8-10-23 roundup: Pro football, baseball, basketball and soccer, Legion baseball, High school athletics, College football, NASCAR

By Richard Walker

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association earlier this week released its final 2022-23 Wells Fargo all-sports trophy standings for each of the four classifications and from all of the state’s conferences.

Among area schools, Mountain Island Charter finished 4th in the overall 1A standings, 3 area schools were in the top 10 of the overall 2A standings (Pine Lake Prep was 1st, Community School of Davidson was 2nd and Lincoln Charter was 5th), 2 area schools were in the top 10 of the overall 3A standings (Lake Norman Charter was 2nd and East Lincoln was 7th) and 3 area schools were in the top 10 of the overall 4A standings (Myers Park was 2nd, Charlotte Catholic was 5th and Ardrey Kell was 8th).

Area schools also took 8 conference all-sports titles – Shelby in the Southern Piedmont 1A/2A, Pine Lake Prep in the Catawba Shores 1A/2A, South Point in the Big South 3A, Lake Norman Charter in the Southern Piedmont 3A, East Lincoln in the Western Foothills 3A, Hough in the Queen City 3A/4A, Ardrey Kell in the So Meck 4A and Charlotte Catholic in the Southwestern 4A.

Here are the state’s overall all-sports points leaders in the 4 classifications:

(1A)
Winner: Bishop McGuinness – 383 points
Runner-up: Christ the King – 318 points
3) Swain County – 313 points
4) Union Academy – 301 points
5) Mountain Island Charter – 265 points
6) Mount Airy – 259 points
7) Voyager Academy – 246 points
T8) North Moore – 194 points
T8) Rosewood – 194 points
10) Elkin – 190 points

(2A)
Winner: Pine Lake Prep – 383 points
Runner-up: Community School of Davidson – 321 points
3) Seaforth – 303 points
4) NC School of Science & Mathematics (Durham) – 283 points
5) Lincoln Charter – 276 points
6) Raleigh Charter – 253 points
7) Salisbury – 241 points
T8) Owen – 225 points
T8) West Stanly – 225 points
10) Manteo – 211 points

(3A)
Winner: Croatan – 395 points
Runner-up: Lake Norman Charter – 364 points
3) West Henderson – 341 points
4) Carrboro – 319 points
5) North Lincoln – 290 points
6) Northwood – 273 points
7) East Lincoln – 269 points
8) Hickory – 256 points
9) Orange – 244 points
10) Dudley – 230 points

(4A)
Winner: Marvin Ridge – 482 points
Runner-up: Myers Park – 472 points
3) Weddington – 414 points
4) Cardinal Gibbons – 406 points
5) Charlotte Catholic – 361 points
T6) Cuthbertson – 330 points
T6) Green Hope – 330 points
8) Ardrey Kell – 291 points
9) Northwest Guilford – 255 points
10) Lake Norman – 213 points

Here are all of the state’s conference overall all-sports points leaders:

(1A)
Atlantic 5 1A – 1) Bear Grass Charter – 325; 2) Columbia – 275; 3) Cape Hatteras – 265; 4) Mattamuskeet – 245; 5) Ocracoke – 165

Carolina 1A –  1) Rosewood – 692.5; 2) North Duplin – 587.5; 3) Hobbton – 577.5; 4) Lakewood – 525; 5) Neuse Charter – 442.5; 6) Union – 322.5

Central Tar Heel 1A –  1) Chatham Charter – 392.5; 2) Triangle Math and Science Academy – 337.5; 3) Woods Charter – 307.5; 4) River Mill – 305; 5) Clover Garden – 287.5; 6) Southern Wake Academy – 230

Four Rivers 1A –  1) Perquimans – 480; 2) Riverside-Martin – 455; 3) Gates County – 397.5; 4) Tarboro – 360; 5) Bertie – 277.5; 6) North East Carolina Prep – 247.5; 7) Washington County – 220; 8) South Creek – 130

