5-7-22 roundup: Pro baseball, basketball, soccer and hockey, High school baseball, softball and track, College baseball, Middle school baseball and girls soccer
By Richard Walker
Mountain Island Charter swept to both Catawba Shores 1A/2A Conference track championships on Thursday.
In a meet held at the Mountain Island Charter track, the Raptors girls team had 228 team points to outdistance second place Pine Lake Prep by 100 points. And Mountain Island Charter’s boys team had 217 points to win by 91 points over second-place Pine Lake Prep. Lincoln Charter finished fifth in the girls standings and third in the boys standings.
The Raptors dominated the top individual awards.
In girls, Jaida McGrew, Natalie Patton and Aniya Hawkins were tri-girls MVP winners, Arielle Baker was a co-field MVP winner and Robert Washington was named coach of the year.
In boys, Jaylin-Milton Hall was team MVP, Ashton Miller was one of three winners of the field MVP and Washington was named coach of the year.
Here are the final team standings:
Girls – 1. Mountain Island Charter 228, 2. Pine Lake Prep 128, 3. Christ The King 83, 4. Community School of Davidson 71, 5. Lincoln Charter 27, 6. Langtree 1
Boys – 1. Mountain Island Charter 217, 2. Pine Lake Prep 126, 3. Lincoln Charter 92, 4. Community School of Davidson 76, 5. Christ The King 35, 6. Langtree 1
Mountain Island Charter’s girls winners:
4x800m Relay
100m Hurdles- Aniya Hawkins
100m Dash- Jaida McGrew
4x200m Relay
4x100m Relay
300m Hurdles- Aniya Hawkins
800m Run- Hannah Butlak
200m Dash- Jaida McGrew
Shot Put- Arielle Baker
Discus- Arielle Baker
Pole Vault- Savannah Griffin
Mountain Island Charter’s boys winners:
100m Dash- Trevin Moyer
4x200m Relay
4x100m Relay
400m Dash- Jaylin Milton-Hall
200m Dash- Trevin Moyer
4x400m Relay
Shot Put- Ashton Miller
Long Jump- Jaryd Broome
High school baseball/softball
The N.C. High School Athletic Association will unveil the 2022 baseball and softball playoff pairings on Monday and many local teams will be in the field.
The first round games are slated for Tuesday with future playoff rounds played on May 13, 17, May 20, May 24 through 28 and June 3 and 4.
Here are the baseball standings of Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties (x-indicates tournament champion):
Big South 3A
Kings Mountain 12-2, 17-5
Crest 11-3, 16-7
South Point 10-4, 14-7
Forestview 8-6, 12-10
North Gaston 8-6, 11-10
Cramer 4-10, 10-13
Ashbrook 3-11, 10-14
Huss 0-14, 1-19
(no tournament)
Western Foothills 3A
North Lincoln 12-2, 17-5
St. Stephens 10-4, 20-6
East Lincoln 10-4, 16-6
x-Foard 10-4, 16-6
Hickory 7-7, 10-10
North Iredell 5-9, 10-11
West Iredell 2-12, 3-16
Statesville 0-14, 0-19
Catawba Shores 1A/2A
Lincoln Charter 9-1, 18-4
Pine Lake Prep 7-3, 16-8
Comm Sch of Davidson 6-4, 13-6
Langtree Charter 3-7, 11-13
Christ the King 3-7, 7-9
Mtn Isl Charter 2-8, 6-12
(tournament final canceled)
Southern Piedmont 1A/2A
x-Burns 11-1, 21-3
East Gaston 10-2, 19-6
Cherryville 8-4, 15-9
Shelby 7-5, 14-10
Highland Tech 3-9, 7-15
Bessemer City 3-9, 4-16
