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June 25, 2024 Seven local high school baseball players received 2024 All-State recognition this week from the Georgia Dugout Club. Cartersville’s Caleb Daniel, Ryan Johnson, Luke Miller, Andrew Purdy, and Sawyer Wilson were named Class 5A First Team All-State.  Aiden Ray of Woodland and Chase Tatum of Cass were named to the Class 5A Second Team. Top (L-R), Aiden Ray, Chase Tatum, Luke Miller, Caleb Daniel Bottom (L-R), Andrew Purdy, Ryan Johnson, Sawyer Wilson The complete Class 5A First and Second Team is listed below: First Team Pitchers: Conrad Cason, Greater Atlanta Christian; Eli Hanna, Greater Atlanta Christian; Tucker Segars, Loganville; Kyle Adamec, Flowery Branch; Eston Simpson, Jefferson; Ty Beck, McIntosh; Evan Joiner, Ware County; Ryan Johnson, Cartersville; Sawyer Wilson, Cartersville; Catchers: Payton Bryant, Coffee; Chase Fralick, McIntosh; Jackson Freeman, Flowery Branch; Infielders: Jaylen Jones, Loganville; Seth Suess, Ware County; Jase Peeples, Jefferson; Johnson DuBose, Greater Atlanta Christian; Kane Moye, Union Grove; Andrew Purdy, Cartersville; Bryce Clavon, Kell; Tyler Bradford, Kell; Outfielders: Bruce Wyche, Union Grove; Logan Kimberl, Greater Atlanta Christian; David Ojeda, Flowery Branch; Jamie Daly, Greenbrier; Luke Miller, Cartersville; Caleb Daniel, Cartersville; Utility: Cole Cox, Ware County Second Team Pitchers: Michael Strickland, Coffee; Zach Grow, Jefferson; Ben Fussell, Coffee; Braden Pouron, Ola; Maddux Earls, Union Grove; Brady Cunningham, Ola; Catchers: James McGee, Ola; Nolan Keener, Loganville; Infielders: Landon Smallwood, Ware County; Maddux Earls, Union Grove; Ben Fussell, Coffee; Cannon Jones, Coffee; Aiden Ray, Woodland-Bartow; Outfielders: Chase Tatum, Cass; Noah Bunch, Ware County; Bryce Dixon, Ware County; Mason Olivarez, McIntosh; Rett Hemphill, Jefferson; Utility: Kanious Davis, Maynard Jackson

June 23, 2024 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Owen Wiggins of Cartersville High School and Bill Gaines of Woodland High School placed fourth on Saturday, June 22, in the 2024 High School Fishing World Finals on Lake Hartwell in South Carolina near Anderson. The Student Angler Federation presented the 398-team event on June 19-22. The two locals represented the local Amateur High School Bass Anglers organization. After missing the two-day cut, the Wiggins and Gaines earned a spot in the World Finals by placing sixth in the third day’s Second Chance Round. Their Friday catch was 8 pounds and 14 ounces. The three fish haul by the local duo in Saturday’s 31-team World Finals weighed-in at 10 pounds and 13 ounces. The largemouth, smallmouth, spotted, and redeye were required to be 12 inches or more. The local team finished behind two-person teams from Central Kentucky (13 pounds), Port Barre-Louisiana (12-14), and Lanier High School-GA (11-14). Other local competitors included in the National Championship Team Tournament Standings: Cooper Moon and Hayden West — Cartersville High School — 27th first two days / 83rd in 2nd Chance Round. Tucker Ivester and Caiden Moore — Cass High School and Woodland High School — 39th first two days / 63rd in 2nd Chance Round Garrett Hewlett and Dallen Fuqua — Cartersville High School — 44th in 2nd Chance Round Brandon Willard and Bryan Gayton — Woodland High School — 51st in 2nd Chance Round Trenton Mealer and Bentley Bagley — Adairsville High School — 75th (first two days) Will Altizer and Kadin West — Adairsville High School — 104th (first two days) Kip Mayfield and Gannon Bonds — Cass High School — 156th (first two days)

