4-5-26 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball, auto racing, soccer and rodeo, College basketball, High school basketball, baseball, soccer and softball, Middle school baseball, girls soccer and track
By Richard Walker
Gastonia’s Danny Anderson spent the 2025-26 season coming closer and closer to one of the state’s greatest records: Most high school basketball coaching victories.
And while Anderson has built his coaching his success in Rockingham, Yadkin, Caldwell and Catawba counties, he’s quick to tell you his foundation comes what may be most glorious era in Gastonia and Gaston County basketball.
“When I grew up in Gastonia, there was so much basketball talent that you were always striving to improve,” said Anderson, who is among a four-person 2026 Gaston County Sports Hall of Fame induction class on May 4 at the Gastonia Conference Center. “I’ve found that you get better when you’re pushed by other great talent. And I never had that problem in Gastonia because there were so many great basketball players.
“It also made you appreciate the game. Now that I look back, I realize how blessed I was. I was around so many great players and I had so many great coaches. The culture and the people that were there was incredible – and I tried to take advantage of everything I could.”
Did he ever.
Anderson led his South Caldwell basketball team into the state playoffs in late February with a 18-8 record this season and 800 career head coaching victories at Madison-Mayodan, Starmount, West Caldwell, Maiden and South Caldwell high schools.
It puts him just 18 wins shy of legendary Wilson Fike head coach Harvey Reid’s N.C. High School Athletic Association boys basketball coaching record of 818 wins from 1955 to 1991.
Anderson credits his fortunate roots with providing the pathway to his future profession and success.
“Sometimes when you’re in something, you just don’t see it,” Anderson said. “When you look back now at what Gastonia was like when I grew up there, you realize how blessed you were.
“I had two older brothers that played college basketball so I was definitely in a basketball family. And I was so fortunate to play for great coaches and be surrounded by so many great players.”
The son of the late W.T. and Margaret Anderson of Gastonia, Anderson’s older brothers Andy (Lenoir-Rhyne) and Mitch (Lenoir-Rhyne) played college basketball before Danny graduated from Hunter Huss in 1976 and played at High Point.
When Anderson grew up in Gastonia, the city’s football, basketball and baseball teams at Ashley (later Ashbrook) and Huss were annual championship contenders, with basketball producing some of the best talent the area has ever produced.
Anderson grew up regularly playing with or against the city’s first future NBA player Thomas “Bubba” Wilson and future NBA All-Stars James Worthy and Eric “Sleepy” Floyd at places like the old Gastonia YMCA on Franklin Boulevard and on the local junior high and high school basketball courts.
At the YMCA, one of his first coaches was former professional baseball player and future Catawba Hall of Famer Jerry Maye, who would later gain more fame as the father of North Carolina football quarterback Mark Maye and his sons Luke, Cole, Beau and Drake Maye. (Mark was a record-setting quarterback for the Tar Heels, Luke helped UNC win the 2017 NCAA basketball title, Cole helped Florida win the 2017 NCAA baseball title, Beau played basketball at UNC and is just completed his first season as Hough High School boys basketball coach and Drake just quarterbacked the New England Patriots to Super Bowl 60.)
At old Ashley Junior High (which later became York Chester Junior High and Middle School), Anderson’s basketball coaches were Dean Knight and Joe Robinson; Knight would become a Rockingham County administrator and Robinson is a 2006 GCSHOF inductee for his long high school and junior high coaching career.
At Huss, Anderson played alongside Wilson and Floyd and for future UNC-Asheville, Oregon and Tennessee head coach Jerry Green. Worthy was a star at Grier Junior High, Ashbrook High and the University of North Carolina, whose 1982 NCAA championship game victory came over a Georgetown team featuring Floyd and Basketball Hall of Famer Patrick Ewing.
Anderson was the Southwestern Conference’s player of the year in Green’s final season as Huss head coach in 1976 and then played at High Point to play for former Wake Forest standout player and Guilford and old ABA Carolina Cougars coach Jerry Steele for the Panthers.
