5-5-23 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball, hockey, golf and soccer, High school baseball, softball, tennis and soccer, College baseball and softball, Middle school baseball, soccer and track, NASCAR
By Richard Walker
There’s a three-way atop the leader board at the Wells Fargo Championship at Charlotte’s Quail Hollow Club.
Tyrrell Hatton, Nate Lashley and Wyndham Clark are tied at 8-under-par 134 after two rounds of the tournament.
Here are all of Friday’s scores following the second round:
1 Tyrrell Hatton -8 69 65 134
Nate Lashley -8 68 66 134
Wyndham Clark -8 67 67 134
4 Xander Schauffele -7 66 69 135
J.J. Spaun -7 68 67 135
Justin Thomas -7 68 67 135
Adam Scott -7 67 68 135
Sungjae Im -7 69 66 135
Adam Svensson -7 68 67 135
10 Tommy Fleetwood -6 65 71 136
Michael Kim -6 68 68 136
K.H. Lee -6 66 70 136
13 Stewart Cink -5 71 66 137
Dylan Wu -5 72 65 137
Kevin Streelman -5 66 71 137
Beau Hossler -5 68 69 137
Max Homa -5 70 67 137
Harris English -5 71 66 137
Taylor Moore -5 66 71 137
20 Chris Kirk -4 67 71 138
Matthew NeSmith -4 67 71 138
Ryan Palmer -4 66 72 138
David Lingmerth -4 71 67 138
Denny McCarthy -4 71 67 138
Patrick Cantlay -4 67 71 138
Webb Simpson -4 71 67 138
Gary Woodland -4 69 69 138
Alex Smalley -4 73 65 138
29 Brendon Todd -3 71 68 139
Keegan Bradley -3 70 69 139
Rickie Fowler -3 71 68 139
Matt Kuchar -3 72 67 139
Trey Mullinax -3 70 69 139
Hayden Buckley -3 72 67 139
Matt Fitzpatrick -3 69 70 139
Corey Conners -3 70 69 139
Seamus Power -3 69 70 139
38 Doug Ghim -2 71 69 140
Sam Stevens -2 70 70 140
Tom Kim -2 67 73 140
Viktor Hovland -2 71 69 140
Chad Ramey -2 69 71 140
Si Woo Kim -2 68 72 140
Emiliano Grillo -2 67 73 140
MJ Daffue -2 70 70 140
Trace Crowe -2 70 70 140
Stephan Jaeger -2 70 70 140
Keith Mitchell -2 69 71 140
Tony Finau -2 71 69 140
Francesco Molinari -2 72 68 140
Zac Blair -2 72 68 140
Jimmy Walker -2 72 68 140
Austin Eckroat -2 70 70 140
Harrison Endycott -2 74 66 140
55 Kramer Hickok -1 67 74 141
Callum Tarren -1 70 71 141
Justin Suh -1 72 69 141
Cameron Young -1 71 70 141
Henrik Norlander -1 70 71 141
Akshay Bhatia -1 72 69 141
Ryan Armour -1 70 71 141
Mark Hubbard -1 72 69 141
Sahith Theegala -1 67 74 141
Rory McIlroy -1 68 73 141
Cam Davis -1 71 70 141
Nick Hardy -1 71 70 141
Joseph Bramlett -1 72 69 141
Alejandro Tosti -1 75 66 141
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Middle school track
Six records were set in the recent Gaston County Conference divisional meets as the county’s team prepare for Monday’s 2023 Gaston County Conference all-division meet at Bessemer City High School:
Division I championship at Ashbrook HS (May 3)
(Boys team scores)
Mount Holly 138
Cramerton 78
Grier 66
Southwest 57
Holbrook 31
(Girls team scores)
Holbrook 133 1/2
Mount Holly 87 1/2
Cramerton 85
Southwest 37
