2025 NCHSAA playoffs: Which Wilmington-area teams are still alive?
Laney baseball sprinted past Corinth Holders in Game 1 of the best-of-three NCHSAA regional championship series. The Bucs dropped Game 2 on the road and will host a winner-takes-all Game 3 in Wilmington on Saturday, May 24.
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Below, you'll find updated brackets, scores, and information for each spring sport. We'll update this page after the competitions are completed, so check back for scores and more throughout the postseason.
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Wilmington, NC 2025 spring sports playoff brackets
Baseball
State championships are slated for May 30-31 at Ting Stadium in Holly Springs and Burlington Athletic Stadium in Burlington.
NCHSAA 4A East regional championship (State semifinal) May 20-24
Laney's NCHSAA 4A East regional championship matchup with the Corinth Holders is a best-of-three series that will run from May 20-24., Laney will host the series' opening game before traveling to Wendell for Game 2. If necessary, the Bucs will host a Game 3 winner-takes-all finale in Game 3.
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Game 3: No. 4 Corinth Holders at No. 3 Laney (May 24, 4 p.m)
Game 2: No. 4 Corinth Holders 7, No. 3 Laney 1
Game 1: No. 3 Laney 6, No. 4 Corinth Holders 3
NCHSAA 4A East Round 4 - May 16
No. 3 Laney 10, No. 7 Jordan 8
NCHSAA 4A East Round 3 - May 13
No. 3 Laney 10, No. 14 Ashley 4
NCHSAA 4A East Round 2 - May 9
No. 11 Ashley 4, No. 6 Apex Friendship 3 (May 8)
No. 3 Laney 5, No. 14 Millbrook 2
No. 1 D.H. Conley 7, No. 16 New Hanover 2 (May 9)
No. 2 Wakefield 6, No. 18 Topsail 2
NCHSAA 4A East Round 1 - May 6
No. 3 Laney 7, No. 30 South View 2
No. 11 Ashley 4, No. 22 Broughton 3
No. 18 Topsail 13, No. 15 Riverside 2
No. 16 New Hanover 7, No. 17 Chapel Hill 2
NCHSAA 4A East Round 4 - May 16
No. 1 JH Rose 5, No. 29 North Brunswick 3
NCHSAA 3A East Round 3 - May 15
No. 29 North Brunswick 5, No. 21 Jacksonville 4
No. 1 JH Rose 3, No. 24 South Brunswick 2
No. 2 Terry Sanford 7, No. 23 West Brunswick 6
NCHSAA 3A East Round 2 - May 9
No. 29 North Brunswick 5, No. 13 West Johnston 0
No. 24 South Brunswick 6, No. 8 Southern Nash 4
No. 23 West Brunswick 10, No. 7 Caoe Fear 4
NCHSAA 3A East Round 1 - May 6
No. 29 North Brunswick 1, No. 4 Swansboro 0
No. 24 South Brunswick 10, No. 9 Lee County 0
No. 23 West Brunswick 7, No. 10 Carrboro 2
Girls soccer
Girls soccer championships will return to the Mecklenburg County SportsPlex in Matthews on May 30-31.
NCHSAA 4A East Round 5 (Regional Championship) - May 27
No. 14 Millbrook at No. 12 Ashley
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NCHSAA 4A East Round 4 - May 22
No. 12 Ashley 3, No. 1 Hoggard 1
NCHSAA 4A East Round 3 - May 19
No. 1 Hoggard 6, No. 8 Willow Spring 0
No. 12 Ashley 6, No. 13 Cardinal Gibbons 5 (OT)
NCHSAA 4A East Round 2 - May 15
No. 12 Ashley 4, No. 28 Enloe 0
No. 1 Hoggard 4, No. 17 Topsail 0
NCHSAA 4A East Round 1 - May 12
No. 1 Hoggard 9, No. 32 Richmond 0
No. 12 Ashley 5, No. 21 Broughton 0
No. 17 Topsail 1, No. 16 Laney 0
NCHSAA 3A East Round 1 - May 12-13
No. 2 Dixon 6, No. 31 North Brunswick 0 (May 13)
No. 7 Hunt 6, No. 26 South Brunswick 0 (May 12)
NCHSAA 2A East Round 2 - May 15
No. 9 Clinton at No. 8 Trask
NCHSAA 2A East Round 1 - May 12
No. 8 Trask 2, No. 25 Wallace-Rose Hill 1
