9-21-23 roundup: Pro football, baseball, basketball and soccer, High school football, volleyball and cross country, College football, Middle school football, softball and golf, NASCAR
By Richard Walker
The 9th-oldest rivalry in Gaston County resumes tonight when East Gaston opens its Southern Piedmont 1A/2A Conference schedule at Cherryville.
It’s a rivalry that features four schools and once was highlighted by one of the most amazing individual performances in N.C. high school football history.
East Gaston, which opened in 1972 as the combination of old Mount Holly and Stanley high schools, holds an overall lead of 25-12-3 in a series that began in 1927 as Mount Holly against Cherryville.
But it was a Stanley-Cherryville matchup that featured one of the greatest performances and greatest individual performers in state history.
Charlie Handsel, the only Shrine Bowler in Stanley High history, scored 47 points and rushed for 301 yards in the Blue Devils’ 59-0 victory on Nov. 4, 1955 in a game played on what is now Cherryville’s Fraley Field.
Not only was the highest-scoring game in Stanley’s 24-year history of football (1948 to 1971), but Handsel scoring title was a state record that lasted for nearly five years and remains a Gaston County single-game record.
Handsel’s 301 yards rushing stood as a county record until 1994; Cherryville’s Stephan Corry rushed for 303 yards against West Lincoln.
Additionally, Handsel’s 1,326 yards rushing in 1955 and 2,006 yards rushing from 1954 to 1955 stood as county records until South Point’s Scott Crawford broke both records in the Red Raiders’ state championship season of 1971.
Handsel, then a 6-foot-2, 210-pounder, originally played offensive line for Gaston County Hall of Fame coach Dick Thompson.
But injuries on his team and Handsel’s 9.7-second speed in the 100-yard dash led Thompson to move Handsel to halfback a few games into the 1954 season.
Stanley teammate John Keeter, who later was a championship-winning coach at Chase High School, recalls Thompson telling Handsel during halftime of the 1954 game against old Charlotte’s O’Donoghue High (now Charlotte Catholic) in a game at Charlotte’s old Griffith Park that hosted minor league baseball and high school football from 1941 to 1985 when it burned down.
“The biggest thing I remember is that we were playing old O’Donoghue High at Charlotte’s Griffith Park,” Keeter told The Gaston Gazette in 2018 when Handsel had died at 81. “Coach Thompson knew Charlie could run fast and at halftime, he said, ‘Charlie, you’re going to running back.’
“The first time he touched the ball in the second half, he went 80 yards for a touchdown – and he never played on the line again.”
Because his numbers were so staggering for the times, Handsel drew recruiting attention from schools all over the nation and even flew Syracuse, Notre Dame and UCLA for recruiting trips in addition to receiving interest from virtually all major colleges in the Carolinas (most notably Clemson).
But after graduating from high school, Handsel chose to stay in his hometown.
“He just wasn’t that interested in leaving town and going to school to play football,” Keeter said. “He became an electrician in Stanley, got married and had a family and enjoyed his life.”
Handsel’s exploits in 1954 and 1954 Stanley victories over Cherryville helped the Blue Devils finish with an alltime 4-2 series win over the Ironmen.
Mount Holly finished with a 11-6-3 lead in its series over Cherryville. And East Gaston has a 10-4 lead in its series against Cherryville that began in 1973 and includes a 38-0 Warriors’ win in 2022.
Here’s a look at Friday’s other games in Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties:
Ashbrook at Forestview: Ashbrook leads the all time series 14-8 but Forestview has won two straight, including 24-21 last season.
Cramer at Crest: Crest leads the all time series 7-0 including 54-28 last season.
North Gaston at Kings Mountain: Kings Mountain leads the all time series 36-3-2 including 56-0 last season. The Mountaineers have won 21 straight games in the series with North Gaston’s wins coming in 1981, 1984 and 1993.
South Point at Huss: South Point leads the all time series 23-6-1 including 35-7 last season.
Shelby at Thomas Jefferson: Shelby leads the all time series 2-0 including 55-6 last season.
Highland Tech at Bessemer City: Bessemer City leads the all time series 22-1 including 60-14 last season. Bessemer City’s lone win came in the 2021 spring season.
