3-31-26 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball, auto racing, soccer and rodeo, College basketball, High school basketball, baseball, soccer and softball, Middle school baseball, girls soccer and track
By Richard Walker
Cramer’s Oshauna Holland, already named the state’s girls high school player of the year by several publications, is the area’s leading scorer for the 2025-26 basketball season.
She also finished as the state’s highest scorer in N.C. High School Athletic Association five-on-five girls basketball history with 3,252 points after a 1,006-point season.
Gayle Waldrop, a 1956 graduate of old Lowell High School, scored 3,613 career points when six-on-six rules were used from girls basketball from the 1920s to the 1968-69 season.
Additionally this season, nine boys and three other girls finished this season with 1,000-point careers – Boys players Cameron Newman of Gaston Christian (2,385), Jaleel Smith of Huss (1,454), Tye Clay of Burns (1,397), Zaiyir Phillips of Huss (1,339), D’Various Surratt of Crest (1,257), Jaxon Dollar of East Lincoln (1,111), Tristen Gordon of Bessemer City (1,110), Josiah Guyton of Lincolnton (1,093) and Jaishawn Woods of Gaston Christian (1,038) and girls players Emma Montanari (1,975), Jaleila Littlejohn of North Gaston (1,444), Ally Smith of North Lincoln (1,043).
Here are the top Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln high school boys basketball scorers for the 2025-26 season:
Jaleel Smith, Huss 810
Josiah Guyton, Lincolnton 649
Cameron Newman, Gaston Christian 605
Jaxon Dollar, East Lincoln 568
Tye Clay, Burns 550
Caleb Nixon, Kings Mountain 501
Christian Atkins, East Lincoln 471
O.B. Lowery, Jr., South Point 463
Zaiyir Phillips, Huss 451
Kyle Bridgewater, Mtn Isl Charter 446
Semaj Hart, Forestview 438
Lorenzo Roseboro, Shelby 433
Isaiah Worley, South Point 426
Raheem McClure, Bessemer City 420
Tristen Gordon, Bessemer City 413
Ethan Daniel, Kings Mountain 409
Darius Stinson, Jr., Highland Tech 403
Here are the top Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln high school girls basketball scorers for the 2025-26 season:
Oshauna Holland, Cramer 1,006
Jaleila Littlejohn, North Gaston 694
Emma Montanari, East Lincoln 556
Ally Smith, North Lincoln 547
SaRyah McCorkle, Huss 532
Emma Wallace, Burns 463
Saniyah Moore, Bessemer City 456
Lane Pethel, East Lincoln 454
McKenna Brown, Gaston Day 449
Shemiah McCoy, Huss 447
Quinlyn Avery, West Lincoln 419
Paula Mattern, Gaston Day 415
Pro basketball
Charlotte 117, Brooklyn 86: Brandon Miller scored 25 points, Miles Bridges had 19 and Hornets snapped a two-game losing streak with its best defensive outing of the year; Previously, Charlotte had also held Toronto to 86 points, which is a season-best for points allowed.
Charlotte (40-36) remained tied with the Miami Heat for ninth in the Eastern Conference and a half-game behind Orlando.
