5-1-23 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball, hockey, golf and soccer, High school baseball, softball and tennis, College baseball and softball, Middle school baseball and soccer, NASCAR
By Richard Walker
Former Carolina Panthers tight end Wesley Walls won the celebrity putting challenge as the Wells Fargo Golf Championship at Charlotte’s Quail Hollow Club as week-long festivities began on Monday.
In a tournament with six of the 10 highest-ranked players in the world – Rory McIlroy (No. 3), Patrick Cantlay (No. 4), Xander Schauffele (No. 5), Matt Fitzpatrick (No. 6), Max Homa (No. 7) and Jordan Speith (No. 10) – entered in the field, the Wells Fargo will host pro-am events on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The four-round tournament begins on Thursday.
Pro football
Former Shelby High standout Dax Hollifield has signs a free agent contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
A 2018 Shelby High graduate, Hollifield had 355 tackles – 30 for losses and 12 for quarterback sacks – with four interceptions and three fumble recoveries in 60 games (48 starts) during a five-year career at Virginia Tech.
Hollifield, who had a Cleveland County-record 629 tackles as a three-time state champion during his career at Shelby, earned All-ACC honors in 2021 and was the 2022 Charlotte Touchdown Defender of the Nation.
College baseball
Here are the full pairings for the Conference Carolinas tournament at CaroMont Health Park in Gastonia:
(Wednesday, May 3)
Game 1: No. 5 Belmont Abbey vs. No. 8 Emmanuel, 1 p.m.
Game 2: No. 6 Francis Marion vs. No. 7 Erskine, 5 p.m.
(Thursday, May 4)
Game 3: No. 3 UNC Pembroke vs. No. 4 Mount Olive, 11 a.m.
Game 4: No. 2 Barton vs. Winner Game 1, 3 p.m.
Game 5: No. 1 North Greenville vs. Winner Game 2, 7 p.m.
(Friday, May 5)
Game 6: Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 4, 11 a.m.
Game 7: Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 3, 3 p.m.
Game 8: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 3, 7 p.m.
…If four teams remain after Game 8
(Saturday, May 6)
Game 9: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 8, 11 a.m.
Game 10: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 3 p.m.
Game 11: Winner Game 9 vs. Loser Game 10, 7 p.m.
(Sunday, May 7)
Game 12: Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 11, 1 p.m.
Game 13 (if necessary): Winner Game 12 vs. Loser Game 12, 4 p.m.
…If five teams remain after Game 8 and two after Game 11
(Saturday, May 6)
Game 9: Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 7, 11 a.m.
Game 10: Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8, 3 p.m.
Game 11: Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 8, 7 p.m.
(Sunday, May 7)
Game 12: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 11, 1 p.m.
Game 13 (if necessary): Winner Game 12 vs. Loser Game 12, 4 p.m.
…If five teams remain after Game 8 and three after Game 11
(Sunday, May 7)
Game 12: Winner Game 9 vs. Loser Game 11, 1 p.m.
Game 13: Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12, 4 p.m.
Here are the full pairings for the Region 10 tournament at Lexington County Stadium in Lexington, S.C.:
(Friday, May 5)
Game 1: USC Sumter vs. USC Union, 9 a.m.
Game 2: Gaston College vs. Louisburg, 12:30 p.m.
Game 3: Spartanburg Methodist vs. USC Lancaster, 4 p.m.
Game 4: Florence Darlington Tech vs. USC Salkehatchie, 7:30 p.m.
(Saturday, May 6)
Game 5: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 9 a.m.
Game 6: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 12:30 p.m.
Game 7: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 4 p.m.
Game 8: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 7:30 p.m.
(Sunday, May 7)
Game 9: Game 8 loser vs. Game 5 winner, 12:30 p.m.
Game 10: Game 7 loser vs. Game 6 winner, 9 a.m.
Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 4 p.m.
Game 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 7:30 p.m.
(Monday, May 8)
Game 13: Game 11 loser vs. Game 12 winner, noon
Game 14: Game 11 winner vs. Game 13 winner, 4 p.m.
(Tuesday, May 9)
Game 15 (if necessary): If Game 11 winner loses in Game 14, 11 a.m.
