6-20-21 roundup: Legion baseball, Prep baseball and wrestling, College baseball and Pro baseball

By Richard Walker

Cleveland County American Legion Post 82-155 opened its 2021 season Sunday with an 8-5 road win at Hickory.

Colby Humphries picked up the pitching win and Bradley Jordan got the save for Post 82-155 and Luke Reynolds, Porter Hall and Ryan Emery had two hits apiece to lead the offense.

 

 

High school girls wrestling

One Burns High athlete won a state champion and another was a state runner-up in the third annual N.C. High School Athletic Association girls wrestling championships on Saturday at Kernersville Glenn High School.

Ella Beam won the 195-pound weight class. Beam got a first-round bye then won her other three matches by fall, including the champoinship match over Jocelyn Paredes of West Wilkes.

Saige Cook finished runner-up in the 285-pound weight after going 3-1 in her round-robin competition.

Here’s the top four finishers in each class in Saturday’s competition:

106A
1st Place – Aynsley Fink (Robbinsville)
2nd Place – Diandra Tejada (Jack Britt)
3rd Place – Lilly Prendergast (South Brunswick)
4th Place – Bryanna Luihn (Wake Forest)

106B
1st Place – Laila Sa (Hoke County)
2nd Place – Morgan Repasky (McDowell)
3rd Place – Glennin Hansen (North Henderson)
4th Place – Khia Htway (New Bern)

113A
1st Place – Reagan Riddick (First Flight)
2nd Place – Hope Horan (Mt. Airy)
3rd Place – Ayonna McNeill (Westover)
4th Place – Jaylynne Esquivel (Cherokee)

113B
1st Place – Amy Williams (Millbrook)
2nd Place – Elizabeth Daniels (Northern Nash)
3rd Place – Liliana Lizarde (Overhills)
4th Place – Shayla Evans (North Mecklenburg)

120

1st Place – Brooke Zak (Currituck County)
2nd Place – Isabel Rodriguez (Dixon)
3rd Place – Mickey Allen (West Henderson)
4th Place – Sydney Sullivan (Northern Nash)

126
1st Place – Aurora Efird (Parkwood)
2nd Place – Milena Daniels (Hoke County)
3rd Place – Madeline Coplin (Dixon)
4th Place – Kady Watkins (Cedar Ridge)

132
1st Place – Jade Hutto (South Caldwell)
2nd Place – Autumn Coles (East Chapel Hill)
3rd Place – Kamilah Brooks (Manteo)
4th Place – Maya Kaleo (Hoke County)

138
1st Place – Hailie Misplay (Pine Forest)
2nd Place – Alysha Earley (Alexander Central)
3rd Place – Kenley Riley (West Carteret)
4th Place – Kaly Brookshire (North Henderson)

145
1st Place – Mikayla Taylor (Richlands)
2nd Place – Mara Cavazos (Bunn)
3rd Place – Mackenzie Eller (Parkwood)
4th Place – Angel Davis (Clayton)

152
1st Place – Laura Thompson (Cleveland)
2nd Place – Willow Chance (Rosman)
3rd Place – Marissa De La Cruz (Parkwood)
4th Place – Serenity Sobolefski (Mitchell)

170
1st Place – Savannah Bramhall (Parkwood)
2nd Place – Aaliyah Milligan (Purnell Swett)
3rd Place – Jamira Jackson (Montgomery Central)
4th Place – Zariah Moss (Thomasville)

195
1st Place – Ella Beam (Burns)
2nd Place – Jocelyn Paredes (West Wilkes)
3rd Place – Elisa Holly (Broughton)
4th Place – Gabriella Kessey (Hoke County)

285
1st Place – Myranda Johnson (North Iredell)
2nd Place – Saige Cook (Burns)
3rd Place – Savanna Hurley (South Stanly)
4th Place – Samantha Kidder (Hoke County)
5th Place – Piper Hill (Hoke County)

 

 

High school baseball

Here are the full state playoff results and upcoming pairings:

Class 4A

June 15 first round
No. 16 Wilmington Hoggard 5, No. 1 Wake Forest Heritage 4
No. 9 Scotland County 12, No. 8 Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons 8
No. 5 Southern Pines Pinecrest 9, No. 12 Wake Forest 5
No. 4 Fuquay-Varina 6, No. 13 Raleigh Leesville Road 5
No. 11 Wilmington Laney 5, No. 6 Winterville South Central 0
No. 10 Apex Middle Creek 6, No. 7 Raleigh Millbrook 1
No. 15 Purnell Swett 5, No. 2 Hope Mills South View 3
No. 1 Charlotte Providence 2, No. 16 Jamestown Ragsdale 1
No. 8 Lake Norman 3, No. 9 Cary 1
No. 5 Northwest Guilford 12, No. 12 Huntersville Hopewell 6
No. 4 Huntersville Hough 1, No. 13 East Forsyth (10-4) 0
No. 3 Pfafftown Reagan 4, No. 14 Greensboro Grimsley 0
No. 11 Charlotte Myers Park 9, No. 6 Durham Jordan 1
No. 7 Porter Ridge 9, No. 10 Charlotte Kell 5
No. 2 McDowell County 5, No. 15 Charlotte Olympic 1

June 16 first round
No. 3 Wilmington Ashley 2, No. 14 Raleigh Broughton 0

June 17 second round
No. 16 Wilmington Hoggard 5, No. 9 Scotland County 3
No. 4 Fuquay-Varina 11, No. 5 Southern Pines Pinecrest 6
No. 3 Wilmington Ashley 15, No. 11 Wilmington Laney 7
No. 15 Purnell Swett 7, No. 10 Apex Middle Creek 4
No. 1 Charlotte Providence 10, No. 8 Lake Norman 2
No. 5 Northwest Guilford 11, No. 4 Huntersville Hough 4
No. 3 Pfafftown Reagan 5, No. 11 Charlotte Myers Park 4
No. 2 McDowell County 5, No. 7 Porter Ridge 4

Saturday’s regional semifinals
No. 4 Fuquay-Varina 7, No. 16 Wilmington Hoggard 1
No. 3 Wilmington Ashley 8, No. 15 Purnell Swett 6
No. 1 Charlotte Providence 13, No. 5 Northwest Guilford 3 (5 innings)
No. 3 Pfafftown Reagan 4, No. 2 McDowell County 3

Tuesday’s regional finals
No. 4 Fuquay-Varina (13-3) at No. 3 Wilmington Ashley (14-3)
No. 3 Pfafftown Reagan (15-2) at No. 1 Charlotte Providence (15-2)

Class 3A

June 15 first round
No. 1 Northern Guilford 10, No. 16 Fayetteville Cape Fear 0
No. 9 Northern Durham 5, No. 8 Wilson Hunt 3
No. 5 South Brunswick 5, No. 12 Southeast Guilford 1
No. 13 Greenville Rose 7, No. 4 West Johnston 0
No. 3 Greenville Conley 3, No. 14 Jacksonville 0
No. 6 Asheboro 5, No. 11 Orange County 4
No. 7 Fayetteville Sanford 14, No. 10 Cameron Union Pines 6
No. 15 Clayton 9, No. 2 West Carteret 3
No. 16 North Henderson 6, No. 1 Crest 3
No. 9 Concord Cox Mill 9, No. 8 Kings Mountain 4
No. 12 Marvin Ridge 2, No. 5 Northwest Cabarrus 1
No. 4 Skyland Roberson 12, No. 13 Winston-Salem Mount Tabor 0
No. 3 East Rowan 5, No. 14 Western Guilford 4
No. 11 Monroe Sun Valley 7, No. 6 Southwest Guilford 1
No. 7 Waxhaw Cuthbertson 12, No. 10 Asheville 3
No. 2 St. Stephens 3, No. 15 China Grove Carson 2 (8 innings)