Metro 8 1A – 1) Queen’s Grant – 397.5; 2) Corvian Community – 370; 3) Piedmont Community – 352.5; 4) Carolina International – 245; 5) Cabarrus Charter – 155; 6) Sugar Creek – 120; 7) Apprentice Academy – 70

Northwest 1A – 1) Mount Airy – 123.5; 2) Elkin – 100.5; 3) South Stokes – 84; 4) East Wilkes – 76; 5) Starmount – 68.5; 6) North Stokes – 51; 7) Alleghany – 47.5

Northwest Piedmont 1A – 1) Bishop McGuinness – 70; 2) Cornerstone Charter – 61; 3) NC Leadership Academy – 47; 4) Carver – 36; 5) Bethany Community – 33; 6) Winston-Salem Prep – 24; 7) Millennium Charter – 17

Smoky Mountain 1A – 1) Swain County – 149.5; 2) Cherokee – 145.5; 3) Murphy – 137; 4) Robbinsville – 124.5; 5) Hayesville – 119; 6) Highlands – 67; 7) Andrews – 66; 8) Hiwassee Dam – 65; 9) Tri-County Early College – 50; 10) Blue Ridge – 42.5; 11) Nantahala – 18

Tar Roanoke 1A – 1) Southeast Halifax – 375; 2) Warren County – 350; 3) Northwest Halifax – 335; 4) Wilson Prep – 305; 5) KIPP Pride – 295; 6) Weldon – 290; 7) Northampton County – 285; 8) North Edgecombe – 220; 9) Rocky Mount Prep – 220

Triangle North 1A –  1) Voyager Academy – 672.5; 2) Eno River Academy – 632.5; 3) Vance Charter – 577.5; 4) Roxboro Community – 487.5; 5) Oxford Prep – 437.5; 6) Henderson Collegiate – 242.5; 7) Excelsior Classical Academy – 205

(1A/2A)
Catawba Shores Athletic 1A/2A – 1) Pine Lake Prep – 892.5; 2) Community School of Davidson – 840; 3) Lincoln Charter – 815; 4) Christ the King – 800; 5) Mountain Island Charter – 760; 6) Bradford Prep – 500; 7) Langtree Charter – 370

Central Carolina 1A/2A – 1) East Davidson – 815; 2) Salisbury – 780; 3) West Davidson – 765; 4) South Davidson – 610; 5) Lexington – 575; 6) North Rowan – 460; 7) Thomasville – 405

Coastal Plains 1A/2A – 1) East Carteret – 627.5; 2) Northside-Pinetown – 535; 3) Pamlico County – 525; 4) Lejeune – 495; 5) Southside – 445; 6) Jones Senior – 272.5

Mid-Carolina 1A/2A – 1) Seaforth – 970; 2) Jordan-Matthews – 765; 3) North Moore – 725; 4) Chatham Central – 615; 5) Bartlett Yancey – 445; 6) Cummings – 425; 7) Graham – 335

Piedmont Athletic 1A/2A – 1) Providence Grove – 90; 2) Randleman – 84.5; 3) Wheatmore – 84; T4) Southwestern Randolph – 77.5; T4) Trinity – 77.5; 6) Uwharrie Charter – 55.5; 7) Eastern Randolph – 48

Southern Piedmont 1A/2A – 1) Shelby – 635; 2) Thomas Jefferson – 615; 3) Burns – 585; 4) East Gaston – 570; 5) Highland Tech – 510; 6) Cherryville – 415; 7) Bessemer City – 310

Super Six 1A/2A – 1) NCSSM – 765; 2) Franklin Academy – 720; 3) Raleigh Charter – 622.5; 4) Research Triangle – 567.5; 5) Falls Lake Academy – 422.5; 6) East Wake Academy – 392.5

Waccamaw 1A/2A – 1) Whiteville – 90; 2) Heide Trask – 81; 3) South Columbus – 74.5; 4) Pender – 72.5; 5) East Columbus – 72; 6) West Columbus – 63

