9-10-25 roundup: Pro baseball, football, soccer and basketball, College football and basketball, High school football, boys soccer, volleyball, tennis and basketball, Middle school football, softball and golf, Auto racing
By Richard Walker
Winston-Salem State has four former area products, including a preseason All-CIAA pick, among more former high school standouts from Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties playing college football this season.
Junior Daylin Lee, a 2023 Shelby High graduate and preseason All-CIAA quarterback, leads the Rams’ local contingent that also includes freshman wide receiver Ja’Hari Mitchell (Shelby 2020), senior running back Timothy Ruff II (Crest 2021), senior quarterback Isaiah Bess (Shelby 2020) and junior defensive lineman Joshua Gilbert (East Lincoln 2023).
Other players not included in the original Aug. 26 listing of local products playing college football are the following:
Brevard: Jaylen Brown (Mountain Island Charter 2022) is a senior defensive back, Reggie Taylor II (Mountain Island Charter 2022) a senior wide receiver and Donovan Reid (East Gaston 2025) a freshman defensive lineman for the Tornados.
Louisburg: Letraskey Pressley (Ashbrook 2024) is a sophomore linebacker and Thomas Fair (Kings Mountain 2025) a freshman linebacker for the Hurricanes.
Mars Hill: Nick Norris (Shelby 2025) is a freshman linebacker and Andrew Ponder (West Lincoln 2025) is a freshman linebacker for the Lions.
Methodist: Kadin Beaver (Cherryville 2022) is a senior long snapper and Tanner Zill (Forestview 2024) a sophomore wide receiver for the Monarchs.
North Carolina Wesleyan: Justin Clark (North Gaston 2002) is associate head coach for the Battlin’ Bishops.
Shaw: Reagzon Mackey (Huss 2021) is a junior cornerback for the Bears.
Wingate: Silas Tate (Burns 2022) is a junior fullback/tight end, Elihu Lipscomb (Kings Mountain 2025) a freshman defensive end, Griffin Sutherland (Forestview 2025) a freshman offensive lineman, Geviantana Walker (Lincolnton 2024) a freshman defensive lineman, Mason Avery (West Lincoln 2023) a sophomore running back, Marcel Johnson (East Lincoln 2024) a sophomore defensive end, Seth McEachern (Mountain Island Charter 2023) a sophomore wide receiver, Andrew Phelps (Lincolnton 2024) a freshman safety and Riley Shropshire (East Lincoln 2024) a freshman wide receiver for the Bulldogs.
College basketball
The Big South Conference announced its 2025-26 conference schedule.
Here’s the slate for Gardner-Webb:
Dec. 31 Charleston Southern
Jan. 3 at Winthrop
Jan. 7 at High Point
Jan. 14 Radford
Jan. 17 Presbyterian
Jan. 21 at Longwood
Jan. 24 USC Upstate
Jan. 29 at UNC Asheville
Jan. 31 at Charleston Southern
Feb. 4 Longwood
Feb. 7 at Presbyterian
Feb. 12 Winthrop
Feb. 14 High Point
Feb. 19 at Radford
Feb. 26 UNC Asheville
Feb. 28 at USC Upstate
2026 BIG SOUTH tournament
March 4, 6-8
Freedom Hall Civic Center
Johnson City, Tenn.
