3-13-22 roundup: College basketball and baseball, High school baseball, Pro golf, basketball and soccer
By Richard Walker
The NCAA men’s basketball tournament field was announced on Sunday and five ACC teams, nearby Davidson and three teams with local connections in the 68-team field.
ACC champion Virginia Tech, which became the first No. 7 seed to win the tournament when it knocked off top-seeded Duke 82-67 on Saturday, is the No. 11 seed in the East region. Duke is No. 2 in the West, North Carolina No. 8 in the East, Miami No. 10 in the Midwest and Notre Dame No. 11 in the West.
Davidson is No. 10 in the West.
And former Gardner-Webb head coach Chris Holtman’s Ohio State team is No. 7 in the South, former Belmont Abbey head coach Billy Taylor is an assistant coach for Midwest No. 5 Iowa and former Ashbrook High star Isaiah Whaley is a senior forward for West No. 5 Connecticut.
Here’s the full pairings for the 2022 NCAA tournament:
FIRST FOUR (at UD Arena, Dayton, Ohio)
(Tuesday’s games)
MIDWEST: No. 16 Texas Southern (18-12) vs. No. 16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (23-11)
EAST: No. 12 Wyoming (25-8) vs. No. 12 Indiana (20-13)
(Wednesday’s games)
WEST: No. 11 Rutgers (18-13) vs. No. 11 Notre Dame (22-10)
SOUTH: No. 16 Wright State (21-13) vs. No. 16 Bryant (22-9)
FIRST ROUND
EAST REGION
(Thursday’s games at Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, Texas)
No. 1 Baylor (26-6) vs. No. 16 Norfolk State (24-6)
No. 8 North Carolina (24-9) vs. No. 9 Marquette (19-12)
(Thursday’s games at Moda Center, Portland)
No. 5 Saint Mary’s (25-7) vs. No. 12 Wyoming/Indiana
No. 4 UCLA (25-7) vs. No. 13 Akron (24-9)
(Friday’s games at Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee)
No. 6 Texas (21-11) vs. No. 11 Virginia Tech (23-12)
No. 3 Purdue (27-7) vs. No. 14 Yale (19-11)
(Thursday’s games at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis)
No. 7 Murray State (30-2) vs. No. 10 San Francisco (24-9)
No. 2 Kentucky (26-7) vs. No. 15 Saint Peter’s (19-11)
SOUTH REGION
(Friday’s games at Viejas Arena, San Diego)
No. 1 Arizona (31-3) vs. No. 16 Wright State/Bryant
No. 8 Seton Hall (21-10) vs. No. 9 TCU (20-12)
(Friday’s games at PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh)
No. 5 Houston (29-5) vs. No. 12 UAB (27-7)
No. 4 Illinois (22-9) vs. No. 13 Chattanooga (27-7)
(Thursday’s game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis)
No. 6 Colorado State (25-5) vs. No. 11 Michigan (17-14)
No. 3 Tennessee (26-7) vs. No. 14 Longwood (26-6)
(Friday’s games)
No. 7 Ohio State (19-11) vs. No. 10 Loyola, Chicago (25-7)
No. 2 Villanova (26-7) vs. No. 15 Delaware (22-12)
MIDWEST REGION
(Thursday’s games at Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, Texas)
No. 1 Kansas (28-6) vs. No. 16 Texas Southern/Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
No. 8 San Diego (23-8) vs. No. 9 Creighton (22-11)
(Thursday’s games at KeyBank Center, Buffalo, N.Y.)
No. 5 Iowa (26-9) vs. No. 12 Richmond (23-12)
No. 4 Providence (25-5) vs. No. 5 South Dakota State (30-4)
(Friday’s games at Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee)
No. 6 LSU (22-11) vs. No. 11 Iowa State (20-12)
No. 3 Wisconsin (24-7) vs. No. 14 Colgate (23-11)
(Friday’s games at Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, S.C.)
No. 7 USC (26-7) vs. No. 10 Miami, Fla. (23-10)
No. 2 Auburn (27-5) vs. No. 15 Jacksonville State (21-10)
WEST REGION
(Thursday’s games at Moda Center, Portland)
No. 1 Gonzaga (26-3) vs. No. 16 Georgia State (18-10)
No. 8 Boise State (27-7) vs. No. 9 Memphis (21-10)
(Thursday’s game at KeyBank Center, Buffalo, N.Y.)
No. 5 UConn (23-9) vs. No. 12 New Mexico State (26-6)
No. 4 Arkansas (25-8) vs. No. 13 Vermont (28-5)
(Friday’s games at Viejas Arena, San Diego)
No. 6 Alabama (19-13) vs. No. 11 Rutgers/Notre Dame winner
No. 3 Texas Tech (25-9) vs. No. 14 Montana State (27-7)
(Friday’s games at Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, S.C.)
No. 7 Michigan State (22-12) vs. No. 10 Davidson (27-6)
No. 2 Duke (28-6) vs. No. 15 Cal State Fullerton (21-10)
Pro golf
Gastonia’s Harold Varner III is one shy off the lead in the PGA’s oft-postponed THE PLAYERS Championship entering Monday’s final day.