College softball
Here are the full pairings for the Region 10 tournament at Pine Grove Complex in Lexington, S.C.:
(Thursday, May 4)
Game 1: No. 4 Spartanburg Methodist (19-23) vs. No. 5 Florence Darlington Tech (23-18), noon Field 1
Game 2: No. 3 Harford, Md. (25-6) vs. No. 6 Monroe, N.Y. (26-22), 1:30 p.m. Field 5
Game 3: No. 2 USC Union (19-22) vs. No. 7 USC Sumter (2-26), noon Field 5
Game 4: No. 1 Gaston College (38-8) vs. Game 1 winner, 3 p.m. Field 1
Game 5: Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner, 4 p.m. Field 5
(Friday, May 5)
Game 6: Game 2 loser vs. Game 3 loser, 11 a.m. Field 5
Game 7: Game 1 loser vs. Game 5 loser, 1:30 p.m. Field 1
Game 8: Game 4 loser vs. Game 6 winner, 1:30 p.m. Field 5
Game 9: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 11 a.m. Field 1
Game 10: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 4 p.m. Field 1
(Saturday, May 6)
Game 11: Game 9 loser vs. Game 10 winner, 11 a.m. Field 1
Game 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 11 winner, 1:30 p.m. Field 1
Game 13 (if necessary): If Game 9 winner loses in Game 12, 4 p.m. Field 1
High school boys tennis
The N.C. High School Athletic Association has released the pairings for the dual-team playoffs that begin on Wednesday, May 3.
Second round matches are scheduled for May 9, third round matches on May 15, and regionals on May 17. Each of these rounds will be hosted by the higher seed. State championships will be played on Saturday, May 20, at the Burlington Tennis Center.
Here’s the pairings for area teams:
(Class 1A)
No. 13 Cherryville (6-9) at No. 4 Piedmont Community Charter (6-2)
No. 10 Highland Tech (9-5) at No. 7 Mount Airy (16-2)
No. 15 Christ the King (4-7) at No. 2 Thomas Jefferson (10-2)
(Class 2A)
No. 12 Southwestern Randolph (10-2) at No. 5 Burns (11-1)
(Class 3A)
No. 16 North Gaston (6-3) at No. 1 Hickory (13-0)
No. 14 North Lincoln (6-3) at No. 3 North Henderson (13-0)
No. 15 Cramer (8-4) at No. 2 South Point (10-0)
High school baseball
(Monday, May 1)
Kings Mountain 1, Cramer 0
North Lincoln 11, West Iredell 1
East Lincoln 8, North Iredell 7 (8 innings)
Piedmont Community Charter 20, Jackson Day 3
(Tuesday, May 2)
Ashbrook at Huss
Cramer at Forestview
Kings Mountain at Crest
South Point at North Gaston
North Lincoln at West Iredell
(Thursday, May 4)
Crest at Kings Mountain
Forestview at Cramer
Huss at Ashbrook
North Gaston at South Point
East Lincoln at North Lincoln
(Friday, May 5)
Gaston Day at Carolina Royals
-Conference tournaments
(Southern Piedmont 1A/2A)
Tuesday’s first round
No. 5 Highland Tech at No. 4 East Gaston
No. 7 Thomas Jefferson at No. 2 Cherryville
No. 6 Bessemer City at No. 3 Shelby
Wednesday’s semifinals
No. 5 Highland Tech-No. 4 East Gaston winner at No. 1 Burns
No. 6 Bessemer City-No. 3 Shelby winner vs. No. 7 Thomas Jefferson-No. 2 Cherryville winner
Thursday’s championship
At highest seed
(Catawba Valley 2A)
Monday’s first round
No. 8 West Caldwell at No. 1 Maiden – Maiden 10-0 in 5
No. 5 Bunker Hill at No. 4 West Lincoln – West Lincoln 4-2
No. 7 Lincolnton at No. 2 Bandys
No. 6 Newton-Conover at No. 3 East Burke – East Burke 15-2
Tuesday’s semifinals
No. 4 West Lincoln at No. 1 Maiden
No. 3 East Burke vs. No. 7 Lincolnton-No. 2 Bandys winner
Thursday’s championship
At highest seed
(Catawba Shores 1A/2A)
First round
No. 5 Mountain Island Charter at No. 4 Pine Lake Prep
No. 7 Bradford Prep at No. 2 Christ the King
No. 6 Langtree Charter at No. 3 Community School of Davidson
Wednesday’s semifinals
No. 5 Mountain Island Cahrter-No. 4 Pine Lake Prep winner at No. 1 Lincoln Charter
No. 6 Langtree Charter-No. 3 Community School of Davidson winner vs. No. 7 Bradford Prep-No. 2 Christ the King winner
(Metro 8 1A)
High school softball
(Monday, May 1)
Forestview 13-13, Huss 1-0
Cherryville 17, Bessemer City 2: Winning pitcher Krista Davis (8 strikeouts, 2 home runs, 2 singles, 5 RBIs), Riley Bryant (3 doubles, 5 RBIs), Landyn McBride (2 hits), Emma Proctor (2 hits), Laila Davis (2 hits) and Ava Miller (2 hits) led Cherryville.