June 22, 2024 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The 2023-24 high school athletic year has concluded and the Georgia Athletic Directors Association has released the final results of the Regions Bank Directors Cup. The GADA has presented this award annually since the 1999-2000 school year. Cartersville High won the Class AA Directors Cup in back-to-back school years in 2000-01 and 2001-02. The winning schools in each classification plus the top female and male programs receive a Directors Cup trophy and a wall banner. Schools receive points for their top eight scoring sports in each gender based on their final position in the GHSA state playoffs. In Class AAAAA this year, Jefferson High won the 2023-24 Directors Cup with 1166 points. The Dragons edged out runner-up Cambridge High (1159) by only seven points. Chattahoochee (1106), McIntosh (1100), and Decatur (995) rounded out the top five finishers. Greenbrier, Harris County, Greater Atlanta Christian, and Northgate finished in sixth through ninth place in Class 5A with Cartersville tying region-foe Dalton for the highest finish in Region 7-5A at tenth place and 839 points. The other schools in Region 7-5A include Calhoun (13th place, 685), Woodland (30th, 379), Cass (32nd, 372), and Hiram (38th, 170). Class AAA, which included Adairsville, was won by Wesleyan (1450). Oconee County (1214) was runner-up followed by Hebron Christian (1123), Mary Persons (982), and Morgan County (957). Dawson County, Savannah Christian, Lumpkin County, Sandy Creek, and Hart County rounded out the Class 3A top ten. None of the schools in Region 6-AAA participated in the statewide competition. Each school must maintain a membership with the GADA to be eligible. Non-member schools' point totals are not maintained. Overall winners for 2023-24 in the other classifications: Class 7A — Walton Class 6A — Marist Class 4A — Westminster Class 2A — Mt. Paran Christian Class A-DI — Mount Vernon Class A-D2 — Georgia Military College Local Class 5A scoring: Cartersville (839 total / 427 male / 412 female) By sport: (Baseball 2nd, 90 points; Competition Cheer 3rd, 85; Football 3rd, 84; Girls Basketball 3rd, 84; Boys Golf 5th, 75; Softball 7th, 69; Girls Golf 12th, 54; Boys XC 14th, 48; Girls XC 15th, 45; Boys Track 16th, 42; Volleyball 17th, 25; Boys Basketball 17th, 25; Girls Soccer 17th, 25; Girls Tennis 17th, 25; Wrestling 18th, 38; Girls Track 32nd, 10. Woodland (379 total / 266 male / 113 female) By sport: Wrestling Duals 3rd, 85 points (also placed third traditional); Baseball 9th, 53; Boys XC 16th, 42; Softball 17th, 25; Volleyball 17th, 25; Girls Soccer 17th, 25; Boys Soccer 17th, 25; Boys Tennis 17th, 25; Girls XC 18th, 38; Boys Track 24th, 26; Boys Swim 32nd, 10. Cass (372 total / 279 male / 93 female) By sport: Wrestling Duals, State Champs, 100 points (also placed sixth traditional); Boys Soccer 3rd, 84; Football 5th, 70; Competition Cheer 9th, 63; Baseball 17th, 25; Girls Track 22nd, 30. NOTE:  Sports with elimination tournament brackets are scored differently from non-bracketed sports. Wrestling points may only be acquired in either duals or traditional.   SOURCE: gadaonline.net

June 17, 2024 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com MiLB MASON BARNETT — Northwest Arkansas Naturals (3rd-yr. pro; Kansas City Royals Double-A affiliate; Texas League; Auburn; Cartersville HS) … improved his season pitching record to 3-4 last Thursday in a 14-3 win at the Springfield Cardinals. The right-hander made a 6-⅔ innings start allowing three earned runs on five hits and one walk. He struck out two departing with a 10-2 lead. The 23-year-old has a 5.90 ERA in 12 appearances (11 starts) this season covering 58 innings. His WHIP is 1.40 and he has recorded 70 strikeouts. The Naturals (31-32) have won seven straight and moved to just 3-½ games behind Texas League North Division first-half leader Arkansas. Northwest has a six-game series at home Tuesday through Sunday against the Tulsa Drillers. LOGAN MARTIN — Columbia Fireflies (2nd-yr. pro; Kansas City Royals Single-A affiliate; Carolina League; Kentucky; Cartersville HS) … made a five-inning start last Friday but received no pitching decision in an eventual 7-2 win at the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. The 22-year-old righty yielded two earned runs on three hits and three walks while fanning five. Martin (1-0) has a 3.00 ERA in 11 appearances this season (six starts) covering 45 innings. He has a 1.09 WHIP with 39 strikeouts. Columbia (34-27) is 4-½ games behind Kannapolis in the first-half standings in the Carolina League’s South Division. The Fireflies have eight games this Tuesday through Sunday at home against the Carolina Mudcats. ANTHONY SEIGLER — Somerset Patriots (7th-yr. pro; NY Yankees Double-A affiliate; Eastern League; Cartersville HS) … went 1-for-16 at the plate with five walks and two stolen bases in five games last week at the Binghampton Rumble Ponies. Somerset went 3-3 for the week. Siegler, 24, has a .194 batting average in 160 official at-bats this season. He has six homers and 16 RBIs. The Patriots (31-32 first half) trail Hartford by 3-½ games in the Eastern League’s Northeast Division. They host the Erie Sea Wolves for six games this Tuesday through Sunday.

