February 26, 2025 The Woodland High School tennis teams lost matches to Model on Wednesday. The Wildcats’ results: MODEL 4, WOODLAND GIRLS 1 Singles Line 1 — Diana Librado lost 2-6, 0-6 Line 2 — Ellie Holt lost 2-6, 3-6 Line 3 — Ella Bridges lost 1-6, 0-6 Doubles Line 1 — Katie Anne Jones/Sarah Smith lost 3-6, 4-6 Line 2 — Caleigh Williams/Ryleigh Hawley won 6-4, 1-6, 10-5 MODEL 5, WOODLAND BOYS 0 Singles Line 1 — Kaiden Holbrook lost 0-6, 0-6 Line 2 — Hawke Johnson lost 0-6, 0-6 Line 3 — Kristof Reyes lost 0-6, 0-6 Doubles Line 1 — Christian Hudson/Cooper Slygh lost 1-6, 0-6 Line 2 — John Dollar/Mason Roberson lost 0-6, 0-6 Next for Woodland is a home Region 7-AAAA match against Cass on Tuesday.

February 26, 2025 The Cass High School track and field team hosted a quad meet on Tuesday with Southeast Whitfield, Rockmart, and Adairsville. The Rockmart girls' team won with 87 points. Cass (62) was second, followed by Southeast Whitfield (56) and Adairsville (36). Southeast Whitfield won the boys’ meet with 78 points. The Colonels (70) were second, followed by Rockmart (68.5) and Adairsville (39.5). Cass and Adairsville event winners/marks: Girls Long Jump — Kamerynn Easterling, Cass, 15-08.75 Girls Discus Throw — Cadence Caudill, Adairsville, 83-01 Girls Shot Put — Kiana McDaniel, Cass, 32-10.50 Girls High Jump — Anizah Taylor, Csss, 5-00.00 Girls 100 Meter Hurdles — Ella Bailey, Adairsville, 17.91 Girls 300 Meter Hurdles — Ella Bailey, Adairsville, 54.96 Girls 200 Meter Dash — Kamerynn Easterling, Cass, 28.87 Boys Long Jump — Anthony Banks, Cass, 20-07.50 Boys Shot Put — Malik Henry, Cass, 41-10.50 Boys High Jump — Xavier Lowe, Cass, 6-08.00 Boys 4x100 Meter Relay — Elijah Slocum, Yuvi Singh, Anthony Banks, Kalil Charles, Cass, 45.49 Boys 400 Meter Dash — Norman Poch, Adairsville, 54.32 Boys 200 Meter Dash — Jordan Powell, Cass, 24.27 Cass and Adairsville will participate in the Southeast Whitfield Invitational on Saturday.

February 26, 2025 Cartersville’s tennis teams hosted Adairsville on Tuesday at Dellinger Park, with the Lady Canes winning 3-2 and the Canes sweeping the Tigers 5-0. CARTERSVILLE GIRLS 3, ADAIRSVILLE 2 Singles Line 1 — Adysen Garvey (A) d. Chloe Bush (C), 7-6, 6-1 Line 2 — Bristol O’Banion (C) d. Stella Rood (A), 6-0, 6-2 Line 3 — Camdyn Collin (A) d. Haylee Harris (C), 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 Doubles Line 1 — Katherin Bowen/Katelyn Shook (C) d. Allison Potter/Caroline O’Kelley (A), 6-2, 6-4 Line 2 — Tatum Mealor/Raegan Rhodes (C) d. Sophie Hovatter/Gio Marroquin (A), 6-0, 4-6, 1-0 CARTERSVILLE BOYS 5, ADAIRSVILLE 0 Singles Line 1 — Walker Cooney (C) d. Braden Mathis (A), 6-2, 6-2 Line 2 — Bryce Summey (C) d. Caleb Sorrell (A), 6-1, 6-3 Line 3 — Jack Johnson (C) d. Beckett Collin (A), 6-4, 6-1 Doubles Line 1 — River Gunn/Ben Caswell (C) d. Caleb Black/Ja’sean Harper (A) 6-1, 6-0 Line 2 — Andrew Hunt/Hudson Amos (C) d. Canyon East/Grayson McKinney (A), 6-2, 6-3 Cartersville will host Calhoun on Wednesday at Dellinger Park. Adairsville will host Pickens on Thursday at Hamilton Crossing Park.

