6-21-26 roundup: Pro football, baseball, auto racing, soccer and rodeo, College baseball, Legion baseball, High school basketball
By Richard Walker
Already the state’s highest girls high school basketball scorer, Cramer’s Oshauna Holland was named to her third all-state team by the website HighSchoolOT.com.
Also named to a third straight all-state team is East Lincoln’s Emma Montanari.
Holland, who finished with 3,252 career points, was selected to the first team for a second straight season.
Montanari is the second-highest scorer in Lincoln County (and East Lincoln) history with 1,975 career points.
The 2025-26 all-state also features area players from Huss and North Lincoln.
Here’s the full all-state team:
(First Team)
W: Autumn Washington, Ardrey Kell (senior) — 19.1 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 2.9 apg, 2.9 spg, 1.0 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 46-22-74; 9 3PT made; Georgia Tech recruit
W: Brooke Busby, Cannon School (junior) — 10.5 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 2.0 apg, 1.4 spg, 0.6 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 40-32-83; 61 3PT made; Princeton recruit
C: Jakaila Gaskin, Cannon School (sophomore) — 14.0 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 1.2 apg, 1.3 spg, 1.2 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 59-20-66; 1 3PT made
C: Joscelyn Stamper, Cherokee (junior) — 10.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 2.1 apg, 2.5 spg, 1.3 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 55-46-56; 6 3PT made
PG: Dvdaya Swimmer, Cherokee (senior) — 13.7 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 3.3 apg, 3.6 spg, 0.1 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 56-29-73; 20 3PT made, Hawaii track and field recruit
SG: Madison Rogers, Cherokee (junior) — 15.8 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.4 apg, 3.5 spg, 0.9 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 59-37-66; 27 3PT made
PG: Cooper Cox, Grace Christian of Sanford (2nd yr freshman) — 6.5 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 5.3 apg, 1.8 spg
F: Kyndoll English, Grace Christian of Sanford (3rd yr sophomore) — 17.3 ppg, 11.5 rpg, 1.9 apg, 1.3 spg, 1.9 bpg
G: Lola Vanore, Grace Christian of Sanford (3rd yr sophomore) — 9.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 3.3 apg, 1.9 spg, 0.1 bpg
PG: Tristan Shivers, Hoggard (senior) — 17.7 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 7.2 apg, 3.1 spg, 0.0 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 56-41-80; 33 3PT made; Bellarmine recruit
PG: Kelsey Rhyne, Lake Norman (senior) — 17.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 3.5 apg, 3.1 spg, 0.2 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 47-33-76; 61 3PT made; Navy recruit
PG: Ally Smith, North Lincoln (junior) — 18.2 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 6.3 apg, 5.9 spg, 0.7 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 53-29-74; 33 3PT made; High Point recruit
C: Lenise Joseph, North Mecklenburg (junior) — 18.8 ppg, 10.9 rpg, 1.4 apg, 3.3 spg, 2.9 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 56-26-72; 6 3PT made
G: Leena McField, Northern Guilford (junior) — 25.9 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 6.4 apg, 4.0 spg, 0.4 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 48-32-79; 62 3PT made
G: Oshauna Holland, Stuart Cramer (senior) — 33.5 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 7.1 apg, 7.2 spg, 1.4 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 56-34-84; 62 3PT made; Wake Forest recruit
(Second Team)
G: Hannah Moss, Butler (senior) — 21.1 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 4.2 apg, 2.0 spg, 0.7 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 39-35-67; 43 3PT made; Western Carolina recruit
G: Milly Kelley, Cape Fear Academy (senior) — 23.4 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.2 apg, 5.7 spg, 0.8 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 44-39-73; 108 3PT made