East Lincoln 17, North Iredell 2
North Lincoln 8, West Iredell 1
(Tuesday, May 2)
Ashbrook at South Point
Cramer at Kings Mountain
Forestview at Crest
North Gaston at Huss
(Wednesday, May 3)
Ashbrook at Cramer
(Thursday, May 4)
East Lincoln at North Lincoln
(Friday, May 5)
Crest at Kings Mountain
Forestview at Cramer
Huss at Ashbrook
South Point at North Gaston
-Conference tournaments
(Southern Piedmont 1A/2A)
Wednesday’s semifinals
No. 4 East Gaston at No. 1 Burns
No. 3 Highland Tech at No. 2 Cherryville
Thursday’s championship
At highest seed
(Catawba Valley 2A)
Monday’s first round
No. 8 Newton-Conover at No. 1 Maiden – Maiden 15-0
No. 5 East Burke at No. 4 West Caldwell – West Caldwell 8-5
No. 7 Bunker Hill at No. 2 Bandys
No. 6 Lincolnton at No. 3 West Lincoln – West Lincoln 13-1 in 5
Tuesday’s semifinals
No. 4 West Caldwell at No. 1 Maiden
No. 3 West Lincoln vs. No. 7 Bunker Hill-No. 2 Bandys winner
Thursday’s championship
At highest seed
(Catawba Shores 1A/2A)
First round
No. 5 Langtree Charter at No. 4 Christ the King
No. 6 Bradford Prep at No. 3 Pine Lake Prep
Wednesday’s semifinals
No. 5 Langtree Charter-No. 4 Christ the King at No. 1 Lincoln Charter
No. 6 Bradford Prep-No. 3 Pine Lake Prep winner vs. No. 2 Mountain Island Charter
(Metro 8 1A)
Middle school baseball
Gaston County Conference standings through games of May 1:
Belmont 9-1
Cramerton 8-2
Chavis 8-2
Stanley 7-3
W.C. Friday 7-3
Mount Holly 6-4
Bessemer City 3-6
Holbrook 3-6
York Chester 1-8
Southwest 1-8
Grier 0-10
(Saturday, April 29)
Belmont 12, Mount Holly 2
(Monday, May 1)
Cramerton 6, Chavis 1: Winning pitcher Brock Windham (11 strikeouts) and top hitters Caleb Johnson, Jesse Ledford, Ryan Payseur, Owen Kelly and Grayson Lunsford led Cramerton.
W.C. Friday 11, Bessemer City 8
Belmont 17, Grier 0: Jackson Bradley and Luke Brown combined on the perfect game with 9 strikeouts for Belmont, whose offense was led by Aiden McGinnis, Wade Jefferies, Garrett Graves, Calob Simmons, George Wurster, and Brayden Kelly.
Holbrook defeated York Chester
Mount Holly 3, Stanley 2
(Tuesday, May 2)
Bessemer City at Holbrook, York Chester at Southwest
END REGULAR SEASON
(Thursday, May 4)
-Semifinals
No. 4 Stanley at No. 1 Belmont, No. 3 Chavis at No. 2 Cramerton
(Tuesday, May 9)
-Finals
at highest remaining seed
Tri-County Conference standings through games of April 26:
(East Division)
East Lincoln 8-2
North Lincoln 8-2
Burns 7-3
Kings Mouintain 4-6
West Lincoln 2-8
Lincolnton 1-9
(West Division)
Crest 10-0
R-S Central 7-3
East Rutherford 7-3
Chase 2-8
Shelby 2-8
Thomas Jefferson 2-8
Playoff results:
(Semifinals)
East Lincoln 11, R-S Central 4
North Lincoln 12, Crest 2
(May 2 championship)
North Lincoln at East Lincoln
Middle school girls soccer
Gaston County Confence standings through games of May 1:
Belmont 9-0
Cramerton 9-1
Mount Holly 8-1
Stanley 7-3
W.C. Friday 6-4
Chavis 4-6
Holbrook 4-5
Grier 3-7
York Chester 1-8
Southwest 1-8
Bessemer City 0-9
(Monday, May 1)
Cramerton 9, Chavis 0: JyiYanna Watkins (2 goals), Savannah Barnhill (2 goals, 1 assist), Brooklyn Cheatham (1 goal, 1 assist), Lily Porter (1 goal, 2 assists), Sophia Townsend (1 goal), Anna Robinson (1 goal), Ava Cabe (1 goal, 1 assist) and Katalina Carter (1 assist) led Cramerton.
