Tuesday’s roundup: College baseball, football and soccer, High school soccer, softball, golf, baseball and track, Middle schools
By Richard Walker
West Lincoln High School won its first state title in girls golf behind balance as the Rebels beat Pine Lake Prep by a 10-shot margin in the Class 1A/2A state championships played at Pinehurst No. 8 on Tuesday.
Other state champions were Freedom in Class 3A and Pfafftown Reagan in 4A.
Leah Matney led West Lincoln with a 13-over 85, good enough for a tie for 18th. Her teammates Reese Coltrane and Laycee Hoffman finished right on her heels at 14-over 86 and in a four-way tie for 20th.
Here are the results:
Class 1A/2A (Pinehurst No. 8, Pinehurst Resort)
6,698 yards; Par 72
Team scores:
1 West Lincoln F +41 257
2 Pine Lake Prep F +51 267
3 Newton-Conover F +53 269
4 Oak Grove F +55 271
5 Croatan F +89 305
6 Raleigh Charter F +110 326
Individual scores:
1 Katherine Schuster – First Flight F -2 70
2 Caroline Johnson – Pine Lake Prep F +4 76
T3 Jala Stamey – Hayesville F +5 77
T3 Jenna Rutledge – East Carteret F +5 77
5 Katie Kubec – Hendersonville F +7 79
T6 Laney Wessels – Bishop McGuinness F +8 80
T6 Kirstyn Page – West Stokes F +8 80
T6 Madison Logan – Hayesville F +8 80
9 Camryn Lamp – Newton-Conover F +9 81
T10 Lily Rowe – Raleigh Charter F +10 82
T10 Mackenzie Crossman – Chatham Charter F +10 82
T12 Tess Palmer – Lake Norman Charter F +11 83
T12 Katelyn Griggs – Gray Stone Day F +11 83
T12 Sondra Uon – Newton-Conover F +11 83
T15 Sophia Laliberte – East Lincoln F +12 84
T15 Ellie Pittman – Avery County F +12 84
T15 Abbie Daquila – Mount Pleasant F +12 84
T18 Jordan Blake – Mount Pleasant F +13 85
T18 Leah Matney – West Lincoln F +13 85
T20 Mattie Noonkester – Mount Airy F +14 86
T20 Reese Coltrane – West Lincoln F +14 86
T20 Laycee Hoffman – West Lincoln F +14 86
T20 Emma Maddock – Oak Grove F +14 86
T24 Anna Stiehler – Highlands F +16 88
T24 Sarah Stewart – Oak Grove F +16 88
26 Caroline Thomas – Pine Lake Prep F +19 91
T27 Jiya Patel – Research Triangle F +20 92
T27 Ashley Limbacher – Ledford F +20 92
29 Georgia Chapman – Lake Norman Charter F +22 94
T30 Karson Cieslak – Croatan F +25 97
T30 Kaitlyn McDonell – Oak Grove F +25 97
T32 Michayla Wittner – Southwest Onslow F +26 98
T32 Julia Greene – Raleigh Charter F +26 98
T32 Caroline Wright – Providence Grove F +26 98
35 Caroline Harvey – Croatan F +27 99
T36 Elise Teddy Taylor – Woods Charter F +28 100
T36 Alexa Moyer – Pine Lake Prep F +28 100
38 Allie Witherspoon – Patton F +31 103
T39 Lexi Lewis – Rosewood F +32 104
T39 Lily Smith – Atkins F +32 104
T41 Emily Krueger – Franklin Academy F +33 105
T41 Hailey Hicks – Newton-Conover F +33 105
43 Parker Marion – Croatan F +37 109
44 Taylor Bond – Durham School of the Arts F +38 110
45 Jada Parker – Raleigh Charter F +74 146
Class 3A (Beacon Ridge Golf & Country Club, West End)
6,143 yards; Par 72
Team scores:
1 Freedom F +47 263
2 Cox Mill F +65 281
3 Rockingham County F +73 289
4 Fike F +83 299
5 Western Alamance F +92 308
6 Topsail F +95 311
Individual scores:
1 Emily Mathews – Eastern Alamance F -1 71
2 Layla Meric – Cuthbertson F +7 79
T3 Lily Jordan – Northwood F +12 84
T3 Kayla Hightower – Marvin Ridge F +12 84
T3 Anna Czarkowski – Freedom F +12 84