Western Highlands 1A/2A – 1) Owen – 720; 2) Draughn – 695; 3) Avery – 632.5; 4) Mountain Heritage – 617.5; 5) Madison – 437.5; 6) Mitchell – 400; 7) Rosman – 310

Yadkin Valley 1A/2A – 1) Union Academy – 395; 2) Mount Pleasant – 305; T3) Gray Stone Day – 302.5; T3) Jay M. Robinson – 302.5; 5) North Stanly – 285; 6) South Stanly – 220; 7) Albemarle – 185

(2A)
Catawba Valley Athletic 2A – 1) Bandys – 702; 2) Maiden – 637; 3) West Lincoln – 609; 4) Lincolnton – 543; 5) Newton-Conover – 533; 6) East Burke – 515; 7) Bunker Hill – 407; 8) West Caldwell – 380

East Central 2A – 1) Southwest Onslow – 662.5; 2) East Duplin – 627.5; 3) North Lenoir – 575; 4) South Lenoir – 510; 5) Wallace-Rose Hill – 445; 6) Kinston – 395; 7) James Kenan – 310

Eastern Plains 2A – 1) Farmville Central – 630; 2) Washington – 595; 3) Greene Central – 560; 4) North Pitt – 550; 5) SouthWest Edgecombe – 495; 6) West Craven – 490; 7) Ayden-Grifton – 430

Foothills 2A – 1) East Surry – 102.5; 2) Forbush – 89; 3) Surry Central – 88.5; 4) Wilkes Central – 86; 5) North Surry – 82.5; 6) West Wilkes – 61.5; 7) North Wilkes – 59

Mid-State 2A – 1) West Stokes – 940; 2) McMichael – 780; 3) Morehead – 610; 4) Walkertown – 585; 5) Reidsville – 565; 6) T.W. Andrews – 515; 7) North Forsyth – 405

Mountain Foothills 7 2A – 1) Hendersonville – 757.5; 2) Brevard – 697.5; 3) R-S Central – 662.5; 4) Polk County – 577.5; 5) East Rutherford – 562.5; 6) Chase – 512.5; 7) Patton – 490

Neuse 6 2A – 1) Princeton – 650; 2) North Johnston – 610; 3) Goldsboro – 575; 4) Eastern Wayne – 505; 5) Beddingfield – 500; 6) Spring Creek – 410

Southeastern Athletic 2A –  1) Clinton – 635; 2) St. Pauls – 615; 3) East Bladen – 580; 4) Midway – 545; 5) Red Springs – 455; 6) West Bladen – 440; 7) Fairmont – 400

(2A/3A)
Northeastern Coastal 2A/3A – First Flight – 900; 2) Currituck County – 775; 3) Manteo – 755; 4) Northeastern – 585; 5) Holmes – 570; 6) Camden County – 540; 7) Hertford County – 375; 8) Pasquotank – 305

Northern Lakes Athletic 2A/3A – 1) Carrboro – 845; 2) Durham School of the Arts – 650; 3) South Granville – 525; 4) Granville Central – 490; 5) J.F. Webb – 480; 6) Southern Durham – 435; 7) Vance County – 355

Rocky River 2A/3A –  1) West Stanly – 885; 2) Parkwood – 810; 3) Central Academy – 765; 4) Forest Hills – 655; 5) Monroe – 522.5; 6) Anson – 460

The Big East 2A/3A – 1) Southern Nash – 842.5; 2) Northern Nash – 775; 3) Rocky Mount – 730; 4) Franklinton – 680; 5) Nash Central – 667.5; 6) Roanoke Rapids – 612.5; 7) Bunn 472.5; 8) Louisburg – 310

(3A)
Big South 3A – 1) South Point – 208; 2) Kings Mountain – 185; 3) Crest – 182.5; 4) Forestview – 173; 5) Stuart Cramer – 160.5; 6) Ashbrook – 149.5; 7) North Gaston – 130.5; 8) Hunter Huss – 124