G: Justice Alexander, Concord Academy (sophomore) — 19.2 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 4.0 apg, 2.6 spg, 0.5 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 41-37-83; 62 3PT made
F: Allison Lett, Freedom Christian (4th yr junior) — 27.3 ppg, 14.3 rpg, 1.6 apg, 2.2 spg, 3.4 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 56-35-69; 20 3PT made
G: Aamori Patterson, Hibriten (junior) — 19.9 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 4.4 apg, 2.6 spg, 1.2 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 48-46-78; 118 3PT made
W: Ma-Kaela Gidney, Hickory Ridge (senior) — 19.3 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 3.6 apg, 4.1 spg, 0.5 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 44-29-68; 53 3PT made; Coker (D2) recruit
F: Khiara Culliver, Maiden (senior) — 15.0 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 1.8 apg, 2.2 spg, 1.1 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 71-0-58; 0 3PT made; Wingate (D2) recruit
W: My’Asia Young, Mallard Creek (senior) — 10.9 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 0.9 apg, 2.8 spg, 0.6 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 51-29-68; 2 3PT made; Western Carolina recruit
W: Kate Schindler, Marvin Ridge (senior) — 15.5 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 3.2 apg, 2.1 spg
G: Amani Barner, Myers Park (junior) — 16.3 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 3.0 apg, 3.5 spg, 0.7 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 44-29-59; 20 3PT made
G: Naijiha Allen, Overhills (senior) — 17.7 ppg, 11.2 rpg, 4.4 apg, 5.5 spg, 1.0 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 51-44-60; 68 3PT made; Bryant & Stratton JC recruit
G: Jaida McClure, Providence Day (senior) — 11.1 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 4.0 apg, 2.7 spg, 0.2 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 43-31-80; 24 3PT made; Appalachian State recruit
W: Lilah Penigar, South Granville (junior) — 30.5 ppg, 12.5 rpg, 2.7 apg, 2.2 spg, 1.9 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 48-39-79; 48 3PT made
W: Jaidiah Blake, Terry Sanford (junior) — 12.6 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 4.0 apg, 4.3 spg, 0.9 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 43-31-69; 22 3PT made
SG: Tiara Thompson, West Rowan (senior) — 25.3 ppg, rpg, 7.0 apg, 3.0 spg; UNC-Wilmington recruit
(Third Team)
W: Meredith Wike, Alexander Central (senior) — 18.7 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 3.0 apg, 3.3 spg, 0.5 bpg; 65 3PT made
F: Malia Graham, East Columbus (senior) — 23.0 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 2.5 apg, 7.0 spg, 3.3 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 58-25-60; 2 3PT made; Gardner-Webb recruit
G: Avarie Martin, East Wilkes (junior) — 15.8 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 2.1 apg, 2.0 spg, 0.8 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 43-27-69; 29 3PT made; Appalachian State recruit
W: Lila Kelly, Forsyth Country Day (junior) — 19.1 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 1.8 apg, 2.0 spg, 2.1 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 50-38-81; 46 3PT made
G: Claire Barber, Green Level (senior) — 17.2 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 3.5 apg, 2.4 spg, 0.7 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 42-36-84; 87 3PT made; Emory (D2) recruit
G: Rayana Minard, Lake Norman (senior) — 15.8 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 3.1 apg, 4.1 spg, 0.2 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 56-20-69; 4 3PT made; N.C. Central recruit
F: Finley Lewis, Leesville Road (junior) — 19.6 ppg, 13.1 rpg, 1.4 apg, 2.4 spg, 2.0 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 56-0-65; 0 3PT made
PG: Ava Anderson, Maiden (sophomore) — 17.4 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 4.8 apg, 2.4 spg, 0.1 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 47-35-91; 63 3PT made
F: Khloe Joyner, McDowell (junior) — 21.3 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 2.2 apg, 4.1 spg, 0.1 bpg
