9-8-23 roundup: Pro football, baseball, basketball and soccer, High school football, tennis and cross country, College football, Middle school football and softball, NASCAR

By Richard Walker

In Shelby’s long history as the state’s winningest football program, the Golden Lions have gone 0-4 to start a football season only once.

Entering Friday’s home game against Class 4A Charlotte Olympic, the Golden Lions were 0-3 and desperate to avoid the second 0-4 start in school history.

And Shelby did so emphatically in a 51-21 home victory.

Tristan Tate led the Golden Lions with 164 yards rushing and 3 TDs.

Shelby had only once started 0-4, that coming in the winless (0-9) season of 1935. The Golden Lions have started 0-3 in 4 other seasons – 1996, 2001, 2012 and last year.

Each time Shelby had won its 4th games and each time the Golden Lions have advanced to the state playoffs.

Here are the area’s other Friday results:

North Gaston 55, Cherryville 7
East Gaston 27, Ashbrook 0
Bessemer City 37, Union Academy 16
Burns 50, Alexander Central 7
North Lincoln 56, East Rutherford 21
Mountain Island Charter 42, SouthLake Christian 13
South Point 20, Hibriten 7
Winston-Salem Prep 41, Highland Tech 8

(Other games:)
Rocky River 21, Berry 20
Kell 27, Catawba Ridge, S.C. 14
Corvian Community 58, Garinger 0
Gaffney, S.C. 24, Mallard Creek 7
Chambers 63, Hickory Ridge 14
Monroe 70, East Meck 0
Catholic 29, North Meck 0
Cuthertson 23, Palisades 0
Myers Park 47, Richmond County 14
Independence 45, South Meck 0
Butler 22, Weddington 15
Thomas Jefferson 45, Greenville Hurricanes 14
Draughn 35, Chase 25
Hickory 35, Cox Mill 15
Bunker Hill 45, Hickory Hawks 6
Maiden 50, St. Stephens 19
Chesnee, S.C. 41, R-S Central 18
Bandys 45, South Caldwell 14
West Iredell 21, West Wilkes 7

(Next 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

College football

Shelby wide receiver Izay Bridges announced on social media that he has committed to play college football next season at North Carolina Central.

Here is this week’s Carolinas NCAA Division I (FBS and FCS) schedule:

(Friday, Sept. 8)
Barton 33, Davidson 31

(Saturday, Sept. 9)
Vanderbilt at Wake Forest, 11 a.m.
Notre Dame at N.C. State, noon
S.C. State at Georgia Tech, 1 p.m.
Virginia Lynchburg at Presbyterian, 1 p.m.
Charleston Southern at Clemson, 2:15 p.m.
Samford at Western Carolina, 2:30 p.m.
Campbell at The Citadel, 3 p.m.
Marshall at East Carolina, 4 p.m.
Appalachian State at North Carolina, 5:15 p.m.
Elon at Gardner-Webb, 6 p.m.
Lafayette at Duke, 6 p.m.
Wofford at William & Mary, 6 p.m.
Jacksonville State at Coastal Carolina, 7 p.m.
N.C. Central at North Carolina A&T, 7 p.m.
Charlotte at Maryland, 7:30 p.m.
Furman at South Carolina, 7:30 p.m.

Here is next 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro football

Will the Carolina Panthers have the services of top pass rusher Brian Burns in Sunday’s season opener in Atlanta?

It’s still uncertain even though the two-time Pro Bowl outside linebacker participated in his third straight practice on Friday.

Burns is in the final year of his rookie contract and is due $16 million this season. But Burns is seeking a large, multi-year contract extension.

Burns declined comment through the team’s public relations staff on his status for Sunday. His agent, Todd France, has not returned text messages to the Associated Press.

Panthers coach Frank Reich said Friday he has “no further updates” on Burns’ contract situation.

“Brian has handled it like it a pro,” Reich added. “He has practiced. There were one or two days where he didn’t. Other than that it has been the same course of business. He has been the professional that he is. I’m just going to leave it at that.”

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

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Middle school football

Gaston County Conference standings through Sept. 6:
-Division I
Belmont 1-0, 3-0
Southwest 1-0, 3-0
Cramerton 0-0, 2-0
Grier 0-1, 2-1
Holbrook 0-1, 2-1
-Division II
York Chester 1-0, 1-1
Chavis 1-0, 1-2
Stanley 1-0, 1-2
W.C. Friday 0-1, 0-2
Bessemer City 0-1, 0-3
Mount Holly 0-1, 0-3

(Sept. 6 games)
Belmont 27, Grier 6
Southwest 21, Holbrook 14
Chavis 8, Mount Holly 6
Stanley 38, Bessemer City 0
York Chester 40, W.C. Friday 0
BYE – Cramerton

(Sept. 13 games)
York Chester at Mount Holly, Southwest at Grier, Cramerton at Holbrook, Chavis at Stanley, W.C. Friday at Bessemer City, BYE – Belmont

Tri-County Conference standings through Sept. 6
-East
East Lincoln 1-0, 2-0
Lincolnton 1-0, 2-0
Kings Mountain 1-0, 1-0
West Lincoln 0-1, 1-1
Burns 0-1, 0-2
North Lincoln 0-1, 0-2
-West
Crest 1-0, 2-0
Shelby 1-0, 1-0
Chase 1-0, 1-1
R-S Central 0-1, 1-1
East Rutherford 0-1, 0-2
Thomas Jefferson 0-1, 0-2

