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By Richard Walker

Football at Crest and Burns high schools was celebrated on Monday night at the 59th Cleveland County Sports Hall of Fame ceremony at Shelby’s City Park.

On a night where ACC championship-winning quarterback Charlie Noggle of Shelby was the featured speaker, former Crest standouts Chris Coleman, Tyrone “Dawson” Odums and Brandon Spikes and former Burns standout Troy Goss were inducted.

Noggle, a 1962 Shelby High graduate, played in the 1961 Shrine Bowl and was a football captain at N.C. State when the Wolfpack won ACC titles in 1963, 1964 and 1965, including the last two years as starting quarterback.

“It’s a real pleasure to come to Shelby because it’s still my hometown,” Noggle said. “I was fortunate to play for five Cleveland County Sports Hall of Fame coaches when I was at Shelby High School.”

Before the ceremony began, several special awards were presented.

After more than 100 “Certificate of Merit Awards” were presented to Burns, Crest, Kings Mountain and Shelby athletes, Miley Beam (Burns), Landry Ohmstead (Crest), Sarah Eagle (Kings Mountain), Lan Farmer (Shelby) and T.K. Davis (Gardner-Webb) were presented “Honor Athlete Awards,” Gardner-Webb’s Brett Washburn was named “Fan of the Year,” and longtime Gardner-Webb athletic director Chuck Burch had recently served as the school’s interim athletic director was given the “Paris Yelton Memorial Award.”

The inductees were presented in alphabetical order by CCSHOF chairman Jim Corn.

And each of the inductees credited their local coaches with helping them be in a position to be named Hall of Famers.

Coleman, Odums and Spikes each played for many of the same coaches at Crest before going to greatness after leaving the area – Coleman and Spikes as college and the NFL players, Odums as a college player and Coleman and Odums as coaches.

Spikes, who is now working as director of player development at his college alma mater of Florida, was a two-time state champion at Crest while Odums was a part of coach Mike Stewart’s building process that helped Coleman help the Chargers to their first state championship in 1994.

“The pride and send of community was always here for me,” Spikes said.

Coleman, a 1995 Crest High graduate, was a standout receiver at N.C. State before becoming a special teams standout as the Chargers’ first active NFL player for the Tennessee Titans in the 2000 and 2001 seasons.

“I want to thank all of the coaches who helped me,” Coleman said in reference to his head coach Stewart and assistant coaches Sid Bryson and Roy Kirby when he played.

Odums, a 1992 Crest High graduate, played four sports at Crest before playing football at North Carolina Central and later coaching at Gardner-Webb, Georgia Southern, Clark-Atlanta, Bethune-Cookman, North Carolina A&T, Southern University and Norfolk State and three months ago began his tenure as Bowie State’s head coach.

“I’m so proud of where I came from because at Crest, we show up and show out,” said Odums, who considered Crest coaches and teachers like Stewart, Bryson, Kirby, John Taylor, Coleman Hunt, Ed Peeler, Suzanne Grayson and George Litton as influences in his career.

Goss, who was a four-sport standout at Burns before graduating in 2004, has been in active military service for 17 years – and after graduating from the Naval Academy where he was a football standout.

He credited his late mother Anne (who died in 2021) and his late Burns coach Ron Greene with teaching him traits that he used as an athlete and in the military.

“My mother would purposely put me uncomfortable positions,” Goss said. “At the time, I just didn’t like being uncomfortable but what she was teaching me was to have the courage to know how to do uncomfortable things.”

Goss said Greene’s football coaching one-liner “toe the line” is the same type of teaching he learned as a military officer.

Cleveland County Sports Hall of Fame history:

Roster of Inductees:
1965 R.W. “Casey” Morris
1966 B.E. “Pop” Simmons
1967 Lloyd Little
1968 Buck Archer
1969 Gerald Allen
1970 Bobby Bell
1971 Hoyt Bailey
1972 Eddie Holbrook
1973 Tom Wright Sr.
1974 Mel Phillips
1975 David Thompson
1976 John Winston
1977 Roger McKee
1978 Pete Webb
1979 George Fluffy Watts
1980 Robert Reynolds
1981 Katherine Reynolds
1982 Virgil Weathers
1983 Earl Parker
1984 Malcolm Brown, Norman Harris
1985 Shelby Post 82 1945 American Legion world champions
1986 Gene Kirkpatrick
1987 Bud Hardin
1988 Jim Taylor, Tim Wilkison
1989 Ed Peeler
1990 Bill Proctor
1991 Jim Horn
1992 Dr. Lonnie Proctor
1993 Blaine Baxter, W.E. Halyburton, Hal Dedmon
1994 John Henry Moss
1995 Billy Champion, Manley Runyans
1996 Art Moss, Bill Lynn
1997 Jake Early, Don Patrick
1998 Leonard Morrison, Henry Jones
1999 Steve Curtis, George Litton
2000 Jim Washburn, Alvin Gentry
2001 Ron Greene, Jerry Bryson
2002 Bob Ingle, Charlie Harbison
2003 Dick LeGrand, George Corn, Marjorie Crisp
2004 Sid Bryson, Jim Corn, Lester Dixon
2005 Wade Vaughn, Gene Latham, Tee Burton
2006 Suzanne Grayson, Charlotte Smith, Millie Keeter-Holbrook
2007 John Taylor, Roy Kirby, Chris Norman
2008 Stan Sherman, Tommy London, Kent Bridges
2009 George Adams, Kenneth Howell Jr., Bob Litton
2010 Mike Grayson, Alan Ford, Tony Wray
2011 Jack Patterson, Woody Fish, Scottie Montgomery, Ralph Dixon Sr.
2012 David Steeves, Frank Love Jr., Bryan Jones
2013 Chad Holbrook, Bobby Lane, Tom Wright Jr.
2014 Burney Drake, Richard Gold, Steve Sherman
2015 Joe Craver, Charlie Holtzclaw, Blandine Tate
2016 Coleman Hunt, Jeff Jones, Steve Moffitt, Cliff Wilson
2017 Kevin Mack, Tony Scott, Phil Wallace
2018 Dremiel Byers, Andy Foster, Dan Greer, Aubrey Hollifield, Marcus Mauney
2019 Derrick Chambers, Jackie Houston Falls, Billy Standridge, Mike Stewart
2020-21 cancelled (coronavirus)
2022 William Grant “Hoss” Duncan, Shamar Finney, Bob Jones, Charlie Noggle, Jerry Ratchford, Lance Ware
2023 Matt Arey, Susan Bolt Briggs, Glen Davenport, Mike Haggard, Herbert Harbison, Rodney Robinson
2024 Shonda Cole Wallace, Dunsey Harper, Rachel White, Robert Williams
2025 Dianna Bridges, Otis Cole, Fredia Lawrence King, Michael McSwain
2026 Chris Coleman, Troy Goss, Dawson “Blue” Odoms, Brandon Spikes

