3-1-23 roundup: Pro basketball and soccer, High school basketball, baseball and softball, Middle school basketball, College basketball
By Richard Walker
South Point, Huss and Crest lead the 2023 All-Big South 3A Conference boys basketball selections in voting by league coaches.
The Red Raiders, who took their first conference regular season title in school history, were represented by first team selection Greyson Kines and second team selections Sean Gore, Jaquis Rumph and Dylan Bradley and Kody Kubbs was named the league’s coach of the year.
Postseason tournament champion Huss had first team picks Trimell Dunlap and Justin Ross and second team selection Zamarious “Z-Man” Gladden, with Ross being named the league’s player of the year after averaging 18.0 points, 8.2 rebounds, 5.0 steals and 2.3 blocks per game.
Defending champion Crest had first team selections A.J. Adams and Amarieon Goodlett and second team selection Tylik Briscoe.
Here is the full all-conference selections:
(First team)
A.J. Adams, Crest; Amarieon Goodlett, Crest; Trimell Dunlap, Huss; Bradley Floyd, Kings Mountain; Stepfon Simmons, North Gaston; Issac Byers, North Gaston; Greyson Kines, South Point; Justin Ross, Huss
(Second team)
Jashaun Clark, Ashbrook; Kenneth Greene, Jr., Ashbrook; Tylik Briscoe, Crest; Nate Aguilar, Forestview; Brandon Alfonse, Forestview; Zamarious “Z-Man” Gladden, Huss; Tucker Robinette, Kings Mountain; Zavion Smith, Kings Mountain; Sean Gore, South Point; Jaquis Rumph, South Point; Dylan Bradley, South Point; Justin Rocquemore, Cramer; Jacob Joyner, Cramer
Player of the year: Justin Ross, Huss
Coach of the year: Kody Kubbs, South Point
Ashbrook’s Madison Cole and Huss’ Bobby Lipscomb took took honors in coaching voting in the 2023 All-Big South 3A Conference girls basketball team.
Cole was named league player of the year after averaging 20.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 3.4 steals per game as the Green Wave went 17-11 and advanced to the second round of the state playoffs before losing to unbeaten East Lincoln.
Lipscomb, in his ninth year as Huss coach, guided the Huskies to a 20-8 overall record and 12-2 conference-winning league record. It was Huss’ first 20-win season and regular season championship since 2005.
The complete all-conference team:
First team – Madison Cole (Ashbrook), O’Shauna Holland (Cramer), Amya Graham (South Point), Myla Hoover (Huss), Brooklyn Swann (Huss), Monica Surratt (Crest), Zion Duncan (Cramer), CoRey Simpson (Kings Mountain)
Second team – Savanni Harris (Huss), Kari Lee (Crest), Hadley Womack (Cramer), Anyssiah Love (Huss), Nykira Arrington (Ashbrook), Maddie Frank (South Point), Amani Neely (Forestview), Sydnee Walls (North Gaston)
Bessemer City’s all-time leading scorer Randall Pettus and East Gaston’s history-setting coach Eugene Farrar were top winners in the 2023 Southern Piedmont 1A/2A Conference boys selections voted on by league coaches.
Pettus surpassed 2,000 career points to break a 53-year-old school record while Farrar guided East Gaston to its first conference regular season and tournament titles since 2005 and best record (25-3) in Warriors’ history.
Here’s the full all-league selections:
East Gaston – McCaskill Rivers, Trenton Sherrill, Connor Rankin
Shelby – Drew Hollifield, Daylin Lee
Bessemer City – Randall Pettus, Keyshawn Adams
Burns – Ryan Thompson, Lamont Wilson
Cherryville – Carson Kelly
Highland Tech – Eli Sherrill
Thomas Jefferson – Cameron Gales
Player of the Year – Randall Pettus, Bessemer City
Coach of the year – Eugene Farrar, East Gaston
Future Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs player Ally Hollifield and her coach Scooter Lawrence got top honors in the 2023 Southern Piedmont 1A/2A Conference girls all-league selections in voting by coaches.
