Cartersville’s competition cheerleading team captured its eighth consecutive region title Saturday, winning both the Region 7-5A championship and the Georgia Sectional at Allatoona High School. Woodland finished as region runner-up and placed tenth in the sectional. Cass took seventh in the region. Both Cartersville and Woodland advance to the Class 5A State Championships this Friday at Macon Coliseum, with the championship session scheduled for 3 p.m.
In swimming, the Woodland High School team finished second among 12 teams at Saturday’s TikTok Classic hosted by Calhoun. Calhoun won the meet with 978 points, while Woodland scored 716. Kailyn Black qualified for state in both the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle, and the Lady Cats’ medley relay also earned a state-qualifying time. Woodland posts several first-place finishes, including Hayden Alexander in the 200 individual medley and 100 breaststroke. The team competes next Saturday at Adairsville.
Adairsville’s swim team placed second at the five-team Rockin Raider Invitational hosted by Habersham Central on Saturday. Habersham Central scored 856 points to Adairsville’s 623. The Tigers claimed multiple event wins, including the boys’ 200 medley and freestyle relays, Leo Ellsworth in the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke, and Addie Bell in the 200 breaststroke. Adairsville hosts Woodland on November 22.
At the GHSA Class 5A State Cross Country Championships in Carrollton on Friday, the Cartersville boys’ team finished eighth. Ethan Empie led the Canes with a seventh-place individual finish in 17:08. The Cartersville girls placed 15th, paced by Sofia Burns in 52nd. Woodland’s girls finished 18th, led by Allison Snead in 32nd.
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Local high school basketball begins tonight. The Woodland Lady Cats play a non-region game at Mount Zion at 6 o’clock, and the Excel Christian Eagles travel to Cornerstone Prep for a non-region contest at 7.