Thomas Jefferson 0-12, 1-15
Catawba Valley 2A
x-Bandys 12-2, 20-7
Lincolnton 11-3, 13-8
Bunker Hill 9-5, 12-11
West Lincoln 9-5, 10-14
Maiden 7-7, 9-14
East Burke 5-9, 5-15
Newton-Conover 3-11, 6-16
West Caldwell 0-14, 2-22
Metro 1A
Queen’s Grant 8-2, 9-7
Bradford Prep 8-2, 10-11
x-Corvian Community 7-3, 10-11
Piedmont CC 5-5, 10-9
Carolina International 2-8, 4-14
Sugar Creek 0-10, 0-11
(Saturday’s game)
Tournament championship – Corvian Community 11, Piedmont CC 0 (4 innings)
Here are the softball standings of Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties (x-indicates tournament champion):
Big South 3A
Crest 14-0, 21-2
Cramer 12-2, 19-3
North Gaston 10-4, 13-10
Kings Mountain 8-6, 10-11
Forestview 6-8, 13-10
South Point 4-10, 5-15
Ashbrook 1-13, 1-15
Huss 1-13, 1-15
(no tournament)
Western Foothills 3A
x-East Lincoln 14-0, 21-0
North Lincoln 11-3, 18-8
St. Stephens 10-4, 14-8
Foard 9-5, 9-11
North Iredell 5-9, 7-13
Hickory 4-10, 6-17
West Iredell 3-11, 3-14
Statesville 0-14, 0-15
Catawba Shores 1A/2A
x-Lincoln Charter 7-1, 14-4
Mtn Isl Charter 7-1, 12-6
Pine Lake Prep 4-4, 10-8
Comm Sch of Davidson 2-6, 3-9
Langtree Charter 0-8, 1-17
Southern Piedmont 1A/2A
x-Burns 11-1, 20-3
Cherryville 10-2, 14-8
East Gaston 9-3, 12-12
Highland Tech 6-6, 9-7
Shelby 4-8, 5-13
Bessemer City 1-11, 3-14
Thomas Jefferson 1-11, 1-15
Catawba Valley 2A
x-Bandys 13-1, 21-4
West Lincoln 13-1, 19-6
Maiden 10-4, 14-8
East Burke 8-6, 10-12
West Caldwell 5-9, 10-13
Lincolnton 5-9, 7-15
Bunker Hill 2-12, 2-16
Newton-Conover 0-14, 0-15
Metro 1A
x-Queen’s Grant 6-1, 13-10
Piedmont CC 5-1, 10-5
Sugar Creek 0-4, 0-4
Bradford Pretp 0-5, 0-9
Middle school baseball
Final Gaston County Conference standings:
Belmont 10-0
Stanley 9-1
Chavis 8-2
Mount Holly 7-3
W.C. Friday 6-4
Cramerton 5-5
Holbrook 4-6
Bessemer City 3-7
York Chester 2-8
Southwest 1-9
Grier 0-10
Playoffs
(Monday, May 9)
Mount Holly at Belmont
Chavis at Stanley
(Wednesday, May 11)
Championship
Middle school girls soccer
Final Gaston County Conference standings:
Belmont 10-0
Cramerton 9-1
Mount Holly 8-2
W.C. Friday 7-3
Stanley 6-4
Holbrook 5-5
Chavis 4-6
Southwest 3-7
Bessemer City 1-9
Grier 1-9
York Chester 1-9
x-missing 1 game
Playoffs
(Monday, May 9)
W.C. Friday at Belmont
Mount Holly at Cramerton
(Thursday, May 12)
Championship
College baseball
The pairings and results for the 2022 Conference Carolinas Baseball tournament at Fleming Field in Wilson:
(Wednesday’s play-in games)
Barton 21, Erskine 2
King 9, Francis Marion 4
(Thursday’s games)
Mount Olive 6, Belmont Abbey 5
Barton 6, UNC-Pembroke 5
North Greenville 8, King 3
(Friday’s games)
UNC-Pembroke 11, King 7 (King eliminated)
North Greenville 12, Belmont Abbey 9 (Belmont Abbey eliminated)
Mount Olive vs. Barton, 7 p.m. (ppd.)
(Saturday’s games)
Mount Olive 12, Barton 10
UNC-Pembroke 14, Barton 5 (Barton eliminated)
North Greenville vs. Mount Olive
(Sunday’s games)
UNC-Pembroke vs. North Greenville-Mount Olive loser, 1 p.m.
North Greenville-Mount Olive winner vs. 1 p.m. Sunday winner, 4 p.m.