Statesville at East Lincoln: Statesville leads the all time series 6-1 but East Lincoln won last year 28-7.
Hickory at North Lincoln: Hickory leads the all time series 3-1 including 29-22 last season.
Lincolnton at Newton-Conover: Lincolnton leads the all time series 38-33-4 that started in 1924, including three straight (22-21 last season).
Maiden at West Lincoln: Maiden leads the all time series 42-8 including 27-17 last season.
Mountain Island Charter at Community School of Davidson: Mountain Island Charter leads the all time series 4-3 but Community School of Davidson won 56-6 last season.
Here are the standings for teams from Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties through Sept. 15:
Big South 3A
Crest 1-0, 4-0
Kings Mountain 1-0, 4-0
North Gaston 1-0, 3-1
South Point 1-0, 3-1
Forestview 0-1, 1-3
Huss 0-1, 1-3
Ashbrook 0-1, 0-4
Cramer 0-1, 0-4
Southern Piedmont 1A/2A
Bessemer City 1-0, 3-2
Burns 1-0, 3-2
Shelby 1-0, 2-3
East Gaston 0-0, 4-0
Thomas Jefferson 0-1, 1-4
Cherryville 0-1, 0-5
Highland Tech 0-1, 0-5
Western Foothills 3A
Hickory 1-0, 4-0
West Iredell 1-0, 4-0
Statesville 1-0, 2-2
North Iredell 1-0, 1-3
East Lincoln 0-1, 3-1
North Lincoln 0-1, 2-2
Foard 0-1, 0-4
St. Stephens 0-1, 0-4
Catawba Valley 2A
Bunker Hill 1-0, 4-0
West Lincoln 1-0, 4-0
Maiden 1-0, 3-1
Newton-Conover 1-0, 2-2
Bandys 0-1, 3-1
East Burke 0-1, 2-2
Lincolnton 0-1, 0-4
West Caldwell 0-1, 0-4
Catawba Shores 1A/2A
Mtn Isl Charter 0-1, 3-1
Comm Sch Davidson 2-0, 4-1
Christ the King 1-0, 3-1
Pine Lake Prep 1-0, 3-1
Corvian Comm 1-1, 3-2
Bish McGuinness 0-1, 1-3
W-Salem Prep 0-1, 1-3
W-Salem Carver 0-1, 0-4
(Other area games:)
Chambers at Hough
East Meck at Garinger
Independence at Catholic
Kell at Cuthbertson
Lake Norman Charter at Albemarle
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
(Next week’s area games:)
Bandys at Lincolnton
Burns at Bessemer City
East Lincoln at West Iredell
Forestview at Kings Mountain
Huss at Cramer
North Gaston at Ashbrook
North Iredell at North Lincoln
Shelby at Highland Tech
South Point at Crest
Thomas Jefferson at East Gaston
West Lincoln at Bunker Hill
Winston-Salem Prep at Mountain Island Charter
Off – Cherryville
Berry at Kell
Butler at East Meck
Cabarrus Stallions at Lake Norman Charter
Catholic at Rocky River
Chambers at Harding
Garinger at Independence
Hough at West Meck
North Meck at Mallard Creek
Palisades at South Meck
Providence at Mooresville
West Charlotte at Hopewell
Foard at Statesville
Hickory at St. Stephens
Newton-Conover at East Burke
College football
Here is this week’s Carolinas NCAA Division I (FBS and FCS) schedule:
(Thursday, Sept. 21)
Georgia State 30, Coastal Carolina 17
(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.
Mississippi State at South Carolina, 7:30 p.m.
North Carolina at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m.
Here is next week’s Carolinas NCAA Division I (FBS and FCS) schedule:
(Friday, Sept. 29)
Louisville at N.C. State, 7 p.m.
(Saturday, Sept. 30)
Clemson at Syracuse, noon
San Diego at Davidson, noon
Presbyterian at Butler, 1 p.m.
North Carolina A&T at Norfolk State, 2 p.m.
Western Carolina at The Citadel, 2 p.m.
William & Mary at Elon, 2 p.m.
Campbell at North Carolina Central, 4 p.m.
Chattanooga at Wofford, 6 p.m.