Central 3A –  1) Orange – 830; 2) Northwood – 740; 3) Western Alamance – 705; 4) Eastern Alamance – 680; 5) Cedar Ridge – 667.5; 6) Walter M. Williams – 615; 7) Person – 457.5

Coastal 3A – 1) Croatan – 965; 2) West Carteret – 895; 3) Swansboro – 870; 4) Richlands – 685; 5) White Oak – 672.5; 6) Dixon – 667.5

Mid-Piedmont 3A – 1) Oak Grove – 139; 2) Ledford – 119.5; 3) North Davidson – 108; 4) Asheboro – 103; 5) Central Davidson – 102; 6) Montgomery Central – 73.5

Mid-State 3A – 1) Atkins – 717.5; 2) Rockingham County – 700; 3) Ben L. Smith – 515; 4) High Point Central – 407.5; 5) Eastern Guilford – 487.5; 6) Dudley – 440; 7) Northeast Guilford – 435; 8) Southern Guilford – 405

Mountain 7 3A – 1) West Henderson – 890; 2) Franklin – 767.5; 3) Smoky Mountain – 675; 4) Pisgah – 667.5; 5) Tuscola – 637.5; 6) North Henderson – 535; 7) East Henderson – 367.5

Quad County 3A – 1) Fike – 815; 2) West Johnston – 795; 3) South Johnston – 722.5; 4) C.B. Aycock – 712.5; 5) Hunt – 707.5; 6) East Wake – 647.5; 7) Southern Wayne – 545.2; 8) Smithfield-Selma – 422.5

South Piedmont 3A – 1) Lake Norman Charter – 730; 2) Northwest Cabarrus – 695; 3) Jesse Carson – 620; 4) East Rowan – 595; 5) Central Cabarrus – 570; 6) West Rowan – 565; 7) South Rowan – 530; 8) Concord – 535

Western Foothills 3A – 1) East Lincoln – 775; 2) North Lincoln – 707.5; 3) Hickory – 705; 4) St. Stephens – 677.5; 5) North Iredell – 620; 6) Fred T. Foard – 612.5; 7) Statesville – 400; 8) West Iredell – 347.5

(3A/4A)
All American 3A/4A – 1) Terry Sanford – 605; 2) Harnett Central – 602.5; 3) Pine Forest – 585; T4) Triton – 55; T4) Overhills – 555; 6) Western Harnett – 507.5; 7) E.E. Smith – 350; 8) Westover – 305

Big Carolina 3A/4A – 1) New Bern – 925; 2) D.H. Conley – 882.5; 3) Jacksonville – 870; 4) J.H. Rose – 785; 5) South Central – 745; 6) Northside-Jacksonville – 665; 7) Havelock – 652.5

Mideastern 3A/4A – 1) Hoggard – 962.5; 2) Laney – 800; 3) Topsail – 785; 4) Ashley – 750; 5) New Hanover – 705; 6) South Brunswick – 485; 7) North Brunswick – 432.5; 8) West Brunswick – 425

Northwestern 3A/4A – 1) Watauga – 97; 2) Alexander Central – 71; 3) Hibriten – 65; 4) South Caldwell – 59; 5) Ashe County – 57.5; 6) Freedom – 46.5

Queen City 3A/4A – 1) Hough – 910; 2) Mallard Creek – 765; 3) Hopewell – 750; 4) North Mecklenburg – 685; 5) Julius L. Chambers – 435; 6) West Charlotte – 370; 7) West Mecklenburg – 275

Sandhills 3A/4A – 1) Pinecrest – 128.5; 2) Union Pines – 100; T3) Richmond – 77; T3) Scotland – 77; 5) Lee County – 66.5; 6) Hoke County – 48.5; 7) Southern Lee – 40.5

The Mountain 3A/4A – 1) T.C. Roberson – 865; 2) A.C. Reynolds – 815; 3) Asheville – 310; 4) Enka – 625; 5) North Buncombe – 580; 6) McDowell – 535; 7) Clyde A. Erwin – 450