June 14, 2024 In an article by Demetrius Harvey of the Jacksonville Florida Times-Union, former Cartersville High School quarterback Trevor Lawrence has been made the NFL’s highest-paid player following his contract extension with the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Lawrence deal with Jacksonville begins in 2026 and includes a total of $275 million over five years, with $200 million in practical guaranteed money. That amounts to $55 million per year over the final five years of the deal. The deal is for seven years through the 2030 season. The former Clemson QB stands to make $306 million in total value, including the 2024 and 2025 seasons, or $43.7 million per year over the course of the deal. Including the fifth-year option, Lawrence was originally set to make $31,341,293 over the next two seasons, according to OverTheCap. Lawrence will also receive a $37.5 million signing bonus when he signs the deal. Source: ProFootballTalk When Lawrence signs his name on the dotted line, he will be set to take up just 21.5% of this year's salary cap, which is $255.4 million. For reference, when Burrow signed his deal in 2023, he was set to take up 24.4% of the salary cap. According to Spotrac, Lawrence ranks 10th in this category behind Cowboys QB Dak Prescott, who took up 21.9% of the salary cap when he signed his deal in 2021. In addition to the money, Lawrence's deal also protects against being traded to another team. For Lawrence to lose his no-trade clause, according to PFT, he would have to hold out, get suspended by the team or commit a forfeitable breach of the contract. The new deal also includes $1.5 million in incentives from 2026 through 2030. Lawrence will get $500,000 if he takes at least 60% of the team's snaps and if the Jaguars win the AFC Championship game. He gets $1 million if he takes at least 60% of the team's snaps and the Jaguars win the Super Bowl for a total of $6 million. For Lawrence to receive the full incentives built into the contract, the Jaguars will have to win four straight Super Bowls. ~~ Data from Pro Football Talk, OverTheCap, Spotrac, and compiled by Demetrius Harvey of the Jacksonville Times Union

June 10, 2024 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Former Cartersville High pitcher Logan Martin picked up his third save of the 2024 season this past weekend with a four-inning relief shutout performance in Class-A Carolina League action. In the Double-A Eastern League, former Cartersville Hurricane Anthony Seigler has hit six home runs in his past eight games. MiLB MASON BARNETT — Northwest Arkansas Naturals (3rd-yr. pro; Kansas City Royals Double-A affiliate; Texas League; Auburn; Cartersville HS) … was saddled with a second straight pitching loss last Thursday in a 3-2 home loss to the Wichita Wind Surge. The right-hander made the start and went 4-⅔ innings surrendering three earned runs on seven hits with no walks. He fanned six. Barnett, now 2-4 on the season, has a 6.14 ERA in 11 appearances covering 51-⅓ innings. He has 68 strikeouts. The Naturals (25-32) are eight games back and in fourth place in the Texas League’s North Division. Northwest Arkansas visits the Springfield Cardinals for a six-game series this Tuesday through Sunday. LOGAN MARTIN — Columbia Fireflies (2nd-yr. pro; Kansas City Royals Single-A affiliate; Carolina League; Kentucky; Cartersville HS) …  collected his third save this past Saturday with a four-inning relief appearance as the Fireflies beat the visiting Fayetteville Woodpeckers 2-1. The righty entered in the sixth inning and finished the game with four shutout innings. He yielded just one hit and struck out three dropping his season ERA to 2.93. He has appeared in 10 games this season (five starts) and recorded 34 strikeouts in 40 innings. Columbia (30-25) trails Carolina League South Division-leading Kannapolis by 5-½ games. The Fireflies play a six-game series Tuesday through Sunday at the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. ANTHONY SEIGLER — Somerset Patriots (7th-yr. pro; NY Yankees Double-A affiliate; Eastern League; Cartersville HS) … hit home runs in three more games this past week during a home series with the Hartford Yard Goats. Seigler, who has transitioned to second base this season, has homered six times in his past eight games since May 30. The 24-year-old Round 1 pick by the Yankees in 2018 has a .208 batting average in 144 official at-bats this season with 16 RBI. In this recent eight-game stretch, he is 9-for-29 including six homers, one double, one walk, nine runs scored, and 10 RBI. Somerset (28-29) is in fourth place and three games behind Portland in the Eastern League’s Northeast Division. The Patriots play a six-game series at the Binghamton Rumble Ponies on Tuesday through Sunday.

