The Cartersville girls and boys cross country teams along with the Adairsville boys began their 2017 seasons this past weekend at the Pickens Preview meet.
The Lady Canes placed ninth, Hurricanes 12th, and Tigers 16th in a meet that included 15 girls teams and 18 boys squads. Kayla Carpenter and Vanna Beach led the Lady Canes. Carpenter finished 48th overall in 23:47, while Beach was five spots behind in 53rd at 24:06.
In the boys meet, the Hurricanes harriers were led by four runners eclipsing the 20-minute mark. Max Florence finished 54th with a time of 19:12), Bill Archer grabbed 57th place with a time of 19:14, Clay Ross finished with a time of 19:29, which was good for 64th place, and Jacob Busek grabbed the 70th position with a time of 19:40.
Bird Leker led Adairsville with a 19:43 time to 72nd, and he was followed by James Brunson (90th), Jason Burdette (103rd), Chandler Nally (107th) and Zach Scott (149th).
Today
Softball
5:30 – Cass at Hiram
5:55 – Adairsville at Bremen
5:55 – Cartersville at Sandy Creek
5:55 – Woodland at Kell
Volleyball
5:00 – Adairsville vs. Bremen and Temple at Bremen
5:00 – Cass vs. Gordon Central and Armuchee
5:00 – Woodland vs. Marietta and Model