High School Sports

Here are NC state, regional pairings for baseball, softball, soccer, lacrosse

The N.C. High School Athletic Association is beginning to release regional and state championship pairings and sites for spring sports.

Scroll down for the pairings and check back often.

NCHSAA baseball

This week’s state finals

(all series are best-of-three)

CLASS 8A

Providence (30-1) vs. Corinth Holders (22-5)

Game 1:

Game 2:

Game 3: If necessary,

CLASS 7A

Marvin Ridge (22-10) vs. Holly Springs (24-5)

Game 1:

Game 2:

Game 3: If necessary

CLASS 6A

South Caldwell (23-6) vs. Southern Lee (29-4)

Game 1:

Game 2:

Game 3: If necessary

CLASS 5A

North Lincoln (27-3) vs. Seaforth (21-9)

Game 1:

Game 2:

Game 3: If necessary

CLASS 4A

Burns (25-3) vs. Southwestern Randolph (21-7)

Game 1:

Game 2:

Game 3: If necessary

CLASS 3A

East Rutherford (26-3) vs. Midway (21-8)

Game 1:

Game 2:

Game 3: If necessary

CLASS 2A

Cherryville (24-4) vs. Rosewood (23-5)

Game 1:

Game 2:

Game 3: If necessary

CLASS 1A

N.C. Leadership (21-2) vs. Bear Grass Charter (22-5)

Game 1:

Game 2:

Game 3: If necessary

NCHSAA Softball

This week’s state finals

(all series are best-of-three)

CLASS 8A

Monday’s Western regional final

West Forsyth (24-4) vs. Providence (26-1)

Game 1: West Forsyth 5, Providence 2

Game 2: Providence 8, West Forsyth 5

Game 3: Monday, 11 a.m., at Union Academy

This week’s state championship

Providence/West Forsyth vs. Corinth Holders (25-1)

Game 1:

Game 2:

Game 3: If necessary

CLASS 7A

State championship at UNC-Greensboro

Weddington (25-0) vs. DH Conley (25-2)

Game 1: Wednesday, 5 p.m.

Game 2: Thursday, 11 a.m.

Game 3: If necessary, Thursday, 5 p.m.

CLASS 6A

South Caldwell (25-3) vs. Union Pines (27-1)

Game 1:

Game 2:

Game 3: If necessary

CLASS 5A

Enka (22-3) vs. West Cateret (22-4)

Game 1:

Game 2:

Game 3: If necessary

CLASS 4A

West Stanly (26-6) vs. Southwestern Randolph (22-4)

Game 1:

Game 2:

Game 3:

CLASS 3A

West Wilkes (25-1) vs. McMichael (24-4)

Game 1:

Game 2:

Game 3: If necessary

CLASS 2A

Roxboro Community (23-3) vs. South Stanly (24-2)

Game 1: South Stanly 5, Roxboro Community 3

Game 2: Roxboro Community 6, South Stanly 5

Game 3: 2 p.m. Saturday at South Stanly

EAST

Manteo (19-6) vs. North Duplin (18-2)

Game 1:

Game 2:

Game 3: If necessary

CLASS 1A

Robbinsville (25-2) vs. Bear Grass Charter (24-3)

Game 1:

Game 2:

Game 3: If necessary

NCHSAA girls’ soccer

This week’s state and regional finals

CLASS 8A

This week’s state final

Myers Park (18-2-3) vs. Hoggard (19-1-1)

CLASS 7A

WEST

Tuesday’s regional final

Weddington (13-7-1) at RJ Reynolds (18-0-4)

EAST

Tuesday’s regional final

Heritage (18-3-1) at Holly Springs (21-3), 6 p.m.

Saturday’s state final at Durham County Memorial

Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.

CLASS 6A

WEST

Tuesday’s regional final

Mount Tabor (19-0-2) at Charlotte Catholic (22-0-1), 6 p.m.

EAST

Tuesday’s regional final

Jacksonville (16-3-2) at JH Rose (20-2), 7 p.m.

CLASS 5A

WEST

Tuesday’s regional final

South Point (22-2-1) at Hickory (21-1-1), 7 p.m.

EAST

Tuesday’s regional final

Dixon (18-3-2) at Western Alamance (23-0), 7 p.m.

CLASS 4A

WEST

Tuesday’s regional final

Lake Norman Charter (15-4-3) at Hibriten (20-2-2), 6 p.m.

EAST

Tuesday’s regional final

First Flight (19-3-1) at Carrboro (20-1-3), 6 p.m.

CLASS 3A

WEST

Tuesday’s regional final

Hendersonville (18-2-1) at Pine Lake Prep (18-3), 6 p.m.

EAST

Tuesday’s regional final

NCSSM (19-4) at Wake Prep (20-2-1), 7 p.m.

CLASS 2A

WEST

Tuesday’s regional final

Christ the King (16-4-1) at Mountain Island Charter (18-2)

EAST

Tuesday’s regional final

Cornerstone Charter (19-2) at Franklin Academy (24-0), 7 p.m.

CLASS 1A

This week’s state championship game

Woods Charter (21-0) vs. Summit Charter (19-1-1)

NCHSAA lacrosse

BOYS’ LACROSSE

This week’s state finals

CLASS 8A

Ardrey Kell (17-2) vs. Hoggard (18-2)

CLASS 7A

This week’s regional final

WEST

Tuesday’s regional finals

Weddington (12-6) at Lake Norman

EAST

Tuesday’s regional final

Topsail (20-4) at Cardinal Gibbons (19-5)

Saturday’s state final at Lenoir-Rhyne

Semifinal winners, 1 p.m.

CLASS 1A-6A

WEST

Tuesday’s regional final

Charlotte Catholic (19-3) vs. Community School of Davidson (23-3)

EAST

Tuesday’s regional final

Union Pines (21-1) at Middle Creek (23-4)

GIRLS’ LACROSSE

CLASS 8A

Next week’s state final

Apex (20-0) vs. Pinecrest (21-0)

CLASS 7A

Tuesday’s regional finals

WEST

Chapel Hill (21-4) at Weddington (14-4)

EAST

Cardinal Gibbons (18-5) at Fuquay-Varina (19-0)

Saturday’s state championship at Lenoir-Rhyne

Semifinal winners, 10 a.m.

CLASS 1A-6A

Tuesday’s regional finals

WEST

Charlotte Catholic (14-7) at Bishop McGuinness (22-2)

EAST

Tuesday’s regional final

Rose/Chapel Hill at Croatan (17-2)

This story was originally published May 24, 2026 at 4:38 PM with the headline "Here are NC state, regional pairings for baseball, softball, soccer, lacrosse."

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