T3 Albany Bock – Freedom F +12 84
7 Elli Flinchum – Rockingham County F +13 85
T8 Lilianna Carcel – Asheville F +15 87
T8 Kyleigh Whittemore – Southern Alamance F +15 87
T8 Kate Dann – Charlotte Catholic F +15 87
T8 Riya Modak – Cox Mill F +15 87
12 Breanna Council – Fike F +16 88
T13 Lana Klein – Triton F +17 89
T13 Kennedy Brady – Cox Mill F +17 89
15 Bekka Mull – North Buncombe F +18 90
16 Jillian Fatkin – South Brunswick F +19 91
17 Crystal Robertson – Cleveland F +20 92
T18 Hannah Waddell – East Rowan F +21 93
T18 Katy Conner – T.C. Roberson F +21 93
T18 Lindley Cox – Topsail F +21 93
T18 Salem Lee – Asheboro F +21 93
T18 Madi Brensinger – Charlotte Catholic F +21 93
23 Addison Reid – Clayton F +22 94
T24 MaKayla Martinez – Western Alamance F +23 95
T24 Melissa Wyman – Weddington F +23 95
T24 Olivia Peterson – Rockingham County F +23 95
T24 Christina Fisher – Freedom F +23 95
28 Avery Briley – Fike F +24 96
T29 Madison Cook – Eastern Guilford F +25 97
T29 Alex Jones – Clayton F +25 97
31 Nayoung Kim – East Chapel Hill F +26 98
T32 Gabby Bynum – Cape Fear F +27 99
T32 Mackenzie Gamble – Southern Nash F +27 99
34 Taylor Black – D.H. Conley F +31 103
35 Maddie Wallace – Weddington F +32 104
36 Kate Crawford – Cox Mill F +33 105
T37 Eliza Fogleman – Topsail F +34 106
T37 Mary Alice Massey – Western Alamance F +34 106
39 Abigail May – Western Alamance F +35 107
40 Merredith Pegram – Rockingham County F +37 109
41 Lillian Swan – Topsail F +40 112
42 Lainey Edwards – South Johnston F +42 114
43 Morgan Harold – Fike F +43 115
44 Peyton DeSimone – Cleveland F +46 118
DID NOT FINISH
WD Maria Franco – South Iredell
Class 4A (Pinehurst No. 1, Pinehurst Resort)
5,806 yards; Par 70
Team scores:
1 Reagan F +3 213
2 Green Hope F +11 221
3 Cardinal Gibbons F +16 226
4 Ardrey Kell F +24 234
5 Heritage F +27 237
6 Hickory Ridge F +30 240
7 Holly Springs F +42 252
Individual scores:
1 Macy Pate – Reagan F -2 68
2 Grace Holcomb – Laney F -1 69
3 Morgan Ketchum – Reagan F E 70
T4 Maria Atwood – Holly Springs F +1 71
T4 Heather Appelson – Heritage F +1 71
T4 Madelyn Vogan – New Bern F +1 71
T4 Halynn Lee – Green Hope F +1 71
T8 Claudia Winterberg – Hickory Ridge F +2 72
T8 Ava Lucas – Cardinal Gibbons F +2 72
10 Maddy Linares – Green Level F +3 73
T11 Sophia Martone – Apex Friendship F +5 75
T11 Mary-Sears Brown – Heritage F +5 75
T11 Sadler Miller – Corinth-Holders F +5 75
T11 Ella Perna – Cardinal Gibbons F +5 75
T11 Tyler Spriggs – Green Hope F +5 75
T11 Anna Howerton – Reagan F +5 75
T11 Justine Pennycooke – Green Hope F +5 75
T18 Hannah Lindemann – Ardrey Kell F +6 76
T18 Harper Shepherd – Page F +6 76
T18 Julie Fiedler – New Bern F +6 76
T18 Ellen Pritchard – Myers Park F +6 76
T18 Sidney Renville – Green Hope F +6 76
23 Megan Morris – Panther Creek F +7 77
24 Shea Smith – Ardrey Kell F +8 78
T25 Kyleigh Harnsberger – Davie County F +9 79
T25 Mary-Paige King – West Forsyth F +9 79
T25 Kaitlyn Rand – Cardinal Gibbons F +9 79
T28 Kitson O’Neal – Pinecrest F +10 80
T28 Emma Niebauer – High Point Central F +10 80
T28 Scotty Foley – Hickory Ridge F +10 80
T28 Nicole Nash – Ardrey Kell F +10 80
T32 Terra Schmitt – Wakefield F +11 81
T32 Sophie Marijono – Providence F +11 81
T32 Maggie Magner – South Mecklenburg F +11 81