United 8 3A/4A – 1) Cape Fear – 905; 2) Jack Britt – 880; 3) Gray’s Creek – 795; 4) Lumberton – 720; 5) Purnell Swett – 610; 6) South View – 555; 7) Seventy-First – 420; 8) Douglas Byrd – 250

(4A)
CAP 6 4A – 1) Cardinal Gibbons – 116; 2) Broughton – 99; 3) Leesville Road – 92.5; 4) Athens Drive – 79.5; 5) Enloe – 51.5; 6) Sanderson – 44.5

Central Piedmont 4A – 1) Reagan – 131.5; 2) West Forsyth – 130.5; 3) Mount Tabor – 106; 4) R.J. Reynolds – 101; 5) Davie – 100; 6) East Forsyth – 88; 7) Glenn – 42.5; 8) Parkland – 39.5

DAC-VII 4A – 1) Chapel Hill – 897.5; 2) East Chapel Hill – 847.5; 3) Jordan – 835; 4) Riverside-Durham – 697.5; 5) Southern Alamance – 652.5; 6) Hillside – 520; 7) Northern Durham – 505

Greater Metro 4A –  1) Lake Norman – 835; 2) Hickory Ridge – 800; 3) Cox Mill – 700; 4) Mooresville – 670; 5) South Iredell – 620; 6) West Cabarrus – 610; 7) A.L. Brown – 445

Greater Neuse River 4A – 1) Corinth Holders – 264.5; 2) Cleveland – 260.5; 3) Willow Spring – 237; 4) Clayton – 236.5; 5) Fuquay-Varina – 226.5; 6) Garner – 204.5; 7) South Garner – 175; 8) Southeast Raleigh – 149.5

Metro 4A – 1) Northwest Guilford – 875; 2) Grimsley – 835; 3) Northern Guilford – 790; 4) Page – 780; 5) Southwest Guilford – 650; 6) Southeast Guilford – 565; 7) Ragsdale – 535; 8) Western Guilford – 420

Northern Athletic 4A – 1) Millbrook – 1015; 2) Heritage – 887.5; 3) Wakefield – 857.5; 4) Wake Forest – 847.5; 5) Rolesville – 787.5; 6) Knightdale – 535

So Meck 4A – 1) Ardrey Kell – 835; 2) Myers Park – 815; 3) South Mecklenburg – 755; 4) Olympic – 615; 5) Palisades – 510; 6) Berry Academy – 465; 7) Harding University – 315

Southern Carolina 4A – 1) Marvin Ridge – 1010; 2) Weddington – 997.5; 3) Cuthbertson – 957.5; 4) Porter Ridge – 772.5; 5) Sun Valley – 705; 6) Piedmont – 652.5

Southwest Wake 4A – 1) Green Level – 861; 2) Holly Springs – 845; 3) Apex Friendship – 816; 4) Green Hope – 795; 5) Apex – 718.5; 6) Panther Creek – 700; 7) Middle Creek – 676; 8) Cary – 552.5

Southwestern 4A – 1) Charlotte Catholic – 885; 2) Providence – 870; 3) Butler – 720; 4) East Mecklenburg – 670; 5) Independence – 655; 6) Garinger – 380; 7) Rocky River – 335

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Legion baseball

Here are this week’s ALWS pairings:

(at Shelby – Veterans Field at Keeter Stadium)

Stars Division – Northeast (Ellsworth, Maine), Mid-South (Troy, Ala.), Northwest (Cheyenne, Wyo.), Western (League City, Tex.)
Stripes Division – Mid-Atlantic (Brooklawn, N.J.), Southeast (Florence, S.C.), Great Lakes (Midland, Mich. OR Cedar Rapids, Iowa), Central Plains (Lincoln, Neb.)

