3-6-23 roundup: Pro basketball and soccer, High school basketball, baseball, softball and girls soccer, Middle school basketball, College basketball
By Richard Walker
Two teams will pursue unbeaten seasons when the Gaston County Conference’s boys and girls championship games are played on Tuesday and Wednesday this week.
The girls championship on Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the Ashbrook High gymnasium, Holbrook (11-0) looks to extend its winning streak to 25 games and complete a second straight unbeaten season when it faces Belmont (9-2).
Holbrook became the 20th unbeaten girls team in league history last season and second in the Lions’ school history; Holbrook was 15-0 in 1988.
The boys championship on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Huss High gymnasium, Southwest (11-0) seeks its first unbeaten season since 2010 and fourth overall when it faces Holbrook (9-2).
The Roadrunners are seeking to become the 17th unbeaten boys team in league history; Southwest’s previous unbeaten seasons came in 1983 (14-0), 1995 (13-0) and 2010 (12-0).
Here are the previous county championship games:
-BOYS
1982 — Southwest 73, Holbrook 47
1983 — Southwest 54, Holbrook 40
1984 — Southwest 57, Holbrook 52
1985 — Ashley 80, Highland 42
1986 — Southwest 80, Highland 73
1987 — Highland 78, Ashley 62
1988 — York Chester 77, Holbrook 51
1989 — Highland 77, Grier 73
1990 — York Chester 80, Stanley 76 (OT)
1991 — York Chester 99, Highland 86
1992 — York Chester 74, Bessemer City 61
1993 — Bessemer City 72, Southwest 64
1994 — Highland 55, Southwest 54
1995 — Southwest 67, Cherryville 50
1996 — York Chester 78, Highland 73
1997 — Bessemer City 64, Belmont 63 (OT)
1998 — York Chester 49, Grier 41
1999 — Southwest 40, W.C. Friday 36
2000 — Grier 50, York Chester 31
2001 — Belmont 53, W.C. Friday 43
2002 — Cramerton 42, Southwest 34 (OT)
2003 — Grier 43, Holbrook 39
2004 — York Chester 43, Chavis 23
2005 — W.C. Friday 56, Grier 48
2006 — Holbrook 33, York Chester 30
2007 — Southwest 57, Chavis 53
2008 — York Chester 56, Grier 52 (OT)
2009 — Southwest 40, Belmont 12
2010 — Southwest 46, Belmont 39
2011 — Belmont 70, Mount Holly 61 (2 OT)
2012 — Mount Holly 27, Grier 25
2013 — Grier 40, Southwest 32
2014 — Grier 43, Holbrook 37
2015 — Grier 57, W.C. Friday 44
2016 — W.C. Friday 45, Southwest 40
2017 — Grier 58, Belmont 34
2018 — Cramerton 70, Belmont 55
2019 — Mount Holly 52, Belmont 42
2020 — Stanley 43, Belmont 29
2022 — Belmont 52, Southwest 42
-GIRLS
1982 — Grier 36, Highland 35 (OT)
1983 — Highland 44, Ashley 43
1984 — Holbrook 40, W.C. Friday 38
1985 — Holbrook 46, Ashley 22
1986 — Ashley 54, Cherryville 33
1987 — Ashley 54, Highland 38
1988 — Holbrook 38, Southwest 34
1989 — Southwest 28, Stanley 24
1990 — Highland 48, York Chester 46
1991 — Stanley 57, York Chester 38
1992 — Stanley 47, Grier 37
1993 — Stanley 54, Southwest 51
1994 — Southwest 47, Stanley 41
1995 — W.C. Friday 48, Stanley 38
1996 — Holbrook 51, Mount Holly 48
1997 — Mount Holly 62, Cherryville 47
1998 — Belmont 23, Cramerton 18
1999 — Cramerton 44, Grier 10
2000 — Chavis 47, Belmont 34
2001 — Chavis 30, W.C. Friday 24
2002 — York Chester 29, Grier 18
2003 — Cramerton 40, Mount Holly 35
2004 — Stanley 45, Southwest 41
2005 — Grier 44, Stanley 30
2006 — Stanley 41, Grier 36 (OT)
2007 — Mount Holly 41, Stanley 34
2008 — Southwest 41, Stanley 34
2009 — Southwest 42, Grier 38
2010 — Stanley 35, W.C. Friday 17
2011 — Stanley 47, Holbrook 36
2012 — W.C. Friday 37, Stanley 30
2013 — W.C. Friday 47, Grier 22
2014 — W.C. Friday 30, Southwest 19
2015 — W.C. Friday 47, Stanley 35
2016 — Cramerton 33, Stanley 31
2017 — Mount Holly 50, Southwest 32
2018 — Grier 22, Southwest 20
2019 — Southwest 40, Grier 37
2020 — Southwest 30, Belmont 21
2022 — Holbrook 51, W.C. Friday 12
High school basketball
Western Foothills 3A Conference championship winners the East Lincoln girls and the Hickory boys led the all-league selections in voting done by conference coaches.