W.C. Friday 3, Bessemer City 2: Ally Smith scored 2 goals and Addie Norwood 1 for W.C. Friday.
Belmont 9, Grier 0
Holbrook 8, York Chester 0: Madison Crenshaw (6 goals), DeAnna Lopez (1 goal) and Gracelynn Nicholson (1 goal) led Holbrook.
Mount Holly 2, Stanley 1: Mallory Hall and Kylie Autry had 1 goal each and Kayla Maiers scored for Stanley.
(Monday, May 2)
Bessemer City at Holbrook, Belmont at Mount Holly, York Chester at Southwest
END REGULAR SEASON
(Thursday, May 4)
-Semifinals
No. 4 Stanley at No. 1 Belmont, Cramerton or Mount Holly, No. 3 Belmont, Cramerton or Mount Holly at No. 2 Belmont, Cramerton or Mount Holly
(Monday, May 8)
-Finals
at highest remaining seed
Final Tri-County Conference standings:
(East Division)
East Lincoln 10-0
North Lincoln 8-2
West Lincoln 6-4
Burns 3-7
Kings Mouintain 3-7
Lincolnton 0-10
(West Division)
East Rutherford 8-2
Thomas Jefferson 8-2
R-S Central 5-5
Shelby 5-5
Crest 4-6
Chase 0-10
Playoff results:
(Semifinals)
East Lincoln 5, Thomas Jefferson 0
North Lincoln 1, East Rutherford 0
(Championship)
North Lincoln at East Lincoln
Pro soccer
Here is Charlotte FC’s full 2023 schedule:
(2-5-3 record)
Feb. 25 New England Revolution (L 0-1)
March 4 at St. Louis City SC (L 1-3)
March 11 Atlanta United FC (L 0-3)
March 18 at Orlando City SC (W 2-1)
March 25 New York Red Bulls (T 1-1)
April 1 at Toronto FC (T 2-2)
April 8 at Real Salt Lake (L 1-3)
April 15 Colorado Rapids (T 2-2)
April 22 Columbus Crew (W 1-0)
April 29 at D.C. United (L 0-3)
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 Revolution, 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
Pro basketball
Hornets update: NBA insider Marc Stein reported on Monday that rival front offices are expecting the Charlotte Hornets to re-sign Miles Bridges.
Bridges, who will be suspended for the first 10 games of next season, did not play this past season year after being charged with felony domestic abuse following a June 2022 incident.
Charlotte has a June 29 deadline to make Bridges a $7.7 million qualifying offer that will make him a restricted free agent. Stein reported that an indication of Bridges’ possible intentions is an online photo he recently posted of him wearing Hornets gear during a workout.
Bridges had been expected to be a top 2022 free agent before the incident after he had the best season of his four-year career; He averaged 20.2 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 80 games for the Hornets.
The NBA play-in tournament games:
(April 11)
Game 1- East No. 8 Atlanta at East No. 7 Miami – Atlanta 116-105
Game 2- West No. 8 Minnesota at West No. 7 L.A. Lakers – L.A. Lakers 108-102 (OT)
(April 12)
Game 3- East No. 10 Chicago at East No. 9 Toronto – Chicago 109-105
Game 4- West No. 10 Oklahoma City at West No. 9 New Orleans – Oklahoma City 123-118
(April 14)
East No. 10 Chicago at East No. 7 Miami – Miami 102-91
West No. 10 Oklahoma City at West No. 8 Minnesota – Minnesota 120-95
The first round NBA playoffs schedule (x-if necessary):
East No. 1 Milwaukee vs. East No. 8 Miami
Game 1: April 16 at Milwaukee – Miami 130-117
Game 2: April 19 at Milwaukee – Milwaukee 127-106
Game 3: April 22 at Miami – Miami 121-99
Game 4: April 24 at Miami – Miami 119-114
Game 5: April 26 at Milwaukee – Miami 128-126, OT (Miami wins series 4-1)
East No. 2 Boston vs. East No. 7 Atlanta
Game 1: April 15 at Boston – Boston 112-99
Game 2: April 18 at Boston – Boston 119-106
Game 3: April 21 at Atlanta – Atlanta 130-122
Game 4: April 23 at Atlanta – Boston 129-121
