9-13-23 roundup: Pro football, baseball, basketball and soccer, High school football, College football, Middle school football, softball and golf, NASCAR
By Richard Walker
Former East Lincoln High standout Chazz Surratt is one of four former local standouts on NFL rosters this year.
Surratt also played a key role in one of the most prominent plays in the NFL’s opening weekend as his block near midfield helped spring Xavier Gipson’s game-winning 65-yard punt return that capped the New York Jets’ 22-16 overtime victory over the Buffalo Bills.
A 2015 East Lincoln High graduate who is a Jets’ linebacker, Surratt had no tackles; New York visits the Dallas Cowboys this Sunday.
For the Minnesota Vikings, Jonathan Bullard (Crest 2012) started on the defensive line and made 4 tackles in a 20-17 home loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers while tight end Nick Muse (South Point 2017) was inactive; Minnesota visits the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday.
And for the Los Angeles Chargers, linebacker Tanner Muse (South Point 2015) didn’t play in a 36-34 home loss to the Miami Dolphins; The Chargers visit the Tennessee Titans on Sunday.
College football
Here is this week’s Carolinas NCAA Division I (FBS and FCS) schedule:
(Saturday, Sept. 16)
Wake Forest at Old Dominion, noon
Campbell at Monmouth, 1 p.m.
Davidson at Marist, 1 p.m.
VMI at N.C. State, 2 p.m.
East Carolina at Appalachian State, 3:30 p.m.
Minnesota at North Carolina, 3:30 p.m.
Northwestern at Duke, 3:30 p.m.
South Carolina at Georgie, 3:30 p.m.
William & Mary at Charleston Southern, 4 p.m.
Furman at Kennesaw State, 5 p.m.
N.C. Central at UCLA, 5 p.m.
The Citadel at Chattanooga, 6 p.m.
Gardner-Webb at Tennessee State, 6 p.m.
Georgia State at Charlotte, 6 p.m.
North Carolina A&T at Elon, 6 p.m.
Presbyterian at Wofford, 6 p.m.
Western Carolina at Eastern Kentucky, 6 p.m.
Duquesne at Coastal Carolina, 7 p.m.
Florida Atlantic at Clemson, 8 p.m.
Here is next week’s Carolinas NCAA Division I (FBS and FCS) schedule:
(Thursday, Sept. 21)
Georgia State at Coastal Carolina, 7 p.m.
(Friday, Sept. 22)
N.C. State at Virginia, 7:30 p.m.
(Saturday, Sept. 23)
Florida State at Clemson, noon
Wofford at VMI, 1:30 p.m.
Charleston Southern at Western Carolina, 2:30 p.m.
Mississippi Valley State at N.C. Central, 3 p.m.
Duke at Connecticut, 3:30 p.m.
The Citadel at S.C. State, 6 p.m.
Elon at Campbell, 6 p.m.
Gardner-Webb at East Carolina, 6 p.m.
Georgia Tech at Wake Forest, 6:30 p.m.
Charlotte at Florida, 7 p.m.
Appalachian State at Wyoming, 7 p.m.
St. Andrews at Davidson, 7 p.m.
North Carolina at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m.
Pro football
An injury will force a change on the Carolina Panthers offensive line after left guard Brady Christensen will miss at least the next four weeks after he was placed on injured reserve on Wednesday.
It come after the franchise needed to use two combinations of starting offensive linemen in 17 games last season.
Christensen played every snap of the opener, but suffered a biceps injury late in the opener at Atlanta. (Later on Monday, reports surfaced that the injury would end Christensen’s season.)
Rookie Chandler Zavala started at right guard last week but spent most of his college career as a left guard at N.C. State, including many snaps next to current Panthers teammate Ikem Ekwonu).
It Zavala is moved, it would mean the team could start Cade Mays, Calvin Throckmorton or Nash Jensen as the franchise awaits the return of 2022 starting right guard Austin Corbett, who had offseason surgery to repair a torn ACL.