June 3, 2024 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Former Cartersville High catcher and now-turned-second baseman, Anthony Seigler, hit three home runs last week in the Somerset Patriots series with the Bowie BaySox of the Eastern League. This week’s update also includes the completion of the UFL’s regular season updates on the other two local MiLB pitchers. UFL VIC BEASLEY, JR. — Arlington Renegades (10th-yr. pro; Clemson; Adairsville HS) … saw action in the Renegades’ season finale this past weekend — a 32-31 win over the DC Defenders — but did not record any tackles. He finished the 10-game UFL season with 17 tackles including 14 solo, five sacks, one pass break-up, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery. Arlington was 3-7 this season. JORDAN FERGUSON — Memphis Showboats (2nd-yr. pro; Middle Tennessee; Cartersville HS) … had seven tackles including a sack and one other tackle for loss as Memphis closed out the season this past weekend with a 19-12 home win over the Houston Roughnecks. Ferguson completed the season with 45 tackles including 31 solo, five sacks, and one fumble recovery. The Showboats finished the season with a 2-8 record. MiLB MASON BARNETT — Northwest Arkansas Naturals (3rd-yr. pro; Kansas City Royals Double-A affiliate; Texas League; Auburn; Cartersville HS) … suffered the pitching loss last Friday in a 3-2 loss at the Tulsa Drillers. He went five innings and allowed three earned runs on four hits and three walks. Two of the hits were home runs. He struck out seven. Now 2-3 in nine starts and 10 appearances, Barnett has a 6.17 ERA with 62 strikeouts in 46-⅔ innings. Northwest Arkansas (22-28) is in fourth place in the Texas League’s North Division. The Naturals are 7-½ games behind the Springfield Cardinals. Northwest Arkansas hosts the Wichita Wind Surge this week in a six-game series. LOGAN MARTIN — Columbia Fireflies (2nd-yr. pro; Kansas City Royals Single-A affiliate; Carolina League Kentucky; Cartersville HS) …. pitched three innings of relief this past Sunday in a 7-3 loss at Kannapolis Cannon Balls but received no decision. He allowed three runs (one earned) on two hits and three walks. Martin struck out two. The 22-year-old is 1-0 in nine appearances (five starts). He has two saves and 31 strikeouts in 36 innings on the mound. Columbia (24-25) is in third place in the Carolina League’s South Division and 6-½ games behind Kannapolis. The Fireflies host the Fayetteville Woodpeckers this week in a six-game series. ANTHONY SEIGLER — Somerset Patriots (7th-yr. pro; NY Yankees Double-A affiliate; Eastern League; Cartersville HS) … in five home games last week against Bowie BaySox, he was 5-for-16 including three home runs, one walk, five runs scored, and one stolen base. The three homers came in back-to-back games. The 24-year-old lifted his batting average to .205 in 127 official at-bats. He has 10 RBIs and has stolen 7 bases this season. The Patriots (25-26, fourth in the Eastern League’s Northeast Division) host the Hartford Yard Goats for a six-game series this week. COLLEGE BASEBALL COHEN WILBANKS — Georgia Gwinnett College (Jr., Cartersville HS) … went 3-for-7 in two NAIA World Series appearances in Lewiston, Idaho — a win over Tennessee Wesleyan and a loss to tournament winner Hope International. He also walked twice and had one sac bunt in the two games. The Grizzlies went 2-2 at the 10-team national championship tournament and finished the year with a 53-9 record. Wilbanks made 35 starts and appeared in 39 games in 2024. He finished with a .374 batting average in 115 official at-bats. He had one home run, 34 RBI, and a .454 on-base percentage.

June 1, 2024 The Georgia Army National Guard recently recognized four local high school athletes as Positive Athlete Award winners for the Northwest Atlanta region for the 2023-24 school year. The local recipients are: Darby Adams - Adairsville - Girls Basketball Cayce Brown - Cass - Girls Golf Domenic Ciavarro - Woodland - Boys Tennis Andrew Buffington - Cartersville - Boys Alt The Positive Athlete program celebrates high character, high school student-athletes and coaches who have overcome difficult circumstances, given back to their schools and communities in a significant way, or just have an infectious positive attitude that makes everyone around them a better person. The program recognized over 2000 athletes and coaches this year and awarded over $500,000 in scholarships.