Grier 27
(Boys individual winners)
Shot put- Donovan Grant (Mount Holly) 39-1
Discus- Tahj Whitley (Mount Holly) 106-0
Long jump- Ka’Marion Dye (Cramerton) 20-0 1/2 NEW RECORD
High jump- Marcus Rhodes (Cramerton) 5-5
110 hurdles- Jakari Galvin (Mount Holly) 15.4
100- Ka’Marion Dye (Cramerton) 11.4
1600- Zack Larner (Cramerton) 5:27.2
400 relay- Southwest (Wesley Gunn, Zaiyir Phillips, Zyere Dixon, Jakelan Littlejohn) 47.5
400- Zaiyir Phillips (Southwest) 53.9 NEW RECORD
800- Jacob Ledwak (Cramerton) 2:23.8
200- Jakelan Littlejohn (Southwest) 23.9
1600 relay- Mount Holly (Jakari Galvin, Dorien Scott, Irvin Thompson, Brayden Fortenberry) 3:57.8 NEW RECORD
(Girls individual winners)
Shot put- Lauren Humphrey (Mount Holly) 23-10
Discus- Lauren Humphrey (Mount Holly) 91-2
Long jump- Winsley Crotts (Cramerton) 13-7 1/4
High jump- Laila Jackson (Cramerton) 4-6
110 hurdles- Jakyra Sadler (Holbrook) 17.7
100- Kailyn Campbell (Holbrook) 12.6
1600- Avery Willer (Mount Holly) 6:47.2
400 relay- Holbrook (Jakyra Sadler, Journey Robinson, Mia Stevenson, Kailyn Campbell) 53.1 NEW RECORD
400- Dyllan Blair (Mount Holly) 1:05.0
800- Jalaya Russ (Cramerton) 3:03.1
200- Kailyn Campbell (Holbrook) 27.9
1600 relay- Holbrook (Jessuan Williams, Makayla Petersen, Empress Robinson, Kavasha Foster) 5:04.3 NEW RECORD
Division II championship at Ashbrook HS (May 3)
(Boys team scores)
Belmont 174
York Chester 85
Stanley 70
W.C. Friday 23
Chavis 10
Bessemer City 6
(Girls team scores)
Belmont 154
Stanley 125
York Chester 49
Chavis 26
W.C. Friday 16
(Boys individual winners)
Shot put- ILynn Thomas (York Chester) 34-7
Discus- Hunter Hartness (Belmont) 103-9
Long jump- Cayden Rumph (Belmont) 17-0
High jump- Chris Conley (Belmont) 5-4
110 hurdles- Jeremiah Holt (Belmont) 16.4
100- Yorel Talbert (York Chester) 11.8
1600- Tucker McWhirter (Belmont) 5:35.1
400 relay- York Chester (Yorel Talbert, Josiah McGill, Emari Phillips, Elijah Littlejohn) 49.3
400- Elijah Littlejohn (York Chester) 57.9
800- Owen Bene (Belmont) 2:19.4
200- Yorel Talbert (York Chester) 24.5
1600 relay- Belmont (Tanner Layman, Hunter Hartness, Eli Connor, Owen Bene) 4:03.1
(Girls individual winners)
Shot Put- Stella Absher (Belmont) 26-10
Discus- Izabella Sides (Stanley) 84-4
Long jump- Sally Risk (Belmont) 14-11 NEW RECORD
High jump- Savannah Price (Stanley) 4-6
110 hurdles- Alexa Cloniger (Stanley) 17.3
100- Evy McKee (Belmont) 13.1
1600- Ella Gibson (Belmont) 6:46.7
400 relay- Stanley (Kelsi Norris, Ella Anderson, Jourdyn Robinson, Alexa Cloniger) 54.0 NEW RECORD
400- Evy McKee (Belmont) 1:05.7
800- Kaelinn Reagan (Belmont) 2:57.3
200- Ella Blake (Chavis) 28.2
1600 relay- Stanley (Maecyn Waugh, Adeline Stutsman, Ella Anderson, Payton Baker) 4:48.0
College basketball
Gaston Day’s Evan Montanari committed to play at East Carolina.