Wednesday, March 4 – First Round
Friday, March 6 – Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 7 – Semifinals
Sunday, March 8 – Championship Game
High school football
Here are the results/upcoming schedule for Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties:
(Friday, Sept. 5)
Burns 52, East Gaston 0
Lincolnton 28, Cherryville 0
Shelby 90, Highland Tech 0
West Lincoln 50, Bessemer City 15
East Lincoln 49, Newton-Conover 21
Maiden 54, North Lincoln 36
Ashbrook 21, Northwest Cabarrus 17
Crest 56, Asheville 12
Kings Mountain 34, Bandys 29
Concord 27, North Gaston 0
Huss 11, North Meck 7
Union Academy 44, Lincoln Charter 42
Mountain Island Charter 49, West Caldwell 22
Smoky Mountain 22, Forestview 19
South Point 34, Roberson 6
Idle – Cramer
(Friday, Sept. 12)
Bessemer City at Cramer
Cherryville at Highland Tech
Lincolnton at Burns
Shelby at West Lincoln
East Lincln at Bandys
North Lincoln at West Iredell
Anson County at Huss
Forestview at Lake Norman Charter
Kings Mountain at Charlotte Catholic
Lincoln Charter at SouthLake Christian
Marvin Ridge at Ashbrook
Mount Pleasant at South Point
Mountain Island Charter at Christ the King
Weddington at Crest
Idle – East Gaston
(Friday, Sept. 19)
Huss at North Gaston
Kings Mountain at Forestview
South Point at Ashbrook
Burns at Bessemer City
Cherryville at Shelby
East Gaston at Lincolnton
Highland Tech at Cramer
East Lincoln at North Lincoln
Christ the King at Lincoln Charter
Mountain Island Charter at North Stanly
North Gaston at South Caldwell
Idle – Crest, West Lincoln
(Friday, Sept. 26)
Ashbrook at North Gaston
Forestview at Crest
Huss at South Point
Bessemer City at East Gaston
Cramer at Shelby
Highland Tech at Lincolnton
West Lincoln at Burns
East Lincoln at Bunker Hill
Hickory at North Lincoln
Corvian Community at Lincoln Charter
Albemarle at Mountain Island Charter
Idle – Cherryville, Kings Mountain
(Friday, Oct. 3)
Forestview at Huss
North Gaston at Kings Mountain
South Point at Crest
Bessemer City at Lincolnton
Burns at Cramer
East Gaston at Highland Tech
West Lincoln at Cherryville
East Lincoln at West Iredell
North Lincoln at Newton-Conover
Lincoln Charter at Langtree Charter
Mountain Island Charter at Thomas Jefferson
Idle – Ashbrook, Shelby
High school basketball
Hunter Huss will hold a Blue/White Alumni Game on Saturday, Nov. 15 at the school’s Sylvia Hatchell Court.
At 4 p.m., the 2020-25 alumni will play the current Huskies’ junior varsity team.
And at 6 p.m., alumni up through 2019 will play the current Huskies’ varsity team.
Joe Adams will coach the alumni basketball team and coach Mills will coach the alumni cheerleaders.
Middle school football
Gaston County Conference standings thru Sept. 10:
-Division I Div. All PF-PA
Belmont 2-0 4-0 155-18
Southwest 1-0 2-1 58-16
Grier 0-0 2-0 78-0
Holbrook 0-1 2-1 76-47
Cramerton 0-2 0-4 30-104
-Division II Div. All PF-PA
Stanley 2-0 4-0 90-28
Mount Holly 2-0 2-1 61-57
York Chester 1-1 2-2 108-60
Chavis 1-1 1-3 24-136
Bessemer City 0-2 0-3 6-114
W.C. Friday 0-2 0-4 30-136
(Wednesday, September 10)
Belmont 38, Cramerton 6
Chavis 24, Bessemer City 6: The victory ended a 10-game losing streak for the Wolverines.
Stanley 24, York Chester 20: Jace Johnson (receiving touchdown), Case Conner (2 rushing touchdowns), Cash Anderson (passing touchdown, 2-point conversion), Kai Guat (2-point conversion) and Colton Waldraup (2-point conversion) led Stanley.
Mount Holly 20, W.C. Friday 16
BYE – Southwest
(Thursday, September 11)
Holbrook at Grier
(Wednesday, September 17)
Grier at Belmont, Holbrook at Southwest, Mount Holly at Chavis, Bessemer City at Stanley, W.C. Friday at York Chester, BYE – Cramerton
(Wednesday, September 24)
York Chester at Mount Holly, Southwest at Grier, Cramerton at Holbrook, Chavis at Stanley, W.C. Friday at Bessemer City,
BYE – Belmont
(Wednesday, October 1)
Stanley at Mount Holly, Belmont at Southwest, Grier at Cramerton, York Chester at Bessemer City, W.C. Friday at Chavis,
BYE – Holbrook
(Wednesday, October 8)
County Championship at TBD (Division I is host team)
Tri-County Conference standings thru Sept. 8:
-East Div. All PF-PA
Burns 2-0 3-0 88-22
Kings Mountain 2-0 3-0 80-0
Lincolnton 2-0 2-0 48-29
East Lincoln 0-2 1-2 52-66
North Lincoln 0-2 1-2 33-58
West Lincoln 0-2 1-2 42-62
-West Div. All PF-PA
Crest 2-0 3-1 99-62
Shelby 1-0 2-1 70-26
Chase 0-0 1-1 24-34
East Rutherford 0-1 0-2 34-64
R-S Central 0-2 0-3 6-102
(Monday, September 8)