Hollifield averaged 24.0 points, 8.9 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 5.4 steals per game to earn player of the year honors as Shelby went unbeaten in the league in the regular season and in tournament play.
Lawrence, who will leave Shelby to become the first women’s basketball coach at Cleveland Community College, was honored as coach of the year after leading Shelby to a fourth straight league title.
Here’s the full all-league selections:
Shelby – Ally Hollifield, Brooke Hartgrove, Bre McEntire
Bessemer City – Janiya Adams, Tionna Pettus
Thomas Jefferson – Samara Jones, Breasia Ussery
Burns – Kaylee Greene, Maggie Earl
East Gaston – Heather Longnecker, Lexi Boulware
Highland Tech – Addie Mccraw
Cherryville – Gabby McCorkle
Player of the year – Ally Hollifield, Shelby
Coach of the Year – Scooter Lawrence, Shelby
Middle school basketball
Both defending champions are in the field of the 2023 Gaston County Conference middle school basketball championship playoffs that begin on Thursday.
Holbrook’s girls enter the tournament with a chance to move into fourth place in all-time win streaks.
The unbeaten Lions (10-0) have won 23 straight games and a Thursday semifinal win over No. 4 seed W.C. Friday (7-3) would pass Grier’s 23-game winning streak from 2018 to 2019. And two more wins – the Gaston County Conference title game is Tuesday – would leave them behind only W.C. Friday (36 straight wins from 2013 to 2016), Stanley (33 from 1992-94) and Chavis (27 from 2000-02) in Gaston County Junior High/Middle School girls basketball history.
The other girls semifinal on Thursday has No. 3 seed Southwest (8-2) at No. 2 Belmont (8-2).
Southwest’s boys are unbeaten (10-0) for the second straight regular season and will host No. 1 Mount Holly (7-3).
Defending champion Belmont (8-2), which upset Southwest 52-42 in last year’s title game, is the No. 2 seed and hosts No. 3 Holbrook (8-2) in Thursday’s other boys semifinal.
The boys winners advance to the 2023 title game on March 8.
Pro basketball
On a day the Charlotte Hornets announced a season-ending injury for former All-Star guard LaMelo Ball, they also saw their season-long five-game winning streak in a 105-91 loss to the Phoenix Suns.
Kevin Durant made his debut for the Suns with 23 points and 6 rebounds in 27 minutes of a contest Phoenix never trailed.
Kelly Oubre (26 points, 9 rebounds), Terry Rozier (20 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists), Gordon Hayward (15 points) and Mark Williams (11 points, 10 rebounds) led Charlotte.
Earlier on Wednesday, the team announced Ball had undergone successful surgery “to address a fracture in his right ankle.” Ball was in the third quarter of Monday’s 117-106 win over Detroit and marks the third time he’s suffered foot troubles this season; Ball has previously missed 27 games this season with a left ankle sprain that he suffered in a preseason game.
The third overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, Ball has appeared in 162 games (142 starts) in his three-year career and averaged 19.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, 7.3 assists, 1.5 steals and 31.8 minutes per game. He earned the first All-Star nod of his career in 2021-22, becoming the fourth-youngest All-Star in NBA history. Ball was named the NBA Rookie of the Year after averaging 15.7 points, 5.9 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 1.6 steals in 2020-21.
This season, Ball is averaging 23.3 points, 6.4 rebound, 8.4 assists, 1.3 steals and 35.2 minutes in 36 games.