Guest speakers:
1965 Bill Tate
1966 Frank Howard
1967 Paul Dietzel
1968 Frank Tarkenton
1969 Tom Matte
1970 Roman Gabriel
1971 Bill Curry
1972 Gale Sayers
1973 Bill Dooley and Lou Holtz
1974 Bob Matheson
1975 Norm Sloan
1976 Archie Griffin
1977 Lee Rose
1978 Dick Crum
1979 Bill Foster
1980 Jim Valvano
1981 Mickey Marvin
1982 Dave Rowe
1983 Junior Johnson and Darrell Waltrip
1984 Steve Sloan
1985 Bob Horner
1986 Bob Staak
1987 Tim Wilkison
1988 Sparky Woods
1989 no speaker
1990 Mack Brown
1991 Ken Hatfield
1992 Dave Odom
1993 Charlie Adams
1994 David Thompson
1995 Fred Goldsmith
1996 Kay Yow
1997 Kevin Steele
1998 Sam Mills
1999 Mike Rucker
2000 Ken Smith
2001 Chuck Amato
2002 John Bunting
2003 Jim Grobe
2004 Skip Prosser
2005 Que Tucker
2006 Tommy Burleson
2007 Jerry Moore
2008 Bobby Lutz
2009 David Cutcliffe
2010 Ron Wellman
2011 Judy Rose
2012 Woody Durham
2013 Chad Holbrook
2014 Dave Doeren
2015 Carroll McCray
2016 Charlotte Smith
2017 Larry Fedora
2018 John Swofford
2019 Tim Craft
2022 no speaker
2023 Shawn Clark
2024 Cris Reisert
2025 Paul Miller
2026 Charlie Noggle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High school baseball

Here are the area’s postseason pairings:

-NCHSAA playoffs
(First round- Tuesday, May 5)
Class 1A No. 8 Thomas Jefferson hosts No. 9 Jackson Day – Thomas Jefferson 5-1
Class 2A No. 1 Cherryville- bye
Class 2A No. 8 Mountain Island Charter- bye
Class 2A No. 13 Highland Tech hosts No. 20 Alleghany – Highland Tech 12-2 in 5
Class 3A No. 16 Piedmont Community Charter hosts No. 17 East Surry – East Surry 21-6 in 5
Class 3A No. 19 Shelby at No. 14 Madison – Madison 6-2
Class 3A No. 15 West Lincoln hosts No. 18 Hendersonville – West Lincoln 4-3
Class 4A No. 2 Burns- bye
Class 4A No. 4 Lincoln Charter- bye
Class 4A No. 6 Cramer- bye
Class 4A No. 16 East Gaston hosts No. 17 West Stokes – West Stokes 7-2
Class 5A No. 1 North Lincoln- bye
Class 5A No. 2 South Point- bye
Class 5A No. 3 Crest- bye
Class 5A No. 6 East Lincoln- bye
Class 5A No. 9 North Gaston hosts No. 24 Concord – Concord 21-4 in 5
Class 5A No. 19 Forestview at No. 14 Northwest Cabarrus – Northwest Cabarrus 12-0 in 5
Class 6A No. 13 Kings Mountain hosts No. 20 Ashbrook – Kings Mountain 7-0
Class 6A No. 20 Ashbrook at No. 13 Kings Mountain – Kings Mountain 7-0

(Second round- Friday, May 8)
Class 1A No. 8 Thomas Jefferson at No. 1 Kernersville N.C. Leadership Academy – Leadership Academy 9-0
Class 2A No. 1 Cherryville hosts No. 17 Mitchell – Cherryville 8-5
Class 2A No. 8 Mountain Island Charter hosts No. 9 East Wilkes – East Wilkes 6-1
Class 2A No. 13 Highland Tech at No. 4 Corvian Community – Corvian Community 9-1
Class 3A No. 15 West Lincoln at No. 2 East Rutherford – East Rutherford 18-1 in 5
Class 4A No. 2 Burns hosts No. 18 Ashe County – Burns 13-0 in 5
Class 4A No. 4 Lincoln Charter hosts No. 20 Wilkes Central – Lincoln Charter 10-5
Class 4A No. 6 Cramer hosts No. 22 Bandys – Cramer 3-1
Class 5A No. 1 North Lincoln hosts No. 17 Parkwood – North Lincoln 9-0
Class 5A No. 2 South Point hosts No. 15 North Buncombe – South Point 4-3
Class 5A No. 3 Crest hosts No. 14 Northwest Cabarrus – Crest 6-1
Class 5A No. 6 East Lincoln hosts No. 11 Franklin – East Lincoln 7-3
Class 5A No. 9 North Gaston at No. 8 North Davidson – North Davidson 7-5
Class 6A No. 13 Kings Mountain at No. 4 St. Stephens – St. Stephens 5-1