East Lincoln’s girls, which advanced to the Western N.C. 3A finals, had four selections in Ginny Overbay, Hailey McFadden, Emma Montanari and Madison Self with McFadden taking league player of the year honors.
North Iredell’s Brandon Jolly got the other superlative award as coach of the year.
Here’s the full girls all-league team:
East Lincoln – Ginny Overbay, Hailey McFadden, Emma Montanari, Madison Self
Hickory – Laken Powe
St. Stephens – Molli Harris, Kennedy Blevins
Foard – Samaria Tipps
North Iredell – Jewel Allen, Lily Ward
Statesville – Saniah Davidson
North Lincoln – Hailey Hagler
West Iredell – Brooklyn Gibson
Player of The Year – Hailey McFadden, East Lincoln
Coach of The Year – Brandon Jolly, North Iredell
Hickory’s boys, which advanced to the third round of the state playoffs, had four selections including co-player of the year John Holbrook. Also, the Red Tornadoes’ Daniel Willis was named coach of the year.
Here’s the full boys all-league team:
East Lincoln – Jackson Fannon, Palmer Crichton
Hickory – Jay Powell, Jamien Little, Britt Rumbaugh, John Holbrook
St. Stephens – Peyton Young
Foard – Preston Neel
North Iredell – Beckham Tharpe, Cole Saunders
Statesville – Kobe Brown
North Lincoln – Connor Carson, Kellen Karr
West Iredell – Jermaine Cornelius
Players of The Year – John Holbrook, Hickory and Beckham Tharpe, North Iredell
Coach of The Year – Daniel Willis, Hickory
Here are Saturday’s N.C. High School Athletic Association state championship game pairings, times and sites:
-BOYS
4A – Myers Park vs. Richmond County, 7:30 p.m. at Smith Center, UNC Chapel Hill
3A – Central Cabarrus vs. Pittsboro Northwood, 7:30 p.m. at Reynolds Coliseum, N.C. State
2A – Reidsville vs. Farmville Central, 2:30 p.m. at Smith Center, UNC Chapel Hill
1A – Eastern Randolph vs. Wilson Prep, noon at Reynolds Coliseum, N.C. State
-GIRLS
4A – Lake Norman vs. Cary Panther Creek, noon at Smith Center, UNC Chapel Hill
3A – West Rowan vs. Rocky Mount, 2:30 p.m. at Reynolds Coliseum, N.C. State
2A – Salisbury vs. Pittsboro Seaforth, 5 p.m. at Smith Center, UNC Chapel Hill
1A – Kernersville McGuinness vs. Chatham Charter, 5 p.m. at Reynolds Coliseum, N.C. State
College basketball
(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 – Belmont Abbey 89-79
No. 6 Converse vs. No. 3 Barton – Barton 80-79 (OT)
Semifinals – Saturday, March 4 (Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium – Spartanburg, S.C.)
No. 4 Belmont Abbey vs. No. 1 UNC Pembroke – Belmont Abbey 77-67
No. 3 Barton vs. No. 2 Emmanuel – Emmanuel 86-69
Final – Sunday, March 5 (Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium – Spartanburg, S.C.)