Here’s the 2022-23 Charlotte Hornets schedule:
(20-44 record)
October
19 at San Antonio (W 129-102)
21 New Orleans (L 112-124)
23 at Atlanta (W 126-109)
26 at New York (L 131-134, OT)
28 at Orlando (L 93-113)
29 Golden State (W 120-113, OT)
31 Sacramento (L 108-115)
November
2 at Chicago (L 88-106)
4 at Memphis (L 99-130)
5 Brooklyn (L 94-98)
7 Washington (L 100-108)
9 Portland (L 95-105)
10 at Miami (L 112-117, OT)
12 at Miami (L 115-132)
14 at Orlando (W 112-105)
16 Indiana (L 113-125)
18 at Cleveland (L 122-132, 2 OT)
20 at Washington (L 102-106)
23 Philadelphia (W 107-101)
25 Minnesota (W 110-108)
28 at Boston (L 105-140)
December
2 Washington (W 117-116)
3 Milwaukee (L 96-105)
5 L.A. Clippers (L 117-119)
7 at Brooklyn (L 116-122)
9 New York (L 102-121)
11 at Philadelphia (L 113-131)
14 Detroit (L 134-141, OT)
16 Atlanta (L 106-125)
18 at Denver (L 115-119)
19 at Sacramento (W 125-119)
21 at L.A. Clippers (L 105-126)
23 at L.A. Lakers (W 134-130)
26 at Portland (L 113-124)
27 at Golden State (L 105-110)
29 Oklahoma City (W 121-113)
31 Brooklyn (L 106-123)
January
2 L.A. Lakers (L 115-121)
4 Memphis (L 107-131)
6 at Milwaukee (W 138-109)
8 at Indiana (L 111-116)
10 at Toronto (L 120-132)
12 at Toronto (L 114-124)
14 Boston (L 106-122)
16 Boston (L 118-130)
18 at Houston (W 122-117)
21 at Atlanta (W 122-118)
23 at Utah (L 102-120)
24 at Phoenix (L 97-128)
26 Chicago (W 111-96)
29 Miami (W 122-117)
31 at Milwaukee (L 115-124)
February
2 at Chicago (L 98-114)
3 at Detroit (L 112-118)
5 Orlando (L 113-119)
8 at Washington (L 104-118)
10 at Boston (L 116-127)
11 Denver (L 105-119)
13 Atlanta (W 144-138)
15 San Antonio (W 120-110)
24 at Minnesota (W 121-113)
25 Miami (W 108-103)
27 Detroit (W 117-106)
March
1 Phoenix (L 91-105)
3 Orlando, 7 p.m.
5 at Brooklyn, 6 p.m.
7 at New York, 7:30 p.m.
9 at Detroit, 7 p.m.
11 Utah, 7 p.m.
12 Cleveland, 5 p.m.
14 Cleveland, 7 p.m.
17 Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
20 Indiana, 7 p.m.
23 at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
24 at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
26 Dallas, 1 p.m.
28 at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
31 Chicago, 7 p.m.
April
2 Toronto, 1 p.m.
4 Toronto, 7 p.m.
7 Houston, 7 p.m.
9 at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
High school basketball
The NCHSAA announced sites and times for Saturday’s regional finals:
(March 4 Western regional finals)
-BOYS
(Class 4A)
No. 1 Myers Park vs. No. 3 North Meck, noon at Providence HS
(Class 3A)
No. 1 Central Cabarrus vs. No. 22 West Charlotte, 3 p.m at McDowell HS
(Class 2A)
No. 8 Lincoln Charter vs. No. 2 Reidsville, 2 p.m. at Greensboro Grimsley HS
(Class 1A)
No. 4 Kernersville McGuinness vs. No. 3 Eastern Randolph, 1 p.m. at Freedom HS
-GIRLS
(Class 4A)
No. 1 Lake Norman vs. No. 11 Charlotte Catholic, 2 p.m. at Providence HS
(Class 3A)