The Charlotte Hornets full 2025-26 regular season schedule:
OCTOBER
Wednesday 22 BROOKLYN (W 136-117)
Saturday 25 at Philadelphia (L 121-125)
Sunday 26 at Washington (W 139-113)
Tuesday 28 at Miami (L 117-144)
Thursday 30 ORLANDO (L 107-123)
NOVEMBER
Saturday 1 MINNESOTA (L 105-122)
Sunday 2 UTAH (W 126-103)
Tuesday 4 at New Orleans (L 112-116)
Friday 7 at Miami* (L 108-126)
Monday 10 L.A. LAKERS (L 111-121)
Wed. 12 MILWAUKEE (W 111-100)
Friday 14 at Milwaukee* (L 134-147, OT)
Saturday 15 OKLAHOMA CITY (L 96-109)
Monday 17 at Toronto (L 108-110)
Wednesday 19 at Indiana (L 118-127)
Saturday 22 LA CLIPPERS (L 116-131)
Sunday 23 at Atlanta (L 110-113)
Wednesday 26 NEW YORK* (L 101-129)
Friday 28 CHICAGO* (W 123-116)
Saturday 29 TORONTO (W 118-111, OT)
DECEMBER
Monday 1 at Brooklyn (L 103-116)
Wednesday 3 at New York (L 104-119)
Friday 5 at Toronto (W 111-86 )
Sunday 7 DENVER (L 106-115)
Friday 12 CHICAGO (L 126-129)
Sunday 14 at Cleveland (W 119-111)
Thursday 18 ATLANTA (W 133-126)
Saturday 20 at Detroit (L 86-112)
Monday 22 at Cleveland (L 132-139)
Tuesday 23 WASHINGTON (W 126-109)
Friday 26 at Orlando (W 120-105)
Monday 29 MILWAUKEE (L 113-123)
Wednesday 31 GOLDEN STATE (L 125-132)
JANUARY
Friday 2 at Milwaukee (L 121-122)
Saturday 3 at Chicago (W 112-99 )
Monday 5 at Oklahoma City (W 124-97 )
Wednesday 7 TORONTO (L 96-97 )
Thursday 8 INDIANA (L 109-112)
Saturday 10 at Utah (W 150-95 )
Monday 12 at LA Clippers (L 109-117)
Thursday 15 at L.A. Lakers (W 135-117)
Saturday 17 at Golden State (L 116-136)
Sunday 18 at Denver (W 110-87 )
Wednesday 21 CLEVELAND (L 87-94 )
Thursday 22 at Orlando (W 124-97 )
Saturday 24 WASHINGTON (W 119-115)
Monday 26 PHILADELPHIA (W 130-93 )
Wednesday 28 at Memphis (W 112-97 )
Thursday 29 at Dallas (W 123-121)
Saturday 31 SAN ANTONIO (W 111-106)
FEBRUARY
Monday 2 NEW ORLEANS (W 102-95 )
Thursday 5 at Houston (W 109-99 )
Saturday 7 at Atlanta (W 126-119)
Monday 9 DETROIT (W 110-104)
Wednesday 11 ATLANTA (W 110-107)
Thursday 19 HOUSTON (L 101-105)
Friday 20 CLEVELAND (L 113-118)
Sunday 22 at Washington (W 129-112)
Tuesday 24 at Chicago (W 131-99 )
Thursday 26 at Indiana (W 133-109)
Saturday 28 PORTLAND (W 109-93 )
MARCH
Tuesday 3 DALLAS (W 117-90 )
Wednesday 4 at Boston (W 116-89 )
Friday 6 MIAMI (L 120-128)
Sunday 8 at Phoenix (L 99-111)
Tuesday 10 at Portland (W 103-101)
Wednesday 11 at Sacramento (W 117-109)
Saturday 14 at San Antonio (L 102-115)
Tuesday 17 MIAMI (W 136-106)
Thursday 19 ORLANDO (W 130-111)
Saturday 21 MEMPHIS (W 124-101)
Tuesday 24 SACRAMENTO (W 134-90 )
Thursday 26 NEW YORK (W 114-103)
Saturday 28 PHILADELPHIA (L 114-118)
Sunday 29 BOSTON (L 99-114)
Tuesday 31 at Brooklyn (W 117-86 )
APRIL
Thursday 2 PHOENIX 7:00 p.m.
Friday 3 INDIANA 7:00 p.m.
Sunday 5 at Minnesota 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday 7 at Boston 8:00 p.m.
Friday 10 DETROIT 7:00 p.m.
Sunday 12 at New York 6:00 p.m.