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 – Belmont Abbey 10-3
Game 2: No. 6 Francis Marion vs. No. 7 Erskine – Francis Marion 3-1
(Thursday, May 4)
Game 3: No. 3 UNC Pembroke vs. No. 4 Mount Olive – UNC Pembroke 5-4 (10 innings)
Game 4: No. 2 Barton vs. No. 5 Belmont Abbey – Barton 9-0
Game 5: No. 1 North Greenville vs. No. 6 Francis Marion – Francis Marion 15-5 (7 innings)
(Friday, May 5)
Game 6: North Greenville vs. Belmont Abbey – Belmont Abbey 8-4 (North Greenville eliminated)
Game 7: Francis Marion vs. Mount Olive – Mount Olive 14-8
Game 8: Barton vs. UNC Pembroke – UNC Pembroke 3-0
(Saturday, May 6)
Game 9: Belmont Abbey vs. Mount Olive, 7, 11 a.m.
Game 10: Francis Marion vs. Barton, 3 p.m.
Game 11: Winner Game 10 vs. UNC Pembroke, 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 three teams remain 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 – USC Sumter 8-3
Game 2: Gaston College vs. Louisburg – Gaston College 11-3 in 7
Game 3: Spartanburg Methodist vs. USC Lancaster – USC Lancaster 5-4 in 11
Game 4: Florence Darlington Tech vs. USC Salkehatchie – Florence Darlington Tech 12-2 in 5
(Saturday, May 6)
Game 5: USC Union vs. Louisburg, 9 a.m.
Game 6: Spartanburg Methodist vs. USC Salkehatchie, 12:30 p.m.
Game 7: USC Sumter vs. Gaston College, 4 p.m.
Game 8: USC Lancaster vs. Florence Darlington Tech, 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) – Florence Darlington Tech 7-6
Game 2: No. 3 Harford, Md. (25-6) vs. No. 6 Monroe, N.Y. (26-22) – Monroe 4-0
Game 3: No. 2 USC Union (19-22) vs. No. 7 USC Sumter (2-26) – USC Union 20-12 in 6
Game 4: No. 1 Gaston College (38-8) vs. Florence Darlington Tech – Gaston College 7-1
Game 5: Monroe, N.Y. vs. USC Union – Monroe 6-1
(Friday, May 5)
Game 6: Harford, Md. vs. USC Sumter – Harford 6-4 (USC Sumter eliminated)
Game 7: Spartanburg Methodist vs. USC Union – USC Union 4-3 (Spartanburg Methodist eliminated)
Game 8: Florence Darlington Tech vs. Harford, Md. – Florence Darlington Tech 10-1 (Harford eliminated)
Game 9: Gaston College vs. Monroe, N.Y. – Gaston College 2-0
Game 10: USC Union vs. Florence Darlington Tech – USC Union 7-2
(Saturday, May 6)
Game 11: Monroe, N.Y. vs. USC Union, 11 a.m. Field 1
Game 12: Gaston College 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 baseball
(Friday, May 5)
Kings Mountain 5, Crest 3
Ashbrook 3, Huss 2
Carolina Royals 8, Gaston Day 1
-Conference tournaments
(Southern Piedmont 1A/2A at top seeds)
May 2 first round
No. 5 Highland Tech at No. 4 East Gaston – EG 7-5
No. 7 Thomas Jefferson at No. 2 Cherryville – C 10-0 in 5