No. 1 West Rowan vs. No. 2 East Lincoln, 1 p.m. at McDowell HS
(Class 2A)
No. 5 East Burke vs. No. 3 Salisbury, noon at Greensboro Grimsley HS
(Class 1A)
No. 13 Robbinsville vs. No. 2 Kernersville McGuinness, 3 p.m. at Freedom HS
(March 4 Eastern regional finals)
-BOYS
(Class 4A)
No. 5 Holly Springs vs. No. 2 Richmond County, 4 p.m. at Lee County HS
(Class 3A)
No. 1 Pittsboro Northwood vs. No. 2 Fayetteville Smith, 4 p.m. at Southern Lee HS
(Class 2A)
No. 1 Farmville Central vs. No. 2 Goldsboro, 4 p.m. at South Garner HS
(Class 1A)
No. 1 Bertie County vs. No. 2 Wilson Prep, 3 p.m. at South Johnston HS
-GIRLS
(Class 4A)
No. 1 Durham Hillside vs. No. 3 Cary Panther Creek, 2 p.m. at Lee County HS
(Class 3A)
No. 4 Fayetteville Cape Fear vs. No. 2 Rocky Mount, 2 p.m. at Southern Lee HS
(Class 2A)
No. 5 Pittsboro Seaforth vs. No. 2 North Pitt, 6 p.m. at South Garner HS
(Class 1A)
No. 1 Creedmoor Falls Lake Academy vs. No. 3 Chatham Charter, 1 p.m. at South Johnston HS
Here are the area’s full state playoff resultss:
(Feb. 21 first round)
-BOYS
(Class 3A)
No. 5 South Point 73, No. 28 Thomasville Ledford 56
No. 13 Crest 75, No. 20 West Rowan 69
No. 19 Northwest Cabarrus 68, No. 14 Huss 58
No. 16 North Henderson 75, No. 17 North Lincoln 73
No. 15 Greensboro Dudley 56, No. 18 East Lincoln 49
No. 24 Kings Mountain 67, No. 9 West Henderson 60
(Class 2A)
No. 4 East Gaston 85, No. 29 West Wilkes 61
No. 8 Lincoln Charter 88, No. 25 Brevard 58
No. 12 Shelby 73, No. 21 Eden Morehead 47
No. 24 Burns 56, No. 9 Southwestern Randolph 50
No. 2 Reidsville 80, No. 31 Lincolnton 59
(Class 1A)
No. 7 Bessemer City 76, No. 26 Cherokee 60
No. 6 Robbinsville 46, No. 27 Mountain Island Charter 45
No. 3 Eastern Randolph 95, No. 30 Cherryville 60
-GIRLS
(Class 3A)
No. 2 East Lincoln 66, No. 31 North Buncombe 39
No. 7 Huss 54, No. 26 W-S Atkins 44
No. 23 St. Stephens 36, No. 10 Cramer 33
No. 15 Ashbrook 53, No. 18 Lake Norman Charter 45
No. 9 Ashe County 54, No. 24 Crest 41
No. 6 Oak Grove 67, No. 27 South Point 57
(Class 2A)
No. 2 Shelby 69, NO. 31 Robinson 33
No. 4 Lincoln Charter 60, No. 29 Brevard 43
No. 15 Southwestern Randolph 60, No. 18 West Lincoln 40
(Class 1A)
No. 7 Bessemer City 59, No. 26 Swain County 34
No. 22 Piedmont Community Charter 50, No. 11 Corvian Community 49
No. 3 Cherokee 78, No. 30 Highland Tech 25
(Feb. 23 second round)
-BOYS
(Class 3A)
No. 5 South Point 67, No. 12 Concord 58
No. 13 Crest 64, No. 4 Enka 63
No. 8 Southern Guilford 65, No. 24 Kings Mountain 33
(Class 2A)
No. 4 East Gaston 71, No. 12 High Point Andrews 54
No. 8 Lincoln Charter 99, No. 24 Burns 64
No. 5 Hendersonville 74, No. 12 Shelby 64
(Class 1A)
No. 7 Bessemer City 56, No. 23 Starmount 52
-GIRLS
(Class 3A)
No. 2 East Lincoln 55, No. 15 Ashbrook 35
No. 23 St. Stephens 64, No. 7 Huss 50
(Class 2A)
No. 2 Shelby 61, No. 15 Southwestern Randolph 27
No. 13 Newton-Conover 53, No. 4 Lincoln Charter 35