“I was so fortunate to be around so many great coaches that helped me in my journey,” Anderson said. “I always wanted to learn from those people who taught the game like they did.”
A two-time team MVP, 1,000-point career scorer and All-Carolinas Conference performer at High Point, Anderson began his coaching career helping out his brother Andy at West Caldwell High School.
Two years and two league titles later, then-Madison-Mayodan High athletic director Knight sought to hire Anderson to his first head coaching job in the summer of 1982.
“I told Dean at the time, ‘I’m not ready,'” Anderson said. “He just said, ‘You’ll be fine.'”
Clearly, Knight was correct as evidenced by Anderson guiding his teams at Madison-Mayodan, Starmount, West Caldwell, Maiden and South Caldwell to 18 conference regular season championships, 12 conference tournament titles, 12 sectional championships for 12 regional appearances and three regional titles.
Anderson says a big part of his story has been family, most notably his wife, the former Toni Grindstaff of Gastonia – Anderson and Grindstaff married in 1979 – and his sons Dan (Loyola and Pfeiffer) and Matt (High Point and Mars Hill) both played for their father at West Caldwell, with Dan coaching alongside his father at West Caldwell and Matt was a longtime sounding board during his time as Caldwell Tech’s basketball coach.
“I’ve been blessed in so many ways,” said Anderson, who has been inducted previously to six halls of fame and the court at West Caldwell was named for him and former Warriors’ girls basketball coach Karen Trivett in 2022. “And I have to say, I’m a guy that’s still learning and growing. I’m an avid reader about leadership and Christianity.
“So I’m a guy who’s always constantly looking to get better.”
Pro basketball
Charlotte 122, Minnesota 108: The Hornets (43-36) won their fourth straight game to improve to 43-36 for their most wins in a single season since 2022. LaMelo Ball had 35 points, Miles Bridges 25 and Coby White 17 to lead the Hornets to move within a half-game of seventh-place Toronto (43-35).
The Charlotte Hornets full 2025-26 regular season schedule:
OCTOBER
Wednesday 22 BROOKLYN (W 136-117)
Saturday 25 at Philadelphia (L 121-125)
Sunday 26 at Washington (W 139-113)
Tuesday 28 at Miami (L 117-144)
Thursday 30 ORLANDO (L 107-123)
NOVEMBER
Saturday 1 MINNESOTA (L 105-122)
Sunday 2 UTAH (W 126-103)
Tuesday 4 at New Orleans (L 112-116)
Friday 7 at Miami* (L 108-126)
Monday 10 L.A. LAKERS (L 111-121)
Wed. 12 MILWAUKEE (W 111-100)
Friday 14 at Milwaukee* (L 134-147, OT)
Saturday 15 OKLAHOMA CITY (L 96-109)
Monday 17 at Toronto (L 108-110)
Wednesday 19 at Indiana (L 118-127)
Saturday 22 LA CLIPPERS (L 116-131)
Sunday 23 at Atlanta (L 110-113)
Wednesday 26 NEW YORK* (L 101-129)
Friday 28 CHICAGO* (W 123-116)
Saturday 29 TORONTO (W 118-111, OT)
DECEMBER
Monday 1 at Brooklyn (L 103-116)