No. 6 Bessemer City at No. 3 Shelby – Shelby 17-4 in 5
May 3 semifinals
No. 4 East Gaston at No. 1 Burns – Burns 9-3
No. 3 Shelby at No. 2 Cherryville – Cherryville 7-3
May 5 championship
No. 2 Cherryville at No. 1 Burns – Cherryville 6-3
(Catawba Valley 2A at top seeds)
May 1 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 – Bandys 4-3
No. 6 Newton-Conover at No. 3 East Burke – East Burke 15-2
May 2 semifinals
No. 4 West Lincoln at No. 1 Maiden – Maiden 9-1
No. 3 East Burke at No. 2 Bandys – Bandys 11-1 in 5
May 4 championship
No. 2 Bandys at No. 1 Maiden – Bandys 4-1
(Catawba Shores 1A/2A at top seeds)
May 3 semifinals
No. 4 Pine Lake Prep at No. 1 Lincoln Charter – Lincoln Charter 9-1
No. 3 Community School of Davidson at No. 2 Christ the King – Community School of Davidson 16-13
May 5 championship
No. 3 Community School of Davidson at No. 1 Lincoln Charter – Lincoln Charter 11-9
(Metrolina Athletic Conference NCISAA)
May 1 first round
No. 6 Gaston Day at No. 3 Gaston Christian – Gaston Christian 21-2 in 5
No. 5 Concord Academy at No. 4 SouthLake Christian – SouthLake 11-1 in 6
May 2 semifinals at Hickory Grove
No. 3 Gaston Christian at No. 2 Hickory Grove – Hickory Grove 6-2
No. 4 SouthLake Christian at No. 1 Metrolina – Metrolina 9-3
May 4 championship
No. 1 Metrolina at No. 2 Hickory Grove – Metrolina 7-0
High school softball
(Friday, May 5)
Crest 6, Kings Mountain 1
Cramer 11, Forestview 2
Ashbrook 9, Huss 7
North Gaston 13, South Point 3
-Conference tournaments
(Southern Piedmont 1A/2A at top seeds)
May 3 semifinals
No. 4 East Gaston at No. 1 Burns – Burns 3-0
No. 3 Highland Tech at No. 2 Cherryville – Cherryville 15-4
May 5 championship
No. 2 Cherryville at No. 1 Burns – Burns 4-3 in 8
(Catawba Valley 2A at top seeds)
May 1 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 – Bandys 15-0
No. 6 Lincolnton at No. 3 West Lincoln – West Lincoln 13-1 in 5
May 3 semifinals
No. 4 West Caldwell at No. 1 Maiden – West Caldwell 4-3
No. 3 West Lincoln at No. 2 Bandys – West Lincoln 4-3
May 5 championship
No. 4 West Caldwell at No. 3 West Lincoln – West Caldwell 5-1
(Catawba Shores 1A/2A at Lincoln Charter)
May 3 semifinals
No. 2 Mountain Island Charter vs. No. 3 Pine Lake Prep – Mountain Island Charter 9-7
No. 4 Bradford Prep at No. 1 Lincoln Charter – Lincoln Charter 12-0 in 5
May 5 championship
No. 2 Mountain Island Charter at No. 1 Lincoln Charter, 5 p.m.
(Metro 1A)
May 5 championship
No. 2 Piedmont Community Charter 15, No. 1 Queen’s Grant 4 (5 innings): Abigale Harris (2 hits, 2 RBIs, double) and Julianna East (grand slam home run) led Piedmont Community Charter.