(Class 1A)
No. 7 Bessemer City 46, No. 23 Uwharrie Charter 39
No. 6 East Wilkes 63, No. 22 Piedmont Community Charter 28
(Feb. 25 third round)
-BOYS
(Class 3A)
No. 13 Crest 85, No. 5 South Point 70
(Class 2A)
No. 4 East Gaston 58, No. 5 Hendersonville 40
No. 8 Lincoln Charter 85, No. 1 North Surry 82, OT
(Class 1A)
No. 2 South Stokes 70, No. 7 Bessemer City 62
-GIRLS
(Class 3A)
No. 2 East Lincoln 55, No. 23 St. Stephens 33
(Class 2A)
No. 2 Shelby 60, No. 10 Monroe 36
(Class 1A)
No. 2 Bishop McGuinness 62, No. 7 Bessemer City 55
(Feb. 28 fourth round)
-BOYS
(Class 3A)
No. 1 Central Cabarrus 86, No. 13 Crest 50
(Class 2A)
No. 8 Lincoln Charter 73, No. 4 East Gaston 57
-GIRLS
(Class 3A)
No. 2 East Lincoln 56, No. 14 Freedom 35
(Class 2A)
No. 3 Salisbury 46, No. 2 Shelby 40
High school baseball
(Tuesday, Feb. 28)
East Lincoln 9, Bandys 1: Carson Dahle (3 innings, 6 strikeouts, 1 run, 2 hits) and Evan Matile (4 innings, 5 strikeouts, 0 runs, 1 hit) handled the pitching for the Mustangs and Trey Spees (3 hits, 2 RBIs, home run), Isaac Armstrong (3-run home run) and Dahle (2 hits) led the offense.
North Gaston 10, Highland Tech 0: Ashton Pope, Wyatt McSwain and Caleb Cloninger combined on a 1-hit shutout and Houston Rector (2 hits, 3 RBIs, double) and Pope (2 hits, 1 RBI) led the offense for North Gaston.
Lincolnton 11, Bessemer City 0: Jacob Driggers (3 2-3 innings) and Will Blackburn (1 1-3 innings) combined for the shutout and Garett Hedgepeth, Karson Cloninger and Davian Johnson had 2 hits each and Nate Hovis 1 hit.
(Wednesday, March 1)
Chambers 15, Ashbrook 14
Burns 4, South Point 2
East Rutherford 6, East Lincoln 2: Isaac Armstrong, Nathan Borchardt and Matthew Phuntek had 1 hit each for East Lincoln.
Forestview 7, Lincolnton 5
Highland Tech 3, Piedmont CC 1: Liam Fulbright (4 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 9 strikeouts) picked up the win in relief and Gavin Blackwood and Trey Costner had 1 hit each and Liam Fulbright scored 2 runs for Highland Tech.
(Thursday, March 2)
Bessemer City at Cramer
Lake Norman Charter at North Lincoln
SouthLake Christian at Gaston Christian
(Friday, March 3)
Bandys at North Gaston
Cramer at Shelby
Forestview at Palisades
Gaston Day at Concord Academy
Highland Tech at Ashbrook
Kings Mountain at Enka
Piedmont CC at Thomas Jefferson
R-S Central at Lincolnton
South Point at East Gaston
West Lincoln at Cherryville
(Saturday, March 4)
East Surry at Burns
High school softball
(Wednesday, March 1)
Burns 2, Kings Mountain 0: Sayge Strange (1-hitter, 13 strikeouts, Laylah Haynes (home run, double, 1 RBI), Chloe Hull (double, RBI) and Hunter Morgan (1 hit) led Burns and Madeline Huffman had 11 strikeouts for Kings Mountain.
Forestview 13, Lincolnton 3 (5 innings): Blair Riley (3 hits, 2 doubles, 3 RBIs), Karson Sloop (3 hits, double, 2 RBIs) and Olivia Hensley (6 strikeouts) led Forestview.