Crest 34, R-S Central 6
(Wednesday, September 10)
Burns 34, West Lincoln 8
Lincolnton 26, East Lincoln 16
Kings Mountain 30, North Lincoln 0
East Rutherford at Chase
Shelby 24, Gaffney SC 12
Crest 21, Mountain Island Charter 6
(Wednesday, September 17)
East Lincoln at Kings Mountain, Lincolnton at Burns, West Lincoln at North Lincoln, Chase at Crest, East Rutherford at Shelby, BYE – R-S Central
(Wednesday, September 24)
Kings Mountain at Lincolnton, North Lincoln at Burns, West Lincoln at East Lincoln, R-S Central at East Rutherford, Shelby at Chase, BYE – Crest
(Tuesday, September 30)
Chase at R-S Central
(Wednesday, October 1)
Burns at Kings Mountain, North Lincoln at East Lincoln, West Lincoln at Lincolnton, Shelby at Crest, BYE – East Rutherford
(Wednesday, October 8)
Semifinals- West-2 at East-1, East-2 at West-1
(Wednesday, October 15)
Championship game at West
Middle school softball
Gaston County Conference standings thru Sept. 8:
Chavis 4-0
Belmont 3-1
Stanley 3-1
W.C. Friday 3-1
Mount Holly 2-2
Holbrook 2-3
Bessemer City 2-4
Cramerton 2-4
Southwest 0-4
(Monday, September 8)
W.C. Friday 21, Holbrook 17
Mount Holly 19, Cramerton 1
Chavis 16, Southwest 0 (3 innings)
Stanley 9, Bessemer City 8
BYE – Belmont
(Thursday, September 11)
Holbrook at Chavis, Mount Holly at Bessemer City, Southwest at Belmont, BYEs – Cramerton, W.C. Friday, Stanley
(Monday, September 15)
Chavis at W.C. Friday, Belmont at Holbrook, Stanley at Southwest, BYEs – Bessemer City, Cramerton, Mount Holly
(Thursday, September 18)
Cramerton at Bessemer City, W.C. Friday at Belmont, Holbrook at Stanley, Mount Holly at Southwest, BYE – Chavis
(Monday, September 22)
Belmont at Chavis, Stanley at W.C. Friday, Southwest at Grier, Mount Holly at Holbrook, BYE – Bessemer City, Cramerton
(Thursday, September 25)
Chavis at Stanley, Cramerton at Southwest, W.C. Friday at Mount Holly, Grier at Holbrook, BYE – Belmont, Bessemer City
(Monday, September 29)
Semifinals: No. 4 at No. 1, No. 3 at No. 2
(Thursday, October 2)
Finals: Semifinals winner at highest remaining seed
Middle school golf
Gaston County Conference schedule:
(Tuesday, September 9)
At Cherryville CC- Stanley (host) 210, Bessemer City 238, Holbrook 243, Grier no score: Stanley’s Brody Lineberger was the individual medalist.
At Cherryville CC- W.C. Friday 1st, Belmont (host) 2nd-216, Southwest 3rd, York Chester no score: Luke Slota (52), Alex Aldrich (53), Smith Henrickson (53), Finn Fairweather (58) and Jackson Toney (59) were Belmont’s players.
At Pine Island- Cramerton 196, Chavis 212, Mount Holly (host) 234: Cramerton’s Carl S. was the individual medalist.
(Monday, September 15)
At Cherryville CC- Holbrook (host), Belmont, Mount Holly, York Chester and Bessemer City (host), W.C. Friday, Chavis, Grier
At Pine Island- Cramerton (host), Stanley, Southwest
(Monday, September 22)
At Cherryville CC- Chavis (host), W.C. Friday, Southwest, York Chester and Cramerton (host), Holbrook, Stanley
At Pine Island- Belmont (host), Bessemer City, Mount Holly, Grier
(Thursday, September 25)
At Pine Island- W.C. Friday (host), Bessemer City, Holbrook, York Chester (ppd., Sept. 25)
(Tuesday, September 30)
County championship at Cherryville CC
Pro football
The Carolina Panthers’ 2025 schedule:
-Preseason
Friday, Aug. 8 Cleveland Browns (L 10-30)
Saturday, Aug. 16 at Houston Texans (L 3-20)
Thursday, Aug. 21 Pittsburgh Steelers (L 10-19)
-Regular season
Sunday, Sept. 7 at Jacksonville Jaguars (L 10-26)
Sunday, Sept. 14 at Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 21 Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 28 at New England Patriots, 1 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 5 Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 12 Dallas Cowboys, 1 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 19 at New York Jets, 1 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 26 Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 2 at Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 9 New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 16 at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 24 at San Francisco 49ers, 8:15 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 30 Los Angeles Rams, 1 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 7 BYE WEEK
Sunday, Dec. 14 at New Orleans Saints, 4:25 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 21 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m.
