9-9-23 roundup: Pro football, baseball, basketball and soccer, High school football, College football, Middle school football and softball, NASCAR
By Richard Walker
Every week this season, www.CarolinasSportsHub.com will look back at the Carolina Panthers’ historic 2003 season that ended with the franchise’s first trip to the Super Bowl.
Week 1: Offseason free agent signee Jake Delhomme replaced 2002 starter Rodney Peete at quarterback in the second half with the Panthers trailing the Jacksonville Jaguars 17-0 – and after being booed off the field at the end of the first half by their own fans. But Delhomme led a rally for a 24-23 that is capped by a 12-yard TD pass to Ricky Proehl with 12 seconds left.
Here is a preview of the 2023 season opener:
Game 1- Sept. 10: Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m.
TV: FOX (Chris Myers play-by-play, Robert Smith color analyst, Jen Hale sideline reporter)
RADIO: WBT-AM 1110/WBT-FM 99.3 in Charlotte is flagship station (Anish Shroff play-by-play, Jake Delhomme and Jim Szoke color analysts, Sharon Thorsland sideline reporter)
THE SERIES: Atlanta leads the all time series 35-21 and holds a 20-8 advantage in games played in Atlanta.
RANKINGS AMONG NFL (2022 final statistics): Carolina offense – 29th overall, 10th rushing, 29th passing. Carolina defense – 22nd overall, 18th rushing, 22nd passing. Atlanta offense – 24th overall, 3rd rushing, 31st passing. Atlanta defense – 27th overall, 23rd rushing, 25th passing.
BY THE NUMBERS: 10 – Rookie quarterback Bryce Young will become the 10th rookie quarterback in Carolina Panthers’ history to start a game at quarterback as a rookie. The previous nine follow with the season and record that achieved: Kerry Collins 7-6 in 1995, Chris Weinke 1-14 in 2001, Randy Fasani 0-1 in 2002, Matt Moore 2-1 in 2007, Jimmy Clausen 1-9 in 2010, Cam Newton 6-10 in 2011, Kyle Allen 0-1 in 2018, Will Grier 0-2 in 2019 and P.J. Walker 0-1 in 2020.
NOTABLE:
Falcons head coach Arthur Smith played for the University of North Carolina from 2001-05 and was a Tar Heels graduate assistant in 2006….
Falcons wide receivers coach T.J. Yates was a four-year starting quarterback at the University of North Carolina from 2007-10….
Five Falcons played high school football in the Carolinas – DL Albert Huggins at Orangeburg-Wilkinson, S.C., RB Cordarelle Patterson at Rock Hill, S.C., Northwestern, P Bradley Pinion at Northwest Cabarrus, CB Mike Hughes played at New Bern and Jovaughn Gwyn played at Harding.
The 2023 schedule:
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
High school football
After Friday’s Week 4 was completed, area teams move into the next phase of their seasons as virtually all area teams begin conference games this week.
And after the first 4 weeks, 4 conferences have .500 or better cumulative and only the Southern Piedmont 1A/2A (10-18) has a losing mark.
The Catawba Valley 2A (14-10) has the top record followed by the Catawba Shores 1A/2A (14-12) with the Big South 3A and Western Foothills 3A each as 12-12.
Here are the standings for teams from Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties through Sept. 8:
Big South 3A
Crest 0-0, 3-0
Kings Mountain 0-0, 3-0
North Gaston 0-0, 2-1
South Point 0-0, 2-1
Forestview 0-0, 1-2
Huss 0-0, 1-2
Ashbrook 0-0, 0-3
Cramer 0-0, 0-3
Southern Piedmont 1A/2A
East Gaston 0-0, 4-0
Bessemer City 0-0, 2-2
Burns 0-0, 2-2
Shelby 0-0, 1-3
Thomas Jefferson 0-0, 1-3
Cherryville 0-0, 0-4
Highland Tech 0-0, 0-4
Western Foothills 3A
East Lincoln 0-0, 3-0
Hickory 0-0, 3-0
West Iredell 0-0, 3-0
North Lincoln 0-0, 2-1
Statesville 0-0, 1-2
Foard 0-0, 0-3
North Iredell 0-0, 0-3
St. Stephens 0-0, 0-3
Catawba Valley 2A
Bandys 0-0, 3-0
Bunker Hill 0-0, 3-0
West Lincoln 0-0, 3-0
East Burke 0-0, 2-1
Maiden 0-0, 2-1
Newton-Conover 0-0, 1-2
Lincolnton 0-0, 0-3
West Caldwell 0-0, 0-3
Catawba Shores 1A/2A
Mtn Isl Charter 0-0, 3-0
Comm Sch Davidson 0-0, 3-1
Christ the King 0-0, 2-1
Pine Lake Prep 0-0, 2-1
Corvian Comm 0-0, 2-2
Bish McGuinness 0-0, 1-2
W-Salem Prep 0-0, 1-2
W-Salem Carver 0-0, 0-3
(Friday’s area results:)
Shelby 51, Olympic 21
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
Here is this week’s Carolinas NCAA Division I (FBS and FCS) schedule:
(Friday, Sept. 8)
Barton 33, Davidson 31
(Saturday, Sept. 9)
Wake Forest 36, Vanderbilt 20
Notre Dame 45, N.C. State 24
Georgia Tech 48, S.C. State 13
Presbyterian 48, Virginia Lynchburg 17
Clemson 66, Charleston Southern 17
Western Carolina 30, Samford 7
Campbell 56, The Citadel 7
Marshall 31, East Carolina 13
North Carolina 40, Appalachian State 34, 2 OT
Gardner-Webb 34, Elon 27
Duke 42, Lafayette 7
William & Mary 23, Wofford at William & Mary 6
Coastal Carolina 30, Jacksonville State 16
N.C. Central 30, North Carolina A&T 16
Maryland 38, Charlotte 20
South Carolina 47, Furman 21
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.
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
(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
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
Durham 11, Charlote 3: Nate Mondou had 2 hits including a 2-run homer but it wasn’t enough as the Knights lost the 5th game of the 6-game home series. The finale of the series is 5:35 p.m. on Sunday at Charlotte’s Truist Field.
Here is the full Charlotte Knights’ 2023 schedule:
Overall record: 49-88
First half record: 35-40
Second half record: 14-48
-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 (1-4)
Sept. 12-17 Nashville
Sept. 18-24 at Memphis
Gastonia 8, Charleston, W.Va. 2: Zach Mort threw the first complete game of the season for the Honey Hunters as they clinched their second straight Atlantic League of Professional Baseball postseason berth.
Here is the full Gastonia Honey Hunters’ 2023 schedule:
Overall record: 75-43
First half record: 41-22
Second half record: 34-21
-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 (4-6)
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. (W 8-2)
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