Coastal Carolina at Georgia Souhern, 6 p.m.
Kennesaw State at Charleston Southern, 6 p.m.
East Carolina at Rice, 7 p.m.
Charlotte at SMU, 7:30 p.m.
Notre Dame at Duke, 7:30 p.m.
South Carolina at Tennessee, 7:30 p.m.
Appalachian State at Louisiana Monroe, 8 p.m.
Pro football
Could the Carolina Panthers have a new starting quarterback Sunday at Seattle?
That possibility is greater after rookie Bryce Young, who started the team’s first two games, missed his second straight day of practice on Thursday. Young is dealing with an ankle injury he suffered in Monday’s 20-17 home loss to New Orleans.
Veteran quarterback Andy Dalton took first team reps on Thursday and practice squad Jake Luton also got some reps while Young was in attendance but didn’t participate in any drills.
Here is the 2023 Carolina Panthers’ schedule:
Sept. 10 at Atlanta (L 10-24)
Sept. 18 New Orleans (L 17-20)
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 volleyball
Gaston Day def. Hickory Grove 3-0 (25-8, 25-13, 25-11): Megan Brown (23 kills, 14 assists), Anne Bradley Bing (16 kills, 23 assists, 5 aces) and Carlie Covelli (12 digs, 3 aces) led Gaston Day (11-4, 4-0 MAC), which plays again on Tuesday at SouthLake Christian.
Kings Mountain def. Crest 3-1 (25-21, 22-25, 25-19, 25-8): Meile Songaila (26 kills, 13 digs, 11 serve receptions, 10 service points), Camden Pasour (39 assists, 8 serve receptions, 3 kills, 10 digs, 11 service points), Myracle Davis (16 kills, 3 blocks), Mary Grace Hogue (5 digs, 3 serve receptions, 2 kills, 7 service points) and Alexa Jones (8 serve receptions, 3 blocks, 6 digs, 7 assists, 9 service points) led Kings Mountain (20-1, 7-0 Big South), which plays again on Tuesday at Stuart Cramer.
High school cross country
Kings Mountain’s boys and West Lincoln’s girls were the team champions on Wednesday at the Wolves 5K at Lincolnton’s Betty G. Ross Park.
(Boys team scores)
Kings Mountain 44, Bandys 64, East Burke 100, Chase 114, Newton-Conover 153, West Lincoln 153, Shelby 162, Lincolnton 170, Maiden 196, West Caldwell 286
(Top boys individuals)
1. Isaiah Watts, KM 17:47.5; 2. Max Thompson, KM 17:52.3; 3. Sean Reed, Bandys, 18:08.4; 4. Steven Morgan 19:02.0; 5. Elijah Baker, EB 19:08.9; 6. Bly Borders 19:31.0; 7. Adrian Fox, Chase 19:31.9; 8. Hunter Cruise, KM 19:41.9; 9. Ethan Bishop, EB 19:45.3; 10. Anderson Wise, WL 19:45.7
(Girls team scores)
West Lincoln 61, Shelby 78, Kings Mountain 94, Maiden 102, Bandys 106, East Burke 141, Chase 147, Lincolnton 167, Newton-Conover 180, Bunker Hill no score
(Top girls individuals)
1. Cadence Willis, EB 22:01.8; 2. Lexi Mathews, Bandys 22:52.1; 3. Adleigh Sutton, WL 23:05.3; 4. Brooke Waseman, KM 24:05.7; 5. Addison Walker, Shelby 24:14.6; 6. Caroline Bryson, Shelby 24:23.0; 7. Halle Lowery, Chase 24:30.5; 8. Karsyn Osborne, N-C 24:48.5; 9. Kaylee Nelson, BH 24:52.1; 10. Sarah Eagle, KM 24:54.3
Middle school football
Gaston County Conference standings through Sept. 20:
-Division I
Southwest 3-0, 5-0
Belmont 1-1, 3-1
Holbrook 1-1, 3-1
Grier 1-2, 3-2
Cramerton 0-2, 2-2
-Division II
York Chester 3-0, 3-1
Stanley 3-0, 3-2
W.C. Friday 2-1, 2-2
Chavis 1-2, 1-4
Bessemer City 0-3, 0-5
Mount Holly 0-3, 0-5
(Sept. 20 games)
Stanley 34, Mount Holly 6
Southwest 22, Belmont 15
Grier 30, Cramerton 0
York Chester 40, Bessemer City 0
W.C. Friday 38, Chavis 12