Home games in CAPS
All times listed are Eastern
* Denotes Emirates NBA Cup Group Play game
Schedule to be announced following Emirates NBA Cup Group Play: Dec. 9, 10, 13, 16- Emirates NBA Cup Knockout Rounds, Dec. 11, 12, 14, 15- Additional regular-season games for eliminated teams
The Charlotte Hornets 2025 preseason schedule:
Sunday, Oct. 5 Oklahoma City (at N. Charleston Col.) L 114-135
Thursday, Oct. 9 at Oklahoma City L 116-122
Saturday, Oct. 11 at Dallas W 120-116
Wednesday, Oct. 15 Memphis (at First Horizon Col., Gboro) W 145-116
Friday, Oct. 17 at New York L 108-113
College basketball
First Four and opening round 2026 NCAA men’s basketball tournament pairings:
FIRST FOUR
(Tuesday, March 17)
-UD Arena, Dayton OH
16 UMBC vs. 16 Howard – Howard 86-83
11 Texas vs. 11 N.C. State – Texas 68-66
(Wednesday, March 18)
16 Prairie View A&M vs. 16 Lehigh – Prairie View A&M 67-55
11 Miami OH vs. 11 SMU – Miami OH 89-79
FIRST ROUND
(Thursday, March 19)
-Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville SC
9 TCU vs. 8 Ohio State – TCU 66-64
16 Siena vs. 1 Duke – Duke 71-65
11 VCU vs. 6 North Carolina – VCU 82-78 (OT)
14 Pennsylvania vs. 3 Illinois – Illinois 105-70
-Paycom Center, Oklahoma City OK
13 Troy vs. 4 Nebraska – Nebraska 76-47
12 McNeese vs. 5 Vanderbilt – Vanderbilt 78-68
10 Texas A&M vs. 7 Saint Mary’s – Texas A&M 73-60
15 Idaho vs. 2 Houston – Houston 78-47
-KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
11 South Florida vs. 6 Louisville – Louisville 83-79
14 North Dakota State vs. 3 Michigan State – Michigan State 92-67
16 Howard vs. 1 Michigan – Michigan 101-80
9 Saint Louis vs. 8 Georgia – Saint Louis 102-77
-Moda Center, Portland, OR
12 High Point vs. 5 Wisconsin – High Point 83-82
13 Hawai’i vs. 4 Arkansas, 4:25 PM TBS
11 Texas vs. 6 BYU – Texas 79-71
14 Kennesaw State vs. 3 Gonzaga – Gonzaga 73-64
(Friday, March 20)
-Enterprise Center, St. Louis, MO
10 Santa Clara vs. 7 Kentucky – Kentucky 89-84 OT
15 Tennessee State vs. 2 Iowa State – Iowa State 108-74
15 Queens University vs. 2 Purdue – Purdue 104-71
10 Missouri vs. 7 Miami FL – Miami FL 80-66
-Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL
12 Akron vs. 5 Texas Tech – Texas Tech 91-71
13 Hofstra vs. 4 Alabama – Alabama 90-70
9 Iowa vs. 8 Clemson – Iowa 67-61
16 Prairie View A&M vs. 1 Florida – Florida 114-55
-Viejas Arena, San Diego, CA
16 Long Island University vs. 1 Arizona – Arizona 92-58
9 Utah State vs. 8 Villanova – Utah State 86-76
12 Northern Iowa vs. 5 St. John’s – St. John’s 79-53
13 California Baptist vs. 4 Kansas – Kansas 68-60
-Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PA
14 Wright State vs. 3 Virginia – Virginia 82-73
11 Miami OH vs. 6 Tennessee – Tennessee 78-56
10 UCF vs. 7 UCLA – UCLA 75-71
