By: Logan Maddox The Cedartown Lady Bulldogs opened their region schedule on Friday night with a big 49-36 win over the Cartersville Lady Canes, and followed that up with a comeback to cap off the first week back from the winter break. For Cedartown, the story of the game wasContinue Reading
A former Cedartown High School Baseball standout Jack Haney, who just graduated from CHS weeks ago will have a decision to make, after he was selected by the Washington Nationals organization in the 33rd round of the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft. Haney, who played four years with the CedartownContinue Reading
The Rome Braves bounced back from last night’s loss to defeat the Asheville Tourists Monday morning 3-0 before an Education Day crowd of 4,046. Rome starter Odalvi Javier went six shutout innings in his best start of the season. The game was scoreless until the fourth inning when Luis MejiaContinue Reading
Rome, GA – The Rome Braves (4-2) topped the Charleston Riverdogs (2-4) Tuesday morning at State Mutual Stadium by a final score of 2-1 before a crowd of 1,796. Charleston crossed the plate in the first inning on Dalton Blasers’ RBI single to take a 1-0 lead. The Braves tiedContinue Reading
Rome, GA – The Rome Braves (1-0) defeated the Hagerstown Suns Thursday 4-2 in front of an opening night of 3,424 fans at State Mutual Stadium. Hagerstown jumped on the board with two runs in the first inning on Juan Sotos (1) two run shot to left giving the SunsContinue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE Rome, GA – The 2018 Hot Stove Gathering will be held at the Forum River Center in downtown Rome on Monday January 29th from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Scheduled guests include the Rome Braves field staff of manager Rocket Wheeler, hitting coach Bobby Moore, pitching coach DanContinue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE Rome, Ga. — Zach Morrison, an offensive lineman on the Hawks inaugural football team who played four years for the Hawks, has been named head coach of Shorter University’s football program. He will begin his duties immediately. “Zach was an outstanding athlete who made a tremendous impact duringContinue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE The Rome High School Wolves will play for the state football championship at the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia on Friday at 4:30 p.m. Due to the earlier than normal start time, transportation concerns, and traffic conditions accompanied by the projected attendance of students, parents, teachers, andContinue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE Cedartown native Jimmy Hand (CHS ’13) finished his baseball career at Northeastern University in Boston. Hand hit .313 with 6 home runs for the conference champion Huskies. The senior Marketing major was also named to the Dean’s list with a 3.5 GPA, and will soon begin a 6-monthContinue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE The Braves scored in the first inning when a Kurt Hoekstra RBI groundout made it a 1-0 game. Rome held the lead until the fifth inning, when Ty Moore and Alexis Bastardo both collect RBI singles to give the Power the 2-1 advantage. West Virginia then added twoContinue Reading