Wednesday 3 at New York (L 104-119)
Friday 5 at Toronto (W 111-86 )
Sunday 7 DENVER (L 106-115)
Friday 12 CHICAGO (L 126-129)
Sunday 14 at Cleveland (W 119-111)
Thursday 18 ATLANTA (W 133-126)
Saturday 20 at Detroit (L 86-112)
Monday 22 at Cleveland (L 132-139)
Tuesday 23 WASHINGTON (W 126-109)
Friday 26 at Orlando (W 120-105)
Monday 29 MILWAUKEE (L 113-123)
Wednesday 31 GOLDEN STATE (L 125-132)
JANUARY
Friday 2 at Milwaukee (L 121-122)
Saturday 3 at Chicago (W 112-99 )
Monday 5 at Oklahoma City (W 124-97 )
Wednesday 7 TORONTO (L 96-97 )
Thursday 8 INDIANA (L 109-112)
Saturday 10 at Utah (W 150-95 )
Monday 12 at LA Clippers (L 109-117)
Thursday 15 at L.A. Lakers (W 135-117)
Saturday 17 at Golden State (L 116-136)
Sunday 18 at Denver (W 110-87 )
Wednesday 21 CLEVELAND (L 87-94 )
Thursday 22 at Orlando (W 124-97 )
Saturday 24 WASHINGTON (W 119-115)
Monday 26 PHILADELPHIA (W 130-93 )
Wednesday 28 at Memphis (W 112-97 )
Thursday 29 at Dallas (W 123-121)
Saturday 31 SAN ANTONIO (W 111-106)
FEBRUARY
Monday 2 NEW ORLEANS (W 102-95 )
Thursday 5 at Houston (W 109-99 )
Saturday 7 at Atlanta (W 126-119)
Monday 9 DETROIT (W 110-104)
Wednesday 11 ATLANTA (W 110-107)
Thursday 19 HOUSTON (L 101-105)
Friday 20 CLEVELAND (L 113-118)
Sunday 22 at Washington (W 129-112)
Tuesday 24 at Chicago (W 131-99 )
Thursday 26 at Indiana (W 133-109)
Saturday 28 PORTLAND (W 109-93 )
MARCH
Tuesday 3 DALLAS (W 117-90 )
Wednesday 4 at Boston (W 116-89 )
Friday 6 MIAMI (L 120-128)
Sunday 8 at Phoenix (L 99-111)
Tuesday 10 at Portland (W 103-101)
Wednesday 11 at Sacramento (W 117-109)
Saturday 14 at San Antonio (L 102-115)
Tuesday 17 MIAMI (W 136-106)
Thursday 19 ORLANDO (W 130-111)
Saturday 21 MEMPHIS (W 124-101)
Tuesday 24 SACRAMENTO (W 134-90 )
Thursday 26 NEW YORK (W 114-103)
Saturday 28 PHILADELPHIA (L 114-118)
Sunday 29 BOSTON (L 99-114)
Tuesday 31 at Brooklyn (W 117-86 )
APRIL
Thursday 2 PHOENIX (W 127-107)
Friday 3 INDIANA (W 129-108)
Sunday 5 at Minnesota (W 122-108)
Tuesday 7 at Boston 8:00 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 N. Charleston Col.) L 114-135
Thursday, Oct. 9 at Oklahoma City L 116-122
Saturday, Oct. 11 at Dallas W 120-116
Wednesday, Oct. 15 Memphis (at First Horizon Col., Gboro) W 145-116
Friday, Oct. 17 at New York L 108-113
College basketball
First Four and opening round 2026 NCAA men’s basketball tournament pairings:
FIRST FOUR
(Tuesday, March 17)
-UD Arena, Dayton OH
16 UMBC vs. 16 Howard – Howard 86-83
11 Texas vs. 11 N.C. State – Texas 68-66
(Wednesday, March 18)
16 Prairie View A&M vs. 16 Lehigh – Prairie View A&M 67-55
11 Miami OH vs. 11 SMU – Miami OH 89-79
FIRST ROUND
(Thursday, March 19)
-Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville SC
9 TCU vs. 8 Ohio State – TCU 66-64
16 Siena vs. 1 Duke – Duke 71-65
11 VCU vs. 6 North Carolina – VCU 82-78 (OT)
14 Pennsylvania vs. 3 Illinois – Illinois 105-70
-Paycom Center, Oklahoma City OK
