9-30-22 roundup: Pro basketball, football and soccer, High school football, Middle school football and softball, College football, Auto racing

By Richard Walker

The Cherryville American Legion Post 100 baseball family has had a rough couple of weeks following the death of longtime scoreboard operator Darise Hartman.

Hartman died on Sept. 15 at 89 with one of the greatest attendance streaks in Legion baseball history; Hartman attended the American Legion World Series for 34 straight years beginning in 1987 and lasting until 2021.

It took him to faraway places such at Spokane, Wash., Yakima, Wash., and Corvallis, Ore., but also to Shelby once Veterans Field at Keeter Stadium in 2008 and again when it became the permanent home of the ALWS in 2011.

Hartman first fell in love with Legion baseball in 1953 as a 20-year-old when Cherryville won its first Area IV title, first N.C. state title and first ALWS appearance in 1953.

Hartman didn’t travel to Miami, Fla., for that year’s ALWS but he did get to see Post 100 in the 1998 ALWS in Las Vegas, Nev., and the 2003 ALWS at Bartlesville, Okla.; Post 100 finished as ALWS runner-up in each of those years.

At every ALWS tournament he attended, in addition to watching the games, Hartman made sure to get one or more baseballs from the venue, frequently bringing back souvenirs for his friends.

“I can’t imagine how many baseballs he collected,” Danny Eaker, a close friend of Hartman’s and the longtime public address announcer at Cherryville Fraley Field, told The Cherryville Eagle newspaper. “He would run down foul balls to make sure he got his souvenirs.”

It meant Hartman’s August vacation was set every year, frequently talking Eaker and fellow scoreboard operator Troy Thomas into travelling to games with him.

In April of this year, Hartman fell from the roof of a house and never recovered from the accident.

At Hartman’s funeral service, a photo collage featuring images of baseball and a baseball diamond were featured. And he was buried in a red ALWS jacket he purchased in 1987. A Cherryville Post 100 cap and a baseball also were placed in his coffin.

Hartman’s final resting place?

The Cherryville City Memorial Cemetery, which is located across the road from the Fraley Field ballpark where he spent so much time.

 

 

 

 

High school football

Here are the area standings through Sept. 29 with conference records followed by overall records:

(Big South 3A)
Kings Mountain 3-0, 6-0
South Point 3-0, 6-0
Crest 2-1, 4-2
Forestview 2-1, 3-3
Cramer 1-2, 3-3
Ashbrook 1-2, 2-4
Huss 0-3, 1-5
North Gaston 0-3, 0-6

(Southern Piedmont 1A/2A)
Shelby 3-0, 4-3
Burns 2-0, 5-1
East Gaston 2-0, 4-2
Bessemer City 2-1, 2-5
Cherryville 0-2, 2-4
Thomas Jefferson 0-3, 0-6
Highland Tech 0-3, 0-7

(Western Foothills 3A)
East Lincoln 3-0, 6-0
Hickory 2-1, 4-2
St. Stephens 2-1, 3-3
Statesville 2-1, 3-3
North Iredell 1-2, 1-5
North Lincoln 1-2, 1-5
West Iredell 1-2, 1-5
Foard 0-3, 0-6

(Catawba Valley 2A)
Bunker Hill 3-0, 6-0
Maiden 3-0, 5-1
Lincolnton 2-1, 3-3
Newton-Conover 2-1, 3-3
West Lincoln 1-2, 4-2
Bandys 1-2, 2-4
East Burke 0-3, 1-5
West Caldwell 0-3, 0-6

(Queen City 3A/4A)
Hough 3-0, 5-1
Mallard Creek 3-0, 5-2
West Charlotte 2-1, 4-3
Chambers 1-1, 4-2
North Meck 0-2, 3-3
Hopewell 0-2, 2-4
West Meck 0-3, 4-3