BYE – Holbrook
(Sept. 26 game)
Belmont vs. Holbrook at Cramer
(Sept. 27 games)
Southwest at Cramerton, Stanley at W.C. Friday, Mount Holly at Bessemer City, Chavis at York Chester, BYE – Grier
Tri-County Conference standings through Sept. 20:
-East
East Lincoln 3-0, 4-0
Kings Mountain 2-1, 2-1
Lincolnton 1-2, 2-2
Burns 2-1, 2-2
West Lincoln 0-3, 1-3
North Lincoln 1-2, 1-3
-West
Shelby 3-0, 3-0
Crest 2-1, 3-1
R-S Central 2-1, 3-1
Chase 2-1, 2-2
East Rutherford 0-3, 0-4
Thomas Jefferson 0-3, 0-4
(Sept. 19 game)
R-S Central 37, Thomas Jefferson 0
(Sept. 20 games)
Burns 46, Lincolnton 14
East Lincoln 22, Kings Mountain 16
North Lincoln 19, West Lincoln 8
Crest 34, Chase 6
Shelby 44, East Rutherford 0
(Sept. 27 games)
North Lincoln at Burns, West Lincoln at East Lincoln, Kings Mountain at Lincolnton, Shelby at Chase, Crest at Thomas Jefferson, R-S Central at East Rutherford
Middle school softball
Gaston County Conference standings through Sept. 21:
Stanley 8-0
Belmont 6-1
Bessemer City 5-2
W.C. Friday 5-2
Mount Holly 3-4
Chavis 2-4
x-Cramerton 2-4
Holbrook 2-5
Grier 1-6
x-Southwest 0-6
x-missing Thursday result
(Sept. 21 games)
Stanley 16, Chavis 4 (4 innings)
Cramerton at Southwest
W.C. Friday 22, Mount Holly 15
Holbrook 26, Grier 10
BYE – Belmont, Bessemer City
Middle school golf
At Cherryville CC: Stanley 222, Holbrook 224, Bessemer City 246
Stanley’s Jax Allen (52) was the medalist.
(Sept. 25 matches:)
At Cherryville- Holbrook, Belmont, Mount Holly, York Chester, At Crowders Mountain- Cramerton, Stanley, Southwest, At Cramer Mountain- Bessemer City, W.C. Friday, Chavis, Grier
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:
(7-9-11 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 (L 2-4)
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 (T 0-0)
Sept. 20 Philadelphia Union (T 2-2)
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
Memphis 5, Charlotte 2: The Knights lost Thursday’s resumption of Wednesday’s suspended game despite an early lead and a strong start from former South Point High standout Garrett Davila (6 innings, 2 runs, 3 strikeouts). The regularly scheduld Thursday won’t be made up and the 3rd game of the season-ending 5-game road series is 8:05 p.m. on Friday night.
Here is the full Charlotte Knights’ 2023 schedule:
Overall record: 52-94
First half record: 35-40
Second half record: 17-54
-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 (2-4)
Sept. 18-24 at Memphis (1-1)
Here is the full Gastonia Honey Hunters’ 2023 schedule:
Overall record: 79-47
First half record: 41-22
Second half record: 38-25
-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 (8-10)
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 (W 5-4)
15 at Lexington (L 1-7)
16 at Lexington (W 2-1)
17 at Lexington (W 10-5)
ATLANTIC LEAGUE OF PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL PLAYOFFS
(Southern Division championship: Gastonia vs. High Point – Best-of-5)
Sept. 19 Game 1 – at Gastonia (L 1-3 in 10)
Sept. 20 Game 2 – at Gastonia (W 5-2)
Sept. 22 Game 3 – at High Point
Sept. 23 Game 4 – at High Point
Sept. 24 Game 5 – at High Point
(League championship: Gastonia-HP winner vs. Lancaster-Long Island winner – Best-of-5)
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 (Denny Hamlin-3)
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