(Third round- Tuesday, May 12)
Class 2A No. 1 Cherryville hosts No. 9 East Wilkes – Cherryville 10-1
Class 4A No. 2 Burns hosts No. 7 Lake Norman Charter – Burns 9-2
Class 4A No. 4 Lincoln Charter hosts No. 12 Forbush – Lincoln Charter 12-2
Class 4A No. 6 Cramer at No. 3 Pisgah – Cramer 4-3
Class 5A No. 1 North Lincoln hosts No. 8 North Davidson – North Lincoln 11-3
Class 5A No. 2 South Point hosts No. 10 Hickory – South Point 11-4
Class 5A No. 3 Crest hosts No. 6 East Lincoln – Crest 14-9
Class 5A No. 6 East Lincoln at No. 3 Crest – Crest 14-9

(Fourth round- Friday, May 15)
Class 2A No. 1 Cherryville hosts No. 4 Corvian Community – Cherryville 12-2 in 6
Class 4A No. 4 Lincoln Charter at No. 1 West Stanly – Lincoln Charter 5-1
Class 5A No. 1 North Lincoln hosts No. 5 East Rowan – North Lincoln 4-3
Class 5A No. 2 South Point hosts No. 3 Crest – South Point 5-4
Class 5A No. 3 Crest at No. 2 South Point – South Point 5-4

(Fourth round- Saturday, May 16)
Class 4A No. 2 Burns hosts No. 6 Cramer – Burns 16-2 in 5
Class 4A No. 6 Cramer at No. 2 Burns – Burns 16-2 in 5

(Regional finals- Tuesday, May 19 through Saturday, May 23)
Class 2A No. 1 Cherryville vs. No. 6 Greensboro Cornerstone Charter
Game 1 May 19 at Cherryville – Cherryville 5-2: Starter and winner Camden Williams (5 innings, 7 strikeouts), reliever Aaron Heavner (2 innings, save), Canon Whitesides (2 hits, double, home run, 2 RBIs) and Parker Anderson (2-run home run) led Cherryville.

Game 2 May 20 at Guilford College – Cherryville 12-6 (Cherryville wins series 2-0): Starter and winner Brock Bumgardner (4 innings, 2 strikeouts as pitcher, 2 hits, double, 2 home runs, 7 RBIs), Talon Dalton (2 hits, 1 RBI) and Kenan Fowler (2 hits, double, 4 RBIs) led Cherryville.

Class 4A No. 2 Burns vs. No. 4 Lincoln Charter
Game 1 May 19 at Burns – Burns 3-1: Starter and winner Brian Buttrick (5 innings, 7 strikeouts) and reliever Mason Bralley (2 innings, save) led Burns.

Game 2 May 21 at Lincoln Charter – Burns 16-6 in 6 (Burns wins series 2-0): Reliever and winner Mason Bralley (5 innings, 5 strikeouts as pitcher, 2 hits, home run, 2 RBIs as batter), Drew Dixon (3 hits, 2 doubles, 4 RBIs), Yates Toney (home run) and Lathan Peeler (2 hits, 1 RBI) led Burns, which trailed 6-3 after two innings before scoring four runs in the third, seven in the fourth and two in the sixth.

Class 5A No. 1 North Lincoln vs. No. 2 South Point
Game 1 May 19 at North Lincoln – South Point 4-3 in 8

Game 2 May 21 at South Point – North Lincoln 9-7

Game 3 May 23 at Cherryville, 2 p.m.

(State championships- Wednesday, May 27 through Saturday, May 30)

Class 2A Cherryville vs. Rosewood
Class 4A Burns vs. Bunn

-NCISAA playoffs
(First round- Tuesday, May 5)
2A: Northwood Temple Academy at Gaston Day – Gaston Day 12-0 in 5
3A: Gaston Christian- bye

(Second round- Thursday, May 7)
2A: Gaston Day at Greensboro Caldwell Academy – Greensboro Caldwell Academy 2-1
3A: Gaston Christian- bye

(Third round- Saturday, May 9)
3A: Gaston Christian hosts Cary Christian – Gaston Christian 2-1

(Semifinals- Tuesday, May 12)
3A: Gaston Christian at High Point Christian – High Point Christian 5-0

 

 

 

 

 

 

High school softball

Here are the area’s postseason pairings:

-NCHSAA playoffs
(First round- Tuesday, May 5)
Class 2A No. 7 Highland Tech- bye
Class 2A No. 11 Cherryville- bye
Class 2A No. 14 Mountain Island Charter hosts No. 19 Elkin – Mountain Island Charter 9-7
Class 3A No. 1 West Lincoln- bye
Class 3A No. 10 Bessemer City hosts No. 23 Patton – Bessemer City 9-2
Class 3A No. 21 Piedmont Community Charter at No. 12 East Davidson – East Davidson 12-2 in 6
Class 3A No. 22 Shelby at No. 11 East Surry – East Surry 13-0 in 5
Class 4A No. 7 East Gaston- bye
Class 4A No. 12 Burns at No. 21 Ashe County – Burns 11-5
Class 4A No. 17 Lincoln Charter at No. 16 Monroe Central Academy – Lincoln Charter 7-2
Class 5A No. 2 North Lincoln- bye
Class 5A No. 5 Crest- bye
Class 5A No. 7 East Lincoln- bye
Class 5A No. 15 South Point hosts No. 18 Carson – Carson 10-5
Class 5A No. 17 North Gaston at No. 16 W-S Atkins – W-S Atkins 8-5
Class 5A No. 22 Forestview at No. 11 Clyde Erwin – Clyde Erwin 11-0 in 5
Class 6A No. 1 Kings Mountain- bye
Class 6A No. 19 Ashbrook at No. 14 Freedom – Freedom 16-0 in 3

