 title by three shots over Milton’s Jack Schoenberger (71-69-66-69). Duluth's Carter Loflin, a rising senior on the University of Georgia golf team, finished third (68-67-73-69) and was two more shots back. R.B. Clyburn of Cartersville tied for 28th. He carded rounds of 68-73-72-82.

June 13, 2025 R.B. Clyburn on Friday at the 104th GSGA Men's Amateur Championship hosted by Atlanta Country Club. (GSGA Photo on Facebook) Two Cartersville golfers made the 36-hole cut on Friday at the 104th Georgia State Golf Association Men’s Amateur Championship held at Atlanta Country Club. R.B. Clyburn is 3-under-par (68-73) and tied for 11th at the midway point of the 72-hole championship, while Cartersville High rising junior Bodie Brumlow carded rounds of 75-72 (3-over-par) to clear the 36-hole hurdle by two shots. Sixty-four of the 144 players to start the event qualified to play the final 36 holes on Saturday and Sunday at the 7,101-yard, par 72 layout in Marietta.  Carter Loflin, a rising senior on the University of Georgia golf team, is the 36-hole leader at 9-under-par with rounds of 68 and 67. Stephen Behr (Atlanta), former champion, and Georgia Southern alum Brett Barron (Duluth) are one shot back. Bo Blanchard of Columbus (Augusta University) and Franco Castro of Atlanta are tied for fourth place and trail Loflin by three shots. Laine Frazier of Adairsville qualified for the event, but missed the cut after shooting 75-76 (7-over-par). The competition for the Robert H. Martin Trophy continues through Sunday.

June 12, 2025 Cartersville 8U Purple Coach Pitch Baseball won the Georgia Recreation and Parks Association District Five championship Wednesday night at Westside Park in Whitfield County by defeating Summerville in the title game 12-3. Cartersville 8U Purple went 4-0 to capture the title. They had earlier tournament wins over Summerville (3-0), Trion (13-0), and Gordon County (8-3). The team advances to the GRPA State Tournament on June 24-27. Cartersville Purple 8U will play the District 7 runner-up in the first round on Tuesday, June 24, at Westside Park in Whitfield County.

June 9, 2025 Updates on local MiLB players for the week ending Sunday, June 8. MiLB MASON BARNETT — Las Vegas Aviators (Oakland A’s Triple-A affiliate; 4th-year pro; Auburn; Cartersville HS) … improved his season mark to 3-1 on June 3 with a five-inning pitching start and eventual 6-2 win at the Tacoma Raniers. He allowed one earned run on two hits and three walks while striking out four of 21 batters faced. After going 4-2 last week at Tacoma, the Aviators (38-24) entered the week with a 7-½ game lead over the Sacramento River Cats. This week, Las Vegas has a six-game home series against the Salt Lake Bees. LOGAN MARTIN — Quad Cities River Bandits (Kansas City Royals High-Class A affiliate; 3rd-year pro; Kentucky; Cartersville HS) … was charged with a pitching loss in a three-inning start this past Sunday at the Peoria Chiefs. Martin gave up six earned runs on eight hits and two walks. He struck out three of 18 batters faced in the 9-4 loss. The River Bandits (33-24) went 1-5 last week at Peoria, but entered the week with a one-half game lead over the Cedar Rapids Kernels in the Midwest League West. Quad Cities has a six-game home series with the Beloit Sky Carp this week. ANTHONY SEIGLER — Nashville Sounds (Milwaukee Brewers Triple-A affiliate; 8th-year pro; Cartersville HS) … one of the hottest bats in Triple-A baseball, the 25-year-old hit safely in each of his games last week and has now hit safely in 24 of his previous 25 games dating back to May 2. Seigler went 8-for-19 in five games during the week, including two walks, three doubles, six runs scored, and four RBI. A pitch hit him, and he stole two bases. During his current stretch, the catcher/second baseman has raised his batting average from .208 to .307. For the season, he has six homers, 25 RBI, and has stolen 17 bases with an on-base percentage of .444. Nashville (38-24)  has a 3-½ game lead over the Indianapolis Indians in the International League’s West Division and visits the Norfolk Tides this week for a six-game series. COLLEGE SOFTBALL ANSLEY HIGHT — Reinhardt University (So, Cass HS) … in her first season with the Eagles after transferring from the University of Southern Mississippi, Hight was selected Second Team NAIA All-American in 2025 as a designated hitter. In 44 games, she hit .438 with 13 home runs, 62 RBI, and scored 30 runs. She was also the Appalachian Athletic Conference Player of the Year and helped lead Reinhardt to its first NAIA World Series appearance since 2014.