T35 Sloane Spessard – Millbrook F +12 82
T35 Mary Kathryn Hederick – Wake Forest F +12 82
T35 Haylie George – Panther Creek F +12 82
38 Boonyanant Rujiranan – Pinecrest F +13 83
T39 Ella Couper – Hickory Ridge F +18 88
T39 Cailynn Winford – Mooresville F +18 88
41 Anika Ouellette – Holly Springs F +19 89
T42 Catherine Vivongsy – Wake Forest F +21 91
T42 Erin Alden – Heritage F +21 91
44 Hayla Bryson – Holly Springs F +22 92
45 Annika Rogers – Leesville Road F +25 95
College baseball
Four former local standouts were honored by the National Junior College Athletic Association’s Region 10 in its Division III honors announced on Tuesday, including the pitcher of the year.
Seth Willis, a 2019 West Lincoln High graduate, took that honor while pitching for Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute. Willis went 4-1 with a 3.17 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 12 appearances (five starts). Willis also was named a first team pitcher in Region 10 for the Cobras, who went 15-0 to win the Region 10 Division III regular-season crown and finished 27-11 as Region runner-up.
Other local products gaining honors were Caldwell’s Tyler Bradley (North Gaston 2018) and Rockingham Community College’s Gabe Duncan (East Lincoln 2019) and Trenton Wood (East Lincoln 2019).
Bradley hit .235 with one home run and 25 RBIs and was named first team designated hitter.
Duncan hit .260 with 22 RBIs and was named a first team outfielder.
And Wood went 2-1 with one save with a 5.93 ERA in 11 appearances (four starts) and was named second team pitcher.
High school girls soccer
The NCHSAA announced on Friday the championships will be held at Greensboro Grimsley’s Jamieson Stadium. Here are the full playoff pairings:
Class 4A
May 3 first round
Myers Park 3, Panther Creek 0
Green Hope 1, Porter Ridge 0
Hough 3, Hickory Ridge 1
Reagan 4, Jordan 1
Athens Drive 1, West Forsyth 0
South Mecklenburg 3, Lake Norman 0
Hoggard 4, Apex Friendship 0
Cardinal Gibbons 3, South Central 1
Pinecrest 1, Wake Forest 0
Broughton 1, Pine Forest 0
Heritage 2, Leesville Road 1
Wilmington Ashley 1, Middle Creek 0
May 4 first round
Northwest Guilford 2, Ardrey Kell 1
Holly Springs 7, Richmond 0
Laney 5, New Bern 0
May 5 first round
Page 9, South Caldwell 0
May 5 second round
Myers Park 2, Green Hope 0
Hough 5, Reagan 1
Athens Drive 2, Northwest Guilford 1
Hoggard 3, Holly Springs 0
Laney 2, Cardinal Gibbons 1
Pinecrest 4, Broughton 0
Wilmington Ashley 2, Heritage 0
May 6 second round
Page 2, South Mecklenburg 1
May 7 quarterfinals
Myers Park 2, Hough 1
Page 2, Athens Drive 1
Hoggard 3, Laney 1
Pinecrest 2, Wilmington Ashley 0
Tuesday’s semifinals
#1 Myers Park 3, #15 Page 2
#3 Pinecrest 4, #16 Hoggard 3
Championship
#1 Myers Park (17-0-1) vs. #3 Pinecrest (18-0)
Class 3A
May 3 first round
Watauga 5, Crest 3
Asheville 4, Northwest Cabarrus 3
A.C. Reynolds 3, Jesse Carson 0
T.C. Roberson 2, South Iredell 1
Cox Mill 1, Cuthbertson 0
Charlotte Catholic 2, Forestview 0
Marvin Ridge 1, Hickory 0
Clayton 2, Hunt 1
Northern Guilford 8, South Brunswick 0
Eastern Alamance 1, Jacksonville 0
Union Pines 4, Fike 1
Southern Alamance 3, Swansboro 1
Cleveland 8, Cape Fear 0
Chapel Hill 9, Gray’s Creek 0
May 4 first round