Week 17 TBA, Dec. 25-29 Seattle Seahawks, TBA
Week 18 TBA, Jan. 3-4 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, TBA
Pro basketball
The Charlotte Hornets full regular season schedule:
OCTOBER
Wednesday 22 BROOKLYN, 7 p.m.
Saturday 25 at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday 26 at Washington 6 p.m.
Tuesday 28 at Miami 7:30 p.m.
Thursday 30 ORLANDO 7 p.m.
NOVEMBER
Saturday 1 MINNESOTA 6:00 p.m.
Sunday 2 UTAH 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday 4 at New Orleans 8:00 p.m.
Friday 7 at Miami* 8:00 p.m.
Monday 10 L.A. LAKERS 7:00 p.m.
Wed. 12 MILWAUKEE 7:00 p.m.
Friday 14 at Milwaukee* 8:00 p.m.
Saturday 15 OKLAHOMA CITY 7:00 p.m.
Monday 17 at Toronto 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday 19 at Indiana 7:00 p.m.
Saturday 22 LA CLIPPERS 1:00 p.m.
Sunday 23 at Atlanta 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday 26 NEW YORK* 7:00 p.m.
Friday 28 CHICAGO* 7:30 p.m.
Saturday 29 TORONTO 6:00 p.m.
DECEMBER
Monday 1 at Brooklyn 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday 3 at New York 7:30 p.m.
Friday 5 at Toronto 7:30 p.m.
Sunday 7 DENVER 6:00 p.m.
9-16 Two games TBD**
Thursday 18 ATLANTA 7:00 p.m.
Saturday 20 at Detroit 7:30 p.m.
Monday 22 at Cleveland 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday 23 WASHINGTON 7:00 p.m.
Friday 26 at Orlando 7:00 p.m.
Monday 29 MILWAUKEE 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday 31 GOLDEN STATE 1:00 p.m.
JANUARY
Friday 2 at Milwaukee 8:00 p.m.
Saturday 3 at Chicago 8:00 p.m.
Monday 5 at Oklahoma City 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday 7 TORONTO 7:00 p.m.
Thursday 8 INDIANA 7:00 p.m.
Saturday 10 at Utah 9:30 p.m.
Monday 12 at LA Clippers 10:30 p.m.
Thursday 15 at L.A. Lakers 10:30 p.m.
Saturday 17 at Golden State 8:30 p.m.
Sunday 18 at Denver 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday 21 CLEVELAND 7:00 p.m.
Thursday 22 at Orlando 7:00 p.m.
Saturday 24 WASHINGTON 6:00 p.m.
Monday 26 PHILADELPHIA 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday 28 at Memphis 8:00 p.m.
Thursday 29 at Dallas 8:30 p.m.
Saturday 31 SAN ANTONIO 3:00 p.m.
FEBRUARY
Monday 2 NEW ORLEANS 7:00 p.m.
Thursday 5 at Houston 8:00 p.m.
Saturday 7 at Atlanta 7:30 p.m.
Monday 9 DETROIT 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday 11 ATLANTA 7:00 p.m.
Thursday 19 HOUSTON 7:00 p.m.
Friday 20 CLEVELAND 7:00 p.m.
Sunday 22 at Washington 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday 24 at Chicago 8:00 p.m.
Thursday 26 at Indiana 7:00 p.m.
Saturday 28 PORTLAND 1:00 p.m.
MARCH
Tuesday 3 DALLAS 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday 4 at Boston 7:30 p.m.
Friday 6 MIAMI 7:00 p.m.
Sunday 8 at Phoenix 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday 10 at Portland 10:00 p.m.
Wednesday 11 at Sacramento 10:00 p.m.
Saturday 14 at San Antonio 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday 17 MIAMI 7:00 p.m.
Thursday 19 ORLANDO 7:00 p.m.
Saturday 21 MEMPHIS 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday 24 SACRAMENTO 7:00 p.m.
Thursday 26 NEW YORK 7:00 p.m.
Saturday 28 PHILADELPHIA 6:00 p.m.
Sunday 30 BOSTON 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday 31 at Brooklyn 7:30 p.m.
APRIL
Thursday 2 PHOENIX 7:00 p.m.
Friday 3 INDIANA 7:00 p.m.
Sunday 5 at Minnesota 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday 7 at Boston 7:30 p.m.