(Monday’s game)
Noon (if necessary)
Pro basketball
Here’s the schedule for the NBA playoffs:
(Eastern Conference)
FIRST ROUND
1-Miami vs. 8-Atlanta (Miami wins series 4-1)
4-Philadelphia vs. 5-Toronto (Philadelphia wins series 4-2)
2-Boston vs. 7-Brooklyn (Boston wins series 4-0)
3-Milwaukee vs. 6-Chicago (Milwaukee wins series 4-1)
SEMIFINALS
1-Miami vs. 4-Philadelphia
Game 1 at Miami: May 2 (Miami 106-92)
Game 2 at Miami: May 4 (Miami 119-103)
Game 3 at Philadelphia: May 6 (Philadelphia 99-79)
Game 4 at Philadelphia: May 8
Game 5 at Miami: May 10
Game 6 at Philadelphia (if necessary): May 12
Game 7 at Miami (if necessary): May 15
2-Milwaukee vs. 3-Boston
Game 1 at Milwaukee: May 1 (Milwaukee 101-89)
Game 2 at Milwaukee: May 3 (Boston 109-86)
Game 3 at Boston: May 7 (Milwaukee 103-101)
Game 4 at Boston: May 9
Game 5 at Milwaukee: May 11
Game 6 (if necessary) at Boston: May 13
Game 7 (if necessary) at Milwaukee: May 15
(Western Conference)
FIRST ROUND
1-Phoenix vs. 8-New Orleans (Phoenix wins series 4-2)
4-Dallas vs. 5-Utah (Dallas wins series 4-2)
2-Memphis vs. 7-Minnesota (Memphis wins series 4-2)
3-Golden State vs. 6-Denver (Golden State wins series 4-1)
SEMIFINALS
1-Phoenix vs. 4-Dallas
Game 1 at Phoenix: May 2 (Phoenix 121-114)
Game 2 at Phoenix: May 4 (Phoenix 126-114)
Game 3 at Dallas: May 6 (Dallas 103-94)
Game 4 at Dallas: May 8
Game 5 at Phoenix: May 10
Game 6 at Dallas (if necessary): May 12
Game 7 at Phoenix (if necessary): May 15
2-Memphis vs. 3-Golden State
Game 1 at Memphis: May 1 (Golden State 117-116)
Game 2 at Memphis: May 3 (Memphis 106-101)
Game 3 at Golden State: May 7 (Golden State 123-107)
Game 4 at Golden State: May 9
Game 5 at Memphis: May 11
Game 6 at Golden State (if necessary): May 13
Game 7 at Memphis (if necessary): May 16
Pro hockey
The Carolina Hurricanes’ first round playoff schedule in their series against the Boston Bruins:
Game 1 at Carolina: May 2 (Carolina 5-1)
Game 2 at Carolina: May 4 (Carolina 5-2)
Game 3 at Boston: May 6 (Boston 4-2)
Game 4 at Boston: May 8
Game 5 at Carolina (if necessary): May 10
Game 6 at Boston (if necessary): May 12
Game 7 at Carolina (if necessary): May 14
Pro soccer
An Andre Shinyashiki goal off a Yordy Reyna assist in the 68th minute gave Charlotte FC a 1-0 win over Inter Miami in front of 32,018 at Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Here’s the full Charlotte FC schedule for the 2022 season (with results):
(4-6-1 record)
Feb. 26 at D.C. (L 0-3)
March 5, L.A. (L 0-1)
March 13, at Atlanta (L 1-2)
March 19, New England (W 3-1)
March 26, Cincinnati (W 2-0)
April 2, at Philadelphia (L 0-2)
April 10, Atlanta (W 1-0)
April 16, at New England (L 1-2)
April 23, at Colorado (T 0-0)
April 30, at Orlando (L 1-2)
May 7, Miami (W 1-0)
May 14, Montreal, 7 p.m.
May 22, Vancouver, 5 p.m.
May 29, at Seattle, 9:30 p.m.
June 11, New York, 3 p.m.
June 18, at Columbus, 7:30 p.m.
June 25, at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
June 30, Austin, 7 p.m.
July 3, at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
July 9, Nashville, 7 p.m.
July 16, at Miami, 8 p.m.
July 23, at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
July 30, Columbus, 7 p.m.
August 3, D.C., 7 p.m.
August 6, Chicago, 7 p.m.
August 13, at LAFC, 10:30 p.m.
August 17, at New York City, TBD
August 21, Orlando, 7 p.m.
