Gastonia, Shelby high school baseball, softball, boys tennis postseason scores, schedules
The postseason has arrived for spring sports teams in Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties.
Here are NCHSAA and NCISAA schedules, scores and results for area teams qualifying for the playoffs in each spring sport.
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Baseball
NCHSAA playoffs
3A West
First round (Tuesday, May 9)
(17) Tuscola 4, (16) North Gaston 3
(5) South Point 6, (28) Dudley 5
(21) Foard 7, (12) Crest 2
(13) Oak Grove 8, (20) East Lincoln 0
(19) North Lincoln 1, (14) Hickory 0
(11) Kings Mountain 7, (22) Stuart Cramer 2
Second round (May 12)
(21) Foard 12, (5) South Point 2
(3) West Henderson 8, (19) North Lincoln 0
(11) Kings Mountain 2, (27) Carson 1
Quarterfinals (May 16)
(3) West Henderson 9, (11) Kings Mountain 7
2A West
First round (Tuesday, May 9)
(1) Burns 10, (32) Southwestern Randolph 8
(17) East Gaston 6, (16) Trinity 3
(8) Lincoln Charter 18, (25) North Surry 8
(5) West Stanly 14, (28) West Lincoln 0
(23) Shelby 1, (10) North Stanly 0
Second round (May 12)
(1) Burns 2, (17) East Gaston 1
(8) Lincoln Charter 15, (24) McMichael 6
(7) East Davidson 5, (23) Shelby 1
Quarterfinals (May 17)
(1) Burns 4, (8) Lincoln Charter 3
Semifinals (May 19)
(1) Burns 4, (4) West Stokes 3
Championship series (Best-of-3)
Game 1 (May 23): (14) Morehead at (1) Burns
Game 2 (May 25): (1) Burns at (14) Morehead
Game 3 (May 26): (14) Morehead at (1) Burns (if necessary)
1A West
First round (Tuesday, May 9)
(1) Cherryville 6, (32) Mountain Island Charter 1
(13) Highland Tech 6, (20) Mountain Heritage 1
(4) South Stokes 11, (29) Bessemer City 1
(7) Christ the King 10, (26) Piedmont Community Charter 0
Second round (May 12)
(1) Cherryville 6, (16) South Stanly 1
(13) Highland Tech 1, (4) South Stokes 0
Quarterfinals (May 16-18)
(9) Union Academy 5, (1) Cherryville 1
(21) Eastern Randolph 3, (13) Highland Tech 1
NCISAA playoffs
First round (Tuesday, May 9)
Class 2A
Gaston Day 9, Hickory Christian 1
Class 3A
(7) Gaston Christian 17, Asheville School 1
Second round (Thursday, May 11)
Class 2A
(3) Westchester Country Day 7, Gaston Day 2
Class 3A
(7) Gaston Christian 4, Calvary Day 0
Quarterfinals (May 13)
Class 3A
(2) Hickory Grove Christian 11, (7) Gaston Christian 8
Softball
NCHSAA playoffs
First round (Tuesday, May 9)
3A West
(17) East Rowan 10, (16) Stuart Cramer 0
(5) East Lincoln 6, (28) Montgomery Central 0
(4) West Rowan 12, (29) Forestview 0
(14)West Henderson 14, (19) North Gaston 4
(6) Crest 7, (27) North Lincoln 4
(15) Southern Guilford 4, (18) Kings Mountain 3
Second round (May 12)
(5) East Lincoln 5, (21) Pisgah 1
(11) Carson 8, (6) Crest 0
Quarterfinals (May 16)
(5) East Lincoln 5, (4) West Rowan 3
Semifinals (May 19)
(5) East Lincoln 2, (1) Enka 0
Championship series (Best-of-3)
Game 1 (May 23): (7) Rockingham County at (5) East Lincoln
Game 2 (May 25): (5) East Lincoln at (7) Rockingham County
Game 3 (May 26): (7) Rockingham County at (5) East Lincoln (if necessary)
2A West
First round (Tuesday, May 9)
(1) McMichael 16, (32) East Gaston 1
(17) West Lincoln 2, (16) Forbush 1
(25) Anson 2, (8) Lincoln Charter 1
(7) Burns 5, (26) East Burke 2
Second round (May 12)
(1) McMichael 14, (17) West Lincoln 1
(10) Mount Pleasant 4, (7) Burns 0
1A West
First round (Tuesday, May 9)
(9) South Davidson 6, (24) Bessemer City 1
(5) Cherryville 10, (28) Mount Airy 0
(26) North Stokes 6, (7) Mountain Island Charter 1
(10) Piedmont Community Charter 7, (23) Queen’s Grant 6
(15) Uwharrie Charter 33, (18) Highland Tech 0
Second round (May 12)
(12) East Wilkes 12, (5) Cherryville 2
(26) North Stokes 12, (10) Piedmont Community Charter 1
NCISAA playoffs
First round (Friday, May 12)
Class 3A
(1) High Point Christian 12, (8) Gaston Christian 2
NCHSAA boys tennis playoffs
First round (May 3)
3A West
(1) Hickory 9, (16) North Gaston 0
(3) West Henderson 7, (14) North Lincoln 2
(2) South Point 7, (15) Stuart Cramer 2
2A West
(5) Burns 6, (12) Southwest Randolph 0
1A West
(4) Piedmont Community Charter 7, (13) Cherryville 2
(7) Mount Airy 6, (10) Highland Tech 0
Second round (May 9)
3A West
(10) St. Stephens 5, (2) South Point 4
2A West
(5) Burns 6, (4) Bandys 3
1A West
(5) Bishop McGuinness 6, (4) Piedmont Community Charter 0
Third round (May 16)
2A West
(1) Pine Lake Prep 5, (5) Burns 1
Individual qualifiers
Tournaments took place May 12-13 in Cary (1A), Holly Springs (2A) and Burlington (3A).