Friday 10 DETROIT 7:00 p.m.
Sunday 12 at New York 6:00 p.m.
Home games in CAPS
All times listed are Eastern
* Denotes Emirates NBA Cup Group Play game
Schedule to be announced following Emirates NBA Cup Group Play: Dec. 9, 10, 13, 16- Emirates NBA Cup Knockout Rounds, Dec. 11, 12, 14, 15- Additional regular-season games for eliminated teams
(The Charlotte Hornets 2025 preseason schedule:)
Sunday, Oct. 5 Oklahoma City (at North Charleston Coliseum), 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 9 at Oklahoma City, TBD
Saturday, Oct. 11 at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 15 Memphis (at First Horizon Coliseum, Greensboro), 7:00 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 17 at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Pro soccer
The Charlotte FC MLS team’s 2025 schedule:
(16-11-2 record)
Saturday, Feb. 22 at Seattle (T 2-2)
Saturday, March 1 Atlanta (W 2-0)
Sunday, March 9 at Miami (L 0-1)
Saturday, March 15 Cincinnati (W 2-0)
Saturday, March 22 San Jose (W 4-1)
Saturday, March 29 at Colorado (L 0-2)
Saturday, April 5 Nashville (W 2-1)
Saturday, April 12 at Montreal (W 1-0)
Saturday, April 19 San Diego (W 3-0)
Saturday, April 26 New England (L 0-1)
Saturday, May 3 at Columbus (L 2-4)
Saturday, May 10 at Nashville (L 1-2)
Wednesday, May 14 at Orlando (L 1-3)
Saturday, May 17 Chicago (L 1-4)
Saturday, May 24 Columbus (W 3-2)
Wednesday, May 28 at NY Red Bulls (L 2-4)
Saturday, May 31 at Toronto (W 2-0)
Saturday, June 14 at Philadelphia (L 1-2)
Wednesday, June 25 at Kansas City (L 1-2)
Saturday, June 28 at Chicago (L 2-3)
Saturday, July 5 Orlando (T 2-2)
Saturday, July 12 New York (W 2-0)
Wednesday, July 16 DC (W 2-1)
Saturday, July 19 at Atlanta (W 3-2)
Saturday, July 26 Toronto (W 2-0)
Sunday, Aug. 10 at Cincinnati (W 1-0)
Saturday, Aug. 16 Real Salt Lake (W 1-0)
Sunday, Aug. 24 NY Red Bulls (W 1-0)
Saturday, Aug. 30 at New England (W 2-1)
Saturday, Sept. 13 Miami 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 20 at New York 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 27 Montreal 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 4 at DC 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 18 Philadelphia 6 p.m.
(U.S. Open Cup 2025)
Tuesday, May 6 North Carolina FC (W 4-1)
Wednesday, May 21 at D.C. United (L 3-3, 1-2 penalty kicks)
(Leagues Cup 2025)
Thursday, July 31 FC Juárez (L 1-4)
Sunday, Aug. 3 C.D. Guadalajara (L 2-2, 2-4 penalty kicks)
Thursday, Aug. 7 C.F. Monterrey (W 2-0)
College football
Here are the Carolinas’ NCAA Division I football results/schedule:
(Saturday, Sept. 6)
Illinois 45, Duke 19
N.C. State 35, Virginia 31
Presbyterian 39, Furman 38 (OT)
Wake Forest 42, Western Carolina 10
The Citadel 40, Samford 13
Georgia Tech 59, Gardner-Webb 12
Appalachian State 20, Lindenwood 13
Clemson 27, Troy 16
East Carolina 56, Campbell 3
Elon 55, Davidson 7
Old Dominion 54, N.C. Central 6
Richmond 14, Wofford 10
North Carolina 20, Charlotte 3
Central Florida 68, North Carolina A&T 7
South Carolina 38, S.C. State 10
Coastal Carolina 13, Charleston Southern 0
(Thursday, Sept. 11)
N.C. State at Wake Forest, 7:30 p.m.
(Saturday, Sept. 13)
Clemson at Georgia Tech, noon
Davidson at Tennessee Tech, 1 p.m.
Elon at Western Carolina, 2:30 p.m.
Furman at Campbell, 3:30 p.m.
Richmond at North Carolina, 3:30 p.m.
Lindenwood at Charleston Southern, 4 p.m.
Bethune-Cookman at S.C. State, 6 p.m.
Fayetteville State at N.C. Central, 6 p.m.
Monmouth at Charlotte, 6 p.m.
Wofford at Mercer, 6 p.m.