(Southern Meck 4A)
Olympic 2-0, 6-0
Kell 2-0, 5-1
South Meck 2-0, 4-2
Myers Park 2-1, 2-5
Harding 1-2, 2-5
Palisades 0-3, 1-5
Berry Academy 0-3, 1-6

(Southwestern 4A)
Butler 3-0, 6-1
Catholic 3-0, 5-1
Independence 1-1, 5-1
Rocky River 1-1, 2-4
East Meck 1-2, 2-5
Providence 0-2, 2-4
Garinger 0-3, 0-7

(Others)
Mtn Isl Charter 0-3, 2-3
Chase 2-0, 6-0
East Rutherford 0-3, 1-6
R-S Central 0-3, 2-5
Lk Nor Charter …, 3-3

(Thursday’s Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln results:)
Kings Mountain 48, Forestview 7
South Point 35, Crest 13
W-S Prep 18, Mountain Island Charter 6
Ashbrook 37, North Gaston 14
Burns 62, Bessemer City 6
Bunker Hill 35, West Lincoln 34 (OT)
Cramer 22, Huss 21
East Gaston 28, Thomas Jefferson 16
Shelby 76, Highland Tech 0
Lincolnton 43, Bandys 34
North Lincoln 38, North Iredell 17
East Lincoln 50, West Iredell 0
Off – Cherryville

(This week’s other area games:)
Statesville 49, Foard 13
Hickory 42, St. Stephens 28
Newton-Conover 28, East Burke 20
Maiden 60, West Caldwell 6
West Charlotte 28, Hopewell 21
Hough 52, West Meck 6
Mallard Creek 48, North Meck 3
Kell 40, Myers Park 9
Harding 40, Berry Academy 20
Olympic 48, Palisades 0
Butler 76, East Meck 0
Charlotte Catholic 49, Rocky River 7
Independence 75, Garinger 0
Mooresville 40, Providence 28
Chase 35, Hendersonville 16
Patton 38, East Rutherford 27
Polk County 42, R-S Central 21

(Next Friday’s Cleveland/Gaston/Lincoln counties games:)
Burns at Thomas Jefferson
Christ the King at Mountain Island Charter
Cramer at Ashbrook
East Gaston at Bessemer City
East Lincoln at Foard
Forestview at Huss
Highland Tech at Cherryville
Newton-Conover at West Lincoln
North Gaston at Crest
North Lincoln at St. Stephens
South Point at Kings Mountain
West Caldwell at Lincolnton
Off – Shelby

(Next Friday’s other area games:)
Hickory at North Iredell
Statesville at West Iredell
Maiden at Bandys
East Burke at Bunker Hill
Chambers at Hopewell
Hough at West Charlotte
North Meck at West Meck
South Meck at Kell
Olympic at Berry Academy
Myers Park at Palisades
Rocky River at Butler
Garinger at Charlotte Catholic
Providence at Independence
Chase at Brevard
East Rutherford at Hendersonville
R-S Central at Patton
Lake Norman Charter at Bear Grass Charter
Spring Valley, S.C. at Clover, S.C.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Middle school football

GASTON COUNTY CONFERENCE
Standings through Sept. 21 with division records followed by overall records:

(Division I)
Southwest 3-0, 4-1
Holbrook 2-1, 4-1
Cramerton 2-2, 4-2
Grier 1-2, 2-3
Mount Holly 0-3, 2-3

(Division II)
Belmont 4-0, 6-0
York Chester 3-1, 3-3
Stanley 2-2, 2-3
W.C. Friday 2-2, 2-4
Bessemer City 1-3, 1-5
Chavis 0-4, 0-5

(Wednesday’s games)
Bessemer City 20, Chavis 14
Belmont 33, W.C. Friday 0
Holbrook 18, Grier 8
Cramerton 22, Mount Holly 15
York Chester 30, Stanley 0

(Oct. 5 games)
Chavis at Belmont
Mount Holly at Grier
Southwest at Holbrook
Stanley at Bessemer City
York Chester at W.C. Friday