(Second round- Friday, May 8)
Class 2A No. 7 Highland Tech hosts No. 10 Queen’s Grant – Highland Tech 7-1
Class 2A No. 11 Cherryville at No. 6 Murphy – Murphy by forfeit
Class 2A No. 14 Mountain Island Charter at No. 3 Swain County – Swain County 6-5 in 8
Class 3A No. 1 West Lincoln hosts No. 17 Wheatmore – West Lincoln 8-6
Class 3A No. 10 Bessemer City at No. 7 Walkertown – Walkertown 5-0
Class 4A No. 7 East Gaston hosts No. 10 Mount Pleasant – Mount Pleasant 11-5
Class 4A No. 12 Burns at No. 5 Pisgah – Pisgah 6-0
Class 4A No. 17 Lincoln Charter at No. 1 West Stokes – West Stokes 14-3 in 5
Class 5A No. 2 North Lincoln hosts No. 18 Carson – North Lincoln 12-2 in 5
Class 5A No. 5 Crest hosts No. 12 Northwest Cabarrus – Crest 9-5
Class 5A No. 7 East Lincoln hosts No. 10 East Rowan – East Rowan 12-0
Class 6A No. 1 Kings Mountain hosts No. 17 Sun Valley – Kings Mountain 1-0

(Third round- Tuesday, May 12)
Class 2A No. 7 Highland Tech at No. 2 Roxboro Community – Roxboro Community 15-0 in 4
Class 3A No. 1 West Lincoln hosts No. 8 Union Academy – Union Academy 2-1
Class 5A No. 2 North Lincoln hosts No. 10 East Rowan – North Lincoln 3-0
Class 5A No. 5 Crest hosts No. 13 West Rowan – Crest 8-7
Class 6A No. 1 Kings Mountain hosts No. 8 Charlotte Catholic – Kings Mountain 14-1 in 5

(Fourth round- Friday, May 15)
Class 5A No. 2 North Lincoln hosts No. 3 North Davidson – North Davidson 3-0
Class 5A No. 5 Crest at No. 1 Enka – Enka 6-5
Class 6A No. 1 Kings Mountain hosts No. 5 Alexander Central – Kings Mountain 3-0

(Regional finals- Tuesday, May 19 through Saturday, May 23)
Class 6A No. 1 Kings Mountain vs. No. 2 South Caldwell
Game 1 May 19 at Kings Mountain – South Caldwell 9-0
Game 2 May 21 at South Caldwell – South Caldwell 7-6 (South Caldwell wins series 2-0)

-NCISAA playoffs
(First round- Tuesday, May 5)
Division 2: Gaston Christian- bye

(Second round- Thursday, May 7)
Division 2: Gaston Christian hosts Fayetteville Freedom Christian – Gaston Christian 2-1

(Third round- Saturday, May 9)
Division 2: Gaston Christian at Sanford Grace Christian – Grace Christian 11-1 in 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

High school girls soccer

Here are the area pairings:

(First Round – Monday, May 11)
Class 1A No. 3 Thomas Jefferson hosts No. 14 Carolina International – Thomas Jefferson by forfeit
Class 2A No. 2 Mountain Island Charter- bye
Class 2A No. 5 Highland Tech- bye
Class 2A No. 14 Cherryville hosts No. 19 Queen’s Grant – Cherryville 2-1
Class 3A No. 13 Lincolnton hosts No. 20 Madison – Lincolnton 3-0
Class 3A No. 14 Piedmont Community Charter hosts No. 19 Shelby – Piedmont CC 4-2
Class 3A No. 17 West Lincoln at No. 16 McMichael – West Lincoln 10-2
Class 3A No. 19 Shelby at No. 14 Piedmont Community Charter – Piedmont CC 4-2
Class 4A No. 3 Burns- bye
Class 4A No. 6 East Gaston- bye
Class 4A No. 21 Lincoln Charter at No. 12 North Surry – Lincoln Charter 2-1
Class 4A No. 23 Cramer at No. 10 Forbush – Forbush 8-2
Class 5A No. 3 East Lincoln- bye
Class 5A No. 4 South Point- bye
Class 5A No. 7 Forestview- bye
Class 5A No. 13 Crest hosts No. 20 Enka – Crest 2-1
Class 5A No. 18 North Lincoln at No. 15 W-S Atkins – W-S Atkins 3-1
Class 5A No. 23 North Gaston at No. 20 Smoky Mountain – Smoky Mountain 6-0
Class 6A No. 14 Kings Mountain hosts No. 19 Southeast Guilford – Kings Mountain 2-1

(Second Round – Wednesday, May 13)
Class 5A No. 4 South Point hosts No. 13 Crest – South Point 9-0
Class 5A No. 13 Crest at No. 4 South Point – South Point 9-0

(Second Round – Thursday, May 14)
Class 1A No. 3 Thomas Jefferson at No. 6 Clover Garden School – Thomas Jefferson 5-0
Class 2A No. 2 Mountain Island Charter hosts No. 15 East Wilkes – Mountain Island Charter 10-0
Class 2A No. 5 Highland Tech hosts No. 12 Bradford Prep – Bradford Prep 4-2
Class 2A No. 14 Cherryville at No. 3 Murphy – Murphy 1-0
Class 3A No. 13 Lincolnton at No. 4 Wheatmore – Wheatmore 2-0
Class 3A No. 14 Piedmont Community Charter at No. 3 Polk County – Polk County 7-1
Class 3A No. 17 West Lincoln at No. 1 Pine Lake Prep – Pine Lake Prep 7-0
Class 4A No. 3 Burns hosts No. 14 Bandys – Bandys 4-0
Class 4A No. 6 East Gaston hosts No. 11 Wilkes Central – Wilkes Central 2-1
Class 4A No. 21 Lincoln Charter at No. 5 Salisbury – Lincoln Charter 3-1
Class 5A No. 3 East Lincoln hosts No. 14 Concord – East Lincoln 8-0
Class 5A No. 7 Forestview hosts No. 10 Smoky Mountain – Forestview 3-2
Class 6A No. 14 Kings Mountain at No. 3 A.C. Reynolds – A.C. Reynolds 6-1