West Lincoln 8, North Lincoln 1: Winning pitcher Stacia Cowan, Gracie Elmore (home run, 2 RBIs) and Amelia May (home run, 2 RBIs) led West Lincoln.
(Thursday, March 2)
East Gaston at Cramer
Hickory Grove at Piedmont CC
Mountain Island Charter at Charlotte Country Day
Pine Lake Prep at Cherryville
SouthLake Christian at Gaston Christian
(Friday, March 3)
Forestview at Palisades
Lincolnton at North Lincoln
Maiden at Lincoln Charter
Piedmont CC at Highland Tech
R-S Central at Crest
Shelby at Ashbrook
West Lincoln at Burns
(Saturday, March 4)
Franklin at Crest
Smoky Mountain at Crest
College basketball
(Wednesday’s game)
George Washington 75, Davidson 70
(Thursday’s game)
Caldwell Tech at Gaston College
Charlotte at UTSA
(Saturday’s game)
Davidson at Rhode Island
Gaston College at Combine Academy
UAB at Charlotte
(Conference tournaments)
-2023 Atlantic Casualty Conference Carolinas Men
First Round – Sunday, February 26
No. 10 King vs. No. 7 Francis Marion at Converse – Francis Marion 100-80
No. 8 Mount Olive vs. No. 9 Lees-McRae at Chowan – Mount Olive 95-87
Second Round – Monday, February 27
No. 7 Francis Marion at No. 6 Converse – Converse 81-78
NO. 8 Mount Olive at No. 5 Chowan – Mount Olive 97-90
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 3 (Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium – Spartanburg, S.C.)
No. 8 Mount Olive vs. No. 4 Belmont Abbey, 6 p.m.
No. 6 Converse vs. No. 3 Barton, 8:30 p.m.
Semifinals – Saturday, March 4 (Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium – Spartanburg, S.C.)
Winner of 4/5/8/9 vs. No. 1 UNC Pembroke, 5:15 p.m.
Winner of 3/6/7/10 vs. No. 2 Emmanuel, 7:30 p.m.
Final – Sunday, March 5 (Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium – Spartanburg, S.C.)
Semifinal winners, 4 p.m.
-2023 Atlantic Casualty Conference Carolinas Women
First Round – Sunday, February 26
No. 10 North Greenville vs. No. 7 Southern Wesleyan at Mount Olive – North Greenville 68-58
No. 8 Barton vs. No. 9 King at Chowan – King 76-73
Second Round – Monday, February 27
No. 10 North Greenville at No. 6 Mount Olive – Mount Olive 72-69
No. 9 King at No. 5 Chowan – Chowan 94-73
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 3 (Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium – Spartanburg, S.C.)
No. 5 Chowan vs. No. 4 Emmanuel, 11 a.m.
No. 6 Mount Olive vs. No. 3 UNC Pembroke, 1:30 p.m.
Semifinals – Saturday, March 4 (Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium – Spartanburg, S.C.)
Winner of 4/5/8/9 vs. No. 1 Belmont Abbey, 12:30 p.m.
Winner of 3/6/7/10 vs. No. 2 Francis Marion, 2:45 p.m.
Final – Sunday, March 5 (Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium – Spartanburg, S.C.)
Semifinal winners, 1 p.m.
-2023 Hercules Tires Big South Men (at Bojangles’ Arena, Charlotte)
First Round – Wednesday, March 1
Game 1: No. 8 High Point vs. No. 9 Charleston Southern – Charleston Southern 72-70
Game 2: No. 7 Campbell vs. No. 10 Presbyterian – Campbell 68-63
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 3
Game 3: No. 1 UNC Asheville vs. No. 9 Charleston Southern, noon
Game 4: No. 4 USC Upstate vs. No. 5 Gardner-Webb, 2 p.m.