13 Troy vs. 4 Nebraska – Nebraska 76-47
12 McNeese vs. 5 Vanderbilt – Vanderbilt 78-68
10 Texas A&M vs. 7 Saint Mary’s – Texas A&M 73-60
15 Idaho vs. 2 Houston – Houston 78-47
-KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
11 South Florida vs. 6 Louisville – Louisville 83-79
14 North Dakota State vs. 3 Michigan State – Michigan State 92-67
16 Howard vs. 1 Michigan – Michigan 101-80
9 Saint Louis vs. 8 Georgia – Saint Louis 102-77
-Moda Center, Portland, OR
12 High Point vs. 5 Wisconsin – High Point 83-82
13 Hawai’i vs. 4 Arkansas, 4:25 PM TBS
11 Texas vs. 6 BYU – Texas 79-71
14 Kennesaw State vs. 3 Gonzaga – Gonzaga 73-64
(Friday, March 20)
-Enterprise Center, St. Louis, MO
10 Santa Clara vs. 7 Kentucky – Kentucky 89-84 OT
15 Tennessee State vs. 2 Iowa State – Iowa State 108-74
15 Queens University vs. 2 Purdue – Purdue 104-71
10 Missouri vs. 7 Miami FL – Miami FL 80-66
-Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL
12 Akron vs. 5 Texas Tech – Texas Tech 91-71
13 Hofstra vs. 4 Alabama – Alabama 90-70
9 Iowa vs. 8 Clemson – Iowa 67-61
16 Prairie View A&M vs. 1 Florida – Florida 114-55
-Viejas Arena, San Diego, CA
16 Long Island University vs. 1 Arizona – Arizona 92-58
9 Utah State vs. 8 Villanova – Utah State 86-76
12 Northern Iowa vs. 5 St. John’s – St. John’s 79-53
13 California Baptist vs. 4 Kansas – Kansas 68-60
-Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PA
14 Wright State vs. 3 Virginia – Virginia 82-73
11 Miami OH vs. 6 Tennessee – Tennessee 78-56
10 UCF vs. 7 UCLA – UCLA 75-71
15 Furman vs. 2 UConn – UConn 82-71
SECOND ROUND
(Saturday, March 21)
-Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville SC
EAST: 9 TCU vs. 1 Duke – Duke 81-58
SOUTH: 11 VCU vs. 3 Illinois – Illinois 76-55
-Paycom Center, Oklahoma City OK
SOUTH: 10 Texas A&M vs. 2 Houston – Houston 88-57
SOUTH: 4 Nebraska vs. 5 Vanderbilt – Nebraska 74-72
-KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
MIDWEST: 1 Michigan vs. 9 Saint Louis – Michigan 95-72
EAST: 6 Louisville vs. 3 Michigan State – Michigan State 77-69
-Moda Center, Portland, OR
WEST: 11 Texas vs. 3 Gonzaga – Texas 74-68
WEST: 12 High Point vs. 4 Arkansas – Arkansas 94-88
(Sunday, March 22)
-Enterprise Center, St. Louis, MO
WEST: 2 Purdue vs. 7 Miami FL – Purdue 79-69
MIDWEST: 7 Kentucky vs. 2 Iowa State – Iowa State 82-63
-Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL
SOUTH: 9 Iowa vs. 1 Florida – Iowa 73-72
MIDWEST: 5 Texas Tech vs. 4 Alabama – Alabama 90-65
-Viejas Arena, San Diego, CA
EAST: 5 St. John’s vs. 4 Kansas – St. John’s 67-65
WEST: 1 Arizona vs. 9 Utah State – Arizona 78-66
-Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PA
MIDWEST: 3 Virginia vs. 6 Tennessee – Tennessee 79-72
EAST: 7 UCLA vs. 2 UConn – UConn 73-57
SWEET 16
(Thursday, March 26)
-South at Toyota Center, Houston TX
9 Iowa vs. 4 Nebraska – Iowa 77-71
2 Houston vs. 3 Illinois – Illinois 65-55