G: Janyia Boyd, Monroe (sophomore) — 30.4 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 4.4 apg, 4.2 spg, 0.5 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — ; 71 3PT made
G: Ginny Anne Dumont, Providence Day (junior) — 13.2 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 2.6 apg, 2.4 spg, 0.3 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 40-27-78; 13 3PT made; UCLA recruit
G: Za’Miya Bynum, Queen’s Grant (sophomore) — 18.6 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 3.6 apg, 5.8 spg, 2.1 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 60-34-78; 38 3PT made
G: Kira Jones, Rocky Mount (senior) — 19.6 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 3.0 apg, 4.7 spg, 0.2 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 61-50-74; 11 3PT made
G: Jade Bell, Rocky River (sophomore) — 31.3 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 2.7 apg, 4.4 spg, 0.4 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 60-38-68; 27 3PT made
G: Katie Leonard, Seaforth (senior) — 21.7 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 5.9 apg, 3.2 spg, 1.3 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 41-32-72; 80 3PT made; Cornell recruit
(Honorable Mention)
F: Imani Shelton, Ardrey Kell (senior) — 12.6 ppg, 9.1 rpg, 0.6 apg, 2.1 spg, 0.7 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 45-28-66; 10 3PT made, UMass recruit
G: Lily Lossiah, Cherokee (sophomore) — 13.1 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 2.5 apg, 3.0 spg, 0.5 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 55-46-68; 52 3PT made
W: Darla Lee, Corinth Holders (senior) — 16.8 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 2.8 apg, 1.7 spg, 0.2 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 39-32-72; 64 3PT made
G: Alaiyah Mitchell, Cummings (junior) — 25.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 2.6 apg, 1.1 spg, 0.6 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 47-48-59; 26 3PT made
PG: Emma Montanari, East Lincoln (senior) — 21.4 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 4.6 apg, 4.6 spg, 1.7 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 51-38-46; 53 3PT made, Drexel recruit
W: Maggy Sechrist, East Surry (senior) — 11.3 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 4.8 apg, 4.2 spg, 0.8 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 50-18-69; 2 3PT made
PG: Gigi Lyons, Forsyth Country Day (junior) — 17.7 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 3.6 apg, 3.0 spg, 0.1 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 41-33-73; 51 3PT made
F: Aziyah Boyer, Goldsboro (senior) — 14.4 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 1.1 apg, 1.6 spg, 1.0 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 51-13-71; 1 3PT made
C: SaRyah McCorkle, Hunter Huss (sophomore) — 24.2 ppg, 18.9 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1.5 spg, 3.5 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 64-33-63; 1 3PT made
G: Kiara Anderson, Mallard Creek (senior) — 14.4 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 2.4 apg, 3.2 spg, 0.1 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 48-35-79; 37 3PT made
F: Ashlyn Black, North Lincoln (junior) — 13.1 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 4.0 apg, 2.4 spg, 0.1 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 47-32-80; 25 3PT made
C: Zihanna Lightfoot, North Pitt (senior) — 18.4 ppg, 16.1 rpg, 1.9 apg, 2.7 spg, 2.5 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 37-0-40; 0 3PT made; Louisburg JC recruit
G: Khloe Moye, North Raleigh Christian (senior) — 16.9 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 4.3 apg, 3.3 spg, 0.3 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 43-28-76; 25 3PT made; Fordham recruit
C: Shalyn Bare, North Wilkes (junior) — no stats available
G: Sophie Montana, Northwest Guilford (sophomore) — 19.7 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 3.3 apg, 2.3 spg