No. 4 Belmont Abbey vs. No. 2 Emmanuel – Emmanuel 77-60
-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 – Chowan 65-63
No. 6 Mount Olive vs. No. 3 UNC Pembroke – UNC Pembroke 69-49
Semifinals – Saturday, March 4 (Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium – Spartanburg, S.C.)
No. 5 Chowan vs. No. 1 Belmont Abbey – Belmont Abbey 72-45
No. 3 UNC Pembroke vs. No. 2 Francis Marion – UNC Pembroke 72-68 (OT)
Final – Sunday, March 5 (Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium – Spartanburg, S.C.)
No. 1 Belmont Abbey vs. No. 3 UNC Pembroke – UNC Pembroke 56-46
-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 – UNC Asheville 75-66
Game 4: No. 4 USC Upstate vs. No. 5 Gardner-Webb – USC Upstate 77-76
Game 5: No. 2 Longwood vs No. 7 Campbell – Campbell 81-68
Game 6: No. 3 Radford vs. No. 6 Winthrop – Radford 78-69
Semifinals – Saturday, March 4
Game 7: No. 1 UNC Asheville vs. No. 4 USC Upstate – UNC Asheville 66-62
Game 8: No. 7 Campbell vs. No. 2 Longwood – Campbell 72-71
Final – Sunday, March 5 (ESPN2)
Game 9: No. 1 UNC Asheville vs. No. 7 Campbell – UNC Asheville 77-73
-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 – Gardner-Webb 82-58
Game 4: No. 4 Radford vs. No. 5 Presbyterian – Radford 69-68
Game 5: No. 2 High Point vs. No. 7 USC Upstate – High Point 50-43
Game 6: No. 3 Campbell vs. No. 6 Longwood – Campbell 62-43
Semifinals – Saturday, March 4
Game 7: No. 1 Gardner-Webb vs. No. 4 Radford – Gardner-Webb 89-81 (OT)
Game 8: No. 2 High Point vs. No. 3 Campbell – High Point 69-50
Final – Sunday, March 5 (ESPNU)
Game 9: No. 1 Gardner-Webb vs. No. 2 High Point – Gardner-Webb 81-74
-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 – Kennesaw State 80-71
No. 3 Eastern Kentucky at No. 2 Liberty – Liberty 79-73
Final – Sunday, March 5 (ESPN2)
No. 2 Liberty at No. 1 Kennesaw State – Kennesaw State 67-66
-2023 ACC women (at Greensboro Coliseum)
First Round – Wednesday, March 1
Game No. 1: No. 12 Wake Forest vs. No. 13 Virginia – Wake Forest 68-57
Game No. 2: No. 10 Clemson vs. No. 15 Pitt – Clemson 71-53
Game No. 3: No. 11 Boston College vs. No. 14 Georgia Tech – Boston College 62-57
Second Round – Thursday, March 2
Game No. 4: No. 5 Florida State vs. No. 12 Wake Forest – Wake Forest 65-54
Game No. 5: No. 8 N.C. State vs. No. 9 Syracuse – N.C. State 83-58
Game No. 6: No. 7 North Carolina vs. No. 10 Clemson – North Carolina 68-58
Game No. 7: No. 6 Miami vs. No. 11 Boston College – Miami 84-69
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 3
Game No. 8: No. 4 Louisville vs. No. 12 Wake Forest – Louisville 74-48
Game No. 9: No. 1 Notre Dame vs. No. 8 N.C. State – Notre Dame 66-60
Game No. 10: No. 2 Duke vs. No. 7 North Carolina – Duke 44-40
Game No. 11: No. 3 Virginia Tech vs. No. 6 Miami – Virginia Tech 68-42
Semifinals – Saturday, March 4
Game No. 12: No. 4 Louisville vs. No. 1 Notre Dame – Louisville 64-38
Game No. 13: No. 2 Duke vs. No. 3 Virginia Tech – Virginia Tech 58-37
Final – Sunday, March 5 (ESPN)
Game No. 14: No. 4 Louisville vs. No. 3 Virginia Tech – Virginia Tech 75-67
-2023 Region 10 men (at Cape Fear Community College)
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 9
No. 4 Gaston College vs. No. 5 Cape Fear Community College, 2 p.m.