St. Stephens 2, Southwest Guilford 1
East Chapel Hill 2, D.H. Conley 1
May 5 second round
Asheville 1, Watauga 0
A.C. Reynolds 6, St. Stephens 1
Cox Mill 2, T.C. Roberson 1
Charlotte Catholic 2, Marvin Ridge 1
Northern Guilford 3, Clayton 0
Union Pines 5, Eastern Alamance 2
East Chapel Hill 3, Southern Alamance 2
Chapel Hill 5, Cleveland 0
May 7 quarterfinals
A.C. Reynolds 2, Asheville 1
Cox Mill 2, Charlotte Catholic 1
Northern Guilford 4, Union Pines 0
Chapel Hill 3, East Chapel Hill 2
Tuesday’s semifinals
#6 Cox Mill 2, #4 A.C. Reynolds 2
#2 Chapel Hill 1, #8 Northern Guilford 0
Championship
#6 Cox Mill (17-0-1) vs. #2 Chapel Hill (17-1)
Class 2A
May 3 first round
South Point 3, Central Davidson 1
Foard 1, Hendersonville 0
North Davidson 3, East Lincoln 0
Central Academy 2, Forbush 1
Salisbury 8, Madison County 1
Lake Norman Charter 7, Hibriten 0
Wilkes Central 9, Pisgah 0
Richlands 3, Roanoke Rapids 2
Carrboro 9, McMichael 0
East Bladen 4, Durham School of Arts 2
South Columbus 2, Farmville Central 1
Dixon 2, First Flight 1
Wheatmore 6, East Duplin 1
Croatan 9, SouthWest Edgecombe 0
May 4 first round
Atkins 5, Shelby 0
Clinton 7, Washington 0
May 5 second round
South Point 1, Foard 1 (SP wins on penalty kicks 4-3)
North Davidson 3, Central Academy 0
Salisbury 4, Atkins 2
Lake Norman Charter 3, Wilkes Central 1
Carrboro 3, Richlands 0
East Bladen 7, South Columbus 0
Clinton 1, Dixon 0
Croatan 3, Wheatmore 2
May 7 quarterfinals
South Point 3, North Davidson 0
Lake Norman Charter 3, Salisbury 1
Carrboro 9, East Bladen 0
Clinton 1, Croatan 0
Tuesday’s semifinals
#7 Lake Norman Charter 4, #1 South Point 0
#8 Carrboro 2, #11 Clinton 1
Championship
#7 Lake Norman Charter (18-0) vs. #8 Carrboro (13-2-1)
Class 1A
May 3 first round
Christ the King 4, South Stokes 2
Woods Charter 4, Elkin 1
Polk County 5, South Stanly 0
Lincoln Charter 4, Highlands 0
Community School of Davidson 9, Swain County 1
Raleigh Charter 2, Thomas Jefferson Academy 1
East Carteret 9, Rosewood 0
East Wake Academy 7, Southside 0
Manteo 4, Hobbton 0
Granville Charter 2, Vance Charter 1
Franklin Academy 7, Edenton Holmes 1
Bear Grass Charter 5, Princeton 3
Neuse Charter 2, Roxboro Community 1
Voyager Academy 3, East Columbus 0
May 4 first round
Bishop McGuinness 9, Uwharrie Charter 0
Pine Lake Prep 2, Gray Stone Day 0
May 5 second round
Christ the King 2, Bishop McGuinness 0
Woods Charter (7-2) d. Polk County, forfeit
Community School of Davidson 6, Lincoln Charter 1
Pine Lake Prep 2, Raleigh Charter 1
East Carteret 8, East Wake Academy 0
Manteo 3, Granville Central 0
Franklin Academy 9, Bear Grass Charter 0
Neuse Charter 3, Voyager Academy 0
May 7 quarterfinals
Christ the King 4, Woods Charter 0
Community School of Davidson 2, Pine Lake Prep 0
East Carteret 5, Manteo 0
Franklin Academy 6, Neuse Charter 0
Tuesday’s semifinals
#6 Community School of Davidson 3, #1 Christ the King 0
#3 Franklin Academy 3, #1 East Carteret 0
Championship
#6 Community School of Davidson (17-0) vs. #3 Franklin Academy (12-0)
High school softball
West Stanly 2, East Lincoln 0: East Lincoln’s season ended at 16-2 after losing at home. Payton Baker finished 15-1 with an eight-hitter and Bailey Hardin and Madison Currence had hits for the Mustangs.