(Third Round – Monday, May 18)
Class 1A No. 3 Thomas Jefferson at No. 2 Kernersville N.C. Leadership Academy – N.C. Leadership 2-0
Class 2A No. 2 Mountain Island Charter hosts No. 10 Corvian Community – Mountain Island Charter 6-2
Class 4A No. 21 Lincoln Charter at No. 4 Ashe County – Ashe County 2-0
Class 5A No. 3 East Lincoln hosts No. 6 North Davidson – East Lincoln 3-0
Class 5A No. 4 South Point hosts No. 12 North Henderson – South Point 3-0
Class 5A No. 7 Forestview vs. No. 2 Hickory – Hickory 4-1

(Fourth Round – Wednesday, May 20)
Class 5A No. 3 East Lincoln at No. 2 Hickory – Hickory 2-0
Class 5A No. 4 South Point at No. 1 Northwest Cabarrus – South Point 5-1

(Fourth Round – Friday, May 22)
Class 2A No. 2 Mountain Island Charter hosts No. 6 Community School of Davidson

(Regional finals – Tuesday, May 26)
Class 5A No. 4 South Point at No. 2 Hickory

(State championships at Durham County Stadium – Thursday, May 28 through Saturday, May 30)

-NCISAA playoffs
(First round- Tuesday, May 5)
2A: Salem Christian at Gaston Day – Gaston Day 2-0
3A: Gaston Christian- bye

(Second round- Thursday, May 7)
2A: Hickory Christian at Gaston Day – Gaston Day 2-1
3A: Gaston Christian- bye

(Third round- Saturday, May 9)
2A: Gaston Day at Rocky Mount Academy – Rocky Mount Academy 9-0
3A: Asheville Christian at Gaston Christian – Gaston Christian 3-1

(Semifinals- Tuesday, May 12)
3A: Gaston Christian at Cape Fear Academy – Gaston Christian 1-1 (3-1 in penalty kicks)

(State championships- Saturday, May 16)
3A: Raleigh Grace Christian at Gaston Christian – Gaston Christian 3-2 in 2OT

 

 

 

 

Legion baseball

Area schedule/results:
x-non division games

Tuesday, May 19
x-Matthews vs. Gaston Braves (at East Gaston) – Matthews 5-4

Wednesday, May 20
x-Gaston Braves at Rock Hill, S.C. – Rock Hill 6-3

Thursday, May 21
No games

Friday, May 22
No games

Saturday, May 23
x-Davidson County at Cherryville, DH (ppd., no date)

Sunday, May 24
No games

Monday, May 25
x-Matthews at Cherryville (ppd., no date)

Tuesday, May 26
No games

Wednesday, May 27
No games

Thursday, May 28
x-Cherryville at Union County

Friday, May 29
No games

Saturday, May 30
x-Easley, S.C. at Shelby, 3 p.m.

Sunday, May 31
x-Garner at Cherryville, 1:30 p.m.
Caldwell County at Cherryville

 

 

 

College baseball

-ACC tournament at Truist Field, Charlotte
(Tuesday, May 19)
No. 9 (N.C. State) vs. No. 16 (Duke) – Duke 21-12
No. 12 (Stanford) vs. No. 13 (California) – Stanford 11-4
No. 10 (Notre Dame) vs. No. 15 (Clemson) – Notre Dame 5-4
No. 11 (Louisville) vs. No. 14 (Pittsburgh) – Pittsburgh 16-8
(Wednesday, May 20)
Duke vs. No. 8 (Virginia) – Virginia 6-4
Stanford vs. No. 5 (Miami) – Miami 11-2
Notre Dame vs. No. 7 (Virginia Tech) – Virginia Tech 17-10
Pittsburgh vs. No. 6 (Wake Forest) – Pittsburgh 7-4
(Thursday, May 21)
Virginia vs. No. 1 (Georgia Tech) – Georgia Tech 16-10
Miami vs. No. 4 (Boston College) – Miami 8-2
(Friday, May 22)
Virginia Tech vs. No. 2 (North Carolina) – North Carolina 10-4
Pittsburgh vs. No. 3 (Florida State) – Pittsburgh 8-6
(Saturday, May 23)
Semifinal- Georgia Tech vs. Miami, 11 a.m.
Semifinal- North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh, 3 p.m.
(Sunday, May 24)
Championship- noon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro soccer

The 2026 Charlotte FC schedule:

(5-6-3 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 (W 2-1)
Saturday, Apr. 11 Nashville (L 1-2)
Saturday, Apr. 18 at New York (W 2-1)
Wednesday, Apr. 22 at Orlando (L 1-4)
Saturday, Apr. 25 at Nashville (L 2-4)
Saturday, May 2 at New England (L 0-1)
Saturday, May 9 Cincinnati (T 2-2)
Wednesday, May 13 New York (L 0-1)
Saturday, May 16 Toronto (W 3-1)
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

(U.S. Open Cup)
Wednesday, Apr. 15 Charlotte Independence (W 6-0)
…at Mecklenburg County Sportsplex
Tuesday, Apr. 28 Atlanta United FC (L 0-2)
…at Mecklenburg County Sportsplex

 

 

 

 

 

Pro football

Here is the Panthers’ full 2026 schedule:

(preseason)
Aug. 6 – Arizona (at Canton, Ohio), 8 p.m.
Aug. 15 – at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Aug. 21 – at Jacksonville, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 28 – Houston, 7 p.m.
(regular season)
Sept. 13 – Chicago, 1 p.m.
Sept. 20 – at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Sept. 27 – at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
Oct. 4 – Detroit, 8:20 p.m.
Oct. 8-12 – BYE week
Oct. 18 – at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Oct. 25 – Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Oct. 29 – at Green Bay, 8:15 p.m.
Nov. 8 – Denver, 1 p.m.
Nov. 15 – at New Orleans, 1 p.m.
Nov. 22 – Baltimore, 1 p.m.
Nov. 30 – at Tampa Bay, 8:15 p.m.
Dec. 6 – at Minnesota, 4:25 p.m.
Dec. 13 – New Orleans, 1 p.m.
Dec. 20 – Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Dec. 24-28 TBA – at Pittsburgh, TBA
Jan. 3 – Seattle, 1 p.m.
Jan. 9-10 TBA – Atlanta, TBA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro basketball