February 26, 2025 Georgia Highlands College softball had a thirteen-game winning streak snapped by Calhoun Community College on Tuesday at Carol Brown Field on the Cartersville campus but recovered in the second game to earn a doubleheader split. The Warhawks pounded eleven hits in the opening game and pushed runs across in each of the first four innings to build a 10-1 lead. The Chargers scored single runs in the first and fifth innings. Grace Kendrick (2.1 IP, 6ER, 6H, 2BB, 1K) started in the circle for GHC and was saddled with the pitching loss. Athens Hudson (1 IP, 4ER, 1K) and Hannah Mounce (1.2 IP, 1H) also pitched in the Chargers’ loss. Hayden Joyner Emma Darrow finished with two hits for GHC in the opening game. Cayden Warren (RBI) and S Barker (triple) added one hit. Ahmani Green drove in one run. Sophomore Hayden Joyner tossed a seven-inning one-hitter in the second game to clip Calhoun CC 2-1. The Bryan County High School product faced only two batters over the minimum and struck out one. The Warhawks’ run scored in the third inning to tie the game 1-1 following their only base hit. GHC regained the lead for good in the bottom of the third inning. Darrow doubled with one out, stole third, and scored on a ground ball and infield error by the Warhawks. Green (double, RBI) and Darrow (double, triple) led the Chargers’ offense with two hits. Chloe Fowler, Warren, and Joyner added one hit. The two-game split left Calhoun CC with a 7-3 record. Georgia Highlands (18-2) hosts Chattanooga State CC for a doubleheader on Friday, with the first pitch slated for 2 p.m.

February 25, 2025 The Cass Colonels built a 6-1 lead in the fourth inning and led 8-1 in the middle of the sixth Tuesday night en route to an 8-4 road victory at the LaFayette Ramblers. Chase Tatum (3.1 IP, 1ER, 1H, 3BB, 4K) made the pitching start for Cass and worked into the fourth inning to collect the win. Nic Wright (1.2 IP, 2ER, 2H, 1BB, 3K), Jay Sheldon (1 IP, 1R, 0ER, 1H, 1K), and Dustin Wallin (1 IP, 0R, 1H, 1K) pitched in relief for the Colonels. Hunter Lovett had two doubles and two RBI for the Cass offense. Wallin (double, three RBI), Joshua Churchwell (RBI), Trenton Elario, Zach Stiles, Sheldon, Tatum, and Wright added one hit. The Ramblers dropped to a 4-2 record. Cass (3-3) hosts Rome for a doubleheader on Wednesday starting at 5 p.m.

February 25, 2025 The Woodland High School soccer teams lost non-region matches to visiting Kennesaw Mountain Tuesday night. The Lady Cats fell 2-0, and the Wildcats lost 1-0. The Lady Mustangs posted their initial goal at the five-minute mark to lead 1-0 at the intermission. Kennesaw Mountain added an insurance goal at the 57-minute mark.“We had a couple of good chances to score,” said Woodland girls’ head coach Kyle Morgan, “but we didn’t finish. Our keeper had double-digit saves to keep us in the game. It was a good non-region test.” The Woodland boys’ team was also held scoreless in a defensive battle with the Mustangs. Kennesaw Mountain scored at 20:04 in the first half but managed only two shots on goal. Wildcats’ goalkeeper Pedro Montalvo recorded one save. The Lady Cats and Wildcats slipped to 1-2 on the season. Woodland hosts Calhoun on Friday.

February 25, 2025 The Woodland girls’ tennis team defeated Pepperell 4-1 on Tuesday evening, but the Wildcats’ boys lost 5-0. Woodland results: WOODLAND GIRLS 4, PEPPERELL 1 Singles Line 1 — Diana Librado won 6-3, 6-1 Line 2 — Ella Bridges won 6-4, 3-6, 10-5 Line 3 — Sarah Smith won 6-3, 6-1 Doubles Line 1 — Katie Anne Jones / Aubrey Telliard lost 1-6, 1-6 Line 2 — Caleigh Williams / Ryleigh Hawley won 6-7, 6-2, 10-5 PEPPERELL 5, WOODLAND BOYS 0 Singles Line 1 — Kaiden Holbrook lost 3-6, 0-6 Line 2 — Hawke Johnson lost 3-6, 1-6 Line 3 — Kristof Reyes lost 0-6, 2-6 Doubles Line 1 — Christian Hudson / John Dollar lost 0-6, 0-6 Line 2 — Cooper Slygh / Mason Roberson lost 0-6, 0-6 The Wildcats return to action on Wednesday at Model.

