Baseball
Chatham Charter dominated Southern Wake Academy in a two-game conference opening series, winning 26-0 on March 11 and 10-0 on March 13. In game one, the Knights put up 23 runs in the first inning and four different Knights went 3-for-3 from the plate.
Hits were much harder to come by in Chatham Charter’s 12-inning 6-1 loss to South Stanly Friday. Down 1-0 in the top of the seventh, South Stanly tied the game with after a fly out from senior Gavyn Miller sent senior Braylon Tyson home. Following four-inning stalemate, South Stanly scored five runs in the top of the sixth and retired three straight Chatham Charter batters in the bottom of the inning to clinch the win.
Northwood swept Jordan-Matthews in a two-game battle this week, winning 3-0 on March 11 and 15-0 Friday. Junior Camden Miller went 4-for-4 at the plate and knocked in a team-high five RBIs in game two.
Mid-Carolina 1A/2A conference standings (as of Sunday) (overall, conference): 1. Southeast Alamance (6-1, 6-0); T2. Northwood (3-4, 3-3); T2. Chatham Central (3-5, 3-3); 4. Bartlett Yancey (2-3, 1-1); 5. North Moore (2-4, 1-3); 6. Jordan-Matthews (0-7, 0-4); 7. Seaforth (2-6, 0-0)
Central Tar Heel 1A conference standings (as of Sunday): 1. Chatham Charter (3-3, 2-0); 2. River Mill (3-1, 3-1); 3. Clover Garden School (2-5, 1-1); T4. Triangle Math and Science (1-4, 0-2); T4. Southern Wake Academy (0-3, 0-2)
Softball
Chatham Central scored five runs in the seventh inning to beat rival Jordan-Matthews 7-3 on March 13. Up 2-1 entering the seventh, the Bears notched seven straight hits (three doubles, two triples and two singles) to extend their lead.
Seaforth rolled to a 13-3 win over North Moore Friday. Up 6-2 through five innings, the Hawks scored seven runs in the sixth inning to put the game out of reach. Annika Johansson knocked in a team-best four RBIs for the Hawks while Emma Grace Hill threw 10 strikeouts and allowed just one earned run.
Chatham Charter started conference play on the right foot with two routs over Ascend Leadership (24-5 and 20-2) on March 11. After beating Cornerstone Charter 16-10 the next day, the Knights finished the week with their fourth straight win with a 16-0 victory over River Mill Friday.
Mid-Carolina 1A/2A conference standings (as of Sunday): 1. Chatham Central (6-1, 4-0); 2. Seaforth (4-3, 4-1); 3. Jordan-Matthews (5-2, 3-1); 4. North Moore (5-2, 3-2); 5. Southeast Alamance (3-3, 2-2); 6. Northwood (2-6, 2-4); 7. Bartlett Yancey (1-4, 1-4); 8. Graham (0-6, 0-5)
Central Tar Heel 1A conference standings (as of Sunday): T1. Chatham Charter (4-2, 3-0); T1. Clover Garden School (3-2, 2-0); 3. River Mill (3-2, 1-2)
Girls’ Soccer
Seaforth lost to Apex Friendship 2-0 Friday, dropping its first game since March 11, 2024 (3-1 loss to Western Alamance). It’s also the first time the Hawks were shut out in a loss since April 3, 2023 (1-0 loss to Riverside-Durham). Seniors Briella Boetcher and Ariana Stille scored the goals for the Patriots in the first half.
Northwood beat Southeast Alamance 1-0 on March 12, winning its second conference game of the season.
After back-to-back losses, Woods Charter bounced back with a 9-0 win over Ascend Leadership Friday.
Mid-Carolina 1A/2A conference standings (as of Sunday): T1. Seaforth (2-1, 2-0); T1. Northwood (3-4, 2-0); T1. Bartlett Yancey (3-2, 2-0); T4. Southeast Alamance (2-4, 1-1); T4. Jordan-Matthews (3-4, 1-1); T6. Cummings (0-5, 0-3); T6. Graham (0-4, 0-3); 8. North Moore (3-0, 0-0)
Central Tar Heel 1A conference standings (as of Sunday): T1. Woods Charter (2-2, 1-0); T1. River Mill (2-1-1, 1-0); T3. Clover Garden School (1-2, 0-1); T3. Ascend Leadership (1-2, 0-1); T5. Chatham Charter (0-3, 0-0); T5. Southern Wake Academy (0-1, 0-0); T5. Triangle Math and Science (0-4, 0-0)
Boys’ Lacrosse
Seaforth beat Orange 11-6 on March 13 behind five goals from junior Ivan Grimes, winning its fourth straight game and snapping Orange’s 47-game winning streak against conference opponents in the regular season. After trailing 5-2 in the second quarter, Seaforth allowed only one goal for the rest of the game, outscoring Orange 7-1 in the second half.
Central/Mid-Carolina conference standings (as of Sunday): 1. Seaforth (4-1, 4-0); T2. Orange (6-2, 4-1); T2. Southern Alamance (6-1, 4-1); T4. Williams (4-4, 2-2); T4. Eastern Alamance (3-2, 2-2); 6. Northwood (3-6, 3-4); 7. Cedar Ridge (1-5, 1-4); 8. Southeast Alamance (1-7, 1-5); 9. Western Alamance (0-3, 0-2)
Girls’ Lacrosse
Northwood opened its season with a 6-5 win over Jordan on March 12.
Seaforth dropped its third straight game to Chapel Hill 20-7 on March 12.
DC 6/Northern Lakes Athletic/Central/Mid-Carolina conference standings (as of Sunday): 1. Chapel Hill (4-0, 1-0); 2. Seaforth 0-3, 0-1); T3. Carrboro (1-0, 0-0); T3. East Chapel Hill (5-0, 0-0); T3. Jordan (0-3, 0-0); T3. Northwood (1-0, 0-0); T3. Riverside-Durham (0-3, 0-0)
Track and Field
Woods Charter’s Ezra Roebuck ran personal bests in the boys’ 200 (23.82 seconds) and 400-meter dashes (52.19) to win both races at the Seaforth High School Meet No. 1 on March 10. Seaforth’s Dylan Watkins did the same at the same meet, but for the throwing events, winning the boys’ discus and shot put competitions with personal-best marks of 128 feet, 6 inches and 42-0.25 respectively. Seaforth’s Natalia Davis ran her best times in all three of her events (800, 1,600 and 3,200) and won the 800 with a time of 2:32.87.
Chatham Charter’s Torris Price won the boys’ 800 and 1,600 at the Asheboro Non-Con meet on March 13 with personal-best times of 2:11 and 4:58 respectively.
Boys’ Golf
Seaforth shot a nine-hole team score record with a score of 141 (-3) and won at the Mid-Carolina 1A/2A Conference Match No. 3 (at Preserve at Jordan Lake) on March 11. Seaforth’s Ty Willoughby (32 (-4)), Griffin Ching (34 (-2)) and Campbell Meador (34 (-2)) filled out the top three finishers in order. Chatham Central finished fourth (185 (+41)), and Northwood finished fifth (186 (+42)).