(Eastern Conference play-in tournament)

Tuesday, April 14: Miami at Charlotte – Charlotte 127-126 in OT

Wednesday, April 15: Orlando at Philadelphia – Philadelphia 109-97

Friday, April 17: Charlotte at Orlando – Orlando 121-90

(Eastern Conference quarterfinals)
*-if necessary

No. 1 Detroit vs. No. 8 Orlando
Game 1: Orlando at Detroit- Sunday April 19 – Orlando 112-101
Game 2: Orlando at Detroit- Wednesday, April 22 – Detroit 98-83
Game 3: Detroit at Orlando- Saturday, April 25 – Orlando 113-105
Game 4: Detroit at Orlando- Monday, April 27 – Orlando 94-88
Game 5: Orlando at Detroit- Wednesday, April 29 – Detroit 116-109
Game 6: Detroit at Orlando- Friday, May 1 – Detroit 93-79
Game 7: Orlando at Detroit- Sunday, May 3 – Detroit 116-94 (Detroit wins series 4-3)

No. 2 Boston vs. No. 7 Philadelphia
Game 1: Philadelphia at Boston- Sunday April 19 – Boston 123-91
Game 2: Philadelphia at Boston- Tuesday, April 21 – Philadelphia 101-97
Game 3: Boston at Philadelphia- Friday, April 24 – Boston 108-100
Game 4: Boston at Philadelphia- Sunday, April 26 – Boston 128-96
Game 5: Philadelphia at Boston- Tuesday, April 28 – Philadelphia 113-97
Game 6: Boston at Philadelphia- Thursday, April 30 – Philadelphia 106-93
Game 7: Philadelphia at Boston- Saturday, May 2 – Philadelphia 109-100 (Philadelphia wins series 4-3)

No. 3 New York vs. No. 6 Atlanta
Game 1: Atlanta at New York- Saturday April 18 – New York 113-102
Game 2: Atlanta at New York- Monday, April 20 – Atlanta 107-106
Game 3: New York at Atlanta- Thursday, April 23 – Atlanta 109-108
Game 4: New York at Atlanta- Saturday, April 25 – New York 114-98
Game 5: Atlanta at New York- Tuesday, April 28 – New York 126-97
Game 6: New York at Atlanta- Thursday, April 30 – New York 140-89 (New York wins series 4-2)

No. 4 Cleveland vs. No. 5 Toronto
Game 1: Toronto at Cleveland- Saturday April 18 – Cleveland 126-113
Game 2: Toronto at Cleveland- Monday, April 20 – Cleveland 115-105
Game 3: Cleveland at Toronto- Thursday, April 23 – Toronto 126-104
Game 4: Cleveland at Toronto- Sunday, April 26 – Toronto 93-89
Game 5: Toronto at Cleveland- Wednesday, April 29 – Cleveland 125-120
Game 6: Cleveland at Toronto- Friday, May 1 – Toronto 112-110 in OT
Game 7: Toronto at Cleveland- Sunday, May 3 – Cleveland 114-102 (Cleveland wins series 4-3)

(Eastern Conference semifinals)
No. 1 Detroit vs. No. 4 Cleveland
Game 1: Cleveland at Detroit- Tuesday, May 5 – Detroit 111-101
Game 2: Cleveland at Detroit- Thursday, May 7 – Detroit 107-97
Game 3: Detroit at Cleveland- Saturday, May 9 – Cleveland 116-109
Game 4: Detroit at Cleveland- Monday, May 11 – Cleveland 112-103
Game 5: Cleveland at Detroit- Wednesday, May 13 – Cleveland 117-113 in OT
Game 6: Detroit at Cleveland- Friday, May 15 – Detroit 115-94
Game 7: Cleveland at Detroit- Sunday, May 17 – Cleveland 125-94 (Cleveland wins series 4-3)

No. 7 Philadelphia vs. No. 3 New York
Game 1: Philadelphia at New York- Monday, May 4 – New York 137-98
Game 2: Philadelphia at New York- Wednesday, May 6 – New York 108-102
Game 3: New York at Philadelphia- Friday, May 8 – New York 108-94
Game 4: New York at Philadelphia- Sunday, May 10 – New York 144-114 (New York wins series 4-0)

(Eastern Conference finals)
No. 4 Cleveland vs. No. 3 New York
Game 1: Cleveland at New York- Tuesday, May 19 – New York 115-104
Game 2: Cleveland at New York- Thursday, May 21 – New York 109-93
Game 3: New York at Cleveland- Saturday, May 23 (8 ET, ABC)
Game 4: New York at Cleveland- Monday, May 25 (8 ET, ESPN)
Game 5*: Cleveland at New York- Wednesday, May 27 (8 ET, ESPN)
Game 6*: New York at Cleveland- Friday, May 29 (8 ET, ESPN)
Game 7*: Cleveland at New York- Sunday, May 31 (8 ET, ESPN)

(Western Conference play-in tournament)

Tuesday, April 14: Portland at Phoenix – Portland 114-110

Wednesday, April 15: Golden State at L.A. Clippers – Golden State 126-121

Friday, April 17: Golden State at Phoenix – Phoenix 111-96

(Western Conference quarterfinals)
*-if necessary

No. 1 Oklahoma City vs. No. 8 Phoenix
Game 1: Phoenix at Oklahoma City- Sunday April 19 – Oklahoma City 119-84
Game 2: Phoenix at Oklahoma City- Wednesday, April 22 – Oklahoma City 120-107
Game 3: Oklahoma City at Phoenix- Saturday, April 25 – Oklahoma City 121-109
Game 4: Oklahoma City at Phoenix- Monday, April 27 – Oklahoma City 131-122 (Oklahoma City wins series 4-0)