Game 5: No. 2 Longwood vs 7/10 Winner, 6 p.m.
Game 6: No. 3 Radford vs. No. 6 Winthrop, 8 p.m.
Semifinals – Saturday, March 4
Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, noon
Game 8: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 2 p.m.
Final – Sunday, March 5 (ESPN2)
Game 9: Semifinal winners, 1 p.m.
-2023 Hercules Tires Big South Women (at Bojangles’ Arena, Charlotte)
First Round – Wednesday, March 1
Game 1: No. 8 UNC Asheville vs. No. 9 Winthrop – UNC Asheville 59-58
Game 2: No. 7 USC Upstate vs. No. 10 Charleston Southern – USC Upstate 65-48
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 2
Game 3: No. 1 Gardner-Webb vs. No. 8 UNC Asheville, 11:30 a.m.
Game 4: No. 4 Radford vs. No. 5 Presbyterian, 2 p.m.
Game 5: No. 2 High Point vs. No. 7 USC Upstate, 6 p.m.
Game 6: No. 3 Campbell vs. No. 6 Longwood, 8 p.m.
Semifinals – Saturday, March 4
Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 6 p.m.
Game 8: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 8 p.m.
Final – Sunday, March 5 (ESPNU)
Game 9: Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.
-2023 Atlantic Sun men (at higher seeded teams)
First Round – Monday, Feb. 27
No. 9 Florida Gulf Coast at No. 8 Queens – Queens 61-55
No. 10 Bellarmine at No. 7 North Florida – Bellarmine 76-74
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, Feb. 28
No. 8 Queens at No. 1 Kennesaw State – Kennesaw State 67-66
No. 5 Lipscomb at No. 4 Stetson – Lipscomb 83-70
No. 10 Bellarmine at No. 2 Liberty – Liberty 76-56
No. 6 North Alabama at No. 3 Eastern Kentucky – Eastern Kentucky 73-48
Semifinals – Thursday, March 2)
No. 5 Lipscomb at No. 1 Kennesaw State
No. 3 Eastern Kentucky at No. 2 Liberty
Final – Sunday, March 5 (ESPN2)
Semifinal winners
Pro soccer
Here is Charlotte FC’s full 2023 schedule:
(0-1 record)
Feb. 25 New England Revolution (L 0-1)
March 4 at St. Louis City SC, 8:30 p.m.
March 11 Atlanta United FC, noon
March 18 at Orlando City SC, 7:30 p.m.
March 25 New York Red Bulls, 7:30 p.m.
April 1 at Toronto FC, 7:30 p.m.
April 8 at Real Salt Lake, 9:30 p.m.
April 15 Colorado Rapids, 7:30 p.m.
April 22 Columbus Crew, 7:30 p.m.
April 29 at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m.
May 6 New York City FC, 7:30 p.m.
May 13 at Atlanta United FC, 7:30 p.m.
May 17 Chicago Fire FC, 7:30 p.m.
May 20 Nashville SC, 7:30 p.m.
May 27 at L.A. Galaxy, 10:30 p.m.
May 31 at Philadelphia Union, 7:30 0.m.
June 3 at Columbus Crew, 7:30 p.m.
June 10 Seattle Sounders FC, 7:30 p.m.
June 21 at New York Red Bulls, 7:30 p.m.
June 24 CF Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
July 5 at New York City FC, 7:30 p.m.
July 8 FC Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.
July 15 at CF Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 20 at Inter Miami CF, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 26 L.A. FC, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 30 Orlando City SC, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 2 at Nashville SC, 8:30 p.m.
Sept. 16 D.C. United, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 20 Philadelphia Union, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 23 at FC Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 30 at New England Revoultion, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 4 Toronto FC, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 7 at Chicago Fire FC, 8:30 p.m.
Oct. 21 Inter Miami CF, TBD
Auto racing
The 2023 NASCAR schedule (with winners in parentheses):
Feb 5 Clash at The Coliseum, Los Angeles CA (Martin Truex, Jr.)