Appalachian State at Southern Mississippi, 7 p.m.
The Citadel at Gardner-Webb, 7 p.m.
Erskine at Presbyterian, 7 p.m.
Hampton at North Carolina A&T, 7 p.m.
East Carolina at Coastal Carolina, 7:30 p.m.
Duke at Tulane, 8 p.m.
Vanderbilt at South Carolina, 7:45 p.m.
(Thursday, Sept. 18)
Rice at Charlotte, 7:30 p.m.
(Saturday, Sept. 20)
S.C. State at South Florida, noon
Syracuse at Clemson, noon
Wofford at Virginia Tech, noon
Bluefield at Presbyterian, 1 p.m.
Mercer at The Citadel, 2 p.m.
Samford at Western Carolina, 2:30 p.m.
Gardner-Webb at Ohio U., 3:30 p.m.
North Carolina at Central Florida, 3:30 p.m.
Charleston Southern at William & Mary, 4 p.m.
N.C. Central at North Carolina A&T, 4 p.m.
N.C. State at Duke, 4 p.m.
Elon at East Tennessee State, 5:30 p.m.
Bryant at Campbell, 6 p.m.
Coastal Carolina at South Alabama, 7 p.m.
Greensboro College at Davidson, 7 p.m.
BYU at East Carolina, 7:30 p.m.
South Carolina at Missouri, TBD
(Thursday, Sept. 25)
Army at East Carolina, 7:30 p.m.
(Saturday, Sept. 27)
Morehead State at Presbyterian, 1 p.m.
Hampton at Elon, 2 p.m.
Furman at Samford, 3:30 p.m.
North Carolina A&T at Maine, 3:30 p.m.
Western Carolina at Campbell, 3:30 p.m.
The Citadel at Chattanooga, 6 p.m.
S.C. State at Charleston Southern, 6 p.m.
N.C. Central at East Texas A&M, 7 p.m.
Appalachian State at Boise State, TBD
Duke at Syracuse, TBD
Georgia Tech at Wake Forest, TBD
Kentucky at South Carolina, TBD
Virginia Tech at N.C. State, TBD
Pro baseball
Gastonia 6, Charleston 3: Justin Wylie (3 hits, home run, 2 RBIs) led the Ghost Peppers’ 10-hit offense in the 2nd game of a 6-game road series. The 2nd game is Wednesday at 6:35 p.m.
Here is the full Gastonia Ghost Peppers’ 2025 schedule:
(62-57 record, 28-35 1st half, 34-22 2nd half)
-1st half
April 25-27 York 0-3 (L 4-5, L 9-10 in 11, L 3-11)
April 28 DH-29 High Point 1-2 (L 0-3, L 4-7, W 11-3)
May 2-4 at Lancaster 2-1 (L 5-6, W 6-3, W 9-8)
May 6-8 at High Point 1-2 (W 14-8, L 3-4 in 10, L 3-6)
May 9-11 High Point 1-2 (W 10-9, L 2-4, L 4-5)
May 13-15 at Long Island 1-2 (L 3-7, L 2-4, W 5-2)
May 16-18 at Staten Island 1-2 (W 9-2, L 3-4, L 7-8 in 10)
May 20-21 Lexington 2-1 (W 6-4, L 6-7, W 8-7)
May 23-25 High Point 0-3 (L 3-9, L 2-6, L 12-13)
May 27-29 Southern Maryland 1-2 (L 6-8, L 8-12, W 8-3)
May 30-June 1 at So. Maryland 2-1 (ppd, L 3-4, W 7-4, W 12-5)
June 3-5 Lexington 1-2 (W 2-1, L 2-11, L 5-6)
June 6-8 Charleston, W.Va. 2-1 (W 15-4, W 7-6, L 8-11)
June 10-12 at So. Maryland 1-2 (L 8-10, W 10-3, L 8-9 in 10)
June 13-15 at York 1-2 (L 2-3, L 5-13, W 14-7)
June 17-19 Lexington 1-2 (L 3-8, L 3-17, W 7-3)
June 20-22 So. Maryland 2-1 (W 5-2, L 3-8, W 10-9 in 11)
June 24-26 High Point 2-1 (W 4-0, W 8-2, L 6-12)
June 27-29 at Charleston, W.Va. 3-0 (W 8-5, W 9-4, W 14-3)