Also on Wednesday, the Panthers placed cornerback Stantley Thomas-Oliver on practice squad injured reserve (hamstring), released practice squad running back Spencer Brown and signed wide receiver Michael Strachan and running back Tarik Cohen to the practice squad.
Cohen is a native of Bunn who played collegiately at North Carolina A&T before making the Pro Bowl and earning All-Pro honors for the Chicago Bears. Cohen hasn’t played in the NFL the last two years due to injuries.
Here is the Carolina Panthers’ 2023 schedule:
Sept. 10 at Atlanta (L 10-24)
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
High school football
(This week’s area games:)
Bessemer City at Thomas Jefferson
Bunker Hill at Lincolnton
Cherryville at Shelby
Cramer at South Point
Crest at Ashbrook
East Lincoln at Hickory
Forestview at North Gaston
Highland Tech at Burns
Kings Mountain at Huss
North Lincoln at Statesville
Pine Lake Prep at Mountain Island Charter
West Lincoln at Bandys
Off – East Gaston
-Thursday
Berry at Palisades
Catholic at Parovidence
Chambers at West Meck
Hopewell at Harding
Hough at North Meck
Marvin Ridge at Myers Park
Olympic at South Meck
Rocky River at East Meck
West Charlotte at Mallard Creek
-Friday
Garinger at Butler
East Rutherford at Brevard
Foard at North Iredell
Freedom at Chase
Maiden at East Burke
Newton-Conover at West Caldwell
R-S Central at Hendersonville
St. Stephens at West Iredell
(Next week’s area games:)
Ashbrook at Forestview
Cramer at Crest
East Gaston at Cherryville
Hickory at North Lincoln
Highland Tech at Bessemer City
Lincolnton at Newton-Conover
Maiden at West Lincoln
Mountain Island Charter at Community School of Davidson
North Gaston at Kings Mountain
Shelby at Thomas Jefferson
South Point at Huss
Statesville at East Lincoln
Off – Burns
Chambers at Hough
East Meck at Garinger
Independence at Catholic
Kell at Cuthbertson
Mallard Creek at Hopewell
Myers Park at Palisades
North Meck at Harding
Olympic at Daleville, Va., Lord Boutetort
Providence at Butler
South Meck at Berry
West Meck at West Charlotte
Brevard at R-S Central
Chase at East Rutherford
East Burke at Bandys
Hickory at North Lincoln
Lincolnton at Newton-Conover
Maiden at West Lincoln
North Iredell at St. Stephens
Statesville at East Lincoln
West Caldwell at Bunker Hill
West Iredell at Foard
Middle school football
Gaston County Conference standings through Sept. 13:
-Division I
Belmont 1-0, 3-0
Southwest 1-0, 3-0
Holbrook 1-1, 3-1
Cramerton 0-1, 2-1
Grier 0-1, 2-1
-Division II
York Chester 2-0, 2-1
Stanley 2-0, 2-2
W.C. Friday 1-1, 1-2
Chavis 1-1, 1-3
Bessemer City 0-2, 0-4
Mount Holly 0-2, 0-4
(Sept. 13 games)
York Chester 42, Mount Holly 0
Holbrook 44, Cramerton 0: Jaylen Williams (19-yard TD run, 11-yard run, 2-point run), E.J. Lindsay (26-yard TD run, 7-yard TD run, 2 2-points runs), Kaveuan Pless (21-yard TD run, 2-point run), Kyson Elliott (45-yard fumble return) and defenders Ja’kobi Freeman, Tyrese Cooper, Tyri Wormley and Elijah Christenbury led Holbrook.
Stanley 40, Chavis 8: Devin Phillips (2 TD runs), Christian Leavy (1 TD run), Cam Stillwell (TD pass to Jacole Bates), Aiden Gibson (TD fumble return) and Jonny Thompson (3 sacks) led Stanley.