The NCHSAA announced on Friday the championships will be held at North Davidson and Davie County high schools. Here are the full playoff pairings:
Class 4A
May 3 first round
Hickory Ridge 14, South Mecklenburg 4
Providence 12, High Point Central 0
Hough 6, Panther Creek 1
Mooresville 20, Cary 0, 4 innings
South View 16, Sanderson 1
Fuquay-Varina 12, Millbrook 0
Purnell Swett 12, Pine Forest 0
Laney 7, Cardinal Gibbons 6
New Bern 1, Scotland County 0
Hoggard 2, Jack Britt 0
Holly Springs 1, Wakefield 0
May 4 first round
East Forsyth 10, Green Level 0
May 5 first round
South Caldwell 9, West Forsyth 1
Lake Norman 7, Porter Ridge 1
Davie County 10, Northwest Guilford 5
Apex Friendship 9, Wake Forest 6
May 5 second round
East Forsyth 7, Hough 6
Fuquay-Varina 11, South View 1
Laney 4, New Bern 2
Hoggard 1, Holly Springs 0
May 6 second round
South Caldwell 12, Providence 2
Hickory Ridge 8, Lake Norman 3
Mooresville 8, Davie County 1
Purnell Swett 2, Apex Friendship 1
May 7 quarterfinals
South Caldwell 16, Hickory Ridge 0
East Forsyth 6, Mooresville 1
Fuquay-Varina 1, Purnell Swett 0
May 8 quarterfinals
Hoggard 9, Laney 0
Tuesday’s semifinals
#6 East Forsyth 2, #4 South Caldwell 1
#7 Hoggard 3, #9 Fuquay-Varina 2
Championship
#6 East Forsyth (18-0) vs. #7 Hoggard (18-0)
Class 3A
May 3 first round
West Rowan 9, Crest 1
Piedmont 10, Kings Mountain 0
Montgomery Central 10, West Henderson 3
East Rowan 1, Central Cabarrus 0
Topsail 6, Franklinton 0
Eastern Alamance 12, Havelock 0
Southern Alamance 4, Cleveland 3
Gray’s Creek 3, Western Alamance 2
West Carteret 11, Northern Durham 1
Clayton 11, Southern Nash 1
Southwestern Randolph 7, Orange 5
May 4 first round
North Buncombe 1, Cox Mill 0
Enka 8, Southwest Guilford 0
Alexander Central 5, Tuscola 4
D.H. Conley 8, Triton 0
May 5 second round
West Rowan 4, Piedmont 0
North Buncombe 4, Enka 0
East Rowan 8, Montgomery Central 0
Topsail 5, D.H. Conley 2
Southern Alamance 5, Eastern Alamance 4
Gray’s Creek 11, West Carteret 1
Southwestern Randolph 4, Clayton 2
May 6 first round
Carson 5, Marvin Ridge 3
May 7 second round
Alexander Central 3, Jesse Carson 0
May 7 quarterfinals
North Buncombe 3, West Rowan 2
Southern Alamance 5, Topsail 1
Gray’s Creek 5, Southwestern Randolph 0
May 8 quarterfinals
Alexander Central 1, East Rowan 0
Tuesday’s semifinals
#3 Alexander Central 3, #5 North Buncombe 0
#4 Southern Alamance 7, #3 Gray’s Creek 2
Championship
#3 Alexander Central (15-3) vs. #4 Southern Alamance (14-3)
Class 2A
May 3 first round
West Stanly 10, West Stokes 0
Smoky Mountain 4, Surry Central 0