No. 2 San Antonio vs. No. 7 Portland
Game 1: Portland at San Antonio- Sunday April 19 – San Antonio 111-98
Game 2: Portland at San Antonio- Tuesday, April 21 – Portland 106-103
Game 3: San Antonio at Portland- Friday, April 24 – San Antonio 120-108
Game 4: San Antonio at Portland- Sunday, April 26 – San Antonio 114-93
Game 5: Portland at San Antonio- Tuesday, April 28 – San Antonio 114-95 (San Antonio wins series 4-1)

No. 3 Denver vs. No. 6 Minnesota
Game 1: Minnesota at Denver- Saturday April 18 – Denver 116-105
Game 2: Minnesota at Denver- Monday, April 20 – Minnesota 119-114
Game 3: Denver at Minnesota- Thursday, April 23 – Minnesota 113-96
Game 4: Denver at Minnesota- Saturday, April 25 – Minnesota 112-96
Game 5: Minnesota at Denver- Monday, April 27 – Denver 125-113
Game 6: Denver at Minnesota- Thursday, April 30 – Minnesota 110-98 (Minnesota wins series 4-2)

No. 4 L.A. Lakers vs. No. 5 Houston
Game 1: Houston at Los Angeles- Saturday April 18 – L.A. Lakers 107-98
Game 2: Houston at Los Angeles- Tuesday, April 21 – L.A. Lakers 101-94
Game 3: Los Angeles at Houston- Friday, April 24 – L.A. Lakers 112-108 in OT
Game 4: Los Angeles at Houston- Sunday, April 26 – Houston 115-96
Game 5: Houston at Los Angeles- Wednesday, April 29 – Houston 99-93
Game 6: Los Angeles at Houston- Friday, May 1 – L.A. Lakers 98-78 (L.A. Lakers win series 4-2)

(Western Conference semifinals)
No. 1 Oklahoma City vs. No. 4 L.A. Lakers
Game 1: Los Angeles at Oklahoma City- Tuesday, May 5 – Oklahoma City 108-90
Game 2: Los Angeles at Oklahoma City- Thursday, May 7 – Oklahoma City 125-107
Game 3: Oklahoma City at Los Angeles- Saturday, May 9 – Oklahoma City 131-108
Game 4: Oklahoma City at Los Angeles- Monday, May 11 – Oklahoma City 115-110 (Oklahoma City wins series 4-0)

No. 2 San Antonio vs. No. 6 Minnesota
Game 1: Minnesota at San Antonio- Monday, May 4 – Minnesota 104-102
Game 2: Minnesota at San Antonio- Wednesday, May 6 – San Antonio 133-95
Game 3: San Antonio at Minnesota- Friday, May 8 – San Antonio 115-108
Game 4: San Antonio at Minnesota- Sunday, May 10 – Minnesota 114-109
Game 5: Minnesota at San Antonio- Tuesday, May 12 – San Antonio 126-97
Game 6: San Antonio at Minnesota- Friday, May 15 – San Antonio 139-109 (San Antonio wins series 4-2)

(Western Conference finals)
No. 1 Oklahoma City vs. No. 2 San Antonio
Game 1: San Antonio at Oklahoma City- Monday, May 18 – San Antonio 122-115 in 2OT
Game 2: San Antonio at Oklahoma City- Wednesday, May 20 – Oklahoma City 122-113
Game 3: Oklahoma City at San Antonio- Friday, May 22 – Oklahoma City 123-108
Game 4: Oklahoma City at San Antonio- Sunday, May 24 (8 ET, NBC/Peacock)
Game 5*: San Antonio at Oklahoma City- Tuesday, May 26 (8:30 ET, NBC/Peacock)
Game 6*: Oklahoma City at San Antonio- Thursday, May 28 (8:30 ET, NBC/Peacock)
Game 7*: San Antonio at Oklahoma City- Saturday, May 30 (8 ET, NBC/Peacock)

(NBA finals)
Starts June 3

 

 

 

 

 

Pro hockey

NHL playoff results/schedule for Carolina Hurricanes and Stanley Cup playoff pairings (*-if necessary):

(Eastern Conference Round 1)
-No. 1 Carolina Hurricanes vs. Wild Card No. 2 Ottawa Senators
Game 1: Saturday, April 18- at Carolina – Carolina 2-0
Game 2: Monday, April 20- at Carolina – Carolina 3-2 in 2 OT
Game 3: Thursday, April 23- at Ottawa – Carolina 2-1
Game 4: Saturday, April 25- at Ottawa – Carolina 4-2 (Carolina wins series 4-0)

-No. 2 Pittsburgh Penguins vs. No. 3 Philadelphia Flyers (Philadelphia wins series 4-2)
-No. 1 Buffalo Sabres vs. Wild Card No. 1 Boston Bruins (Buffalo wins series 4-2)
-No. 2 Tampa Bay Lightning vs. No. 3 Montreal Canadiens (Montreal wins series 4-3)

(Western Conference Round 1)
-No. 1 Colorado Avalanche vs. Wild Card No. 2 Los Angeles Kings (Colorado wins series 4-0)
-No. 2 Dallas Stars vs. No. 3 Minnesota Wild (Minnesota wins series 4-2)
-No. 1 Vegas Golden Knights vs. Wild Card No. 1 Utah Mammoth (Vegas wins series 4-2)
-No. 2 Edmonton Oilers vs. No. 3 Anaheim Ducks (Anaheim wins series 4-2)

(Eastern Conference Round 2)
-No. 1 Carolina Hurricanes vs. No. 3 Philadelphia Flyers
Game 1: Saturday, May 2- at Carolina – Carolina 3-0
Game 2: Monday, May 4- at Carolina – Carolina 3-2 in OT
Game 3: Thursday, May 7- at Philadelphia – Carolina 4-1
Game 4: Saturday, May 9- at Philadelphia – Carolina 3-2 in OT (Carolina wins series 4-0)

-No. 1 Buffalo Sabres vs. No. 3 Montreal Canadiens (Montreal wins series 4-3)

(Western Conference Round 2)
-No. 1 Colorado Avalanche vs. No. 3 Minnesota Wild (Colorado wins series 4-1)
-No. 1 Vegas Golden Knights vs. No. 3 Anaheim Ducks (Vegas wins series 4-2)