W.C. Friday def. Bessemer City
(Sept. 14 game)
Southwest at Grier
(Sept. 20 games)
Stanley at Mount Holly, Belmont at Southwest, Grier at Cramerton, York Chester at Bessemer City, W.C. Friday at Chavis, BYE – Holbrook
Tri-County Conference standings through Sept. 12
-East
East Lincoln 2-0, 3-0
Lincolnton 1-1, 2-1
Kings Mountain 2-0, 2-0
West Lincoln 0-2, 1-2
Burns 1-1, 1-2
North Lincoln 0-2, 0-3
-West
Shelby 2-0, 2-0
Chase 1-0, 1-1
Crest 1-1, 2-1
R-S Central 1-1, 2-1
East Rutherford 0-1, 0-2
Thomas Jefferson 0-2, 0-3
(Sept. 12 game)
R-S Central 12, Crest 8
(Sept. 13 games)
Burns 38, West Lincoln 0
East Lincoln 14, Lincolnton 6
Kings Mountain 42, North Lincoln 0
East Rutherford at Chase
Shelby 40, Thomas Jefferson 0: Jonas Woods (4 TDs), Cruz Scott (TD pass to Justin Johnson), JaHarie Linder (safety) and defender Charlie Ratchford led Shelby.
(Sept. 20 games)
Lincolnton at Burns, East Lincoln at Kings Mountain, West Lincoln at North Lincoln, Chase at Crest, East Rutherford at Shelby, Thomas Jefferson at R-S Central
Middle school softball
Gaston County Conference standings through Sept. 11:
Stanley 5-0
W.C. Friday 4-0
Belmont 4-1
Bessemer City 4-2
Chavis 2-2
Cramerton 2-3
Holbrook 1-3
Mount Holly 1-3
Southwest 0-4
Grier 0-5
(Sept. 12 game)
Southwest at Chavis, ppd., Sept. 26
(Sept. 14 games)
W.C. Friday at Belmont, Cramerton at Bessemer City, Holbrook at Stanley, Mount Holly at Southwest, BYE – Chavis, Grier
(Sept. 18 games)
Belmont at Chavis, Stanley at W.C. Friday, Southwest at Grier, Mount Holly at Holbrook, BYE – Bessemer City, Cramerton
Middle school golf
(Tuesday’s matches)
At Crowders Mountain- W.C. Friday 182, Holbrook 225, Bessemer City 242
W.C. Friday was led by medalist Caden Martin (34), Reese Baker (48) and Mason Hayes (49).
At Cramer Mountain- Southwest, Mount Holly, Stanley, Grier
(Thursday’s match)
At Cherryville- Chavis, Belmont, Cramerton
Pro basketball
Here is the Charlotte Hornets’ full 2023-24 schedule:
October
Wed. 25 ATLANTA 7 p.m.
Fri. 27 DETROIT 7 p.m.
Mon. 30 BROOKLYN 7 p.m.
November
Wed. 1 at Houston 8 p.m.
Sat. 4 at Indiana 7 p.m.
Sun. 5 at Dallas 7:30 p.m.
Wed. 8 WASHINGTON 7 p.m.
Fri. 10 at Washington 7 p.m.
Sun. 12 at New York Noon
Tue. 14 MIAMI 7 p.m.
Fri. 17 MILWAUKEE 7 p.m.
Sat. 18 NEW YORK 6 p.m.
Mon. 20 BOSTON 7 p.m.
Wed. 22 WASHINGTON 7 p.m.
Sun. 26 at Orlando 6 p.m.
Tue. 28 at New York 7:30 p.m.
Thu. 30 at Brooklyn 7:30 p.m.
December
Sat. 2 MINNESOTA 5 p.m.
4-9 Two games TBD
Mon. 11 MIAMI 7 p.m.
Wed. 13 at Miami 7:30 p.m.
Fri. 15 NEW ORLEANS 7 p.m.
Sat. 16 PHILADELPHIA 7 p.m.