15 Furman vs. 2 UConn – UConn 82-71
SECOND ROUND
(Saturday, March 21)
-Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville SC
EAST: 9 TCU vs. 1 Duke – Duke 81-58
SOUTH: 11 VCU vs. 3 Illinois – Illinois 76-55
-Paycom Center, Oklahoma City OK
SOUTH: 10 Texas A&M vs. 2 Houston – Houston 88-57
SOUTH: 4 Nebraska vs. 5 Vanderbilt – Nebraska 74-72
-KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
MIDWEST: 1 Michigan vs. 9 Saint Louis – Michigan 95-72
EAST: 6 Louisville vs. 3 Michigan State – Michigan State 77-69
-Moda Center, Portland, OR
WEST: 11 Texas vs. 3 Gonzaga – Texas 74-68
WEST: 12 High Point vs. 4 Arkansas – Arkansas 94-88
(Sunday, March 22)
-Enterprise Center, St. Louis, MO
WEST: 2 Purdue vs. 7 Miami FL – Purdue 79-69
MIDWEST: 7 Kentucky vs. 2 Iowa State – Iowa State 82-63
-Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL
SOUTH: 9 Iowa vs. 1 Florida – Iowa 73-72
MIDWEST: 5 Texas Tech vs. 4 Alabama – Alabama 90-65
-Viejas Arena, San Diego, CA
EAST: 5 St. John’s vs. 4 Kansas – St. John’s 67-65
WEST: 1 Arizona vs. 9 Utah State – Arizona 78-66
-Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PA
MIDWEST: 3 Virginia vs. 6 Tennessee – Tennessee 79-72
EAST: 7 UCLA vs. 2 UConn – UConn 73-57
SWEET 16
(Thursday, March 26)
-South at Toyota Center, Houston TX
9 Iowa vs. 4 Nebraska – Iowa 77-71
2 Houston vs. 3 Illinois – Illinois 65-55
-West at SAP Center, San Jose CA
11 Texas vs. 2 Purdue – Purdue 79-77
1 Arizona vs. 4 Arkansas – Arizona 109-88
(Friday, March 27)
-East at Capital One Arena, Washington DC
1 Duke vs. 5 St. John’s – Duke 80-75
2 UConn vs. 3 Michigan State – UConn 67-63
-Midwest at United Center, Chicago IL
1 Michigan vs. 4 Alabama – Michigan 90-77
2 Iowa State vs. 6 Tennessee – Tennessee 76-62
ELITE EIGHT
(Saturday, March 28)
-South at Toyota Center, Houston TX
9 Iowa vs. 3 Illinois – Illinois 71-59
-West at SAP Center, San Jose CA
2 Purdue vs. 1 Arizona – Arizona 79-64
(Sunday, March 29)
-East at Capital One Arena, Washington DC
1 Duke vs. 2 UConn – UConn 73-72
-Midwest at United Center, Chicago IL
1 Michigan vs. 6 Tennessee – Michigan 95-62
FINAL FOUR
(Saturday, April 4)
-Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis IN
East (2 UConn) vs. South (3 Illinois), 6:09 PM TBS
West (1 Arizona) vs. Midwest (1 Michigan), 8:49 PM TBS
CHAMPIONSHIP
(Monday, April 6)
-Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis IN
8:50 PM TBS
Pro soccer
The 2026 Charlotte FC schedule:
(2-1-2 record)
Saturday, Feb. 21 at St. Louis (T 1-1)
Saturday, Feb. 28 at L.A. Galaxy (L 0-3)
Saturday, March 7 Austin (W 3-1)
Saturday, March 14 Miami (T 0-0)
Saturday, March 21 New York Red Bulls (W 6-1)
Saturday, Apr. 4 Philadelphia, 7:30 PM
Saturday, Apr. 11 Nashville, 7:30 PM
Saturday, Apr. 18 at New York, 7:30 PM