No. 2 Brunswick Community College vs. No. 7 Denmark Tech, 4 p.m.
No. 3 Spartanburg Methodist vs. No. 6 Richard Bland, 6 p.m.
Semifinals – Friday, March 10
No. 1 Caldwell Tech vs. 4/5 winner, 2 p.m.
2/7 winner vs. 3/6 winner, 4 p.m.
Final – Saturday, March 11
Semifinal winners, 1 p.m.
-2023 ACC men (at Greensboro Coliseum)
(Tuesday, March 7)
Game 1: No. 12 Florida State vs. No. 13 Georgia Tech, 2 p.m. (ACCN)
Game 2: No. 10 Boston College vs. No. 15 Louisville, 4:30 p.m. (ACCN)
Game 3: No. 11 Virginia Tech vs. No. 14 Notre Dame, 7 p.m. (ACCN)
(Wednesday, March 8)
Game 4: No. 8 Syracuse vs. No. 9 Wake Forest, noon (ESPN)
Game 5: No. 5 Pittsburgh vs. Game 1 winner, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Game 6: No. 7 North Carolina vs. Game 2 winner, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
Game 7: No. 6 N.C. State vs. Game 3 winner, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
(Thursday, March 9)
Game 8: No. 1 Miami vs. Game 4 winner, noon (ESPN)
Game 9: No. 4 Duke vs. Game 5 winner, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Game 10: No. 2 Virginia vs. Game 6 winner, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Game 11: No. 3 Clemson vs. Game 7 winner, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN)
(Friday, March 10)
Game 12: Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Game 13: Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN)
(Saturday, march 11)
Game 14: Championship, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
-2023 Conference USA men (at Frisco, Tex.)
(Wednesday, March 8)
No. 8 WKU vs. No. 9 UTEP, 6:30 p.m. Court A
No. 7 FIU vs. No. 10 Louisiana Tech, 9 p.m. Court A
No. 6 Rice vs. No. 11 UTSA, 9:30 p.m Court B
(Thursday, March 9)
No. 1 Florida Atlantic vs. 8/9 winner, 6:30 p.m. Court A
No. 4 Middle Tennessee vs. No. 5 Charlotte, 7 p.m. Court B
No. 2 North Texas vs. 7/10 winner, 9 p.m. Court A
No. 3 UAB vs. 6/11 winner, 9:30 p.m. Court B
(Friday, March 10)
1/8/9 winner vs. 4/5 winner, 12:30 p.m. Court A
2/7/10 winner vs. 3/6/11 winner, 3 p.m. Court A
(Saturday, March 11)
Final – 8:30 p.m. Court A
-2023 Conference USA women (at Frisco, Tex.)
(Wednesday, March 8)
No. 8 FIU vs. No. 9 Charlotte, Noon Court A
No. 7 North Texas vs. No. 10 UAB, 2:30 p.m. Court A
No. 6 UTSA vs. No. 11 Florida Atlantic, 3 p.m. Court B
(Thursday, March 9)
No. 1 Middle Tennessee vs. 8/9 winner, Noon Court A
No. 4 UTEP vs. No. 5 Louisiana Tech, 12:30 p.m. Court B
No. 2 WKU vs. 7/10 winner, 2:30 p.m. Court A
No. 3 Rice vs. 6/11 winner, 3 p.m. Court B
(Friday, March 10)
1/8/9 winner vs. 4/5 winner, 5:30 p.m. Court A
2/7/10 winner vs. 3/6/11 winner, 8 p.m. Court A
(Saturday, March 11)
Final – 5:30 p.m. Court A
High school baseball
(Monday, March 6)
Piedmont CC 6, Queen’s Grant 1
Cramer 3, West Iredell 1: Nate Brittain (4 innings, 12 strikeouts) and Hunter Reavis (3 innings, 5 strikeouts) combined on a no-hitter for Cramer with Ty Detweiler (2 hits, double, 2 RBIs) and Noah Andrews (2 hits, doubles) leading the Storm offense.