August 27, Toronto, 7 p.m.
September 3, at Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.
September 10, New York City, 7 p.m.
September 17, at Chicago, 8 p.m.
October 1, Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
October 9, at New York, TBD
Pro baseball
For the second straight day, Gastonia’s game at Staten Island was postponed.
The Honey Hunters (11-2) are slated to meet Staten Island in a doubleader on Sunday and will make up Saturday’s game on May 14.
The full Gastonia Honey Hunters’ 2022 schedule (Games times 6:15 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 4:15 on Sunday):
April (8-1)
21 Lancaster, Pa. (L 2-5)
22 Lancaster, Pa. (W 4-3)
23 Lancaster, Pa. (W 8-1)
24 Lancaster, Pa. (W 13-4)
26 Wild Health, Ky. (W 12-1)
27 Wild Health, Ky. (W 17-4)
28 Wild Health, Ky. (W 6-4)
29 Staten Island (W 5-4)
30 Staten Island (W 6-5)
May (3-1)
1 Staten Island (W 10-5)
3 at York, Pa. (W 3-1)
4 at York, Pa. (L 4-5 in 10)
5 at York, Pa. (W 12-7)
6 at Staten Island (ppd.)
7 at Staten Island (ppd.)
8 at Staten Island
8 at Staten Island
10 at So. Maryland
11 at So. Maryland
12 at So. Maryland
13 at Staten Island
14 at Staten Island
14 at Staten Island
15 at Staten Island
17 So. Maryland
18 So. Maryland
19 So. Maryland
20 Charleston, W.Va.
21 Charleston, W.Va.
22 Charleston, W.Va.
24 at Lancaster, Pa.
25 at Lancaster, Pa.
26 at Lancaster, Pa.
27 at Long Island
28 at Long Island
29 at Long Island
30 at Long Island
31 Long Island
June
1 Long Island
2 Long Island
3 at High Point
4 at High Point
5 at High Point
7 at Charleston, W.Va.
8 at Charleston, W.Va.
9 at Charleston, W.Va.
10 High Point
11 High Point
12 High Point
14 Charleston, W.Va.
15 Charleston, W.Va.
16 Charleston, W.Va.
17 at Lexington, Ky.
18 at Lexington, Ky.
19 at Lexington, Ky.
21 Charleston, W.Va.
22 Charleston, W.Va.
23 Charleston, W.Va.
24 at So. Maryland
25 at So. Maryland
26 at So. Maryland
28 Wild Health, Ky.
29 Wild Health, Ky.
30 Wild Health, Ky.
July
1 at Lexington, Ky.
2 at Lexington, Ky.
3 at Lexington, Ky.
4 High Point
5 High Point
6 at High Point
7 at High Point
8 High Point
9 High Point
10 High Point
12 at Wild Health, Ky.
13 at Wild Health, Ky.
14 at Wild Health, Ky.
15 Lexington, Ky.
16 Lexington, Ky.
17 Lexington, Ky.
19 at York, Pa.
20 at York, Pa.
21 at York, Pa.
22 at High Point
23 at High Point
24 at High Point
26 Lexington, Ky.
27 Lexington, Ky.
28 Lexington, Ky.
29 York, Pa.
30 York, Pa.
31 York, Pa.
August
2 at Lexington, Ky.
3 at Lexington, Ky.
4 at Lexington, Ky.
5 High Point
6 High Point
7 High Point
9 Staten Island
10 Staten Island
11 Staten Island
12 at High Point
13 at High Point
14 at High Point
16 So. Maryland
17 So. Maryland
18 So. Maryland
19 High Point
20 High Point
21 High Point
23 at Charleston, W.Va.
24 at Charleston, W.Va.
25 at Charleston, W.Va.
26 at High Point
27 at High Point
28 at High Point
30 High Point
31 High Point
September
1 High Point
2 Wild Health, Ky.
3 Wild Health, Ky.
4 Wild Health, Ky.
6 at Wild Health, Ky.
7 at Wild Health, Ky.
8 at Wild Health, Ky.
9 Lexington, Ky.
10 Lexington, Ky.
11 Lexington, Ky.
13 at High Point
14 at High Point
15 at High Point
16 at Charleston, W.Va.
17 at Charleston, W.Va.
18 at Charleston, W.Va.