Wednesday, Apr. 22 at Orlando, 7:30 PM
Saturday, Apr. 25 at Nashville, 8:30 PM
Saturday, May 2 at New England, 7:30 PM
Saturday, May 9 Cincinnati, 7:30 PM
Wednesday, May 13 New York, 7:00 PM
Saturday, May 16 Toronto, 7:30 PM
Saturday, May 23 New England, 7:30 PM
Wednesday, July 22 Atlanta, 8:00 PM
Saturday, July 25 at New York Red Bulls, 7:30 PM
Saturday, Aug. 1 at Chicago, 8:30 PM
Saturday, Aug. 15 Columbus, 7:30 PM
Wednesday, Aug. 19 at Toronto, 7:30 PM
Saturday, Aug. 22 DC, 7:30 PM
Saturday, Aug. 29 at Atlanta, 7:30 PM
Saturday, Sept. 5 Houston, 7:30 PM
Wednesday, Sept. 9 at Montreal, 7:30 PM
Saturday, Sept. 12 at Cincinnati, 7:30 PM
Saturday, Sept. 19 at DC, 7:30 PM
Saturday, Sept. 26 Chicago, 7:30 PM
Saturday, Oct. 10 Dallas, 7:30 PM
Wednesday, Oct. 14 at Columbus, 7:30 PM
Saturday, Oct. 17 at Philadelphia, 2:30 PM
Saturday, Oct. 24 at Portland, 10:30 PM
Wednesday, Oct. 28 Montreal, 7:30 PM
Saturday, Oct. 31 Orlando, 1:00 PM
Saturday, Nov. 7 at Miami, 4:00 PM
High school baseball
The area’s results/schedule:
(Monday, March 23)
East Gaston 7, Highland Tech 2
West Mecklenburg 18, Ashbrook 1 (4 innings)
East Rutherford 3, East Lincoln 1
Shelby 12, Thomas Jefferson 2 (5 innings)
Gaston Christian 19, Waxhaw North Point Christian 2 (3 innings)
(Tuesday, March 24)
Forestview 17, Huss 2 (5 innings)
Kings Mountain 2, North Gaston 0
Crest 10, South Point 1
Cherryville 13, West Lincoln 1 (5 innings)
Burns 7, Cramer 6
Lincolnton 10, Bessemer City 0 (5 innings)
East Lincoln 8, Maiden 7 (8 innings)
North Lincoln 15, Bunker Hill 0 (5 innings)
Pine Lake Prep 6, Lincoln Charter 4
Mountain Island Charter 9, Piedmont Community Charter 3
(Wednesday, March 25)
Ashbrook 16, Garinger 5 (5 innings)
Community School of Davidson 10, Mountain Island Charter 0 (6 innings)
East Gaston 10, Forestview 2
Saergertown PA 12, Lincoln Charter 4
(Thursday, March 26)
Cramer 7, Burns 6 (8 innings)
Highland Tech at East Gaston, ppd., April 29
Lincolnton 8, Bessemer City 3
Metrolina Christian 18, Gaston Day 0 (3 innings)
Shelby 4, Freedom 3
East Lincoln 5 Kings Mountain 0
(Friday, March 27)
Crest 19, Huss 1 (5 innings)
Kings Mountain 15, Ashbrook 3 (6 innings)
South Point 8, North Gaston 4
Cherryville 9, West Lincoln 4
North Lincoln 12, Foard 0 (5 innings)
Pine Lake Prep 12, Lincoln Charter 1 (5 innings)
Piedmont Community Charter 16, Queen’s Grant 3 (5 innings)
Mountain Island Charter 16, Sugar Creek Charter 0 (3 innings)
Gaston Christian 7, Providence Day 5
Forestview 11, Shelby 1 (5 innings)
(Monday, March 30)
Gaston Christian 18, Gaston Day 0 (4 innings)
Jackson Day 7, Piedmont Community Charter 6
Cramer 14, Forestview 4 (5 innings): Kingston Womack (9 strikeouts as pitcher, 2 hits, Double, 1 RBI as batter) and Devin Phillips (2 hits, 3 Runs, Double, HR, 3 RBIs) led Cramer.