Class 3A: James Dover, South Point (singles)
Class 2A: Piero Rovalino, Lincolnton (singles)
NCISAA playoffs
Quarterfinals (May 12)
Division II
(6) Gaston Christian at Greensboro Day
Girls soccer
NCHSAA playoffs
First round (May 15)
Class 3A
(1) South Point 18, (32) West Charlotte 0
(13) St. Stephens 4, (20) Stuart Cramer 1
(30) Lake Norman Charter 9, (3) Ashbrook 0
(14) Crest 6, (19) Rockingham County 0
(10) East Lincoln 5, (23) Foard 0
(18) Ashe County 3, (15) Forestview 0
(2) West Henderson 2, (31) North Lincoln 0
Class 2A
(5) East Gaston 3, (28) Randleman 1
(12) East Davidson 2, (21) Lincolnton 1
(23) Lincoln Charter 3, (10) Bandys 2
(2) Wheatmore 9, (31) Shelby 0
Class 1A
(16) Bradford Prep 2, (17) Highland Tech 1
(12) NC Leadership Academy 5, (21) Piedmont Community Charter 0
(10) Mountain Island Charter 9, (23) Avery County 0
Second round (May 18)
Class 3A
(16) North Henderson at (1) South Point
(14) Crest at (3) Lake Norman Charter
(10) East Lincoln at (7) Atkins
Class 2A
(12) East Davidson at (5) East Gaston
(23) Lincoln Charter at (7) Wilkes Central
Class 1A
(10) Mountain Island Charter at (7) Draughn
NCISAA playoffs
Second round (May 11)
Class 2A
Gaston Day 2, Carolina Day 1
Class 3A
Gaston Christian 3, Asheville School 1
Third round (May 13)
Class 2A
(6) Grace Christian (Sanford) 2, Gaston Day 0
Class 3A
(2) Asheville Christian 2, (7) Gaston Christian 0
Boys golf
3A West
Rich Wills’ 2-under 70 at Mimosa Hills Country Club in Morganton helped Stuart Cramer finish as runner-up at Monday’s 3A West regional. Aiden Vargosko (74), Harrison Rowland (76) and Luke Mingus (77) supplemented the Storm’s total. Drew Crotts also shot a 92 for Stuart Cramer.
Kings Mountain finished third, totaling 308 as a team. Will Spicer (74), Caleb Marr (76), Josh Gillespie (76) and Thomas Spicer (77) led the way, with Baylor Benton (78) also contributing to the effort.
Other area players qualifying for next week’s 3A state golf tournament at Longleaf Golf & Family Club in Southern Pines include: Jacob Pennington, Crest (72); Jared Myers, East Lincoln (73), Hunter Vowell, Ashbrook (73); and Reed Burton, Crest (74).
2A West
East Gaston’s Cooper Hayes qualified for the state 2A boys golf tournament Tuesday after shooting a 70 at Glen Oaks Golf Club in Maiden. He’ll be joined by Lincoln Charter’s Jonathan Jones (72) and D’Yanni Rhyne (73), as well as Shelby’s Barek Cardell (78).
1A West
Cherryville finished as the 1A West regional runner-up after combining for a team score of 334. The Ironmen were led by Jackson Tedder (80), Blake Tedder (83), Tyler Stroupe (84) and Colton Robinson (87). Peyton Huffman’s 88 also qualified him for the state tournament as an individual.
Other area standouts qualifying for the 1A state golf tournament include Highland Tech’s Gabe Baker (79) and Kola Abudu (82) of Mountain Island Charter.
State golf championships
Class 3A
Stuart Cramer finished second at the NCHSAA 3A state golf championships. The Storm were 53-over par, 31 shots behind state champion Terry Sanford. Cramer was led by Rich Wills’ 6 -over 150. Aiden Vargosko (8-over 152), Harrison Rowland (16-over 160) and Luke Mingus (23-over 167) also contributed to the effort.
Reed Burton was the area’s top finisher at the 3A state tournament, tying for fourth at 2-over 146. He was one of three players to shoot under par in the final round (71).
Other area participants included:
Will Spicer, Kings Mountain: Tied for 12th (75-77 — 152).
Jared Myers, East Lincoln: Tied for 26th (80-77 — 157).
Hunter Vowel, Ashbrook: Finished 31st (79-79 — 158).