February 25, 2025 Kaytlin Arnold scored 13 points in the Lady Canes' loss at Marist on Tuesday night. The Cartersville Lady Canes had their state playoff run come to a close Tuesday night in the Class AAAA quarterfinals with a 51-34 loss at Marist in Atlanta. Marist’s Kate Harpring, the No. 1 rated player by 247Sports in the Class of 2026, scored 40 points to lead the War Eagles to their 21st straight win since a loss at Cherokee on December 17. She is the daughter of former Georgia Tech star and 1998-99 NBA All-Rookie team member Matt Harpring. Cartersville trailed 9-4 in the opening minutes but rallied late in the opening period to knot the score at 11 after eight minutes. Behind Harpring’s 11 points in the quarter, Marist outscored the Lady Canes 15-6 in the second period to grab a 26-17 advantage at the intermission. Cartersville narrowed the deficit to five points three times in the third quarter, but Harpring scored six of her 12 third-quarter points in a one-minute span to build an 11-point War Eagles lead with 1:24 left in the third period. KK Arnold’s free throws cut that lead to nine points at the end of the quarter — 39-30. Marist outscored Cartersville 12-4 in the fourth quarter to put the game away. Harpring scored eight of the War Eagles’ points in the period. Overall, Harpring concluded with 12 field goals, two three-pointers, and made 10 out of 11 free throws in a remarkable display. Katie Elder, Eloise Smith, and Emily Morrison each contributed four points for the War Eagles. Arnold led Cartersville with 13 points. She added two steals and one rebound. Senai Camper and Blakely Morris finished with nine points. Morris added eight rebounds and two steals. Camper contributed four assists and two boards. Zoe McCurry finished with three points. Marist (29-2) advanced to the Final Four to face Creekside (30-0) on Saturday at Fort Valley State. The other semifinal will be Jackson (19-7) against North Oconee (29-1). Jackson defeated Northview 45-39, and North Oconee beat Dalton 62-57 in quarterfinal games on Tuesday. Creekside topped Ware County 63-46. The Lady Canes had their season end with a 19-10 record.

February 24, 2025 The Adairsville Tigers scored four runs in the top of the first inning Monday evening and received a solid performance from a trio of pitchers to win at Sonoraville 5-2. Kaiden Coker (4 IP, 2ER, 2H, 1B, 5K) made the pitching start for the Tigers and was credited with the win. McCayden Hufstetler (2 IP, 0R, 0H, 2BB, 4K) worked two scoreless innings in middle relief, and Jarrett Scott (1 IP, 0R, 0H, 1BB, 3) earned a save by closing out the seventh inning. The Phoenix (1-5) scored their two runs in the bottom of the third inning to cut the Adairsville lead in half but were kept off the scoreboard the rest of the way. Brody Varner had three hits for the Tigers including a double and two RBI. Harrison Cole contributed two hits. Ethan Long, Braxton Ryan, and Isaac Burnett added one hit. Hudson Parr and Peyton Bowen drove in one run each. Adairsville (4-2) will host Sonoraville on Thursday at 5:30 p.m.

February 23, 2025 GHC baseball split games on Sunday with Macomb CC (MI) and Wabash Valley College (IL). The Chargers lost to Macomb 4-1 but bounced back against Wabash Valley for a 12-2 win. Sunday’s outcomes left Georgia Highlands with a two game split with the Monarchs and the Warriors on the weekend. Three of Macomb’s four runs came via the home run as the Monarchs built a 4-0 lead through five innings. Georgia Highlands pushed across a run in the sixth inning on four walks. Ali Banks (Parkview HS) had two hits for the Chargers in the loss. Andrew Bishop (double), Heath Whitlock, and Joe Johnson added one hit. In the Sunday evening win over Wabash Valley, Georgia Highlands hit three home runs and took advantage of nine walks by Warriors’ pitching. Ryan Martin (home run, three RBI) and Wyatt Gatlin (home run, five RBI) had two hits for the Chargers. Tyler Phillips (double, RBI), Caden Marcos (RBI), and Whitlock (solo home run) added one hit each, GHC hurler Jack Butler (Pope HS) pitched all five innings for the win. He yielded two earned runs on five hits and one walk with five strikeouts. The Chargers (11-3) host Northwest-Shoals CC for three games on Friday and Saturday.

