It finally happened: someone got the better of the Rockmart Lady Jackets softball team.

The Cedartown Middle School Competition Cheerleaders, coached by Grace McLaine and LeAnna Morton, are off to a winning start to the season after picking up a pair of trophies from their opening events of the season.

A storm is brewing in Bartow County as the top teams I’m Class AAAA football are set to square off on Friday night.

The Cedartown Lady Bulldogs competition cheer squad is back in action, and the defending state champions are keeping their winning streak alive opening with a first place finish over the weekend.

The Lady Jackets swarmed the opposition once again with yet another victory on the ball field on Tuesday, likely bringing their week to an end against Gordon Central with an 11-3 finish over the Lady Warriors.

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CEDARTOWN — A fourth down and a country mile separated Rockmart from a chance to spoil Cedartown’s Doyle Kelly’s first game as a head football coach. But the Bulldogs didn’t let it happen.

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The Cedartown Bulldogs and Rockmart Yellow Jackets begin the season in their annual rival game, but before they take to the gridiron against each other both teams will be spending time on the field showing off what they've picked up during the off season.

CEDARTOWN -- The wet weather held off just long enough Sunday evening in Polk County for racers from across the globe to take part in an annual road race held just ahead of Atlanta's Peachtree Road Race.

Rockmart citizens better make room because the Rockmart High School baseball team is once again hosting for the Per-fect Game baseball tournament starting this Friday.

Editor's note: This story in this week's edition of the Standard Journal contained an error on the date. The fishing Rodeo is coming up on June 10. We have corrected the story for readers online to reflect the correct date. -KM

The FBLA hosted a color run event at Rockmart High School this past weekend to help raise awareness for the March of Dimes.

After years of teaching and coaching the youth of Rockmart’s middle school and high school, Steve Luke is adding another layer to his coaching career.

Editor's note: In this week's edition of the Standard Journal, we incorrectly listed Tyler Blalock's team choice for Kennesaw State. He'll be joining the track team with the Hawks. 

The Lady Jackets faced a tough loss at home against Dade County but went down fighting Tuesday evening at home as the Lady Wolverines took the 3-2 win.

The boys left the soccer field on Tuesday evening with a win under their belt against Dade County, overtaking the Wolverines in a 4-1 match at home.

The Jackets left the Rock with yet another victory against Chattooga with the 6-1 win putting the boys at the top in the region so far.

The Rockmart Yellow Jackets played Gordon Central Tuesday evening, and knocked it out of the park with a 12-0 win.

The Armuchee boys made easy work of an early Region 7-AA tilt against Rockmart with a 4-1 win Wednesday in Armuchee.

The Armuchee girls’ soccer team was not able to keep up in a 4-2 loss to Rockmart in Armuchee Wednesday afternoon.

The Rome High track teams had a victorious opening to their outdoor season Thursday night as both the Wolves and Lady Wolves rolled to first-place finishes in a quad meet at Barron Stadium.

The Pepperell golf teams both came up short Thursday evening in a dual meet against Cedartown at Meadow Lakes Golf Course in Cedartown.

The Armuchee soccer team made the best of their Region 7-AA opener Friday, beating Rockmart 4-1 at home and adding to its solid start to the season.

An early evening at the Rome Tennis Center at Berry College is becoming the stage for local high school athletes to display their talent.

Despite plenty of complications off the field, the Rome High baseball team was still able to nab a victory on the diamond Thursday night.

Rockmart’s basketball season is over after a long road trip for a second round game in the Class AA state tournament ended in a hard loss in South Georgia.

Pepperell girls 12, Cedartown 3

Cedartown boys 2, Pepperell 0

The Rockmart tennis teams pulled off an early-season sweep Wednesday as both teams beat Pepperell at the Rome Tennis Center at Berry.

A game that saw both teams compete with the wet weather went Rockmart’s way as the Lady Jackets used a late goal to beat Pepperell’s girls 3-2 on Tuesday evening.

The Rome girls’ tennis team was able to edge visiting Rockmart in Thursday’s matches at the Rome Tennis Center, winning 3-2.

Basketball teams around Greater Rome have no more chances for near-wins or moral victories. It is win or go home, and coaches around the area are making sure their players realize it.

There would be no upset in the Region 7-AA championship game this season. This year, from beginning to end, the Chattooga Indians were not even going to give their opponents a chance.

MACON — A day characterized by endurance and emotion also witnessed a celebration of the talent that Northwest Georgia has when it comes to wrestling on the toughest stage.

The action has been non-stop at the Macon Centreplex in the last two days, and a large group of area athletes are setting themselves apart from the best of the best.

A great basketball team always needs to have trust in its shooters, and Rockmart had plenty of trust Friday night.

The Rome girls’ tennis team kicked off the season in superb style Thursday by sweeping Cedartown on the road, 5-0.

When a wrestler reaches this point in the season, they have proven they have skills and talent. But they aren’t alone.

The Armuchee Lady Indians were not taking any chances Tuesday night. With the end of the season possibly on the line, their veterans stepped up and took care of business.

CEDARTOWN — A pair of impressive streaks continued Monday for the Model Middle School girls’ basketball team.

This week is a chance for prep basketball teams to continue building on successful regular season campaigns or make a new start as region tournaments get underway.

The prep basketball regular season came to a close Saturday, and Model’s boys’ and girls’ teams ended it with wins over Region 7-AA opponent Rockmart in Shannon.

The Model girls’ basketball team’s final regular season home game served as a pretty good way to round out the Region 7-AA schedule.

It was a senior night victory for the Armuchee girls’ basketball team Friday as it defeated Rockmart 66-47 to wrap up the regular season.