July 1-3 at High Point 2-1 (W 2-0, L 5-12, W 7-4)
July 4-6 High Point 1-2 (L 3-4 in 10, W 3-2, L 6-7)
-2nd half
July 8-10 Charleston, W.Va. 1-2 (W 8-1, L 2-6, L 5-7)
July 11-13 at High Point 1-2 (W 13-7, L 5-6 in 10, L 2-3)
July 15-17 at Lexington 0-3 (L 8-11, L 11-12, L 3-8)
July 18-20 Staten Island 3-0 (W 16-4, W 16-4, W 7-6)
July 22-24 Lexington 2-1 (W 7-6, L 7-15, W 9-5)
July 25-27 at High Point 1-2 (L 3-9, L 4-6, W 6-2)
July 29-31 at Hagerstown 3-0 (W 8-5 in 11, W 9-2, W 5-3)
Aug. 1-3 at Southern Maryland 2-1 (L 6-7, W 10-6, W 6-1)
Aug. 5-10 Charleston, W.Va. 6-0 (W 6-3, W 6-2, W 11-8, W 6-4, W 4-1, W 7-6)
Aug. 12-17 at Lexington 3-3 (L 6-7, W 10-7, L 2-6, W 5-0, L 5-12, W 10-5)
Aug. 19-21 at Southern Maryland 1-2 (W 8-4 in 11, L 7-8, L 2-3 in 10)
Aug. 22-24 Lancaster 1-1 (L 4-7, W 9-2, L 5-8 in 10)
Aug. 26-28 at Lexington 2-1 (L 8-9, W 11-5, W 10-5)
Aug. 29-31 at Charleston, W.Va. 2-1 (W 4-1, W 9-4, L 13-15 in 10)
Sept. 2-4 Long Island 2-1 (W 5-2, L 8-12, W 5-2)
Sept. 5-7 Southern Maryland 1-1 (L 6-7, W 7-5)
Sept. 9-14 at Charleston, W.Va. 2-0 (W 13-3, W 6-3)
Sept. 16-18 Hagerstown
Omaha 3, Charlotte 2: The host Storm Chasers scored in the bottom of the 8th inning to take the 2nd game of the 6-game series over the Knights. The 3rd game is 7:35 p.m. on Thursday.
Here is the full Charlotte Knights’ 2025 schedule:
(62-78 record, 36-39 1st half, 26-39 2nd half)
-1st half
March 28-30 Gwinnett 3-0 (W 9-1, W 12-4, W 9-6)
April 1-6 Norfolk 3-3 (W 4-3, L 1-3, L 3-6, W 7-6, L 2-3, W 9-8)
April 8-13 at Jacksonville 0-6 (L 0-3, L 1-2, L 5-8, ppd, L 3-4, L 1-3, L 3-4)
April 15-20 Nashville 1-5 (L 3-6, L 7-11 in 8, L 4-5, W 2-1, L 4-10, L 11-14)
April 22-27 at Scranton-Wilkes Barre 5-1 (W 5-4 in 11, L 0-5, W 10-3, W 4-1, W 8-7, W 13-12 in 12)
April 29-May 4 Norfolk 3-3 (W 6-1, W 9-8, W 7-4, L 3-11, L 1-11, L 3-9)
May 6-11 Memphis 4-2 (W 5-3 in 11, W 12-11 in 10, ppd., L 10-13, L 4-8, W 3-2, W 6-5)
May 13-18 at Gwinnett 3-3 (W 8-5, L 4-7, W 7-1, L 6-7, W 5-3, L 0-6)
May 20-25 Round Rock 3-3 (L 1-5, W 7-3, W 8-0, L 13-22, L 6-8, W 7-4)
May 27-June 1 at Buffalo 2-4 (L 9-10, ppd, L 2-3, L 2-5, W 5-3, L 4-5, W 8-4)
June 3-8 Lehigh Valley 4-2 (L 6-10, W 8-3, L 4-11, W 14-2, W 7-4, W 10-9)
June 10-15 at Durham 2-4 (W 7-6, L 1-5, L 1-2, L 5-6, L 1-3, W 6-3)
June 17-22 Gwinnett 3-3 (W 6-3, W 9-3, L 1-8, L 3-7, W 4-1, L 4-5)
-2nd half
June 24-29 at Toledo 4-2 (L 3-4, W 4-3 in 10, W 12-9, W 7-5, W 9-0, L 3-5)
July 3-5 Jacksonville 2-1 (L 0-5, W 4-3, W 10-5)
July 4-6 at Jacksonville 1-1 (L 0-4, W 7-2, ppd)
July 8-13 at Memphis 4-2 (ppd, W 10-4, W 9-2, L 1-8, L 1-4, W 10-9, W 4-2)
July 18-20 Durham 0-3 (L 5-7, L 4-7, L 7-10 in 10)
July 22-27 at Nashville 2-4 (L 7-10, L 13-14 in 11, W 2-0, W 3-0, L 4-5, L 2-3 in 10)
July 29-Aug. 3 Rochester 2-4 (L 1-16, L 8-13, W 7-5, W 4-3, L 8-9, L 7-12)