(Sept. 6 games)
East Lincoln 38, Burns 36, OT
Kings Mountain 28, West Lincoln 0
Lincolnton 30, North Lincoln 16
Chase 30, Thomas Jefferson 0
Crest 26, East Rutherford 0
Shelby 42, R-S Central 6

(Sept. 13 games)
Burns at West Lincoln, East Lincoln at Lincolnton, North Lincoln at Kings Mountain, East Rutherford at Chase, Crest at R-S Central, Shelby at Thomas Jefferson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Middle school softball

Gaston County Conference standings through Sept. 7:

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

Belmont 17, Southwest 5: Reagen Mizell was the winning pitcher for Belmont.

Bessemer City 11, Mount Holly 1

Chavis 16, Holbrook 2: Pitchers Jenny Brown and Leah Dellinger and hitters Livi Harmon (3 hits, double, triple), Daylee Dalton (1 hit), Ella Blake and Grace Capps led Chavis.

Cramerton 17, Grier 1

BYE – W.C. Friday, Stanley

(Sept. 11 games)
Belmont at Holbrook, Bessemer City at Grier, Chavis at W.C. Friday, Stanley at Southwest, BYE – Cramerton, Mount Holly

(Sept. 12 game)
Southwest at Chavis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro basketball

The Charlotte Hornets on Thursday announced the schedule for their 8 “Anniversary Night” games during the upcoming 2023-24 season as the franchise marks the 35th Anniversary of the inaugural 1988-89 Hornets season.

Highlights will include honoring all-time greats Baron Davis and Gerald Wallace on Saturday, November 18, and Saturday, February 10, respectively.

The first Anniversary Night will be the Oct. 25 Opening Night and 15,000 fans will receive an Opening Night T-shirt when the Hornets host the Atlanta Hawks. Davis will be honored during a game against the New York Knicks on Nov. 18 and Wallace will be recognized when the Memphis Grizzlies visit Charlotte on Feb. 10.

Both players will take part in special halftime ceremonies acknowledging their achievements during their careers in Charlotte. The first 5,000 fans entering Spectrum Center for those two games will receive commemorative posters of Davis and Wallace, respectively.

The Anniversary Night schedule also includes the Milwaukee Bucks game on Feb. 29, where the first 5,000 fans in attendance will receive a set of nesting dolls featuring a trio of Hornets point guards who have worn No. 1 – LaMelo Ball, Baron Davis and Muggsy Bogues.

For each Anniversary Night, the Hornets will wear the new teal Classic Edition uniform that echoes the second-generation Hornets uniforms worn from 1997 to 2002. The games will feature appearances by former Hornets greats, along with themed arena activations, music and game presentation elements designed to take fans through the evolution of the franchise from 1988 to the present – and on into the future.

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High school girls tennis

North Lincoln 5, Statesville 4 (Thursday): Emma Carver, Natalie Gore, Lulu King and Ella Wulfhorst won in singles and the doubles team of Carver-Gore won for the Knights.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High school cross country

Forestview’s boys and South Point’s girls were team champions and Ashbrook’s Nehemiah Garcia and South Point’s Lexi Birtwistle were individual medalists in Thursday’s Luminary Run at the Ashbrook High course.

Top boys individuals: 1, Nehemiah Garcia (Ashbrook); 2, Max Thompson (Kings Mountain); 3, Zack Larner (Forestview); 4, Ben Kimmel (Huss); 5, Dhruv Patel (South Point); 6, Luke Denton (Forestview); 7, Yahir Sierra Vega (Huss); 8, Luke Howell (Kings Mountain); 9, Tyler Vinson (North Mecklenburg); 10, Lucas Crisp (Forestview).

Top girls individuals: 1, Lexi Birtwistle (South Point); 2, Maddie Frank (South Point); 3, Brooke Waseman (Kings Mountain); 4, Rachel Tolbert (South Point); 5, Averie Kelly (South Point); 6, Gianna Lowry (Forestview); 7, Anslee Perkins (South Point); 8, Sarah Eagle (Kings Mountain); 9, Riley Barnard (South Point); 10, Ariyah Graham (Huss).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Durham 6, Charlotte 1: Nate Mondou’s 5th inning RBI single was the lone run for the Knights in the 4th game of the 6-game home series. The 5th game is scheduled for 5:35 p.m. on Saturday at Charlotte’s Truist Field.

Here is the full Charlotte Knights’ 2023 schedule:

Overall record: 49-87
First half record: 35-40
Second half record: 14-47

-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 (1-3)
Sept. 12-17 Nashville
Sept. 18-24 at Memphis

Charleston, W.Va. 19, Gastonia 8: The slumping Honey Hunters lost for the 6th time in their last 7 games.

Here is the full Gastonia Honey Hunters’ 2023 schedule:

Overall record: 74-43
First half record: 41-22
Second half record: 33-21

-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 (3-6)
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.
10 Charleston, W.Va.
12 So. Maryland
13 So. Maryland
14 So. Maryland
15 at Lexington
16 at Lexington
17 at Lexington

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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, 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