August 10
Game 1 – Northwest vs. Western – League City 4, Cheyenne 0
Game 2 – Mid-Atlantic vs. Great Lakes – Brooklawn 9, Cedar Rapids 2
Game 3 – Northeast vs. Mid-South – Troy 13, Ellsworth 3
Game 4 – Southeast vs. Central Plains – Florence 3, Lincoln 0

August 11
Game 5 – Northeast vs. Northwest, 4 p.m.
Game 6 – Mid-South vs. Western, 7 p.m.
Off – Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Great Lakes, Central Plains

August 12
Game 7 – Great Lakes vs. Southeast, noon
Game 8 – Mid-Atlantic vs. Central Plains, 3 p.m.
Game 9 – Mid-South vs. Northwest, 7:30 p.m.
Off – Northeast, Western

August 13
Game 10 – Northeast vs. Western, 1 p.m.
Game 11 – Great Lakes vs. Central Plains, 4 p.m.
Game 12 – Mid-Atlantic vs. Southeast, 7 p.m.
Off – Mid-South, Northwest

August 15 (Semifinals)
Game 13 – Stripes No. 1 vs. Stars No. 2, 4 p.m.
Game 14 – Stars No. 1 vs. Stripes No. 2, 7 p.m.

August 16 (Championship)
Game 15 – 7 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

College football

Heels4Life, N.C. Hall of Fame and Carolina Barnstorming are partnering to bring a premier event to Charlotte as Heels, Huddles and Handshakes will be held at Tremont Local Drinkery & Eatery on 2000 South Blvd., on Monday from 5 to 7 p.m.

Local fans will have the opportunity to meet and greet University of North Caroina’s Heisman Trophy hopeful Drake Maye along with Cedric Gray, Power Echols, Bryson Nesbit and Tez Walker.

Maye, a former Myers Park High star, was 2022 ACC player of the year, first team All-ACC quarterback and 2022 ACC offensive rookie of the year.

For information, contact Pet Sumner at 704-804-4771 or [email protected] or visit carolinabarnstorming.com.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro soccer

Here is Charlotte FC’s full 2023 schedule with results:

(7-8-8 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 (W 3-2)
May 13 at Atlanta United FC (W 3-1)
May 17 Chicago Fire FC (W 2-1)
May 20 Nashville SC (L 1-2)
May 27 at L.A. Galaxy (W 1-0)
May 31 at Philadelphia Union (L 0-1)
June 3 at Columbus Crew (W 4-2)
June 10 Seattle Sounders FC (T 3-3)
June 21 at New York Red Bulls (T 2-2)
June 24 CF Montreal (T 0-0)
July 5 at New York City FC (T 1-1)
July 8 FC Cincinnati (T 2-2)
July 15 at CF Montreal (L 0-2)
Aug. 20 at Inter Miami CF, 7:30 p.m. (ppd., later date)
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

(Leagues Cup schedule – Group stage)
July 21 at FC Dallas (T 2-2, wins 4-1 on penalty kicks)
July 29 Necaxa (W 4-1)
(Round of 32)
Aug. 3 Cruz Azul (at Dallas TX) (T 0-0, wins 4-3 on penalty kicks)
Aug. 7 at Houston Dynamo (W 2-1)
Aug. 11 at Inter Miami, TBD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro baseball

Gwinnett 20, Charlotte 4: The Knights’ Christian Hackenberg homered in a loss in the 3rd game of the 6-game home series. The 4th game of the series iFriday night at 7:04 p.m. on Friday.

Here is the full Charlotte Knights’ 2023 schedule:

Overall record: 41-70
First half record: 35-40
Second half record: 6-29

-First half
March 31-April 2 Louisville (2-1)
April 4-9 at Columbus (3-3)
April 11-16 Jacksonville (3-3)
April 18-23 at Louisville (2-4)
April 25-30 Norfolk (2-4)
May 2-7 at Gwinnett (4-2)
May 9-14 Durham (3-3)
May 16-21 Scranton-Wilkes Barre (2-4)
May 23-28 at Jacksonville (4-2)
May 30-June 4 Nashville (3-3)
June 6-11 at Gwinnett (1-5)
June 13-18 at Durham (3-3)
June 20-25 Louisville (3-3)