Mon. 18 at Toronto 7:30 p.m.
Wed. 20 at Indiana 7 p.m.
Sat. 23 DENVER 7 p.m.
Tue. 26 at LA Clippers 10:30 p.m.
Thu. 28 at L.A. Lakers 10:30 p.m.
Fri. 29 at Phoenix 9 p.m.
January
Mon. 1 at Denver 9 p.m.
Tue. 2 at Sacramento 10 p.m.
Fri. 5 at Chicago 8 p.m.
Mon. 8 CHICAGO 7 p.m.
Wed. 10 SACRAMENTO 7 p.m.
Fri. 12 at San Antonio 10 p.m.
Sun. 14 at Miami 6 p.m.
Wed. 17 at New Orleans 8 p.m.
Fri. 19 SAN ANTONIO 7 p.m.
Sat. 20 PHILADELPHIA 7 p.m.
Mon. 22 at Minnesota 8 p.m.
Wed. 24 at Detroit 7 p.m.
Fri. 26 HOUSTON 7 p.m.
Sat. 27 UTAH 7 p.m.
Mon. 29 NEW YORK 7 p.m.
Wed. 31 CHICAGO 7 p.m.
February
Fri. 2 at Oklahoma City 8 p.m.
Sun. 4 INDIANA 6 p.m.
Mon. 5 L.A. LAKERS 7 p.m.
Wed. 7 TORONTO 7 p.m.
Fri. 9 at Milwaukee 8 p.m.
Sat. 10 MEMPHIS 7 p.m.
Mon. 12 INDIANA 7 p.m.
Wed. 14 ATLANTA 7 p.m.
Thu. 22 at Utah 9 p.m.
Fri. 23 at Golden State 10 p.m.
Sun. 25 at Portland 9 p.m.
Tue. 27 at Milwaukee 8 p.m.
Thu. 29 MILWAUKEE 7 p.m.
March
Fri. 1 at Philadelphia 7 p.m.
Sun. 3 at Toronto 6 p.m.
Tue. 5 ORLANDO 7 p.m.
Fri. 8 at Washington 7 p.m.
Sat. 9 BROOKLYN 7 p.m.
Mon. 11 at Detroit 7 p.m.
Wed. 13 at Memphis 8 p.m.
Fri. 15 PHOENIX 7 p.m.
Sat. 16 at Philadelphia 7 p.m.
Tue. 19 at Orlando 7 p.m.
Sat. 23 at Atlanta 7:30 p.m.
Mon. 25 at Cleveland 7 p.m.
Wed. 27 CLEVELAND 7 p.m.
Fri. 29 GOLDEN STATE 7 p.m.
Sun. 31 LA CLIPPERS 6 p.m.
April
Mon. 1 BOSTON 7 p.m.
Wed. 3 PORTLAND 7 p.m.
Fri. 5 ORLANDO 7 p.m.
Sun. 7 OKLAHOMA CITY 6 p.m.
Tue. 9 DALLAS 7 p.m.
Wed. 10 at Atlanta 7:30 p.m.
Fri. 12 at Boston 7:30 p.m.
Sun. 14 at Cleveland 1 p.m.
Charlotte’s In-Season Tournament Group Play Schedule:
Nov. 10 at Washington, 7 p.m.
Nov. 14 MIAMI, 7 p.m.
Nov. 17 MILWAUKEE, 7 p.m.
Nov. 28 at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals: Dec. 4-5 at higher-seeded teams
Semifinals: Dec. 7 at Las Vegas
Championship game: Dec. 9 at Las Vegas
The NBA In-Season Tournament Groups:
Western Conference
A: Memphis, Phoenix, L.A. Lakers, Utah, Portland
B: Denver, L.A. Clippers, New Orleans, Dallas, Houston
C: Sacramento, Golden State, Minnesota, Oklahoma City, San Antonio
Eastern Conference
A: Philadelphia, Cleveland, Atlanta, Indiana, Detroit
B: Milwaukee, New York, Miami, Washington, Charlotte
C: Boston, Brooklyn, Toronto, Chicago, Orlando
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.