-West at SAP Center, San Jose CA
11 Texas vs. 2 Purdue – Purdue 79-77
1 Arizona vs. 4 Arkansas – Arizona 109-88
(Friday, March 27)
-East at Capital One Arena, Washington DC
1 Duke vs. 5 St. John’s – Duke 80-75
2 UConn vs. 3 Michigan State – UConn 67-63
-Midwest at United Center, Chicago IL
1 Michigan vs. 4 Alabama – Michigan 90-77
2 Iowa State vs. 6 Tennessee – Tennessee 76-62
ELITE EIGHT
(Saturday, March 28)
-South at Toyota Center, Houston TX
9 Iowa vs. 3 Illinois – Illinois 71-59
-West at SAP Center, San Jose CA
2 Purdue vs. 1 Arizona – Arizona 79-64
(Sunday, March 29)
-East at Capital One Arena, Washington DC
1 Duke vs. 2 UConn – UConn 73-72
-Midwest at United Center, Chicago IL
1 Michigan vs. 6 Tennessee – Michigan 95-62
FINAL FOUR
(Saturday, April 4)
-Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis IN
East (2 UConn) vs. South (3 Illinois) – UConn 71-62
West (1 Arizona) vs. Midwest (1 Michigan) – Michigan 91-73
CHAMPIONSHIP
(Monday, April 6)
-Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis IN
UConn vs. Michigan, 8:50 PM TBS
Pro soccer
The 2026 Charlotte FC schedule:
(3-1-2 record)
Saturday, Feb. 21 at St. Louis (T 1-1)
Saturday, Feb. 28 at L.A. Galaxy (L 0-3)
Saturday, March 7 Austin (W 3-1)
Saturday, March 14 Miami (T 0-0)
Saturday, March 21 New York Red Bulls (W 6-1)
Saturday, Apr. 4 Philadelphia (W 2-1)
Saturday, Apr. 11 Nashville, 7:30 PM
Saturday, Apr. 18 at New York, 7:30 PM
Wednesday, Apr. 22 at Orlando, 7:30 PM
Saturday, Apr. 25 at Nashville, 8:30 PM
Saturday, May 2 at New England, 7:30 PM
Saturday, May 9 Cincinnati, 7:30 PM
Wednesday, May 13 New York, 7:00 PM
Saturday, May 16 Toronto, 7:30 PM
Saturday, May 23 New England, 7:30 PM
Wednesday, July 22 Atlanta, 8:00 PM
Saturday, July 25 at New York Red Bulls, 7:30 PM
Saturday, Aug. 1 at Chicago, 8:30 PM
Saturday, Aug. 15 Columbus, 7:30 PM
Wednesday, Aug. 19 at Toronto, 7:30 PM
Saturday, Aug. 22 DC, 7:30 PM
Saturday, Aug. 29 at Atlanta, 7:30 PM
Saturday, Sept. 5 Houston, 7:30 PM
Wednesday, Sept. 9 at Montreal, 7:30 PM
Saturday, Sept. 12 at Cincinnati, 7:30 PM
Saturday, Sept. 19 at DC, 7:30 PM
Saturday, Sept. 26 Chicago, 7:30 PM
Saturday, Oct. 10 Dallas, 7:30 PM
Wednesday, Oct. 14 at Columbus, 7:30 PM
Saturday, Oct. 17 at Philadelphia, 2:30 PM
Saturday, Oct. 24 at Portland, 10:30 PM
Wednesday, Oct. 28 Montreal, 7:30 PM
Saturday, Oct. 31 Orlando, 1:00 PM
Saturday, Nov. 7 at Miami, 4:00 PM
High school baseball
The area’s results/schedule:
(Monday, March 30)
Gaston Christian 18, Gaston Day 0 (4 innings)
Jackson Day 7, Piedmont Community Charter 6
Cramer 14, Forestview 4 (5 innings)
(Tuesday, March 31)
Forestview 11, Ashbrook 1 (6 innings)
Crest 10, North Gaston 0 (5 innings)
South Point 11, Kings Mountain 1 (5 innings)
Bessemer City 3, Highland Tech 2
Cherryville at East Gaston, ppd., April 20
Shelby 1, Lincolnton 0
East Lincoln 8, Newton-Conover 2