Game 5: April 25 at Boston – Atlanta 119-117
Game 6: April 27 at Atlanta – Boston 128-120 (Boston wins series 4-2)
East No. 3 Philadelphia vs. East No. 6 Brooklyn
Game 1: April 15 at Philadelphia – Philadelphia 121-101
Game 2: April 17 at Philadelphia – Philadelphia 96-84
Game 3: April 20 at Brooklyn – Philadelphia 102-97
Game 4: April 22 at Brooklyn – Philadelphia 96-88 (Philadelphia wins series 4-0)
East No. 4 Cleveland vs. East No. 5 New York
Game 1: April 15 at Cleveland – New York 101-97
Game 2: April 18 at Cleveland – Cleveland 107-90
Game 3: April 21 at New York – New York 99-79
Game 4: April 23 at New York – New York 102-99
Game 5: April 26 at Cleveland – New York 106-95 (New York wins series 4-1)
West No. 1 Denver vs. West No. 8 Minnesota
Game 1: April 16 at Denver – Denver 109-80
Game 2: April 19 at Denver – Denver 122-113
Game 3: April 21 at Minnesota – Denver 120-111
Game 4: April 23 at Minnesota – Minnesota 114-108
Game 5: April 25 at Denver – Denver 112-109 (Denver wins series 4-1)
West No. 2 Memphis vs. West No. 7 L.A. Lakers
Game 1: April 16 at Memphis – L.A. Lakers 128-112
Game 2: April 19 at Memphis – Memphis 103-93
Game 3: April 22 at Los Angeles – L.A. Lakers 111-101
Game 4: April 24 at Los Angeles – L.A. Lakers 117-111, OT
Game 5: April 26 at Memphis – Memphis 116-99
Game 6: April 28 at Los Angeles – L.A. Lakers 125-85 (L.A. Lakers win series 4-2)
West No. 3 Sacramento vs. West No. 6 Golden State
Game 1: April 15 at Sacramento – Sacramento 126-123
Game 2: April 17 at Sacramento – Sacramento 114-106
Game 3: April 20 at Golden State – Golden State 114-97
Game 4: April 23 at Golden State – Golden State 126-125
Game 5: April 26 at Sacramento – Golden State 123-116
Game 6: April 28 at Golden State – Sacramento 118-99
Game 7: April 30 at Sacramento – Golden State 120-100 (Golden State wins series 4-3)
West No. 4 Phoenix Suns vs. West No. 5 L.A. Clippers
Game 1: April 16 at Phoenix – L.A. Clippers 115-110
Game 2: April 18 at Phoenix – Phoenix 123-109
Game 3: April 20 at Los Angeles – Phoenix 129-124
Game 4: April 22 at Los Angeles – Phoenix 112-100
Game 5: April 25 at Phoenix – Phoenix 136-130 (Phoenix wins series 4-1)
The second round NBA playoffs schedule (x-if necessary):
East No. 8 Miami vs. East No. 5 New York
Game 1: April 30 at New York – Miami 108-101
Game 2: May 2 at New York, TBD (TNT)
Game 3: May 6 at Miami, TBD (ABC)
Game 4: May 8 at Miami, 7:30 p.m. ET (TNT)
Game 5-x: May 10 at New York, TBD (TNT)
Game 6-x: May 12 at Miami, TBD (ESPN)
Game 7-x: May 15 at New York, 8 p.m. ET (TNT)
East No. 2 Boston vs. East No. 3 Philadelphia
Game 1: May 1 at Boston – Philadelphia 119-115
Game 2: May 3 at Boston, 8 p.m. ET (TNT)
Game 3: May 5 at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Game 4: May 7 at Philadelphia, 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Game 5-x: May 9 at Boston, TBD (TNT)
Game 6-x: May 11 at Philadelphia, TBD (ESPN)
Game 7-x: May 14 at Boston, TBD (TBD)
West No. 1 Denver vs. West No. 4 Phoenix
Game 1: April 29 at Denver – Denver 125-107
Game 2: May 1 at Denver, 10 p.m. ET (TNT)
Game 3: May 5 at Phoenix, 10 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Game 4: May 7 at Phoenix, 8 p.m. ET (TNT)
Game 5-x: May 9 at Denver, TBD (TNT)
Game 6-x: May 11 at Phoenix, TBD (ESPN)
Game 7-x: May 14 at Denver, TBD (TBD)
West No. 7 L.A. Lakers vs. West No. 6 Golden State
Game 1: May 2 at Golden State, 10 p.m. ET (TNT)
Game 2: May 4 at Golden State, 9 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Game 3: May 6 at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