East Rutherford 10, North Gaston 2
Hickory Grove 21, Gaston Day 0
Community School of Davidson 2, Mountain Island Charter 1
West Lincoln 16, Statesville 1
(Tuesday, March 7)
Bessemer City at East Gaston
Shelby at Highland Tech
Thomas Jefferson at Burns
Bandys at West Lincoln
Lincolnton at Bunker Hill
East Lincoln at Forestview
East Rutherford at Crest
Kings Mountain at Cherryville
Lincoln Charter at Sun Valley
Gaston Day at SouthLake Christian
(Wednesday, March 8)
Blacksburg, S.C. at Kings Mountain
Highland Tech at Ashbrook
Mountain Island Charter at Union Academy
North Gaston at East Gaston
North Lincoln at Forestview
South Point at Burns
Statesville at Lincolnton
(Thursday, March 9)
Chambers at Shelby
Cramer at Bessemer City
Crest at Chase
East Rutherford at Gaston Christian
North Hills Christian at Piedmont CC
SouthLake Christian at Lincoln Charter
Statesville Christian at Gaston Day
(Friday, March 10)
Burns at Thomas Jefferson
East Gaston at Bessemer City
Highland Tech at Shelby
Cherryville at East Lincoln
North Gaston at North Lincoln
Bandys at West Lincoln
Newton-Conover at Lincolnton
West Lincoln at Maiden
Piedmont CC at Apprentice Academy
Gaston Day at Westchester
Kings Mountain at Enka
Lincoln Charter at South Caldwell
Community School of Davidson at Mountain Island Charter
High school softball
(Monday, March 6)
Palisades 11, Huss 0
Kell 5, Cramer 2
Providence Day 16, Gaston Christian 1
Lincolnton 7, South Point 3
(Tuesday, March 7)
Bessemer City at East Gaston
Thomas Jefferson at Burns
Bandys at West Lincoln
Lincolnton at Bunker Hill
Cherryville at Forestview
South Iredell at North Lincoln
SouthLake Christian at Gaston Christian
Queen’s Grant at Piedmont CC
Lincoln Charter at Charlotte Christian
(Wednesday, March 8)
Bessemer City at South Point
Burns at Foard
Cramer at Myers Park
East Lincoln at Bandys
Huss at Shelby
North Gaston at East Gaston
Piedmont CC at Langtree Charter
Mountain Island Charter at Central Cabarrus
(Thursday, March 9)
East Gaston at Bessemer City
East Rutherford at North Lincoln
Gaston Christian at Charlotte Christian
Metrolina at Lincoln Charter
West Wilkes at Mountain Island Charter
(Friday, March 10)
Burns at Thomas Jefferson
Bandys at Maiden
Newton-Conover at Lincolnton
Crest at South Caldwell
Forestview at Cherryville
Hough at East Lincoln
High school girls soccer
(Monday’s game)
Crest 7, Chase 1: Cadence Setzer had 3 goals, Emma Harrill 2 and Morgan Setzer and Erin Hamrick 1 apiece for Crest.
Pro basketball
Here’s the 2022-23 Charlotte Hornets schedule:
(20-46 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 (L 106-117)
5 at Brooklyn (L 86-102)
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.
Pro soccer
Here is Charlotte FC’s full 2023 schedule:
(0-2 record)
Feb. 25 New England Revolution (L 0-1)
March 4 at St. Louis City SC (L 1-3)
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 (William Byron)
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
Travel Basketball
The Denver Nuggets Travel boys’ basketball teams will be holding tryouts for the following teams: 7th-8th Grade Boys Monday, March 20th, Thursday, March 23rd, and Monday, March 27th from 6:00-7:30 PM in the competition gym at East Lincoln High School (6471 Hwy 73 Denver, NC 28037). 9th-11th grade boys have the same dates 7:30-9:00 PM. Players need to be at all 3 tryout dates if possible.
All basketball players in Lincoln and surrounding counties are encouraged to tryout for the teams. Parent Permission, Medical Consent, and Information forms are required to tryout and can be electronically sent to you. Contact Chip Ashley, at [email protected] or call 704-718-5136.