North Lincoln 3, Maiden 0
Lincoln Charter 13, Bradford Prep 0 (5 innings)
Gaston Day 5, Westminster Catawba 1
Gaston Christian 12, Asheville Christian 2 (5 innings)
North Mecklenburg 8, Mountain Island Charter 7
West Charlotte 15, Huss 6
Cramer 7, West Lincoln 1
(Wednesday, April 1)
Cramer 4, West Lincoln 1
Piedmont CC 6, Bandys 5
North Gaston 13, Bessemer City 3 (5 innings)
Crest 9, Burns 1
South Caldwell 2, Lincoln Charter 1
Ashbrook 23, North Mecklenburg 22
South Point 6, South Mecklenburg 5
(Thursday, April 2)
Crest 17, Ashbrook 0 (4 innings)
Kings Mountain 18, Huss 0 (5 innings)
South Point 18, Forestview 7
Cherryville 11, East Gaston 3
Highland Tech 12, Bessemer City 4
Shelby 11, Lincolnton 4
East Lincoln 9, Bandys 5
North Lincoln 6, West Iredell 2
Lincoln Charter 12, Bradford Prep 2 (6 innings)
Piedmont Community Charter 17, Bessemer City Community Christian 1 (5 innings)
(Monday, April 6)
-Gaston County Easter tournament at Sims Legion Park
Christ the King vs. North Gaston, 11 a.m.
Forestview vs. Cramer, 1 p.m.
Ashbrook vs. Gaston Christian, 4 p.m.
South Point vs. Highland Tech, 6:30 p.m.
-Shelby Easter tournament at Veterans Field at Keeter Stadium
Shelby vs. South Caldwell, 4 p.m.
Burns vs. Chase, 7 p.m.
-Walt Disney Wide World of Sports tournament at Orlando, Fla.
Cherryville vs. Utica NY Notre Dame Catholic, 2 p.m.
Cherryville vs. Voorhees NJ Eastern, 4:30 p.m.
West Caldwell at West Lincoln
(Tuesday, April 7)
-Gaston County Easter tournament at Sims Legion Park
Ashbrook-Gaston Christian loser vs. Christ the King-North Gaston loser, 11 a.m.
Forestview-Cramer loser vs. South Point-Highland Tech loser, 1 p.m.
Ashbrook-Gaston Christian winner vs. Christ the King-North Gaston winner, 4 p.m.
Forestview-Cramer winner vs. South Point-Highland Tech winner, 6:30 p.m.
-Shelby Easter tournament at Veterans Field at Keeter Stadium
Kings Mountain vs. Tuscola, 4 p.m.
Crest vs. Piedmont, 7 p.m.
-Cal Ripken Experience at Myrtle Beach SC
East Lincoln vs. Owensboro KY Apollo, 1:30 p.m.
Langtree Charter at West Lincoln
North Lincoln vs. Charles Town WV Washington (at Conway SC), 4:30 p.m.
West Caldwell at Lincolnton
(Wednesday, April 8)
-Gaston County Easter tournament at Sims Legion Park
7th place, 11 a.m.
5th place, 1 p.m.
3rd place, 4 p.m.
Championship, 6:30 p.m.
-Shelby Easter tournament at Veterans Field at Keeter Stadium
Monday’s losers, 11 a.m.
Tuesday’s losers, 1:30 p.m.
Monday’s winners, 4 p.m.
Tuesday’s winners, 7 p.m.
-Cal Ripken Experience at Myrtle Beach SC
East Lincoln vs. Highland Regional NJ, 6:30 p.m.
-Walt Disney Wide World of Sports tournament at Orlando, Fla.
Cherryville vs. Appleton WI Xavier, 10:30 a.m.
North Lincoln vs. Hedgesville WV at Pawleys Island SC Waccamaw HS, 4:30 p.m.
(Thursday, April 9)
-Shelby Easter tournament at Veterans Field at Keeter Stadium
7th place- 11 a.m.
5th place- 1:30 p.m.
3rd place- 4 p.m.
Championship- 7 p.m.