June 17 second round
No. 1 Northern Guilford 10, No. 9 Northern Durham 0
No. 13 Greenville Rose 2, No. 5 South Brunswick 1
No. 3 Greenville Conley 4, No. 6 Asheboro 1
No. 15 Clayton 11, No. 7 Fayetteville Sanford 0
No. 9 Concord Cox Mill 12, No. 16 North Henderson 0
No. 4 Skyland Roberson 7, No. 12 Marvin Ridge 6
No. 11 Monroe Sun Valley 5, No. 3 East Rowan 4
No. 2 St. Stephens 5, No. 7 Waxhaw Cuthbertson 1

Saturday’s regional semifinals
No. 13 Greenville Rose 11, No. 1 Northern Guilford 7
No. 3 Greenville Conley 6, No. 15 Clayton 5
No. 9 Concord Cox Mill 5, No. 4 Skyland Roberson 1
No. 11 Monroe Sun Valley 10, No. 2 St. Stephens 0 (5 innings)

Tuesday’s regional finals
No. 13 Greenville Rose (13-4) at No. 3 Greenville Conley (15-1)
No. 11 Monroe Sun Valley (14-3) at No. 9 Concord Cox Mill (14-3)

Class 2A

June 15 first round
No. 16 North Pitt (8-2) 2, No. 1 Mayodan McMichael 1
No. 9 East Bladen 6, No. 8 Croatan 1
No. 5 Roanoke Rapids 7, No. 12 West Craven 3
No. 4 North Lenoir 6, No. 13 Providence Grove 2
No. 14 Whiteville 1, No. 3 Midway 0
No. 6 First Flight 6, No. 11 East Duplin 5
No. 10 Randleman 17, No. 7 Reidsville 0
No. 15 Southwest Onslow 7, No. 2 North Johnston 5
No. 16 Thomasville Ledford 7, No. 1 North Davidson 5
No. 9 East Lincoln 5, No. 8 West Stokes 4
No. 5 West Wilkes 17, No. 12 Foard 2
No. 13 East Bend Forbush 8, No. 4 Bunker Hill 0
No. 14 South Point 7, No. 3 Canton Pisgah 2
No. 6 R-S Central 3, No. 11 North Lincoln 1
No. 10 Oak Grove 3, No. 7 Madison 2
No. 15 South Rowan 6, No. 2 West Stanly 2

June 17 second round
No. 9 East Bladen 13, No. 16 North Pitt 3
No. 4 North Lenoir 6, No. 5 Roanoke Rapids 4
No. 6 First Flight 3, No. 14 Whiteville 2
No. 10 Randleman 10, No. 15 Southwest Onslow 0
No. 9 East Lincoln 11, No. 16 Thomasville Ledford 1 (5 innings)
No. 13 East Bend Forbush 7, No. 5 West Wilkes 4
No. 6 R-S Central 8, No. 14 South Point 3
No. 15 South Rowan 11, No. 10 Oak Grove 0

Saturday’s regional semifinals
No. 9 East Bladen 5, No. 4 North Lenoir 0
No. 10 Randleman 10, No. 6 First Flight 1
No. 13 East Bend Forbush (11-5) 6, No. 9 East Lincoln 4
No. 6 R-S Central 4, No. 15 South Rowan 3

Tuesday’s regional finals
No. 10 Randleman (16-1) at No. 9 East Bladen (12-4)
No. 13 East Bend Forbush (12-5) at No. 6 R-S Central (15-2)

Class 1A

June 15 first round
No. 1 Perquimans 16, No. 16 Ocracoke 0
No. 9 Hobbton 6, No. 8 East Columbus 0
No. 12 Edenton Holmes 3, No. 5 Roxboro Community 1
No. 4 Bear Grass Charter 2, No. 13 North Duplin 1
No. 3 East Carteret 8, No. 14 West Columbus 5
No. 11 Princeton 5, No. 6 Tarboro 1
No. 10 East Wake Academy 3, No. 7 Rosewood 2
No. 2 Granville Central 4, No. 15 Durham Voyager Academy 1
No. 1 Hayesville 6, No. 16 Huntersville Christ the King 1
No. 8 Mountain Island Charter 3, No. 9 North Stanly 2
No. 12 Lincoln Charter 6, No. 5 Greensboro Cornerstone Charter 0
No. 13 North Moore 8, No. 4 Polk County 7
No. 3 Asheboro Uwharrie Charter 11, No. 14 Chatham Charter 0
No. 11 Murphy 13, No. 6 Boonville Starmount 10
No. 7 Cherryville 6, No. 10 Pine Lake Prep 5
No. 2 East Surry 3, No. 15 Community School of Davidson 2