High school boys tennis
The pairings/results for area teams:
-May 3 1st round
(Class 1A)
No. 13 Cherryville (6-9) at No. 4 Piedmont Community Charter (6-2) – Piedmont Community Charter 7-2
No. 10 Highland Tech (9-5) at No. 7 Mount Airy (16-2) – Mount Airy 6-0
No. 15 Christ the King (4-7) at No. 2 Thomas Jefferson (10-2) – Thomas Jefferson 8-1
(Class 2A)
No. 12 Southwestern Randolph (10-2) at No. 5 Burns (11-1) – Burns 6-0
(Class 3A)
No. 16 North Gaston (6-3) at No. 1 Hickory (13-0) – Hickory 9-0
No. 14 North Lincoln (6-3) at No. 3 West Henderson (13-0) – West Henderson 7-2
No. 15 Cramer (8-4) at No. 2 South Point (10-0) – South Point 7-2
-May 9 2nd round
(Class 1A)
No. 5 Bishop McGuinness (10-4) at No. 4 Piedmont Community Charter (7-2)
No. 7 Mount Airy (17-2) at No. 2 Thomas Jefferson (11-2)
(Class 2A)
No. 5 Burns (12-1) at No. 4 Bandys (12-1)
(Class 3A)
No. 10 St. Stephens (12-1) at No. 2 South Point (11-0)
-May 15 3rd round
-May 17 Regional championships
-May 20 State championships
High school girls soccer
(Friday, May 5)
Crest 4, Kings Mountain 1: Cadence Setzer scored 3 goals for Crest to give her 42 for the season.
Middle school baseball
(Thursday, May 4)
-Semifinals
No. 4 Stanley 10, No. 1 Belmont 3
No. 3 Chavis 5, No. 2 Cramerton 3 (9 innings)
(Tuesday, May 9)
-Finals
No. 4 Stanley at No. 3 Chavis
Middle school girls soccer
(Thursday, May 4)
-Semifinals
No. 1 Belmont 2, No. 4 Stanley 0
No. 2 Cramerton 5, No. 3 Mount Holly 0
(Monday, May 8)
-Finals
No. 2 Cramerton at No. 1 Belmont
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
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 – New York 111-105
Game 3: May 6 at Miami, 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
Game 4: May 8 at Miami, 7:30 p.m. ET (TNT)
Game 5: May 10 at New York, 7:30 p.m. (TNT)
Game 6-x: May 12 at Miami, 7:30 p.m. ET (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 – Boston 121-87
Game 3: May 5 at Philadelphia – Boston 114-102
Game 4: May 7 at Philadelphia, 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Game 5: May 9 at Boston, TBD (TNT)
Game 6-x: May 11 at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Game 7-x: May 14 at Boston, 6:30 p.m. ET (TNT)
West No. 1 Denver vs. West No. 4 Phoenix
Game 1: April 29 at Denver – Denver 125-107
Game 2: May 1 at Denver – Denver 97-87
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, 10 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Game 7-x: May 14 at Denver, 9 p.m. ET (TNT)
West No. 7 L.A. Lakers vs. West No. 6 Golden State
Game 1: May 2 at Golden State – L.A. Lakers 117-111
Game 2: May 4 at Golden State – Golden State 127-100
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, 10 p.m. ET (TNT)
Game 6-x: May 12 at Los Angeles, 10 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Game 7-x: May 14 at Golden State, 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
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
Game 1: May 3 at Carolina – Carolina 5-1
Game 2: May 5 at Carolina – Carolina 6-1
Game 3: May 7 at New Jersey, 3:30 p.m. ET (TBS)
Game 4: May 9 at New Jersey, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Game 5-x: May 11 at Carolina, TBD (TNT)
Game 6-x: May 13 at New Jersey, TBD (ESPN)
Game 7-x: May 15 at Carolina, TBD (ESPN)
Pro baseball
Gwinnett 2, Charlotte 0: Four Stripers pitchers combined on a 2-hitter of the Knights in the fourth game of the 6-game series. The series continues on Saturday at 6:05 p.m. at Gwinnett.
Gastonia 3, Long Island 2: The Honey Hunters trailed 2-0 before scoring one run apiece in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings capped by Curtis Terry’s 2-out home run in the top of the ninth for a comeback win.
Here is the full Gastonia Honey Hunters’ 2023 schedule:
Overall record: 6-1
April (3-0)
28 Frederick (W 10-4)
29 Frederick (W 8-6)
30 Frederick (W 7-4)
May (3-1)
2 at So. Maryland (W 8-6)
3 at So. Maryland (W 11-6)
4 at So. Maryland (L 2-4)
5 at Long Island (W 3-2)
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-2)
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