-Cal Ripken Experience at Myrtle Beach SC
East Lincoln vs. Elmira NY, 11 a.m.
North Lincoln at Myrtle Beach SC Carolina Forest, 7 p.m.
(Friday, April 10)
North Lincoln vs. Avon Lake OH at Conway SC, 11:30 a.m.
Middle school baseball
Gaston County Conference standings through April 2:
Stanley 5-0
Mount Holly 4-1
Belmont 4-2
Chavis 4-2
W.C. Friday 4-2
Bessemer City 3-3
Cramerton 3-3
Holbrook 2-3
York Chester 1-4
Southwest 0-5
Grier 0-5
The Gaston County Conference schedule:
(Monday, April 13)
Grier at Cramerton
Holbrook at Chavis
Mount Holly at Bessemer City
Southwest at Belmont
Stanley at York Chester
BYE – W.C. Friday
Middle school girls soccer
Gaston County Conference standings through April 2:
Belmont 6-0
Cramerton 5-1
W.C. Friday 5-1
Holbrook 3-2
Mount Holly 3-2
Chavis 3-3
Stanley 2-3
York Chester 2-3
Bessemer City 1-5
Southwest 0-5
Grier 0-5
The Gaston County Conference schedule:
(Monday, April 13)
Grier at Cramerton
Holbrook at Chavis
Mount Holly at Bessemer City
Southwest at Belmont
Stanley at York Chester
BYE – W.C. Friday
Middle school track
The Gaston County schedule
(Wednesday, March 18)
Bessemer City, Chavis, York Chester, Stanley at Stanley, ppd., no date
Grier, Belmont, Holbrook, Cramerton at Belmont
(Monday, March 23)
Cramerton, Grier, Chavis at Stuart Cramer
(Wednesday, March 25)
Stanley, Bessemer City, Holbrook, Southwest at Stanley: Stanley won both meets as the boys had 75 points and the girls 70. The boys finished ahead of Holbrook (58 1/2), Southwest (43 1/2) and Bessemer City (7) with the girls finishing ahead of Holbrook (69), Southwest (40) and Bessemer City (5).
Belmont, Mount Holly, W.C. Friday, York Chester at Belmont: Belmont won both meets as the boys had 111 points and the girls 76.7. The boys finished ahead of Mount Holly (40), W.C. Friday (22) and York Chester (11) with the girls finishing ahead of Mount Holly (73.8), W.C. Friday (31 1/2) and York Chester (2).
(Tuesday, March 31)
W.C. Friday, Mount Holly, Southwest at North Gaston
(Wednesday, April 1)
Holbrook, Stanley, Chavis, W.C. Friday at Bessemer City HS: Holbrook won both meets as the boys had 88 points and girls 72. The boys finished ahead of Stanley (72), W.C. Friday (15) and Chavis (9) with the girls finishing ahead of Stanley (62), W.C. Friday (31) and Chavis (16).
Mount Holly, York Chester, Southwest, Cramerton at Stanley
Belmont, Bessemer City, Grier at Belmont: Belmont won both meets as the boys had 98 points and the girls 77. The boys finished ahead of Grier (20) and Bessemer City (8) with the girls finishing ahead of Grier (40) and Bessemer City (9).
(Tuesday, April 14)
York Chester, Holbrook, Cramerton at Bessemer City HS
(Wednesday, April 15)
Southwest, Belmont, Grier, W.C. Friday at Belmont
Chavis, Mount Holly, Stanley, Bessemer City at Stanley
(Wednesday, April 22)
Division 1 Meet – Host: Southwest at Bessemer City HS
Division 2 Meet – Host: Stanley at Bessemer City HS
(Wednesday, April 29)
County Championship – Host: Cramerton at Stuart Cramer
Pro baseball
Nashville 7, Charlotte 5: A 5-1 lead after 5 1/2 innings wasn’t enough for the Knights as the Sounds rallied with two runs in the sixth and four in the eighth to win the series finale. After a day off, Charlotte begins a six-game home series against Memphis that starts Monday night at 6:35 p.m.