February 23, 2025 Georgia Highlands softball completed a four-game weekend series sweep of USC Union on Saturday by winning both games of a doubleheader, 8-0 and 15-11. The wins over the visiting Bantams also extended the Chargers’ win streak to thirteen games. Hayden Joyner tossed a five-inning one-hitter in the first game on Saturday. She walked one and struck out three. The series' final game was a shootout with a combined 31 hits. USC Union led 11-5 in the middle of the fourth inning, but the Chargers posted ten runs over the next three frames to escape with a win. Athens Hudson collected the pitching win for GHC in the second game. She did not allow a run over the final three innings by scattering two hits and one walk with three strikeouts. Hannah Mounce (3 IP, 7R, 6ER, 9H, 0BB, 1K) and Maci Andrews (1 IP, 4R, 3ER, 5H, 1BB, 1K) also pitched in the second game. Cass High product Haylee Dishmon had five hits in Saturday’s two games, including one home run and eight RBI. Mary Catherine Kimball produced three hits, including two doubles and four RBI. Sapphire Barker (home run, double, three RBI), Ahmani Green (double, three RBI), Hudson (two RBI), and Cayden Warren (RBI) finished the day with two hits. Abbey Yates and Faith Gauthier added one hit. USC Union dropped to 2-8 on the season. The Chargers (17-1) have a home doubleheader with Calhoun CC on Tuesday and Chattanooga State CC on Friday.