Pro soccer
Here is Charlotte FC’s full 2023 schedule with results:
(8-8-10 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. 26 L.A. FC (W 2-1)
Aug. 30 Orlando City SC (T 1-1)
Sept. 2 at Nashville SC (T 1-1)
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. 18 at Inter Miami CF, 8 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 (L 0-4)
Pro baseball
Nashville 9, Charlotte 6 (10 innings): The Knights’ Yolbert Sanchez’s 2-run single in the 8th inning forced extra innings before Nashville scored 3 times in the 10th for the victory in the 2nd game of the 6-game series at Charlotte’s Truist Field. The 3rd game is Thursday at 7:04 p.m.
Here is the full Charlotte Knights’ 2023 schedule:
Overall record: 49-91
First half record: 35-40
Second half record: 14-51
-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 (0-6)
Aug. 15-20 at Nashville (2-4)
Aug. 22-24, 26-27 Memphis (3-3)
Aug. 29, 31, Sept. 1-3 at Jacksonville (2-4)
Sept. 5-10 Durham (1-5)
Sept. 12-17 Nashville (0-2)
Sept. 18-24 at Memphis
Gastonia 5, Southern Maryland 1: Jack Reinheimer and Jake Hoover had 2 hits apiece for the Honey Hunters.
Here is the full Gastonia Honey Hunters’ 2023 schedule:
Overall record: 76-46
First half record: 41-22
Second half record: 35-24
-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 (19-7)
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 (W 8-3)
9 Spire City (L 2-3)
10 Spire City (W 9-6)
11 at Long Island (L 5-7)
12 at Long Island (W 14-3)
13 at Long Island (W 10-7)
15 York (W 6-5)
16 York (L 1-2)
17 York (W 5-2)
18 Lexington (W 12-8)
19 Lexington (L 1-5)
20 Lexington (W 8-3)
22 at Long Island (W 6-5)
23 at Long Island (W 5-0)
24 at Long Island (W 13-12)
25 at Lancaster (W 4-1)
26 at Lancaster (L 2-6)
27 at Lancaster (W 5-4)
29 Spire City (W 6-4)
30 Spire City (ppd., Aug. 31)
31 Spire City (W 6-4)
31 Spire City (W 8-2)
September (5-9)
1 So. Maryland (W 5-2)
2 So. Maryland (W 8-6)
3 So. Maryland (L 2-11)
4 So. Maryland (L 4-5)
5 at High Point (L 2-8)
5 at High Point (W 7-0)
6 at High Point (L 3-4)
7 at High Point (L 3-8)
8 Charleston, W.Va. (L 8-19)
9 Charleston, W.Va. (W 8-2)
9 Charleston, W.Va. (L 3-4)
10 Charleston, W.Va. (L 2-3)
12 So. Maryland (L 3-5)
13 So. Maryland (W 5-1)
14 So. Maryland
15 at Lexington
16 at Lexington
17 at Lexington
ATLANTIC LEAGUE OF PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL PLAYOFFS
(Southern Division championship: Gastonia vs. High Point – Best-of-5)
Sept. 19 Game 1 – at Gastonia
Sept. 20 Game 2 – at Gastonia
Sept. 22 Game 3 – at High Point
Sept. 23 Game 4 – at High Point
Sept. 24 Game 5 – at High Point
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 (Michael McDowell)
Aug 20 NASCAR Cup Series at Watkins Glen, Watkins Glen NY (William Byron-5)
Aug 26 NASCAR Cup Series at Daytona, Daytona Beach FL (Chris Buescher-3)
(Cup Playoffs)
Sep 3 NASCAR Cup Series at Darlington, Darlington SC (Kyle Larsen-4)
Sep 10 NASCAR Cup Series at Kansas, Kansas City KS (Tyler Reddick-2)
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