Aug. 5-10 at Syracuse 3-3 (L 0-11, W 6-0 in 5/rain, L 3-10, L 5-9, W 12-6, W 5-1)
Aug. 12-17 Memphis 1-5 (W 13-6, L 5-14, L 4-5, L 5-7 in 10, L 6-9, L 3-6)
Aug. 19-24 at Norfolk 2-4 (W 6-1, L 3-4, W 3-2, L 1-4, L 2-4, L 4-6)
Aug. 26-31 at Nashville 2-4 (W 7-3, W 11-10 in 10, L 2-5, L 4-5, L 0-10, L 0-7)
Sept. 2-7 Jacksonville 3-4 (L 1-6, L 1-3, W 3-2, L 0-2, W 12-5, L 3-11, W 9-7)
Sept. 9-14 at Omaha 0-2 (L 1-7, L 2-3)
Sept. 16-20 Durham
Auto racing
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Playoff Field was set on Aug. 23 and is comprised of the following: Denny Hamlin (4 wins)
Shane van Gisbergen (4 wins), Kyle Larson (3 wins), Christopher Bell (3 wins), William Byron (2 wins), Ryan Blaney (2 wins),
Chase Elliott (2 wins), Chase Briscoe (1 win), Bubba Wallace (1 win), Joey Logano (1 win), Ross Chastain (1 win), Austin Cindric (1 win), Josh Berry (1 win), Austin Dillon (1 win), Tyler Reddick and Alex Bowman.
The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series schedule with * indicating the in-season tournament and # including the playoffs:
Date Race / Track Broadcast partner Winner
Feb. 2 Clash at Bowman Gray FOX Sports (Chase Elliott)
Feb. 16 Daytona 500 FOX Sports (William Byron)
Feb. 23 Atlanta FOX Sports (Christopher Bell)
March 2 Circuit of The Americas FOX Sports (Bell-2)
March 9 Phoenix FOX Sports (Bell-3)
March 16 Las Vegas FOX Sports (Josh Berry)
March 23 Homestead-Miami FOX Sports (Kyle Larson)
March 30 Martinsville FOX Sports (Denny Hamlin)
April 6 Darlington FOX Sports (Hamlin-2)
April 13 Bristol FOX Sports (Larson-2)
April 20 Off
April 27 Talladega FOX Sports (Austin Cindric)
May 4 Texas FOX Sports (Joey Logano)
May 11 Kansas FOX Sports (Larson-3)
May 18 North Wilkesboro (ASR) FOX Sports (Bell-4)
May 25 Charlotte Prime Video (Ross Chastain)
June 1 Nashville Prime Video (Ryan Blaney)
June 8 Michigan Prime Video (Hamlin-2)
June 15 Mexico City Prime Video (Shane van Gisbergen)
June 22 Pocono Prime Video (Chase Briscoe)
June 28 (Sat.) Atlanta * TNT Sports (Elliott-2)
July 6 Chicago * TNT Sports (van Gisbergen-2)
July 13 Sonoma * TNT Sports (van Gisbergen-3)
July 20 Dover * TNT Sports (Hamlin-3)
July 27 Indianapolis * TNT Sports (Bubba Wallace)
Aug. 3 Iowa NBC Sports (Byron-2)
Aug. 10 Watkins Glen NBC Sports (van Gisbergen-4)
Aug. 16 (Sat.) Richmond NBC Sports (Austin Dillon)
Aug. 23 (Sat.) Daytona NBC Sports (Blaney-2)
Aug. 31 Darlington # NBC Sports (Briscoe-2)
Sept. 7 World Wide Tech Raceway # NBC Sports (Hamlin-4)
Sept. 13 (Sat.) Bristol # NBC Sports
Sept. 21 New Hampshire # NBC Sports
Sept. 28 Kansas # NBC Sports
Oct. 5 Charlotte Roval # NBC Sports
Oct. 12 Las Vegas # NBC Sports
Oct. 19 Talladega # NBC Sports
Oct. 26 Martinsville # NBC Sports
Nov. 2 Phoenix Championship # NBC Sports