(Tuesday, March 31)
Forestview 11, Ashbrook 1 (6 innings)
Crest 10, North Gaston 0 (5 innings): C Earl (5-hitter, 2 strikeouts) and Brock Melton (2 hits, double, 2 RBIs) led Crest.
South Point 11, Kings Mountain 1 (5 innings)
Bessemer City 3, Highland Tech 2
Cherryville at East Gaston, ppd., April 20
Shelby 1, Lincolnton 0
East Lincoln 8, Newton-Conover 2
North Lincoln 3, Maiden 0
Lincoln Charter 13, Bradford Prep 0 (5 innings)
Gaston Day at Westminster Catawba
Gaston Christian 12, Asheville Christian 2 (5 innings)
Huss at West Charlotte
(Wednesday, April 1)
West Lincoln at Cramer
Mountain Island Charter at Carolina International
Bandys at Piedmont Community Charter
Bessemer City at North Gaston
Crest at Burns
Lincoln Charter at South Caldwell
North Mecklenburg at Ashbrook
South Mecklenburg at South Point
(Thursday, April 2)
Ashbrook at Crest
Kings Mountain at Huss
South Point at Forestview
East Gaston at Cherryville
Cramer at West Lincoln
Highland Tech at Bessemer City
Shelby at Lincolnton
Bandys at East Lincoln
West Iredell at North Lincoln
Bradford Prep at Lincoln Charter
Bessemer City Community Christian at Piedmont Community Charter
York Prep at Gaston Day
High school girls soccer
(Monday, March 30)
Lincolnton 3, Bandys 2: Mia Goodson (2 goals), Keegan Carpenter (30 steals, 1 assist), Kaysi Araya Jimenez (1 goal) and goalkeeper Jordyn Avery (11 saves) led Lincolnton.
(Tuesday, March 31)
Lincolnton 9, Cherryville 1: Keegan Carpenter (4 goals, 2 assists), Mia Goodson (2 goals, 2 assists), Kaysi Arya Jimenez (3 goals, 2 assists), Camila Rodriguez (1 assist) and Jordyn Avery (4 saves) led Lincolnton.
High school softball
(Monday, March 30)
East Lincoln 9, Bandys 3: Jordyn Aungst (3-hitter, 7 strikeouts as pitcher, reach on error, fielders choice, hit by pitch as batter), Maliya Fletcher-McLean (2 singles, walk, hit by pitch, run), Kaitlyn Gust (walk, run, stolen base), Lyla Haywood (reach on error, fielders choice, run), Gabby Vaughn (2 singles, double, run, 4 RBIs, stolen base), Raegan Beheler (single),
Ava Cook (single, double), Peyton Passmore (fielders choice, run) and Brylee Belcher (reach on error, run) led East Lincoln.
(Tuesday, March 31)
East Lincoln 18, Newton-Conover 0 (3 innings): Starter and winner Ava Cook (2 innings, 1 strikeout as pitcher, single, 2 RBIs as batter), reliever Reagan Baldwin (1 inning, 2 strike outs), Maliya Fletcher-McLean (double, run, 2 RBIs), Kaitlyn Gust (2 triples, run, RBI), Keylee Donaldson (single, hit by pitch, 2 RBIs), Jordyn Aungst (single, run, RBI), Gabby Vaughn (double, 2 runs, walk, RBI), Lyla Haywood (double, run), Raegan Beheler (single, 2 runs, walk, hit by pitch, RBI, stolen base), Peyton Passmore (2 singles, walk, 3 runs, RBI), Olivia Cato (single, 2 walk, run RBI) and Brylee Belcher (single, double, 3 runs, walk, 3 RBIs stolen base) led East Lincoln.