June 1, 2024 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Georgia Highlands College baseball team had its post-season run end Friday night with a 15-10 loss to the Blinn College Buccaneers at the NJCAA World Series in Grand Junction, Colorado. The Chargers led 4-1 after two innings but the Buccaneers sent 13 men to the plate in an eight-run third inning to build a lead they would not relinquish. Georgia Highlands narrowed their deficit to 11-9 in the fifth inning but Blinn got a bases-loaded walk and a two-run single in the next frame to extend the lead to 14-9. From there, each team added just one more run each in the eighth inning. Blinn pitcher Bryson Dudley worked the final 4-⅔ innings to earn the victory. He allowed just one run — a solo shot by Clay Wiesen in the eighth inning — and took control of the game from the mound with seven strikeouts. GHC starting pitcher Oliver Wood (2.2 IP, 5ER, 8H, 0BB, 4K) was charged with the loss but the Blinn bats and nine walks did damage much of the night. Kyle Stephenson (0.1 IP, 4ER, 4H, 1BB), Brodie Chestnutt (2 IP, 2ER, 3H, 3BB, 1K), Logan Spivey (1 IP, 3ER, 2H, 3BB, 2K), Andrew Arnold (2 IP, 1ER, 1H, 1BB, 3K), and Reece Robertson (1 IP, 0R, 1BB, 2K) pitched in relief. The Chargers’ bats were effective again. Wiesen homered twice and had three hits. CJ Blackwell (three RBI) and Luke Orfi also homered. Grayson Godbee (RBI) and Ryan Martin finished with three hits. Ali Banks (two RBI), Barrett Eldridge, and Ryan Wideman added one hit. The Buccaneers (46-17) advance to the national championship game on Saturday night against Northwest Florida State (40-14). The Raiders were the other team to beat Georgia Highlands in the 10-team double-elimination tournament. The Chargers won their first three games at the World Series. They had victories over McLennan College (Texas), Johnson County CC (Kansas), and Blinn before back-to-back losses to Northwest Florida State and a rematch with the Bucs. Georgia Highlands finishes a banner year with a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association regular season title, the GACA tournament title, the Appalachian District championship, a third-place finish at the NJCAA World Series, and a 56-10 record.

May 31, 2024 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Georgia Highlands Baseball lost for just the second time in eleven post-season games on Thursday night but remains in contention for the 2024 NJCAA national championship in Grand Junction, Colorado. Northwest Florida State, who lost in the first round of the 10-team, double-elimination World Series bracket last Saturday, defeated the Chargers on Thursday 13-3 in six innings. The win for the Raiders (40-14) puts them in Saturday’s national championship game and marks their fourth straight win in an elimination game. Northwest Florida State last won the national title in 2015. The loss for Georgia Highlands (56-9) was their first in the World Series following wins over McLennan (Texas), Johnson County (Kansas), and Blinn (Texas) in earlier rounds. The Chargers and the Blinn Buccaneers will rematch Friday night (9 p.m. EDT) in an elimination game with the winner advancing to Saturday’s national title game. GHC defeated Blinn (45-17) 15-14 in a third-round slugfest at the World Series this past Tuesday. That game saw seven lead changes and was decided in the bottom of the ninth inning by Ryan Martin’s walk-off two-run home run. Georgia Highlands has already faced elimination games this postseason. After sweeping three straight wins in their Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association conference title run, the Chargers lost the first game of the best-of-three Appalachian District series at Dyersburg State (Tennessee). They rebounded the next day to sweep a road doubleheader and qualified for the program’s first World Series appearance. Northwest Florida State pounded out 15 hits, including four home runs in Thursday night’s win over Georgia Highlands while Raiders’ pitcher Sam Strek limited the Chargers’ offense. Strek tossed a complete-game four-hitter and walked only two. Two of the three GHC runs were earned on Grayson Godbee’s two-run homer in the second inning that tied the game at the time. The Chargers didn’t score again until the bottom of the fifth when they narrowed the Raiders’ lead to 6-3. Northwest Florida State put the game away in the top of the sixth inning by scoring seven times. The big blow was a grand slam home run by Cade Sadler. Luke Orfi had two hits for the Chargers and CJ Blackwell added one. Trip Dovale, who was GHC’s Game 1 winning pitcher, suffered Thursday’s pitching loss. He was charged with 13 earned runs on 15 hits and five walks. He struck out six. Max Eichenberger (0.2 IP, 0R, 1BB) retired the final two outs of the sixth inning in relief.

