Category: Baseball
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BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Fights to the finish shaping up for 2026 regular season
April is right around the corner and teams are under the gun to get themselves in position for they playoffs, with region titles on the line and pride for the home team always high amid the ups and downs of spring. Two teams in the Today Sports Wire coverage area are poised to make big…
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BASEBALL: Teams find tough roads through February schedule heading into full spring season
Teams are still battling it out in non-region play, and some are already shooting to the top of their regions while others are figuring out ways to get out of the basement as February came to a close. The baseball season moves from opening days to springtime runs toward titles and playoffs that’ll be here…
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BASEBALL: Wolfpack on a winning streak in early season play
Big wins for the Wolfpack mean that they’re sitting pretty with victories across the board against local rivals and area squads alike. The 6-1 North Paulding squad have picked up early season wins against the likes of East Paulding and Harrison, and on road trips to Rockmart, Creekview and Carrollton over the past week. Among…
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BASEBALL: Jackets’ Luke throws no-hitter against rival Bulldogs
Rockmart put up their first win of the season after an opening season skid, notching an extra innings 1-0 win over rival Cedartown to cap off the week. The Jackets earlier in the week on the Bulldogs’ home turf lost in a 5-4 close finish on Thursday, but had Trey Luke on the mound on…
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BASEBALL: 2026 Season get underway for area teams
The crack of bats and roar of crowds have returned to local high school campuses across Northwest Georgia with the return of warmer temperatures as well with spring right around the corner for the opening days of the 2026 baseball season. Haralson, Paulding and Polk county teams have gotten their starts for the 2026 season,…
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Luke, Hulsey commit to stay in-state for college
State champs Trey Luke and Neyland Hulsey are heading off to college after they graduate to play ball, and they’ll be staying in state. Rockmart High School celebrated the pair for a signing day ceremony this morning as Luke and Hulsey announced their intentions of where they’ll play after graduation. Luke is headed off to…
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Cedartown hires Bulldog alum to head baseball team
A new head coach has been announced for the Cedartown Bulldogs baseball team, and he’s coming home to lead the squad he once played on. Brett Lane was announced as the new head coach, a graduate of Cedartown High School’s Class of 2004 and a Bulldog baseball player who played under Coach Doyle Kelley. Lane…
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GOLDEN JACKETS!
Rockmart sweeps Franklin for first state title Franklin County just couldn’t stop a hot Rockmart squad who blew through the Class AA playoffs to finally reach the mountaintop on Wednesday. The Yellow Jackets brought home the gold with a clean sweep of the Lions at AdventHealth Stadium in Rome during the state title doubleheader to…
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O’Neal set to continue career with Shorter
Shorter’s baseball team will get a real hot hand after they signed up a new talent to continue their education in the area today. Jay O’Neal will be heading onward and upward to the collegiate level, set to play in Division II with the Hawks in the Conference Carolinas next spring. The Class of 2025…
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STATE BOUND: Jackets take two-game win over Pierce County to advance
Rockmart has made it to the big time once again as the Jackets took a two-game sweep over Pierce County to advance to the Class AA state championship game on Tuesday. In an 8-4, 1-0 victory over Pierce, the Jackets cemented their shot in two games to face the winner of the Morgan County-Franklin County…