Game 4: May 8 at Los Angeles, 10 p.m. ET (TNT)
Game 5-x: May 10 at Golden State, TBD (TNT)
Game 6-x: May 12 at Los Angeles, TBD (ESPN)
Game 7-x: May 14 at Golden State, TBD (TBD)
Pro hockey
The Carolina Hurricanes’ NHL playoffs schedule (x-if necessary):
(First round)
Carolina vs. New York Islanders
Game 1: April 17 at Carolina – Carolina 2-1
Game 2: April 19, at Carolina – Carolina 4-3 in OT
Game 3: April 21, at N.Y. Islanders – N.Y. 5-1
Game 4: April 23, at N.Y. Islanders – Carolina 5-2 (TNT)
Game 5: April 25, at Carolina – N.Y. 3-2
Game 6: April 28, at N.Y. Islanders – Carolina 2-1 in OT (Carolina wins series 4-2)
(Second round)
Carolina vs. New Jersey
Pro baseball
Here is the full Gastonia Honey Hunters’ 2023 schedule:
Overall record: 3-0
April (3-0)
28 Frederick (W 10-4)
29 Frederick (W 8-6)
30 Frederick (W 7-4)
May
2 at So. Maryland
3 at So. Maryland
4 at So. Maryland
5 at Long Island
6 at Long Island
7 at Long Island
9 Frederick
10 Frederick
11 Frederick
12 at High Point
13 at High Point
14 at High Point
16 Charleston, W.Va.
17 Charleston, W.Va.
18 Charleston, W.Va.
19 at Lexington
20 at Lexington
21 at Lexington
23 at Frederick
24 at Frederick
25 at Frederick
26 Lancaster
27 Lancaster
28 Lancaster
29 Lancaster
30 High Point
31 High Point
June
1 High Point
2 Lexington
3 Lexington
4 Lexington
6 at Charleston, W.Va.
7 at Charleston, W.Va.
8 at Charleston, W.Va.
9 at Frederick
10 at Frederick
11 at Frederick
13 So. Maryland
14 So. Maryland
15 So. Maryland
16 Staten Island
17 Staten Island
18 Staten Island
20 at Lancaster
21 at Lancaster
22 at Lancaster
23 at Staten Island
24 at Staten Island
25 at Staten Island
27 High Point
28 High Point
29 High Point
30 So. Maryland
July
1 So. Maryland
2 So. Maryland
4 at Frederick
5 at Frederick
6 at Frederick
7 at High Point
8 at High Point
9 at High Point
11 at Charleston, W.Va.
12 at Charleston, W.Va.
13 at Charleston, W.Va.
14 Staten Island
15 Staten Island
16 Staten Island
18 High Point
19 High Point
20 High Point
21 at So. Maryland
22 at So. Maryland
23 at So. Maryland
25 at Staten Island
26 at Staten Island
27 at Staten Island
28 at Long Island
29 at Long Island
30 at Long Island
August
1 High Point
2 High Point
3 High Point
4 Lexington
5 Lexington
6 Lexington
8 Frederick
9 Frederick
10 Frederick
11 at Long Island
12 at Long Island
13 at Long Island
15 York
16 York
17 York
18 Lexington
19 Lexington
20 Lexington
22 at Long Island
23 at Long Island
24 at Long Island
25 at Lancaster
26 at Lancaster
27 at Lancaster
29 Frederick
30 Frederick
31 Frederick
September
1 So. Maryland
2 So. Maryland
3 So. Maryland
4 So. Maryland
5 at High Point
6 at High Point
7 at High Point
8 Charleston, W.Va.
9 Charleston, W.Va.
10 Charleston, W.Va.
12 So. Maryland
13 So. Maryland
14 So. Maryland
15 at Lexington
16 at Lexington
17 at Lexington
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 (William Byron-2)
Mar 19 NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta, Hampton GA (Joey Logano-2)
Mar 26 NASCAR Cup Series at Circuit of the Americas, Austin TX (Tyler Reddick)
Apr 2 NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond, Richmond VA (Kyle Larson)
Apr 9 NASCAR Cup Series at Bristol, Bristol TN (Christopher Bell)
Apr 16 NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville, Martinsville VA (Kyle Larson-2)
Apr 23 NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega, Lincoln AL (Kyle Busch)
May 1 NASCAR Cup Series at Dover, Dover DE (Martin Truex, Jr.-2)
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