G: Chandler Lowery, Pisgah (senior) — 14.3 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 4.2 apg, 4.0 spg, 0.2 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 41-20-60; 15 3PT made
G: Bailey Staton, Polk County (senior) — 27.5 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.8 spg, 0.0 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 49-36-76; 82 3PT made; Converse (D2) recruit
PG: Ashanti Taylor, Porter Ridge (junior) — 19.2 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 4.0 apg, 3.9 spg, 0.7 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 54-12-70; 12 3PT made
G: Misa Garris, Queen’s Grant (senior) — 13.4 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 5.1 apg, 5.3 spg, 0.2 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 44-30-70; 26 3PT made; Fort Valley State (D2) recruit
F: NyKira Arrington, South Mecklenburg (senior) — 11.5 ppg, 9.1 rpg, 2.3 apg, 4.5 spg, 0.7 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 44-31-54; 9 3PT made; Queens recruit
G: Rebekah Hartzell, South Wake Sabres (Homeschool) (senior) — 16.8 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 3.6 apg, 2.6 spg, 0.1 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 50-36-75; 61 3PT made, Rider recruit
W: R’reanna Johnson, Southeast Alamance (sophomore) — 14.8 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 1.4 apg, 3.1 spg
PG: Shaniya Paylor, Southeast Alamance (senior) — 11.3 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 5.6 apg, 3.5 spg, 3PT made; Wingate (D2) recruit
F: Ashlyn Hudson, Southern Durham (senior) — 13.0 ppg, 10.5 rpg, 2.2 apg, 3.4 spg, 0.7 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 47-39-64; 14 3PT made
G: Kiedria Collins, SouthWest Edgecombe (junior) — 26.4 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 3.5 apg, 4.9 spg, 0.2 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 43-29-64; 39 3PT made
G: Zhari Shipman, St. Pauls (senior) — 22.4 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.3 apg, 3.6 spg, 0.4 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 40-25-72; 31 3PT made
G: Ameya Brown, Terry Sanford (senior) — 13.8 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 3.4 apg, 3.9 spg, 0.2 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 43-34-68; 65 3PT made; Fayetteville State (D2) recruit
W: Nicole Amend, Wakefield (junior) — 14.3 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 0.4 apg, 4.0 spg, 0.8 bpg; FG-3PT-FT shooting — 40-29-60; 36 3PT made
W: Felisha Wilson, West Craven (senior) — 26.3 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 0.6 apg, 2.0 spg, 0.8 bpg; 28 3PT made, Louisburg JC recruit
C: Taylor Gray, Willow Spring (senior) — 15.3 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.8 spg, 1.5 bpg; 26 3PT made, New Orleans recruit
College baseball
The 2026 College World Series pairings:
(Friday, June 12)
Game 1- Troy (38-30) vs. No. 16 West Virginia (45-15) – West Virginia 7-5
Game 2- Mississippi (41-21) vs. No. 5 North Carolina (50-12-1) – North Carolina 6-2
(Saturday, June 13)
Game 3- Oklahoma (38-22) vs. No. 7 Alabama (42-19) – Oklahoma 9-0
Game 4- No. 6 Texas (45-13) vs. No. 3 Georgia (51-12) – Georgia 7-1
(Sunday, June 14)
Game 5- Troy vs. Mississippi – Troy 12-8
Game 6- West Virginia vs. North Carolina – North Carolina 5-2
(Monday, June 15)
Game 7- Alabama vs. Texas – Texas 14-2
Game 8- Oklahoma vs. Georgia – Oklahoma 4-3
(Tuesday, June 16)
Game 9- Troy vs. West Virginia – West Virginia 12-0
Game 10- Texas vs. Georgia – Georgia 2-0
(Wednesday, June 17)
Game 11- North Carolina vs. West Virginia – North Carolina 12-7
Game 12- Oklahoma vs. Georgia – Oklahoma 11-4
(Best-of-3 championship series- North Carolina vs. Oklahoma)
Game 1- Saturday, June 20 – Oklahoma 9-3
Game 2- Sunday, June 20 – North Carolina 6-2
Game 3- Monday, June 22, 7 p.m.
Legion baseball
South Carolina was victorious 7-2 in the North/South Challenge held at Shelby’s Veterans Field at Keeter Stadium.
The win evens the all-time series at nine wins apiece while South Carolina takes the all-time lead in games at 81-78-1.