 

 

TRI-COUNTY CONFERENCE
Standings through Sept. 22 with division records followed by overall records:

(West)
East Lincoln 2-1, 3-1
Lincolnton 2-1, 3-1
North Lincoln 2-1, 3-1
Kings Mountain 2-1, 2-2
Burns 1-2, 1-3
West Lincoln 0-3, 1-3

(East)
Crest 3-0, 4-0
Shelby 2-1, 3-1
R-S Central 2-1, 2-2
East Rutherford 1-2, 1-3
Thomas Jefferson 1-2, 1-3
Chase 0-3, 0-4

(Tuesday’s game)
Kings Mountain 28, East Lincoln 22 (2 OT)

(Wednesday’s games)
Lincolnton 28, Burns 14
Crest 57, Chase 8
North Lincoln 42, West Lincoln 0
R-S Central 47, Thomas Jefferson 28
Shelby 38, East Rutherford 0

(Oct. 4 games)
Burns at North Lincoln
Chase at Shelby
East Lincoln at West Lincoln
East Rutherford at R-S Central
Lincolnton at Kings Mountain
Thomas Jefferson at Crest

 

 

 

Middle school softball

Final regular season standings:

Belmont 9-0
Chavis 7-2
Stanley 7-2
W.C. Friday 6-3
Mount Holly 5-4
Bessemer City 4-5
Holbrook 4-5
Cramerton 2-7
Grier 1-8
Southwest 0-9

(Thursday’s games)
Chavis 15, Cramerton 0 (3 innings)
W.C. Friday 9, Bessemer City 6
Belmont 16, Grier 0
Stanley 17, Mount Holly 7

(Next week’s playoffs)
Monday semifinals – W.C. Friday at Belmont, Stanley at Chavis
Thursday championship game

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

College football

This week’s NCAA Division I Carolinas schedule:

(Thursday’s game)
South Carolina 50, S.C. State 10

(Saturday’s games)
N.C. Central at Campbell, noon
Butler at Davidson, 1 p.m.
Presbyterian at Morehead State, 1 p.m.
Mercer at Wofford, 1:30 p.m.
Samford at Furman, 2 p.m.
Richmond at Elon, 2 p.m.
Wake Forest at Florida State, 3:30 p.m.
Virginia Tech at North Carolina, 3:30 p.m.
The Citadel at Appalachian State, 3:30 p.m.
Gardner-Webb at Marshall, 3:30 p.m.
VMI at Western Carolina, 3:30 p.m.
UTEP at Charlotte, 6 p.m.
Bryant at North Carolina A&T, 7 p.m.
East Carolina at South Florida, 7 p.m.
N.C. State at Clemson, 7:30 p.m.
Virginia at Duke, 7:30 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro basketball

Here is the 2022-23 Charlotte Hornets schedule:

(Preseason)
October
2 at Boston, 1 p.m.
5 Indiana, 7 p.m.
7 Boston (at Greensboro), 7:30 p.m.
10 Washington, 7 p.m.
12 at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