-Second half
June 28-July 3 at Norfolk (1-4)
July 4-9 Jacksonville (1-5)
July 14-16 at Lehigh Valley (0-3)
July 18-23 Memphis (1-5)
July 25-30 at Durham (1-5)
Aug. 1-6 at Norfolk (2-5)
Aug. 8-13 Gwinnett (0-3)
Aug. 15-20 at Nashville
Aug. 22-24, 26-27 Memphis
Aug. 28-Sept. 3 at Jacksonville
Sept. 5-10 Durham
Sept. 12-17 Nashville
Sept. 18-24 at Memphis

Gastonia 9, Spire City 6: Braxton Davidson’s 7th-inning grand slam home run lifted the Honey Hunters to the victory.

Here is the full Gastonia Honey Hunters’ 2023 schedule:

Overall record: 56-33
First half record: 41-22
Second half record: 15-11

-First half
April (3-0)
28 Spire City (W 10-4)
29 Spire City (W 8-6)
30 Spire City (W 7-4)

May (17-9)
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 (L 1-3)
7 at Long Island (L 4-6)
9 Spire City (W 2-1 in 10)
10 Spire City (W 10-0)
11 Spire City (W 9-7)
12 at High Point (L 5-8)
13 at High Point (W 12-5)
14 at High Point (L 3-4)
16 Charleston, W.Va. (W 13-4)
17 Charleston, W.Va. (W 4-2)
18 Charleston, W.Va. (L 4-6)
19 at Lexington (W 15-2)
20 at Lexington (W 8-0)
21 at Lexington (W 5-3)
23 at Spire City (W 6-0)
24 at Spire City (W 8-5)
25 at Spire City (W 8-3)
26 Lancaster (L 3-4 in 11)
27 Lancaster (ppd., rain)
28 Lancaster (ppd., rain)
29 Lancaster (W 9-1)
29 Lancaster (L 3-4)
30 High Point (L 8-10)
31 High Point (W 14-10)

June (19-8)
1 High Point (W 7-4)
2 Lexington (W 3-2)
3 Lexington (W 10-1)
4 Lexington (W 4-1)
6 at Charleston, W.Va. (W 4-1)
7 at Charleston, W.Va. (L 1-13)
8 at Charleston, W.Va. (L 2-4)
9 at Spire City (W 5-4)
10 at Spire City (W 12-7)
11 at Spire City (L 6-9)
13 So. Maryland (W 5-0)
14 So. Maryland (L 9-10)
15 So. Maryland (W 11-6)
16 Staten Island (W 5-4)
17 Staten Island (W 7-5)
18 Staten Island (W 5-1)
20 at Lancaster (L 0-6)
21 at Lancaster (W 9-7)
22 at Lancaster (W 4-1)
22 at Lancaster (L 2-6)
24 at Staten Island (W 12-3)
25 at Staten Island (L 2-7)
27 High Point (W 8-3)
28 High Point (W 7-3)
29 High Point (L 1-11)
30 So. Maryland (W 15-0)

July (13-13)
1 So. Maryland (L 6-7)
1 So. Maryland (W 8-7)
2 So. Maryland (W 3-2 in 10)
4 at Spire City (L 3-4)
5 at Spire City (L 8-18)
6 at Spire City (L 4-6)
7 at High Point (L 1-8)
-Second half
8 at High Point (W 7-2)
9 at High Point (L 13-14)
11 at Charleston, W.Va. (W 5-3)
12 at Charleston, W.Va. (W 2-1)
13 at Charleston, W.Va. (ppd.)
14 Staten Island (W 7-3)
15 Staten Island (L 10-12 in 10)
16 Staten Island (W 13-8)
18 High Point (W 6-5)
19 High Point (L 5-9)
20 High Point (W 10-5)
21 at So. Maryland (L 9-11)
22 at So. Maryland (W 8-6)
23 at So. Maryland (L 8-12)
25 at Staten Island (W 10-2)
26 at Staten Island (L 3-8)
27 at Staten Island (W 17-5)
28 at Long Island (L 1-18)
29 at Long Island (W 12-5)
30 at Long Island (L 2-4)