June 11, 2025 Bartow County 8U Softball has advanced to the GRPA State Tournament. Front row (L-R): Brooklynn Akins, Ara Bohannon, Josie Bennett, Karmella Thomas. Second Row: Annabelle Prouty, Erin Miller, Lollie Jarrett, Kaylani Watkins. Third Row: Zeplyn Mulkey, Sophia Amyx, Cora Kaylor, Coco Minnick. Coaches: Joe Bennett, Matthew Kaylor, Holly Kaylor, and Derick Mulkey. The Bartow County 8U Coach Pitch Softball team outlasted Rockmart 22-20 Tuesday night in an elimination game at Westside Park in Whitfield County. It secured a spot in the Georgia Recreation and Parks Association State Tournament.  Bartow 8U Softball, one of three teams to advance from the District Five double-elimination tournament, plays Summerville on Wednesday night. To win the district title, the winner must defeat host Whitfield County twice in the finals.  Since the beginning of the tournament last Friday, Bartow 8U Softball has won over Calhoun (28-13), Trion (18-14), Rome (17-2), and Rockmart. Their lone loss was to Summerville last Saturday, 18-6.  The Cartersville 8U Coach Pitch Softball team finished fifth in the tournament, following a 24-23 loss to Rockmart on Monday night. The locals also won over Cedartown (20-1) and Calhoun (22-1). Their other loss was to Rome (23-9).  In Chattooga County, the Bartow County 12U Softball team was eliminated Tuesday night and placed fourth in District Five with an 11-5 loss to Murray County. The Bartow team had a 9-3 win over Rome in an earlier elimination game on Tuesday and had a previous 6-3 loss to Trion on Monday. Cartersville Purple 8U Coach Pitch Baseball has advanced to the GRPA District Five tournament championship round in Whitfield County. On Wednesday night, they will play the Gordon County/Summerville winner at Westside Park. Cartersville Purple 8U is the only unbeaten team remaining in the double-elimination tournament. To claim the district title, it must win one of two potential games in the finals. In the 10U baseball district tournament in Rome, Cartersville earned wins over Rome Blue (8-5) and Cedartown (13-7) Tuesday night at Lower Alto Park. Cartersville 10U will face the Dalton/Trion winner in a winner’s bracket game Wednesday night.  Bartow County 10U Baseball plays an elimination game against Rome Red on Wednesday evening. If it wins, it will play the Dalton/Trion loser in a second elimination game. The 10U District Five tournament continues through Saturday. The Bartow County 12U Baseball team finished third at the GRPA District Five tournament in Dalton, and Cartersville 12U placed fourth. Bartow 12U Baseball won three straight games last weekend before falling 21-4 to eventual district champion Summerville. Bartow’s second loss was 7-5 to runner-up Trion. The local team had wins over Dalton (16-2), Whitfield County (5-3), and Murray County (12-6) in the tournament. Cartersville 12U was eliminated on Tuesday night with a 5-4 loss to Trion. They finished the double-elimination tournament with a 4-2 record. Cartersville 12U’s wins were over LaFayette (15-0), Cedartown (16-1), Calhoun (16-4), and Murray County (15-7). They had an earlier 18-3 loss to Summerville.  The Bartow County 12U baseball team finished third at the GRPA District Five tournament in Dalton. Front Row (L-R): Camden Forsyth, Gage Mulkey, Jake Nida, Cole Baker, Win Howren, Cash Miller, Ethan Massey. Back Row: Ezekiel Cone, Branson Brookshire, Kellan Rogers, Gatlin Townsend, Mason Benitez, and Cooper Adcock.