Thomas Spicer, Kings Mountain: Tied for 33rd (81-79 — 160).
Jacob Pennington, Crest: Tied for 54th (84-82 — 166).
Caleb Marr, Kings Mountain: Finished 63rd (81-91 — 172).
Class 2A
Lincoln Charter’s Jonathon Jones earned the area’s top finish at the NCHSAA 2A state golf championships with a 2-over 146.
Ethan Cooper Hayes, East Gaston: Tied for ninth (74-76 — 150).
D’Yanni Rhyne, Lincoln Charter:Tied for 17th (73-81 — 154).
Barek Cardell, Shelby: Tied for 23rd (77-79 — 156).
Class 1A
Cherryville finished third in the team standings at the NCHSAA 1A state golf championships, hosted by Pinehurst No. 6. The Ironmen were led by Jackson Tedder (11-over 155), who finished tied for sixth. Peyton Huffman (29-over 173), Colton Robinson (29-over 173), Tyler Stroupe (24-over 168) and Blake Tedder (30-over 174) also contributed to the effort.
Here’s how other area participants finished:
Kola Abudu, Mountain Island Charter: Tied for ninth (72-87 — 159).
Gabe Baker, Highland Tech: Finished 15th (84-79 — 163).
Track and field
The following athletes qualified for this week’s NCHSAA state track and field championships at NC A&T State University in Greensboro.
Class 3A
Ashbrook
Boys
Jashawn Clark: High jump (3A West champion); long jump
Sincere Sanders-Moss: 100 meters; 200 meters (3A West champion)
4x100-meter relay team
4x200-meter relay team (3A West champion)
Girls
Jamia Witchernox: 110-meter hurdles
Camryn Massey: Discus and shot put (3A West champion in both events)
East Lincoln
Boys
Jaylen Roseboro: 400 meters
Girls
Kiara Anderson: Long jump
Alexa Dos Santos: High jump
Forestview
Girls
Victoria Mills: 300-meter hurdles
Hunter Huss
Boys
4x200-meter relay team
Kings Mountain
Boys
Max Thompson: 800 meters
4x800-meter relay
North Gaston
Girls
Mahogany Spikes: 200 meters
North Lincoln
Boys
Stephen Fernetti: 1,600 meters; 3,200 meters (3A West champion)
Kolton Hodges: 800 meters
Logan Jones: Pole vault
Jeremiah Sellers: Long jump (3A West champion)
Liam Sutton: 110-meter hurdles (3A West champion); 300 meter hurdles
4x100-meter relay team
Girls
Olivia Ferraro: 800 meters; 1,600 meters
Bella Wood: 3,200 meters (3A West champion)
4x400-meter relay team
South Point
Boys
Bryson Lomick: 100 meters (3A West champion)
Ryan Ramirez: Shot put (3A West champion)
John Vickers: Long jump
Girls
Rachel Tolbert: 400 meters
Stuart Cramer
Girls
Ava Cooper: High jump
Alexis Willis: Long jump, triple jump (3A West champion in both events)
Class 2A
Burns
Boys
Kamari Surratt: Long jump, triple jump
Graham Warlick: 110-meter hurdles; 300-meter hurdles
Girls
Makaiyah Ross: 100 meters; long jump
Lincoln Charter
Boys
Elijah Burnett: High jump
Tucker Caulder: 1,600 meters
Matthew Radin: 800 meters (2A West champion)
4x800-meter relay team
Girls
Bella Lohri: 800 meters
Lincolnton
Boys
Khalil Yarborough: 110-meter hurdles
Girls
Katherine Hopkins: 1,600 meters (2A West champion); 3,200 meters
Shelby
Boys
Bricen Kee: 100 meters
4x100-meter relay team
4x200-meter relay team
Girls
Nivea Dawkins: Discus
Ally Holllifield: 100-meter hurdles; 300-meter hurdles
Kenziah Johnson: 200 meters
Bre Macintyre: 100 meters
4x100-meter relay team
4x200-meter relay team
West Lincoln
Boys
Mason Avery: 400 meters
Parker Cochrane: Discus
Lucas Howell: 100 meters
4x400-meter relay
Girls
Sierra Church: Triple jump
Gracie Elmore: Shot put
Zoey Owenby: High jump
Class 1A
Bessemer City
Boys
Jaylen Elliott: Long jump
Mountain Island Charter
Boys
Reggie Daniel: 110- and 300-meter hurdles
Jonavon Fisher: 100- and 200 meters
Ian Harrison: Triple jump
Connor Logue: Pole vault
Benjamin Patton: 100- and 200 meters (1A West champion)
JoTwan Patton: 200- and 400 meters
4x100-meter relay (1A West champion)
4x200-meter relay (1A West champion)
Girls
Rylan Breath: 1,600 meters
Aniya Hawkins: 100-meter hurdles
Jaida McGrew: 100- and 200 meters (1A West champion in both)
4x100-meter relay (1A West champion)
4x200-meter relay (1A West champion)
4x800-meter relay
This article originally appeared on The Gaston Gazette: Gastonia, Shelby spring sports 2023 postseason schedule, results