(Regular season)
October
19 at San Antonio, 8 p.m.
21 New Orleans, 7 p.m.
23 at Atlanta, 5:00 p.m.
26 at New York, 7:30 p.m.
28 at Orlando, 7 p.m.
29 Golden State 7 p.m.
31 Sacramento, 7 p.m.
November
2 at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
4 at Memphis, 8 p.m.
5 Brooklyn, 7 p.m.
7 Washington, 7 p.m.
9 Portland, 7 p.m.
10 at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
12 at Miami, 8 p.m.
14 at Orlando, 7 p.m.
16 Indiana, 7 p.m.
18 at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.
20 at Washington, 6 p.m.
23 Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
25 Minnesota, 5 p.m.
28 at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
December
2 Washington, 7 p.m.
3 Milwaukee, 6 p.m.
5 L.A. Clippers, 7 p.m.
7 at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.
9 New York, 7 p.m.
11 at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
14 Detroit, 7 p.m.
16 Atlanta, 7 p.m.
18 at Denver, 8 p.m.
19 at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
21 at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
23 at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
26 at Portland, 10 p.m.
27 at Golden State, 10 p.m.
29 Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.
31 Brooklyn, 7 p.m.
January
2 L.A. Lakers, 7 p.m.
4 Memphis, 7 p.m.
6 at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
8 at Indiana, 5 p.m.
10 at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
12 at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
14 Boston, 7 p.m.
16 Boston, 1 p.m.
18 at Houston, 8 p.m.
21 at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
23 at Utah, 9 p.m.
24 at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
26 Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
29 Miami, 1 p.m.
31 at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
February
2 at Chicago, 8 p.m.
3 at Detroit, 7 p.m.
5 Orlando, 1 p.m.
8 at Washington, 7 p.m.
10 at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
11 Denver, 7 p.m.
13 Atlanta, 7 p.m.
15 San Antonio, 7 p.m.
24 at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
25 Miami, 7 p.m.
27 Detroit, 7 p.m.
March
1 Phoenix, 7 p.m.
3 Orlando, 7 p.m.
5 at Brooklyn, 6 p.m.
7 at New York, 7:30 p.m.
9 at Detroit, 7 p.m.
11 Utah, 7 p.m.
12 Cleveland, 5 p.m.
14 Cleveland, 7 p.m.
17 Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
20 Indiana, 7 p.m.
23 at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
24 at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
26 Dallas, 1 p.m.
28 at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
31 Chicago, 7 p.m.
April
2 Toronto, 1 p.m.
4 Toronto, 7 p.m.
7 Houston, 7 p.m.
9 at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

Pro football

Here’s the full Carolina Panthers schedule for the 2022 season:

Week 1, Sept. 11, Cleveland (L 24-26)
Week 2, Sept. 18, at N.Y. Giants (L 16-19)
Week 3, Sept. 25, New Orleans (W 22-14)
Week 4, Oct. 2, Arizona, 4:05 p.m.
Week 5, Oct. 9, San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.
Week 6, Oct. 16, at L.A. Rams, 4:05 p.m.
Week 7, Oct. 23, Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Week 8, Oct. 30, at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Week 9, Nov. 6, at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Week 10, Nov. 9, Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Week 11, Nov. 20, at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
Week 12, Nov. 27, Denver, 1 p.m.
Week 13, Dec. 4, BYE
Week 14, Dec. 11, at Seattle, 4:25 p.m.
Week 15, Dec. 18, Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Week 16, Dec. 24, Detroit, 1 p.m.
Week 17, Jan. 1, at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Week 18, Jan. 7 or 8, at New Orleans, TBD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro soccer

Here’s the full Charlotte FC MLS schedule for the 2022 season (with results):

(12-17-2 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 (L 0-2)
May 22, Vancouver (W 2-1)
May 29, at Seattle (L 1-2)
June 11, New York (W 2-0)
June 18, at Columbus (T 1-1)
June 25, at Montreal (L 1-2)
June 30, Austin (L 0-1)
July 3, at Houston (W 2-1)
July 9, Nashville (W 4-1)
July 16, at Miami (L 2-3)
July 23, at Toronto (L 0-4)
July 30, Columbus (suspended at 0-0 in 16th minute to Oct. 5)
August 3, D.C. (W 3-0)
August 6, Chicago (L 2-3)
August 13, at LAFC (L 0-5)
August 17, at New York City (W 3-1)
August 21, Orlando (L 1-2)
August 27, Toronto (L 0-2)
September 3, at Cincinnati (L 0-2)
September 10, New York City (W 1-0)
September 17, at Chicago (W 3-2)
October 1, Philadelphia, 5:30 p.m.
October 5, Columbus, 7 p.m.
October 9, at New York, 1 p.m.