Florence went 3-0 in the event to lead the South Carolina contingent.
Area schedule/results:
x-non division games
Sunday, June 14
Rutherford County vs. Gaston Braves (at East Gaston) – Rutherford County 8-7, GBraves 5-1
Monday, June 15
Gastonia at Shelby – Shelby 11-2
Tuesday, June 16
Caldwell County at Shelby – Shelby 8-7
Gaston Braves at Hickory – GBraves 4-1
Gastonia at Rutherford County – Rutherford County 7-3
x-Union County at Cherryville – Cherryville 14-11
Wednesday, June 17
Cherryville at Gastonia – Cherryville 13-1 in 5
x-Greenville, S.C. at Shelby – Shelby 11-1 in 6
Hickory vs. Gaston Braves (at East Gaston) – GBraves 8-7
Thursday, June 18
Cherryville at Caldwell County – suspended with Cville leading 6-3 in bottom 5th
Gaston Braves at Gastonia – GBraves 7-1
Friday, June 19
Burke County at Cherryville – Cherryville 8-0
(North-South tournament at Shelby)
x-Asheville vs. Greenwood, S.C. – Greenwood 5-3
x-Greenwood, S.C. at Shelby – Shelby 7-6
Saturday, June 20
Caldwell County vs. Gaston Braves (at East Gaston) – Caldwell 7-3
(North-South tournament at Shelby)
x-Cherryville vs. Fort Mill, S.C. – Fort Mill 15-10
x-Asheville vs. Richland, S.C. – Asheville 6-3
x-Asheville vs. Florence, S.C. – Florence 2-1
x-Richland, S.C. at Shelby – Richland 7-6 in 9
Sunday, June 21
(North-South tournament at Shelby)
x-Cherryville vs. Richland, S.C. – Richland 5-3
x-Cherryville vs. Florence, S.C. – Florence 9-7
x-Florence, S.C. at Shelby – Florence 6-4
Monday, June 22
Burke County at Caldwell County
Shelby vs. Gaston Braves (at East Gaston)
Tuesday, June 23
Asheville at Gastonia, 5 p.m. DH
Cherryville at Rutherford County
Shelby at Caldwell County
Wednesday, June 24
Gastonia at Cherryville
Shelby at Asheville
Thursday, June 25
Gaston Braves at Asheville
Rutherford County at Shelby
Friday, June 26
Burke County at Shelby
Gaston Braves at Cherryville
Gastonia at Hickory
Saturday, June 27
Cherryville at Burke County
Sunday, June 28
Asheville at Cherryville
Gaston Braves at Burke County
Gastonia at Caldwell County
Hickory at Shelby
Pro soccer
The 2026 Charlotte FC schedule:
(6-6-3 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 (L 1-2)
Saturday, Apr. 18 at New York (W 2-1)
Wednesday, Apr. 22 at Orlando (L 1-4)
Saturday, Apr. 25 at Nashville (L 2-4)
Saturday, May 2 at New England (L 0-1)
Saturday, May 9 Cincinnati (T 2-2)
Wednesday, May 13 New York (L 0-1)
Saturday, May 16 Toronto (W 3-1)
Saturday, May 23 New England (W 1-0)
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
(U.S. Open Cup)
Wednesday, Apr. 15 Charlotte Independence (W 6-0)
…at Mecklenburg County Sportsplex
Tuesday, Apr. 28 Atlanta United FC (L 0-2)
…at Mecklenburg County Sportsplex
Pro football
Here is the Panthers’ full 2026 schedule:
(preseason)
Aug. 6 – Arizona (at Canton, Ohio), 8 p.m.
Aug. 15 – at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Aug. 21 – at Jacksonville, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 28 – Houston, 7 p.m.
(regular season)
Sept. 13 – Chicago, 1 p.m.
Sept. 20 – at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Sept. 27 – at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
Oct. 4 – Detroit, 8:20 p.m.
Oct. 8-12 – BYE week
Oct. 18 – at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Oct. 25 – Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Oct. 29 – at Green Bay, 8:15 p.m.
Nov. 8 – Denver, 1 p.m.
Nov. 15 – at New Orleans, 1 p.m.
Nov. 22 – Baltimore, 1 p.m.
Nov. 30 – at Tampa Bay, 8:15 p.m.
Dec. 6 – at Minnesota, 4:25 p.m.
Dec. 13 – New Orleans, 1 p.m.
Dec. 20 – Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Dec. 24-28 TBA – at Pittsburgh, TBA
Jan. 3 – Seattle, 1 p.m.
Jan. 9-10 TBA – Atlanta, TBA
Pro baseball
Charlotte 5, Buffalo 0: Five Knights’ pitchers, including reliever and winner Shane Murphy (4 1/3 innings, 4 strikeouts) combined on the 5-hit shutout with 11 strikeouts in the finale of the six-game road series. After taking Monday off, the Knights begin six-game home series against Rochester that starts at 7:04 p.m. on Tuesday.
Here is the full Charlotte Knights’ 2026 schedule:
(42-33 record, 42-33 1st half, 0-0 2nd half)
-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 3-3 (L 4-9, W 7-3, L 1-4, W 9-8 in 10, L 4-6, W 13-4)
April 14-19 at Jacksonville 2-4 (L 0-3, L 2-3, L 3-5, L 1-4, W 2-0, W 9-4)
April 21-26 Nashville 4-3 (L 1-5, W 9-4, W 3-2 in 10, W 11-9, L 5-12, W 16-6, L 1-5)
April 28-May 3 Gwinnett 3-3 (L 7-10, W 10-9, L 5-9, L 3-4, W 21-1, W 10-9)
May 5-10 at Jacksonville 3-3 (W 5-3, L 6-8, W 16-1, W 8-5, L 5-6, L 1-6)
May 12-17 Norfolk 3-3 (L 6-9, L 8-9, W 4-1, W 4-1, L 10-11, W 15-3)
May 19-24 at Gwinnett 4-2 (W 5-4, W 4-3, L 3-7, W 4-3 in 10, L 1-5, W 3-2)
May 26-31 Jacksonville 3-3 (W 4-0, susp, L 3-6, W 12-5, W 12-4, L 6-15, L 5-6)
June 2-7 at Durham 6-0 (W 6-1, W 18-7, W 11-6, W 4-3, W 7-5, W 12-5)
June 9-14 Oklahoma City 3-3 (L 3-6, L 1-10, W 9-8, W 12-7, L 7-11, W 4-3)
June 16-21 at Buffalo 4-2 (L 5-9, W 5-1, W 4-0, W 10-5, L 2-4, W 5-0)
June 23-25 Rochester
-2nd half
June 26-28 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
Here is the full Gastonia Ghost Peppers’ 2026 schedule:
(35-19 record, 35-19 1st half, 0-0 2nd half)
-1st half
April 21-23 at High Point 1-2 (W 3-1, L 5-6, L 0-5)
April 24-26 High Point 3-0 (W 4-3, W 18-8, W 9-2)
April 28-May 3 at York 4-2 (W 14-2, ppd, W 2-1, W 5-4, L 4-5, W 10-2, L 3-9)
May 5-10 Southern Maryland 1-5 (L 2-3, L 11-18, L 2-12, L 4-5, W 7-3, L 1-14)
May 12-17 at Long Island 3-3 (L 3-6, L 3-11, W 10-0, L 4-6, W 8-6, W 6-5)
May 19-20 Charleston, W.Va. 3-0 (W 9-4, W 6-2, W 9-6)
May 22-24 at Charleston, W.Va. 3-0 (W 17-4, W 8-4, W 12-4)
May 26-28 at Lexington 3-0 (W 10-6, W 3-2, W 3-1)
May 29-31 Charleston, W.Va. 3-0 (W 6-3, W 10-7, W 9-2)
June 2-7 Lancaster 2-4 (W 11-2, L 1-3, W 14-3, L 3-4, L 8-9, L 5-17)
June 9-14 at Lexington 3-3 (L 13-15, L 6-8, W 7-5, L 9-10, W 7-1, W 12-8)
June 16-21 Staten Island 6-0 (W 10-4, W 9-6, W 26-3, W 11-4, W 12-3, W 13-8)
June 23-28 at Lexington
June 30-July 2 Lexington
-2nd half
July 3-5 Charleston, W.Va.
July 7-12 at Hagerstown
July 14-19 Lexington
July 21-26 at Charleston, W.Va.
July 28, 30-31-Aug. 2 Hagerstown
Aug. 4-6 Southern Maryland
Aug. 7-9 at Lexington
Aug. 11-16 at High Point
Aug. 18-23 Charleston, W.Va.
Aug. 25-30 at Southern Maryland
Sept. 1-6 High Point
Sept. 8-10 Lexington
Sept. 11-13 at High Point
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 (Ty Gibbs)
April 19 — Kansas (Reddick-5)
April 26 — Talladega, Alabama (Carson Hocevar)
May 3 — Texas (Elliott-2)
May 10 — Watkins Glen, New York (Shane van Gisbergen)
May 17 — All-Star Race (Dover) (Hamlin-2)
May 24 — Coca-Cola 600 (Charlotte) (Daniel Suarez)
May 31 — Nashville, Tennessee (Hamlin-3)
June 7 — Michigan (Hamlin-4)
June 14 — Pocono in Long Pond, Pennsylvania (Hamlin-5)
June 21 — San Diego (Corey Heim)
June 28 — Sonoma, California
July 5 — Chicagoland
July 12 — Atlanta
July 19 — North Wilkesboro
July 26 — Brickyard 400 (Indianapolis)
Aug. 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 17 at Billings: Semifinal- (No. 2 Austin Gamblers def. No. 3 Kansas City Outlaws 87.10-84.50)
April 26 at Tacoma: Championship- (No. 1 Missouri Thunder def. No. 2 Austin Gamblers 254.75-171.35)
Upcoming events:
Sept. 18-20 – Greensboro First Horizon Coliseum Complex
Golf
The Rutherford County Sports Hall Of Fame (RCSHOF), presented by Hardin’s Drug, in conjunction with Golf Sponsors Forest City Honda and Chick-fil-A of Forest City, is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 2026 T. Max Champion Memorial Golf Tournament.
The tournament will be held on Friday, July 31 at the Apple Vally Golf Course in Lake Luke, with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. Registration fee is $100.00 per player or $400.00 for a team of four and covers the green fee, cart usage and lunch.
First prize for Gross and Net Winners is $600.00 per team. Other prizes will be awarded based on the number of entries. Proceeds from the event go to support the RCSHOF Scholarship Fund and registration deadline is July 21.
For information or to register, please visit the RCSHOF website: https://www.rcshof.org/ or call Randy Page at 828-429-7773.