North Davidson 8, Bunker Hill 0
Midway 8, Bartlett-Yancey 0
North Johnson 6, East Duplin 0
Eastern Randolph 12, West Bladen 0
Morehead 2, South Columbus 0
South Granville 2, First Flight 0
May 4 first round
Hibriten 2, Franklin 0
West Wilkes 11, Burns 0
Currituck County 3, East Bladen 0
Randleman 1, South Lenoir 0
Washington 9, Richlands 4
May 5 first round
East Rutherford 4, Bandys 1
Oak Grove 8, Madison County 1
East Lincoln 11, Mountain Heritage 0 (6 innings)
May 5 second round
West Stanly 9, Hibriten 0
West Wilkes 4, Smoky Mountain 3
Randleman 1, Washington 0
Eastern Randolph 8, North Johnston 4
South Granville 1, Morehead 0
May 6 second round
North Davidson 10, East Rutherford 2
East Lincoln 3, Oak Grove 2
Currituck County 5, Midway 4
May 7 quarterfinals
West Stanly 11, West Wilkes 5
East Lincoln 6, North Davidson 4
May 8 quarterfinals
Currituck County 5, Randleman 4
South Granville 3, Eastern Randolph 1
Tuesday’s semifinals
#8 West Stanly 2, #2 East Lincoln 0
#2 South Granville 4, #1 Currituck County 3
Championship
#8 West Stanly (17-0) vs. #2 South Granville (17-1)
Class 1A
May 3 first round
South Stanly 13, Cherryville 0
Alleghany 11, Queen’s Grant 0
Mountain Island Charter 12, Swain County 0
Vance Charter 8, Pamlico County 3
North Duplin 10, Falls Lake Academy 0
Pender 7, Rosewood 1
Princeton 6, Louisburg 4
East Columbus 16, Martin Riverside 6
May 4 first round
Chatham Central 8, Union Academy 0
East Surry 4, Hiwassee Dam 3
Murphy 17, Chatham Charter 3
Pinetown Northside 4, Perquimans 3
Camden County 15, East Carteret 0
Bear Grass Charter 9, Roxboro Community 3
May 5 first round
Uwharrie Charter 1, Polk County 0
South Stokes 3, Robbinsville 0
May 5 second round
South Stanly 12, Chatham Central 0
Alleghany 3, East Surry 0
Vance Charter 11, Pinetown Northside 1
Camden County 3, North Duplin 1
Pender 7, Princeton 6
Bear Grass Charter 10, East Columbus 7
May 6 second round
Mountain Island Charter 11, Uwharrie Charter 0
Murphy 3, South Stokes 1
May 7 quarterfinals
Mountain Island Charter 7, Murphy 3
Bear Grass Charter 15, Pender 2
May 8 quarterfinals
Camden County 10, Vance Charter 0
Monday’s quarterfinals
South Stanly 2, Alleghany 1 (8 innings)
Tuesday’s semifinals
#1 South Stanly 16, #3 Mountain Island Charter 6
#5 Camden County 5, #7 Bear Grass Charter 1
Championship
#1 South Stanly (15-2) vs. #5 Camden County (13-0)
High school baseball
Highland Tech 12, Bessemer City 2 (5 innings): Liam Fulbright struck out six and Logan Barber (3-4, 2 doubles, 3 RBIs, 3 runs) and Jonathan Queler (1-1, 3 walks, 3 runs) led the offense for the Rams (2-2).