Feb 16 Duel No. 1, Daytona Beach FL (Joey Logano)
Feb 16 Duel No. 2, Daytona Beach FL (Aric Almirola)
Feb 19 Daytona 500, Daytona Beach FL (Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.)
Feb 26 NASCAR Cup Series at California, Fontana CA (Kyle Busch)
Mar 5 NASCAR Cup Series at Las Vegas, Las Vegas NV, 3:30 p.m. on FOX
Mar 12 NASCAR Cup Series at Phoenix, Avondale AZ, 3:30 p.m. on FOX
Mar 19 NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta, Hampton GA, 3:30 p.m. on FOX
Mar 26 NASCAR Cup Series at Circuit of the Americas, Austin TX, 3:30 p.m. on FOX
Apr 2 NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond, Richmond VA, 3:30 p.m. on FS1
Apr 9 NASCAR Cup Series at Bristol, Bristol TN, 7 p.m. on FOX
Apr 16 NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville, Martinsville VA, 3 p.m. on FS1
Apr 23 NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega, Lincoln AL, 3 p.m. on FOX
Apr 30 NASCAR Cup Series at Dover, Dover DE, 2 p.m. on FS1
May 7 NASCAR Cup Series at Kansas, Kansas City KS, 3 p.m. on FS1
May 14 NASCAR Cup Series at Darlington, Darlington SC, 3 p.m. on FS1
May 21 NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Open Race, North Wilkesboro NC, 6 p.m. on FS1
May 21 NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race, North Wilkesboro NC, 8 p.m. on FS1
May 28 NASCAR Cup Series at Charlotte, Concord NC, 6 p.m. at FOX
Jun 4 NASCAR Cup Series at World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison IL, 3:30 p.m. on FS1
Jun 11 NASCAR Cup Series at Sonoma, Sonoma CA, 3:30 p.m. on FOX
Jun 25 NASCAR Cup Series at Nashville, Lebanon TN, 7 p.m. on NBC
Jul 2 NASCAR Cup Series at Chicago, Chicago IL, 5:30 p.m. on NBC
Jul 9 NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta, Hampton GA, 7 p.m. on USA
Jul 16 NASCAR Cup Series at New Hampshire, Loudon NH, 2:30 p.m. on USA
Jul 23 NASCAR Cup Series at Pocono, Long Pond PA, 2:30 p.m. on USA
Jul 30 NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond, Richmond VA, 3 p.m. on USA
Aug 6 NASCAR Cup Series at Michigan, Brooklyn MI, 2:30 p.m. on USA
Aug 13 NASCAR Cup Series at Indianapolis Road Course, Speedway IN, 2:30 p.m. on NBC
Aug 20 NASCAR Cup Series at Watkins Glen, Watkins Glen NY, 3 p.m. on USA
Aug 26 NASCAR Cup Series at Daytona, Daytona Beach FL, 7 p.m. on NBC
(Cup Playoffs)
Sep 3 NASCAR Cup Series at Darlington, Darlington SC, 6 p.m. on USA
Sep 10 NASCAR Cup Series at Kansas, Kansas City KS, 3 p.m. on USA
Sep 16 NASCAR Cup Series at Bristol, Bristol TN, 7:30 p.m. on USA
Sep 24 NASCAR Cup Series at Texas, Fort Worth TX, 3:30 p.m. on USA
Oct 1 NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega, Lincoln AL, 2 p.m. on NBC
Oct 8 NASCAR Cup Series at Charlotte, Concord NC, 2 p.m. on NBC
Oct 15 NASCAR Cup Series at Las Vegas, Las Vegas NV, 2:30 p.m. on NBC
Oct 22 NASCAR Cup Series at Miami, Homestead FL, 2:30 p.m. on NBC
Oct 29 NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville, Martinsville, 2 p.m. on NBC
Nov 5 NASCAR Cup Series at Phoenix, Avondale AZ, 3 p.m. on NBC