Middle school baseball
Gaston County Conference standings through March 30:
Stanley 4-0
Mount Holly 3-1
Belmont 3-2
Bessemer City 3-2
Cramerton 3-2
Chavis 3-2
W.C. Friday 3-2
Holbrook 2-2
York Chester 1-3
Southwest 0-4
Grier 0-5
The Gaston County Conference schedule:
(Monday, March 30)
Mount Holly 22, Grier 1 (3 innings)
W.C. Friday 15, Southwest 0
Stanley 16, Cramerton 0 (4 innings)
Chavis 16, York Chester 0 (3 innings)
Belmont 21, Bessemer City 0 (3 innings)
BYE – Holbrook
(Thursday, April 2)
Holbrook at W.C. Friday
Cramerton at Mount Holly
Southwest at Chavis
Bessemer City at Stanley
York Chester at Belmont
BYE – Grier
(Monday, April 13)
Grier at Cramerton
Holbrook at Chavis
Mount Holly at Bessemer City
Southwest at Belmont
Stanley at York Chester
BYE – W.C. Friday
Middle school girls soccer
Gaston County Conference standings through March 26:
Belmont 5-0
Cramerton 4-1
W.C. Friday 4-1
Holbrook 3-1
Mount Holly 3-1
York Chester 2-2
Chavis 2-3
Stanley 1-3
Bessemer City 1-4
Southwest 0-4
Grier 0-5
The Gaston County Conference schedule:
(Monday, March 30)
Mount Holly 7, Grier 0
W.C. Friday 4, Southwest 0
Cramerton 2, Stanley 0
York Chester 3, Chavis 1
Belmont 8, Bessemer City 0
BYE – Holbrook
(Thursday, April 2)
Holbrook at W.C. Friday
Cramerton at Mount Holly
Southwest at Chavis
Bessemer City at Stanley
York Chester at Belmont
BYE – Grier
(Monday, April 13)
Grier at Cramerton
Holbrook at Chavis
Mount Holly at Bessemer City
Southwest at Belmont
Stanley at York Chester
BYE – W.C. Friday
Middle school track
The Gaston County schedule
(Wednesday, March 18)
Bessemer City, Chavis, York Chester, Stanley at Stanley, ppd., no date
Grier, Belmont, Holbrook, Cramerton at Belmont
(Monday, March 23)
Cramerton, Grier, Chavis at Stuart Cramer
(Wednesday, March 25)
Stanley, Bessemer City, Holbrook, Southwest at Stanley: Stanley won both meets as the boys had 75 points and the girls 70. The boys finished ahead of Holbrook (58 1/2), Southwest (43 1/2) and Bessemer City (7) with the girls finishing ahead of Holbrook (69), Southwest (40) and Bessemer City (5).
Belmont, Mount Holly, W.C. Friday, York Chester at Belmont: Belmont won both meets as the boys had 111 points and the girls 76.7. The boys finished ahead of Mount Holly (40), W.C. Friday (22) and York Chester (11) with the girls finishing ahead of Mount Holly (73.8), W.C. Friday (31 1/2) and York Chester (2).
(Tuesday, March 31)
W.C. Friday, Mount Holly, Southwest at North Gaston
(Wednesday, April 1)
Holbrook, Stanley, Chavis, W.C. Friday at Bessemer City HS
Mount Holly, York Chester, Southwest, Cramerton at Stanley
Belmont, Bessemer City, Grier at Belmont
(Tuesday, April 14)
York Chester, Holbrook, Cramerton at Bessemer City HS
(Wednesday, April 15)
Southwest, Belmont, Grier, W.C. Friday at Belmont
Chavis, Mount Holly, Stanley, Bessemer City at Stanley
(Wednesday, April 22)
Division 1 Meet – Host: Southwest at Bessemer City HS
Division 2 Meet – Host: Stanley at Bessemer City HS
(Wednesday, April 29)
County Championship – Host: Cramerton at Stuart Cramer
Pro baseball
Nashville 7, Charlotte 3: The Knights scored first but dropped their first game of the season at Nashville in the opener of a six-game series that continues at 7:35 p.m. on Wednesday.