May 30, 2024 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Designated hitter Ryan Martin hit a walk-off, two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning Wednesday night to lift the Georgia Highlands Chargers to their third straight win at the 2024 NJCAA World Series in Grand Junction, Colorado. In a game full of offensive fireworks, 2nd-ranked GHC hit five home runs to edge 6th-ranked Blinn College (Texas), 15-14. The slugfest saw the two teams combine for 29 runs, 29 hits, and seven lead changes. Ryan Wideman gave the Chargers an early 1-0 lead with a solo home run in the bottom of the first inning, but the Buccaneers posted five runs in the top of the third to lead 5-1. Georgia Highlands reclaimed the lead in the bottom of the fourth inning. The Chargers sent eleven men to the plate and scored seven times to grab an 8-5 advantage. Blinn narrowed the GHC lead to 8-7 with two runs in the fifth and tied the game at 8-all with a run in the seventh. The Bucs went back on top in the eighth inning with three runs for an 11-8 lead but the Chargers scored five in the bottom of the frame to lead 13-11 heading to the ninth inning. Blinn scored three runs in the top of the ninth for a 14-13 lead before Martin’s blast in the bottom of the inning set off a Chargers’ celebration. Shortstop Luke Orfi (home run, two RBI) and Wideman (home run, three RBI) paced the Georgia Highlands offense with three hits. Grayson Godbee and Martin (home run, two RBI) had two hits. Ali Banks (three RBI), Barrett Eldridge (three RBI), and Clay Wiesen (two RBI) added one hit. The Chargers also took advantage of seven walks. Kyle Stephenson (1 IP, 2R, 1ER, 1H, 2BB, 1K) picked up the pitching win by completing the ninth inning on the mound. Five other Chargers pitched. Chandler Anderson (5 IP, 7R, 6ER, 8H, 4BB, 5K) made the pitching start for GHC. Brodie Chestnutt (1.1 IP, 1ER, 4H, 4K), Andrew Arnold (1.1 IP, 3ER, 3H, 1BB, 1K), Trace Horne (0.1 IP, 0R, 0H, 1BB), and Hunter Ward (1 BF, 1ER, 1BB) also pitched. Following Wednesday’s tournament action, only four teams remain. Georgia Highlands is the only remaining team without a loss in the double-elimination event. Blinn (44-17) moves to an elimination game on Thursday (4 p.m.) against Florence-Darlington Tech (54-11). Georgia Highlands (56-8) will play Northwest Florida State (39-14) who has won three straight elimination games after dropping their tournament opener to Southern Nevada this past Saturday. Thursday’s scheduled start time for the Chargers is 9 p.m. EDT.

May 28, 2024 The Region 7-AAAAA coaches have released the All-Region First and Second Teams for 2024 including Player of the Year and Goalkeeper of the Year. 7-5A BOYS First Team: Player of the Year:  Melvin Velasquez--Cass GK of Year:  Christian Sanchez-- Dalton Chris Sanchez -  Woodland Camden Hillhouse-  Cass David Saldana- Dalton Angel Salaises- Dalton JJ Grimaldo- Cass Alex Delgado- Calhoun Jordan Garcia- Calhoun Alex Hernandez-Cass Christian Villela- Cass Second Team: Miguel Pineda- Woodland Mason Madrid- Cass German Santana- Dalton Darwin Peinado- Dalton Joel Alberto- Woodland Ivan- Rodriguez- Dalton Chris Garduno- Calhoun Juan Romo- Cass Juan Mendoza- Woodland Carlos Lopez- Calhoun Salvador Marinez- Dalton 7-5A GIRLS First Team: POY   Annabelle Williams –Cartersville GK    America Quintero- Dalton Regina Campa- Calhoun Kaylie Holmes- Calhoun Ansley Burns- Woodland Libby Morgan-Woodland Mallory Nicklas- Cartersville Maci Nicklas-Cartersville Reagan Weightman-Woodland Hattie Williams -  Cartersville Melanie Arriaga-Dalton Second team: Kendra Delgado- Dalton Jennifer Enriquez- Dalton Helen Learning- Cartersville Sophie Schmidt- Calhoun Allie Chase- Calhoun Jenna Brannon-Calhoun Maddie Weightman- Woodland Brionna Carver-Woodland Andrea Dominquez-Dalton Elizabeth Remke-Cass Lundyn Eubanks- Cartersville