June 17 second round
No. 1 Perquimans 10, No. 9 Hobbton 0
No. 4 Bear Grass Charter 4, No. 12 Edenton Holmes 0
No. 3 East Carteret 9, No. 11 Princeton 5
No. 2 Granville Central 6, No. 10 East Wake Academy 0
No. 8 Mountain Island Charter 12, No. 1 Hayesville 9
No. 12 Lincoln Charter 12, No. 13 North Moore 7
No. 3 Asheboro Uwharrie Charter 11, No. 11 Murphy 3
No. 2 East Surry 9, No. 7 Cherryville 2

Saturday’s regional semifinals
No. 1 Perquimans 10, No. 4 Bear Grass Charter 0 (5 innings)
No. 2 Granville Central 6, No. 3 East Carteret 5
No. 8 Mountain Island Charter 4, No. 12 Lincoln Charter 3
No. 2 East Surry 10, No. 3 Asheboro Uwharrie Charter 1

Tuesday’s regional finals
No. 2 Granville Central (10-7) at No. 1 Perquimans (15-2)
No. 8 Mountain Island Charter (13-2) at No. 2 East Surry (16-1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

College baseball

Pairings have been set for the upcoming College World Series in Omaha, Neb., where N.C. State will be making its third appearance in the event; The Wolfpack previously advanced to the CWS in 1968 and 2013.

The 2021 CWS pairings:

Saturday’s games
Game 1: N.C. State 10, No. 9 Stanford 4
Game 2: No. 4 Vanderbilt 7, No. 5 Arizona 6 (12 innings)

Sunday’s games
Game 3: Virginia 6, No. 3 Tennessee 0
Game 4: No. 7 Mississippi State 2, No. 2 Texas 1

Monday, June 21
Game 5: Stanford (38-16) vs. Arizona (45-17), 2 p.m.
Game 6: N.C. State (36-18) vs. Vanderbilt (46-15), 7 p.m.

Tuesday, June 22
Game 7: Tennessee (50-17) vs. Texas (47-16), 2 p.m.
Game 8: Virginia (36-25) vs. Mississippi State (46-16), 7 p.m.

Wednesday, June 23
Game 9: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 loser, 7 p.m.

Thursday, June 24
Game 10: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 loser, 7 p.m.

Friday, June 25
Game 11: Game 6 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 2 p.m.
Game 12: Game 8 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 7 p.m.

Saturday, June 26
Game 13 (if necessary): 2 p.m.
Game 14 (if necessary): 7 p.m.

Finals (Best-of-3 series)
Game 1: Monday, June 28, 7 p.m.
Game 2: Tuesday, June 29, 7 p.m.
Game 3 (if necessary): Wednesday, June 30, 7 p.m.

 

 

Pro baseball

Gastonia fell to 9-11 on the season in a 14-13 loss at West Virginia on Sunday.

The Honey Hunters are off on Monday before a three-game road series at Long Island Tuesday through Thursday.

Gastonia then begins a 10-game home stand on June 25; The Honey Hunters will host Long Island (June 25-27), Southern Maryland (June 29-July 1) and High Point (July 2-5).

 

 

Basketball camp

The 25th annual East Lincoln High School boys and girls basketball camp will be June 28-July 1, with rising seventh-10th graders participating from 8:30 a.m.-noon and rising second-sixth graders participating from 1-4 p.m.

Longtime East Lincoln coach Chip Ashley, Director of the Denver Nuggets Travel Basketball teams, is again the camp organizer. announces the date for the 25th annual basketball camp at East Lincoln High School.

Cost of the camp is $65 when you preregister and $75 the day of the camp. There will be a $10 discount for families with two children enrolled in the camps.

Applications can be sent electronically by emailing Coach Chip Ashley at [email protected] or you can download online at https://denvernuggetsnc.teampages.com/