Here is the full Charlotte Knights’ 2026 schedule:
(3-1 record 1st half)
March 27-29 Durham 3-0 (W 19-2, W 2-1 in 11, W 4-3)
March 31-April 5 at Nashville 0-1 (L 3-7)
April 7-12 Memphis
April 14-19 at Jacksonville
April 21-26 Nashville
April 28-May 3 Gwinnett
May 5-10 at Jacksonville
May 12-17 Norfolk
May 19-24 at Gwinnett
May 26-31 Jacksonville
June 2-7 at Durham
June 9-14 Oklahoma City
June 16-21 at Buffalo
June 23-28 Rochester
June 30-July 5 at Memphis
July 7-12 Nashville
July 17-19 at Durham
July 21-26 Norfolk
July 28-August 2 at Nashville
August 4-9 Durham
August 11-16 at Rochester
August 18-23 at Scranton-WB
August 25-30 Memphis
September 1-6 at Gwinnett
September 8-13 Buffalo
September 15-20 at Norfolk
Auto racing
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Here is the full 2026 NASCAR Cup Series schedule with race winners in parentheses:
Feb. 4 — Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium (Ryan Preece)
Feb. 15 — Daytona 500 (Tyler Reddick)
Feb. 22 — Atlanta (Reddick-2)
March 1 — Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas (Reddick-3)
March 8 — Phoenix (Ryan Blaney)
March 15 — Las Vegas (Denny Hamlin)
March 22 — Darlington, South Carolina (Reddick-4)
March 29 — Martinsville, Virginia (Chase Elliott)
April 5 — off weekend
April 12 — Bristol, Tennessee
April 19 — Kansas
April 26 — Talladega, Alabama
May 3 — Texas
May 10 — Watkins Glen, New York
May 17 — All-Star Race (Dover)
May 24 — Coca-Cola 600 (Charlotte)
May 31 — Nashville, Tennessee
June 7 — Michigan
June 14 — Pocono in Long Pond, Pennsylvania
June 21 — San Diego
June 28 — Sonoma, California
July 5 — Chicagoland
July 12 — Atlanta
July 19 — North Wilkesboro
July 26 — Brickyard 400 (Indianapolis)
A-ug. 2 — off weekend
Aug. 9 — Iowa
Aug. 15 — Richmond, Virginia
Aug. 23 — New Hampshire
Aug. 29 — Daytona, Florida
Sept. 6 — Darlington
Sept. 13 — Gateway in Madison, Illinois
Sept. 19 — Bristol
Sept. 27 — Kansas
Oct. 4 — Las Vegas
Oct. 11 — Charlotte Roval
Oct. 18 — Phoenix
Oct. 25 — Talladega
Nov. 1 — Martinsville
Nov. 8 — Homestead, Florida
Rodeo
Professional Bull Riding Unleash the Beast tour schedule for Greensboro-based Carolina Cowboys:
Feb. 1 – Golden 1 Center Sacramento- Austin Gamblers (L 173.90-256.90)
Feb. 21 – Progressive PBR Jacksonville- Florida Freedom (L 158.70-169.25)
March 22 – Ram Trucks PBR Indianapolis- Nashville Stampede (W 88.70- 0.00)
(DNQ for playoffs)
Team Challenge playoff results
March 29 at Albuquerque: Semifinal- (No. 1 Missouri Thunder def. No. 4 Florida Freedom 83.65-0.00)
April 12 at Sioux Falls: Semifinal- (No. 2 Austin Gamblers vs. No. 3 Kansas City Outlaws)
April 26 at Tacoma: Championship- (No. Missouri Thunder vs. April 12 winner)
Upcoming events:
April 12 – First Premier Bank PBR Sioux Falls
April 18 – PBR Billings
April 26 – Cooper Tires PBR Tacoma
May 10 – PBR World Finals at Cowtown Coliseum
Sept. 18-20 – Greensboro First Horizon Coliseum Complex