(Eastern Conference Finals)
-No. 1 Carolina Hurricanes vs. No. 3 Montreal Canadiens
Game 1: Thursday, May 21- at Carolina – Carolina 6-2
Game 2: Saturday, May 23- at Carolina (7 ET, TNT)
Game 3: Monday, May 25- at Montreal (8 ET, TNT)
Game 4: Wednesday, May 27- at Montreal (8 ET, TNT)
Game 5*: Friday, May 29- at Carolina (TBD, TNT)
Game 6*: Sunday, May 31- at Montreal (TBD, TNT)
Game 7*: Tuesday, June 2- at Carolina (TBD, TNT)

(Western Conference Finals)
-No. 1 Colorado Avalanche vs. No. 1 Vegas Golden Knights

Calder Cup playoff results/schedule for Charlotte Checkers:

(Atlantic Division First Round)
-No. 3 Charlotte vs. No. 6 Springfield
Game 1: Wednesday, April 22- at Charlotte – Charlotte 8-1
Game 2: Friday, April 24- at Charlotte – Springfield 5-2
Game 3: Saturday, April 25- at Charlotte – Springfield 2-1 in OT (Springfield wins series 2-1)

 

 

 

 

Pro baseball

Charlotte 4, Gwinnett 3 (10 innings): A Junior Perez sacrifice fly provided the Knights with the winning run in the fourth game of the six-game road series. The fifth game is is 6:05 p.m. on Saturday.

Here is the full Charlotte Knights’ 2026 schedule:

(25-24 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 1-4 (L 3-7, W 9-3, L 0-4, L 6-7, ppd, L 5-7)
April 7-12 Memphis 3-3 (L 4-9, W 7-3, L 1-4, W 9-8 in 10, L 4-6, W 13-4)
April 14-19 at Jacksonville 2-4 (L 0-3, L 2-3, L 3-5, L 1-4, W 2-0, W 9-4)
April 21-26 Nashville 4-3 (L 1-5, W 9-4, W 3-2 in 10, W 11-9, L 5-12, W 16-6, L 1-5)
April 28-May 3 Gwinnett 3-3 (L 7-10, W 10-9, L 5-9, L 3-4, W 21-1, W 10-9)
May 5-10 at Jacksonville 3-3 (W 5-3, L 6-8, W 16-1, W 8-5, L 5-6, L 1-6)
May 12-17 Norfolk 3-3 (L 6-9, L 8-9, W 4-1, W 4-1, L 10-11, W 15-3)
May 19-24 at Gwinnett 3-1 (W 5-4, W 4-3, L 3-7, W 4-3 in 10)
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

 

Here is the full Gastonia Ghost Peppers’ 2026 schedule:

(16-12 record, 16-12 1st half, 0-0 2nd half)
-1st half
April 21-23 at High Point 1-2 (W 3-1, L 5-6, L 0-5)
April 24-26 High Point 3-0 (W 4-3, W 18-8, W 9-2)
April 28-May 3 at York 4-2 (W 14-2, ppd, W 2-1, W 5-4, L 4-5, W 10-2, L 3-9)
May 5-10 Southern Maryland 1-5 (L 2-3, L 11-18, L 2-12, L 4-5, W 7-3, L 1-14)
May 12-17 at Long Island 3-3 (L 3-6, L 3-11, W 10-0, L 4-6, W 8-6, W 6-5)
May 19-20 Charleston, W.Va. 3-0 (W 9-4, W 6-2, W 9-6)
May 22-24 at Charleston, W.Va. 1-0 (W 17-4)
May 26-28 at Lexington
May 29-31 Charleston, W.Va.
June 2-7 Lancaster
June 9-14 at Lexington
June 16-21 Staten Island
June 23-28 at Lexington
June 30-July 2 Lexington
-2nd half
July 3-5 Charleston, W.Va.
July 7-12 at Hagerstown
July 14-19 Lexington
July 21-26 at Charleston, W.Va.
July 28, 30-31-Aug. 2 Hagerstown
Aug. 4-6 Southern Maryland
Aug. 7-9 at Lexington
Aug. 11-16 at High Point
Aug. 18-23 Charleston, W.Va.
Aug. 25-30 at Southern Maryland
Sept. 1-6 High Point
Sept. 8-10 Lexington
Sept. 11-13 at High Point

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto racing

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 (Ty Gibbs)
April 19 — Kansas (Reddick-5)
April 26 — Talladega, Alabama (Carson Hocevar)
May 3 — Texas (Elliott-2)
May 10 — Watkins Glen, New York (Shane van Gisbergen)
May 17 — All-Star Race (Dover) (Hamlin-2)
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)
Aug. 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 17 at Billings: Semifinal- (No. 2 Austin Gamblers def. No. 3 Kansas City Outlaws 87.10-84.50)
April 26 at Tacoma: Championship- (No. 1 Missouri Thunder def. No. 2 Austin Gamblers 254.75-171.35)

Upcoming events:
May 10 – PBR World Finals at Cowtown Coliseum
Sept. 18-20 – Greensboro First Horizon Coliseum Complex

 

 

 

 

Golf

The Rutherford County Sports Hall Of Fame (RCSHOF), presented by Hardin’s Drug, in conjunction with Golf Sponsors Forest City Honda and Chick-fil-A of Forest City, is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 2026 T. Max Champion Memorial Golf Tournament.

The tournament will be held on Friday, July 31 at the Apple Vally Golf Course in Lake Luke, with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. Registration fee is $100.00 per player or $400.00 for a team of four and covers the green fee, cart usage and lunch.

First prize for Gross and Net Winners is $600.00 per team. Other prizes will be awarded based on the number of entries. Proceeds from the event go to support the RCSHOF Scholarship Fund and registration deadline is July 21.

For information or to register, please visit the RCSHOF website: https://www.rcshof.org/ or call Randy Page at 828-429-7773.