August (3-3)
1 High Point (L 3-6)
2 High Point (L 3-7)
3 High Point (ppd.)
4 Lexington (W 9-8)
5 Lexington (W 9-2)
6 Lexington (W 4-3)
8 Spire City (L 2-3)
9 Spire City (W 9-6)
10 Spire City
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 Spire City
30 Spire City
31 Spire City

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro football

The Carolina Panthers’ Thursday’ practice session was canceled due to weather and safety concerns. This practice will not be rescheduled.

The Panthers will open their 2023 preseason schedule on Saturday at 4 p.m. against the New York Jets.

The Carolina Panthers’ training camp schedule:

Practices (at Wofford unless noted):
July 26-27 10:15 a.m.
July 29 11 a.m.
July 31 10:25 a.m.
Aug. 1 10:15 p.m.
Aug. 2 Fan Fest at Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium, 7 p.m.
Aug. 4 10:25 a.m.
Aug. 5-6 10:15 a.m.
Aug. 8 10:15 a.m.
Aug. 9 Joint practice with N.Y. Jets, 10:15 a.m.
Aug. 10 Joint practice with N.Y. Jets, 9 a.m.

Here is the 2023 preseason and regular season schedule for the Carolina Panthers:

(Preseason)
Aug. 12 N.Y. Jets, 4 p.m.
Aug. 18 at N.Y. Giants, 7 p.m.
Aug. 25 Detroit, 8 p.m.

(Regular season)
Sept. 10 at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Sept. 18 New Orleans, 7:15 p.m.
Sept. 24 at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.
Oct. 1 Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Oct. 8 at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Oct. 15 at Miami, 1 p.m.
Oct. 22 OFF WEEK
Oct. 29 Houston, 1 p.m.
Nov. 5 Indianapolis, 4:05 p.m.
Nov. 9 at Chicago, 8:15 p.m.
Nov. 19 Dallas, 1 p.m.
Nov. 26 at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Dec. 3 at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Dec. 10 at New Orleans, 1 p.m.
Dec. 17-18 Atlanta, TBD
Dec. 24 Green Bay, 1 p.m.
Dec. 31 at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
Jan. 6-7 Tampa Bay, TBD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro basketball

The Charlotte Hornets 2023 preseason schedule:

Oct. 10 at Miami Heat, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 12 at Washington Wizards, 7 p.m.
Oct. 15 Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.
Oct. 19 Boston Celtics, 7 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 (Denny Hamlin)
May 14 NASCAR Cup Series at Darlington, Darlington SC (William Byron-3)
May 21 NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Open Race, North Wilkesboro NC (Josh Berry)
May 21 NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race, North Wilkesboro NC (Kyle Larson-3)
May 29 NASCAR Cup Series at Charlotte, Concord NC (Ryan Blaney)
Jun 4 NASCAR Cup Series at World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison IL (Kyle Busch-3)
Jun 11 NASCAR Cup Series at Sonoma, Sonoma CA (Martin Truex, Jr.-3)
Jun 25 NASCAR Cup Series at Nashville, Lebanon TN (Ross Chastain)
Jul 2 NASCAR Cup Series at Chicago, Chicago IL (Shane van Gisbergen)
Jul 9 NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta, Hampton GA (William Byron-4)
Jul 17 NASCAR Cup Series at New Hampshire, Loudon NH, noon on USA (Martin Truex, Jr.-4)
Jul 23 NASCAR Cup Series at Pocono, Long Pond PA, 2:30 p.m. on USA (Denny Hamlin-2)
Jul 30 NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond, Richmond VA, 3 p.m. on USA (Chris Buescher)
Aug 6-7 NASCAR Cup Series at Michigan, Brooklyn MI, noon on USA (Chris Buescher-2)
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