A 2008 Forestview High graduate, Varner is at eight-under par through nine holes in the third round of an event whose opening round last 55 houts and 16 minutes and a two-round cut wasn’t made until Sunday.
The leader is Anirban Lahiri at nine-under par.
High school baseball
Here are the current high school baseball standings for teams from Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties, with conference record followed by overall record:
Big South 3A
South Point 0-0, 3-0
Ashbrook 0-0, 2-1
Cramer 0-0, 2-1
Crest 0-0, 2-2
Forestview 0-0, 2-2
Kings Mountain 0-0, 1-2
North Gaston 0-0, 1-2
Huss 0-0, 0-1
Southern Piedmont 1A/2A
Burns 2-0, 5-0
East Gaston 2-0, 3-2
Shelby 2-0, 3-2
Cherryville 0-0, 2-1
Highland Tech 0-2, 2-3
Thomas Jefferson 0-2, 0-4
Bessemer City 0-2, 0-5
Others
Piedmont CC 0-1, 2-2
East Lincoln 1-0, 4-0
North Lincoln 1-0, 4-0
Lincolnton 2-0, 3-2
West Lincoln 1-1, 1-4
Lincoln Charter 0-0, 4-0
Mtn Island Charter 0-0, 1-2
Gaston Christian 1-0, 2-1
Gaston Day 0-2, 1-4
THIS WEEK’s SCHEDULE:
(Monday)
Ashbrook at Highland Tech
Corvian Community at Mountain Island Charter
(Tuesday)
Ashbrook at Crest
Huss at Kings Mountain
North Gaston at Forestview
South Point at Cramer
Bessemer City at Highland Tech
East Gaston at Thomas Jefferson
Shelby at Cherryville
Hickory at North Lincoln
Statesville at East Lincoln
Bandys at Lincolnton
West Lincoln at Bunker Hill
Metrolina at Gaston Christian
Starmount at Lincoln Cahrter
(Wednesday)
Bunker Hill at East Lincoln
Clover, S.C. at South POint
Cramer at North Meck
Crest at Burns
East Rutherford at Forestview
Lincolnton at East Gaston
West Meck at Huss
(Thursday)
Burns at Kings Mountain
Community School of Davidson at Cherryville
Gaston Christian at SouthLake Christian
Lincoln Charter at Rocky River
Mountain Island Charter at Carolina Royals
(Friday)
Cramer at South Point
Crest at Ashbrook
Forestview at North Gaston
Kings Mountain at Huss
Cherryville at Shelby
Highland Tech at Bessemer City
Thomas Jefferson at East Gaston
North Iredell at North Lincoln
West Iredell at East Lincoln
Lincolnton at West Caldwell
West Lincoln at Newton-Conover
Mountain Island Charter at South Iredell
College basketball
Here are the pairings for the 2022 NCAA Division II Southeast Regional at Augusta, Ga.:
(Saturday’s quarterfinals)
No. 3 Lincoln Memorial 100, No. 6 Georgia College 65
No. 2 Queens 86, No. 7 Columbus State 84
No. 1 Augusta 106, No. 8 Belmont Abbey 77: Sean Halloran and Chandler Baker each tallied 12 points, but a hot-shooting Augusta team led the top-seeded and fifth-ranked Jaguars to victory and ended the Abbey’s season at 22-10.
No. 4 UNC-Pembroke 74, No. 5 Flagler 70
(Sunday’s semifinals)
Queens 81, Lincoln Memorial 76
Augusta 82, UNC-Pembroke 76
(Tuesday, March 15 championship)
7 p.m. – Queens vs. Augusta (Winner advances to March 22-26 Elite 8 in Evansville, Ind.)
College baseball
Gaston College 10-3, Catawba Valley Community College 1-0: Dominant pitching led the Rhinos to a doubleheader sweep of Catawba Valley Community College at Gastonia’s CaroMont Health Park to improve Gaston College to 21-1 overall and 14-1 in Region 10.