East Rutherford 5, Burns 4
Cramer 12, Ashbrook 5
East Lincoln 7, North Lincoln 4: Garrett Michel hit a fifth-inning grand slam to tie the score for East Lincoln in the Mustangs’ South Fork 2A Conference win over North Lincoln in a battle of unbeatens.
Forestview 10, Huss 1
Lincoln Charter 6, Thomas Jefferson 0
Bandys 4, Lincolnton 0
Crest 5, North Gaston 0: Ben Hodge threw a three-hitter with five strikeouts and helped himself at the plate with two hits for unbeaten Crest.
Cherryville 10, Piedmont Community Charter 0 (5 innings)
Mountain Island Charter 4, Queen’s Grant 3
Chase 8, Shelby 2
West Lincoln 22, Newton-Conover 4
High school track
At Kings Mountain: Kings Mountain’s boys and girls won home track meets against Big South opponents Cramer, Crest and Huss.
Kings Mountain’s girls got first place finishes from Thalia Kushman (800- and 1600-meter runs), Alexis Jackson (triple jump) and Bailey Ledford (pole vault) and won the 400-, 800- and 1600-meter relays.
Kings Mountain’s boys got first place finishes from Andre Willis (110- and 300-meter hurdles), Jaylen Mims (100-meter dash), Jaden Fields (200-meter dash), Dameon Wilson (discus), Marcus Odums (long jump, triple jump), Titus Phillips (high jump), Dillon Messenger (pole vault) and won the 400- and 800-meter relays.
Middle school baseball
Mount Holly 8, Cramerton 1
Middle school girls soccer
Cramerton 4, Mount Holly 1: Katie Fangman (2 goals), Londyn Maitra (1 goal, 1 assist), Alayna Janik (1 goal), Reegan Racz (1 assist) and Lilly West (1 assist) led the offense for Cramerton (4-0) and defenders Riley Polkinghorn and Ava Cabe and goalkeeper Delaney Hughes (9 saves) led the Eagles’ defense.
Chavis 3, W.C. Friday 1 (Monday): Kate Bookout scored two goals and Madi Humphries one for Chavis.
College football
Results and pairings from the FCS playoffs:
April 24 first round games
Sam Houston 21, Monmouth 15
Jacksonville State 49, Davidson 14
James Madison 31, VMI 24
South Dakota State 31, Holy Cross 3
North Dakota State 42, Eastern Washington 20
North Dakota 44, Missouri State 10
Southern Illinois 34, Weber State 31
Delaware 19, Sacred Heart 10
May 2 quarterfinals
South Dakota State 31, Southern Illinois 26
Delaware 20, Jacksonville State 14
James Madison 34, North Dakota 21
Sam Houston 24, North Dakota State 20
May 8 semifinals
South Dakota State 33, Delaware 3
Sam Houston 38, James Madison 35
Sunday’s championship game
South Dakota State vs. Sam Houston, 2 p.m. at Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Tex.