Here is the full Charlotte Knights’ 2026 schedule:
(4-5 record 1st half)
March 27-29 Durham 3-0 (W 19-2, W 2-1 in 11, W 4-3)
March 31-April 5 at Nashville 1-4 (L 3-7, W 9-3, L 0-4, L 6-7, ppd, L 5-7)
April 7-12 Memphis
April 14-19 at Jacksonville
April 21-26 Nashville
April 28-May 3 Gwinnett
May 5-10 at Jacksonville
May 12-17 Norfolk
May 19-24 at Gwinnett
May 26-31 Jacksonville
June 2-7 at Durham
June 9-14 Oklahoma City
June 16-21 at Buffalo
June 23-28 Rochester
June 30-July 5 at Memphis
July 7-12 Nashville
July 17-19 at Durham
July 21-26 Norfolk
July 28-August 2 at Nashville
August 4-9 Durham
August 11-16 at Rochester
August 18-23 at Scranton-WB
August 25-30 Memphis
September 1-6 at Gwinnett
September 8-13 Buffalo
September 15-20 at Norfolk
Auto racing
Here is the full 2026 NASCAR Cup Series schedule with race winners in parentheses:
Feb. 4 — Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium (Ryan Preece)
Feb. 15 — Daytona 500 (Tyler Reddick)
Feb. 22 — Atlanta (Reddick-2)
March 1 — Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas (Reddick-3)
March 8 — Phoenix (Ryan Blaney)
March 15 — Las Vegas (Denny Hamlin)
March 22 — Darlington, South Carolina (Reddick-4)
March 29 — Martinsville, Virginia (Chase Elliott)
April 5 — off weekend
April 12 — Bristol, Tennessee
April 19 — Kansas
April 26 — Talladega, Alabama
May 3 — Texas
May 10 — Watkins Glen, New York
May 17 — All-Star Race (Dover)
May 24 — Coca-Cola 600 (Charlotte)
May 31 — Nashville, Tennessee
June 7 — Michigan
June 14 — Pocono in Long Pond, Pennsylvania
June 21 — San Diego
June 28 — Sonoma, California
July 5 — Chicagoland
July 12 — Atlanta
July 19 — North Wilkesboro
July 26 — Brickyard 400 (Indianapolis)
A-ug. 2 — off weekend
Aug. 9 — Iowa
Aug. 15 — Richmond, Virginia
Aug. 23 — New Hampshire
Aug. 29 — Daytona, Florida
Sept. 6 — Darlington
Sept. 13 — Gateway in Madison, Illinois
Sept. 19 — Bristol
Sept. 27 — Kansas
Oct. 4 — Las Vegas
Oct. 11 — Charlotte Roval
Oct. 18 — Phoenix
Oct. 25 — Talladega
Nov. 1 — Martinsville
Nov. 8 — Homestead, Florida
Rodeo
Professional Bull Riding Unleash the Beast tour schedule for Greensboro-based Carolina Cowboys:
Feb. 1 – Golden 1 Center Sacramento- Austin Gamblers (L 173.90-256.90)
Feb. 21 – Progressive PBR Jacksonville- Florida Freedom (L 158.70-169.25)
March 22 – Ram Trucks PBR Indianapolis- Nashville Stampede (W 88.70- 0.00)
(DNQ for playoffs)
Team Challenge playoff results
March 29 at Albuquerque: Semifinal- (No. 1 Missouri Thunder def. No. 4 Florida Freedom 83.65-0.00)
April 12 at Sioux Falls: Semifinal- (No. 2 Austin Gamblers vs. No. 3 Kansas City Outlaws)
April 26 at Tacoma: Championship- (No. Missouri Thunder vs. April 12 winner)
Upcoming events:
April 12 – First Premier Bank PBR Sioux Falls
April 18 – PBR Billings
April 26 – Cooper Tires PBR Tacoma
May 10 – PBR World Finals at Cowtown Coliseum
Sept. 18-20 – Greensboro First Horizon Coliseum Complex