Pro basketball
Here is the Charlotte Hornets’ full regular season schedule (with results):
OCTOBER
Wed. 20 INDIANA (W 123-122)
Fri. 22 at Cleveland (W 123-112)
Sun. 24 at Brooklyn (W 111-95)
Mon. 25 BOSTON (L 129-140, OT)
Wed. 27 at Orlando (W 120-111)
Fri. 29 at Miami (L 99-114)
Sun. 31 PORTLAND (W 125-113)
NOVEMBER
Mon. 1 CLEVELAND (L 110-113)
Wed. 3 at Golden State (L 92-114)
Fri. 5 at Sacramento (L 110-140)
Sun. 7 at LA Clippers (L 106-120)
Mon. 8 at L.A. Lakers (L 123-126, OT)
Wed. 10 at Memphis (W 118-108)
Fri. 12 NEW YORK (W 104-96)
Sun. 14 GOLDEN STATE (W 106-102)
Wed. 17 WASHINGTON (W 97-87)
Fri. 19 INDIANA (W 121-118)
Sat. 20 at Atlanta (L 105-115)
Mon. 22 at Washington (W 109-103)
Wed. 24 at Orlando (W 108-99)
Fri. 26 MINNESOTA (W 133-115)
Sat. 27 at Houston (L 143-146, OT)
Mon. 29 at Chicago (L 119-133)
DECEMBER
Wed. 1 at Milwaukee (L 125-127)
Sun. 5 at Atlanta (W 130-127)
Mon. 6 PHILADELPHIA (L 124-127, OT)
Wed. 8 PHILADELPHIA (L 106-110)
Fri. 10 SACRAMENTO (W 124-123)
Mon. 13 at Dallas (L 96-120)
Wed. 15 at San Antonio (W 131-115)
Fri. 17 at Portland (L 116-125)
Sun. 19 at Phoenix (L 106-137)
Mon. 20 at Utah (L 102-112)
Thu. 23 at Denver (W 115-107)
Mon. 27 HOUSTON (W 123-99)
Wed. 29 at Indiana (W 116-108)
JANUARY
Sun. 2 PHOENIX (L 99-133)
Mon. 3 at Washington (L 121-124)
Wed. 5 DETROIT (W 140-111)
Sat. 8 MILWAUKEE (W 114-106)
Mon. 10 MILWAUKEE (W 103-99)
Wed. 12 at Philadelphia (W 109-98)
Fri. 14 ORLANDO (L 109-116)
Mon. 17 at New York (W 97-87)
Wed. 19 at Boston (W 111-102)
Fri. 21 OKLAHOMA CITY (W 121-98)
Sun. 23 ATLANTA (L 91-113)
Tue. 25 at Toronto (L 113-125)
Wed. 26 at Indiana (W 158-126)
Fri. 28 L.A. LAKERS (W 117-114)
Sun. 30 LA CLIPPERS (L 90-115)
FEBRUARY
Wed. 2 at Boston (L 107-113)
Fri. 4 CLEVELAND (L 101-102)
Sat. 5 MIAMI (L 86-104)
Mon. 7 TORONTO (L 101-116)
Wed. 9 CHICAGO (L 109-121)
Fri. 11 at Detroit (W 141-119)
Sat. 12 MEMPHIS (L 118-125)
Tue. 15 at Minnesota (L 120-126, OT)
Thu. 17 MIAMI (L 107-111, 2 OT)
Fri. 25 TORONTO (W 125-93)
Sun. 27 DETROIT (L 126-127, OT)
Mon. 28 at Milwaukee (L 106-130)
MARCH
Wed. 2 at Cleveland (W 119-98)
Sat. 5 SAN ANTONIO (W 123-117)
Tue. 8 BROOKLYN (L 121-132)
Wed. 9 BOSTON (L 101-115)
Fri. 11 at New Orleans (W 142-120)
Mon. 14 at Oklahoma City 8:00
Wed. 16 ATLANTA 7:00
Sat. 19 DALLAS 7:00
Mon. 21 NEW ORLEANS 7:00
Wed. 23 NEW YORK 7:00
Fri. 25 UTAH 7:00
Sun. 27 at Brooklyn 7:30
Mon. 28 DENVER 7:00
Wed. 30 at New York 7:30
APRIL
Sat. 2 at Philadelphia 12:30
Tue. 5 at Miami 7:30
Thu. 7 ORLANDO 7:00
Fri. 8 at Chicago 8:00
Sun. 10 WASHINGTON TBD
Pro soccer
Charlotte FC suffered a heartbreaking loss when the Atlanta United scored a goal in extra time to snap a 1-all tie and drop Charlotte 0-3 in its inagural season.
A crowd of 43,055 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium did see Charlotte history as Adam Armour scored the franchise’s first goal off a Benjamin Bender assist in the 66th minute.
Here’s the full Charlotte FC schedule for the 2022 season (with results):
Feb. 26 at D.C. (L 0-3)
March 5, L.A. (L 0-1)
March 13, at Atlanta (L 1-2)
March 19, New England, 7 p.m.
March 26, Cincinnati, 6 p.m.
April 4, at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.
April 10, Atlanta, 1:30 p.m.
April 16, at New England, 7:30 p.m.
April 23, at Colorado, 9 p.m.
April 30, at Orlando, 7:30 p.m.
May 7, Miami, 3:30 p.m.
May 14, Montreal, 7 p.m.
May 22, Vancouver, 5 p.m.
May 29, at Seattle, 9:30 p.m.
June 11, New York, 3 p.m.
June 18, at Columbus, 7:30 p.m.
June 25, at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
June 30, Austin, 7 p.m.
July 3, at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
July 9, Nashville, 7 p.m.
July 16, at Miami, 8 p.m.
July 23, at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
July 30, Columbus, 7 p.m.
August 3, D.C., 7 p.m.
August 6, Chicago, 7 p.m.
August 13, at LAFC, 10:30 p.m.
August 17, at New York City, TBD
August 21, Orlando, 7 p.m.
August 27, Toronto, 7 p.m.
September 3, at Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.
September 10, New York City, 7 p.m.
September 17, at Chicago, 8 p.m.
October 1, Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
October 9, at New York, TBD