College women’s soccer
Pairings for the NCAA tournament that will almost exclusively be played in Cary:
April 27 first round games
Mississippi 0, Bowling Green 0 (Mississippi wins on penalty kicks)
New Mexico 1, Navy 1 (New Mexico wins on penalty kicks)
Iowa 1, Campbell 0
Rutgers 1, Southeastern Louisiana 0
South Florida 3, Central Connecticut State 0
South Alabama 1, Colorado 0
Washington 3, Liberty 0
Denver 3, Loyola Chicago 1
April 28 first round games
Milwaukee 1, Elon 0
Penn State 5, Alabama State 0
Arizona State 4, Siena 0
Rice 3, Furman 1
Virginia 3, SIUE 1
South Carolina 1, Montana 0
Ohio State 5, Stony Brook 1
Utah Valley 1, Memphis 0
April 30 second round games
Mississippi 2, Southern California 2 (Mississippi wins on penalty kicks)
TCU 6, New Mexico 2
UCLA 2, Iowa 1
Clemson 1, Rutgers 1 (Clemson wins on penalty kicks)
Texas A&M 2, South Florida 0
Oklahoma State 7, South Alabama 0
Washington 0, Saint Louis 0 (Washington wins on penalty kicks)
North Carolina 2, Denver 0
May 1 second round games
Florida State 3, Milwaukee 0
Penn State 2, Vanderbilt 0
Duke 2, Arizona State 1
Rice 1, West Virginia 0
Virginia 2, BYU 0
Georgetown 1, South Carolina 0
Santa Clara 4, Ohio State 1
Arkansas 3, Utah Valley 1
May 5 third round games
Florida State 3, Penn State 1
Duke 1, Mississippi 0
Virginia 3, Rice 0
TCU 1, Georgetown 1 (TCU wins on penalty kicks)
Clemson 1, UCLA 1 (Clemson wins on penalty kicks)
Santa Clara 2, Arkansas 0
Texas A&M 3, Oklahoma State 3 (Texas A&M wins on penalty kicks)
North Carolina 1, Washington 0
May 9 quarterfinals
Florida State 0, Duke 0 (Florida State wins on penalty kicks)
Virginia 1, TCU 0
Santa Clara 1, Clemson 0
North Carolina 1, Texas A&M 0
May 13 semifinals
Florida State vs. Virginia
Santa Clara vs. North Carolina
May 17 final
At Cary
College men’s soccer
NCAA tournament pairings:
April 29 first round games
American 3, Jacksonville 3 (American wins on penalty kicks)
Omaha 3, UNC-Greensboro 2
St. Francis Brooklyn 2, Milwaukee 1 (2 OT)
Monmouth 2, Bowling Green 1
May 2 second round games
Clemson 2, American 1
Marshall 2, Fordham 1
Penn State 4, Massachusetts 1
Georgetown 2, High Point 0
Wake Forest 3, Coastal Carolina 2
Kentucky 2, New Hampshire 0
North Carolina 1, Charlotte 1 (North Carolina wins on penalty kicks)
Stanford 1, Omaha 0
Indiana 1, St. Francis Brooklyn 1 (Indiana wins on penalty kicks)
Marquette 0, Loyola Marymount 0 (Marquette wins on penalty kicks)
Virginia Tech 2, Oregon State 1 (OT)
Seton Hall 2, Air Force 1
Washington 2, Grand Canyon 0
Missouri State 2, Maryland 1
Central Florida 2, James Madison 1
Pittsburgh 6, Monmouth 1
May 6 third round games
Marshall 1, Clemson 1 (Marshall wins on penalty kicks)
Georgetown 3, Penn State 2
Wake Forest 2, Kentucky 1
North Carolina 1, Stanford 0
Indiana 2, Marquette 1
Seton Hall 2, Virginia Tech 2 (Seton Hall wins on penalty kicks)
Washington 2, Missouri State 0
Pittsburgh 4, Central Florida 0
May 10 quarterfinals
Marshall 1, Georgetown 0
North Carolina 2, Wake Forest 1
Indiana 2, Seton Hall 0
Pittsburgh 3, Washington 0
May 14 semifinals
Marshall vs. North Carolina
Indiana vs. Pittsburgh
May 17 final
At Cary
College baseball
ACC update: As we close in on the ACC Baseball Tournament at Charlotte’s Truist Field from May 25-30, here’s the current league standings and upcoming conference games:
(Atlantic Division)
Notre Dame 22-10
Louisville 16-10
Florida State 17-13
N.C. State 14-13
Clemson 15-15
Boston College 9-21
Wake Forest 7-19
(Coastal Division)
Georgia Tech 18-12
Pittsburgh 16-11
Virginia Tech 16-14
Miami 15-14
North Carolina 14-16
Virginia 13-17
Duke 10-17
This weekend’s league 3-game series: Clemson at Florida State, Louisville at North Carolina, N.C. State at Pittsburgh, Wake Forest at Virginia, Virginia Tech at Duke, Georgia Tech at Miami
Legion baseball
Gastonia Post 23 is going to have signups for senior legion baseball this Sunday, May 16, 3-4 p.m. at the Ashbrook High School bus parking lot. Players born in 2001 or earlier are not eligible. Contact [email protected] for any questions.