February 23, 2025 All four local high school baseball teams were in action on Saturday, and each team won. Woodland and Adairsville collected doubleheader sweeps. Cartersville won at Ringgold, and Cass split two games of the Georgia Dugout Challenge at LakePoint. CARTERSVILLE 8, RINGGOLD 2 Andrew Purdy Cartersville third baseman Andrew Purdy doubled home two runs in the second inning and hit a two-run homer in the seventh on Saturday afternoon to help lead the Cartersville Purple Hurricanes in an 8-2 win at Ringgold. Canes’ pitchers Nate Russell and Maddox Frazier combined on eleven strikeouts from the mound. Russell started and did not allow a run through four innings. He allowed two hits and one walk while fanning seven. Frazier yielded two runs on two hits with one walk, one hit batsman, and four strikeouts across the final three frames. Cole Crawford (RBI), Juliez Pratt (RBI), Cameron Cochran, Brayden Logan, Thomas Peters,  and David Vargas added one hit for the Canes. The loss dropped Ringgold to 3-3 on the season. Cartersville (3-2) will play on Thursday through Saturday in the 48-team Perfect Game High School Showdown at the Hoover, Alabama Met Sports Complex. The Canes open the tournament on Thursday at Mountain Brook High School against Fairhope (AL) CASS 13, OSBORNE 0 Hunter Lovett The Colonels salvaged one of three games played in the Georgia Dugout Challenge by blanking Osborne on Saturday afternoon 13-0 in five innings.  Cass scored single runs in the first three innings, added two in the fourth and eight in the fifth to secure the victory. Hunter Lovett worked all five innings on the mound for the Colonels and allowed just one hit with four walks and eight strikeouts. To lead the Cass offense, Chase Tatum had three hits, including two doubles and five RBI. Nic Wright (two doubles, two RBI), Zach Stiles (double, two RBI), and Trenton Elario (double, two RBI) contributed two hits. Joshua Churchwell (RBI), Dustin Wallin, and Jay Sheldon added one hit for the Colonels. The loss dropped Osborne to 3-4 on the season. Cass (2-3) visits LaFayette on Tuesday for a 5:30 p.m. first pitch and will host Rome for a doubleheader on Wednesday at 5 p.m. CAMBRIDGE 10, CASS 1 The Cambridge Bears posted seven runs in the bottom of the first inning on Saturday morning and never looked back in a 10-1 win over Cass at LakePoint in the Georgia Dugout Challenge.  Cambridge took advantage of five hits, three walks, and one hit batsman in the opening frame to build a big early lead.  Nic Wright’s sacrifice fly in the top of the third inning plated the only Colonels run although Cass had eight hits in the game. Dustin Wallin (0.1 IP, 7ER, 4H, 3BB) made the pitching start for Cass and suffered the loss. Four other Cass pitchers were utilized, including Chase Tatum (1.2 IP, 2ER, 4H, 1BB), Joshua Churchwell (0.2 IP, 1ER, 0H, 2BB, 1K), Landon Lamb (1.1 IP, 0R, 1H, 1BB, 1K), and Jay Sheldon (2 IP, 0R, 2H, 1BB, 1K). Hunter Lovett and Tatum had two hits for the Colonels. Isaac Mason and Zach Stiles (triple) added one hit.  WOODLAND 13, CHEROKEE CO. (AL) 3 The Wildcats pounded out fifteen hits and scored in five of their six offensive frames in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday with Cherokee County (AL).  The visiting Warriors led 3-1 in the middle of the third inning, but Woodland posted a dozen runs over the next four innings to secure the win. Jake Clowers (double, RBI) and Alfredo Romo (two RBI) sparked the Wildcats’ offense at the top of the order. Ben Turcotte (four RBI), Conner Lujan (double, triple, two RBI), and Jonathan Ryan contributed two hits. Preston Sorrells (three RBI), Lucas Baker (RBI), and Grant Tidwell added one hit. Austin Daves was the winning pitcher for Woodland. He allowed three runs (one earned) in his four-inning start on two hits and two walks. Daves struck out four. Tucker James pitched the final two innings for the Wildcats and did not allow a run on one hit and one walk. WOODLAND 2, CHEROKEE CO. (AL) 0 In the second game of Saturday’s home doubleheader, the Wildcats got just enough offense to support the shutdown pitching of Lucas Baker and Jake Clowers to beat the visiting Warriors 2-0. Baker made a five-inning start for the pitching win and scattered two hits and two walks while fanning four. Baker closed out the final two innings on the mound and only allowed one hit. He struck out one. Woodland managed only three hits against Cherokee County pitcher Adam Griffith but pushed across single runs in the first and fourth innings. A dropped third strike, a single by Alfredo Romo, and a wild pitch plated the first-inning run for the Wildcats. Singles by Romo and Lucas Baker sandwiched a sacrifice bunt by Conner Lujan to set up a run-scoring groundout by Ben Turcotte in the fourth inning. With Saturday's losses, Cherokee County slipped to 2-5 on the season. Woodland (3-1) visits Pepperell on Friday for a 5:45 p.m. first pitch.  ADAIRSVILLE 10, DARLINGTON 5 A five-run first inning and a four-run sixth inning proved enough for Adairsville in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday at Darlington in a 10-5 final. The green-clad Tigers outhit the purple-clad Tigers fourteen to three but did commit five defensive miscues and issued seven walks to keep Darlington in the game. Jack Nelson made the pitching start for Adairsville and worked into the sixth inning. He allowed three runs (two earned) on three hits and three walks in 5-½ innings on the bump. Nelson struck out six. McCayden Hufstetler allowed two unearned runs on four walks in 1-⅓ innings with one strikeout, and Tyler Parker entered to retire one out from the mound. Peyton Bowen (double, three RBI), Nelson (three RBi), and Evan Hardin (RBI) had three hits for Adairsville. Brody Varner (RBI) and Harrison Cole contributed two hits. Hayden Miller (RBI) added one hit in the win. ADAIRSVILLE 4, DARLINGTON 3 Jarrett Scott Braxton Ryan produced a go-ahead, two-out RBI single in the top of the fifth inning to help lift Adairsville to a 4-3 win in the second game of a doubleheader at Darlington. Adairsville led 2-0 early, but the host Tigers scored two runs in the third inning and added one in the fourth to grab a 3-2 advantage. Two walks to Adairsville batters started the top of the fifth, and a Jarrett Scott ground out forced in a run to make the score 3-3. After another base on balls, Ryan drove in the go-ahead run. Hudson Parr picked up the pitching win for Adairsville with a five-inning start. He allowed three earned runs on three hits. Parr walked five and struck out seven. Harrison Cole allowed one hit and one walk with two strikeouts in a scoreless sixth inning. Scott was credited with a save by tossing a shutout seventh inning. He gave up one hit and struck out two, Ethan Long (double, two RBI), Scott (double, RBI), Ryan (RBI), Bowen, and Isaac Burnett had one hit each for Adairsville. Saturday’s two losses dropped Darlington to 3-2 for the season. Adairsville (3-2) plays at Sonoraville on Monday at 5:30 p.m.