NCHSAA 1A East Round 1 - May 12
No. 11 Vance 9, No. 22 Pender 0
Boys lacrosse
NCHSAA 4A East Round 3 - May 20
No. 11 Apex Friendship 12, No. 3 Laney 5
NCHSAA 4A East Round 2 - May 16
No. 1 Cardinal Gibbons 19, No. 16 Hoggard 6
No. 3 Laney 15, No. 14 Topsail 12
NCHSAA 4A East Round 1 - May 13
No. 3 Laney (BYE)
No. 14 Topsail 14, No. 19 Millbrook 2 (May 14)
No. 16 Hoggard 9, No. 17 Leesville Road 4
No. 9 Apex 14, No. 24 Ashley 5
NCHSAA 3A East Round 1 - May 13
No. 15 Terry Sanford 15, No. 18 North Brunswick 11
Girls lacrosse
NCHSAA 4A East Round 3 - May 20
No. 11 East Chapel Hill 16, No. 3 Topsail 9
No 2 Holly Springs 13, No. 10 Hoggard 12
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NCHSAA 3A East Round 2 - May 20
No. 7 South Brunswick at No. 2 Croatan
NCHSAA 3A East Round 1 - May 16
No. 7 South Brunswick 18, No. 10 Northside 4
NCHSAA 4A East Round 2 - May 16
No. 3 Topsail 15, No. 19 Middle Creek 9
No. 10 Hoggard 17, No. 7 Willow Spring 2
No. 5 Cardinal Gibbons 21, No. 12 New Hanover 4
NCHSAA 4A East Round 1 - May 13
No. 3 Topsail (BYE)
No. 19 Middle Creek 15, No. 14 Laney 14 (May 14)
No. 13 Broughton 18, No. 20 Ashley 4
No. 12 New Hanover 18, No. 21 Leesville Road 9
No. 10 Hoggard 16, No. 23 Athens Drive 2
Softball
The Wilmington-area high school softball season concluded on May 13 as South Brunswick became the final team eliminated from the state playoffs. Find results from every postseason game this spring below.
NCHSAA 4A East Round 2 - May 9
No. 15 Garner 14, No. 2 Laney 2 (May 8)
No. 3 Cleveland 2, No. 19 Topsail 0
NCHSAA 4A East Round 1 - May 6
No. 2 Laney 7, No. 31 Leesville Road 3
No. 13 South View 4, No. 20 Hoggard 0
No. 19 Topsail 6, No. 14 New Bern 2
NCHSAA 3A East Round 3 - May 13
No. 6 South Central 3, No. 3 South Brunswick 0
NCHSAA 3A East Round 2 - May 9
No. 3 South Brunswick 7, No. 14 Union Pines 1
NCHSAA 3A East Round 1 - May 6
No. 2 Scotland 10, No. 31 West Brunswick 0
No. 3 South Brunswick 10, No. 30 Western Harnett 0
No. 18 Western Alamance 13, No. 15 North Brunswick 3
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NCHSAA 2A East Round 2 - May 9
No. 7 Camden County 4, No. 10 Trask 2
NCHSAA 2A East Round 1 - May 6
No. 10 Trask 10, No. 23 Jordan-Matthews 4
NCHSAA 1A East Round 1 - May 6
No. 15 Northside 13, No. 18 Pender 2
Boys dual team tennis
The dual-team state playoffs are the first spring sports to start the postseason. The competition consists of multiple individual and doubles matches, with an overall score accumulated in head-to-head style.
The dual team state championship matches will be played on May 17 at the Burlington Tennis Center.
Individual regionals in boys tennis began May 2-3.
NCHSAA 4A East Round 2 - Wednesday April 30
No. 13 Green Level 6, No. 4 Hoggard 0
No. 2 Leesville Road 6, No. 15 New Hanover 0
No. 12 Broughton 6, No. 28 Laney 0
NCHSAA 4A East Round 1 - Monday, April 28
No. 4 Hoggard 6, No. 29 Apex Friendship 3
No. 6 Pinecrest 6, No. 27 Topsail 0
No. 15 New Hanover 7, No. 18 Ashley 2
No. 28 Laney 7, No. 5 Jack Britt 2
NCHSAA 3A East Round 1 - Monday, April 28
No. 8 Carrboro 9, No. 25 South Brunswick 0
Boys golf
State championships will be held at four different courses on May 12-13: Longleaf Golf and Family Club (Southern Pines), Gates Four Golf and Country Club (Fayetteville) and Pinehurst Nos. 4 and 6.
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NCHSAA 4A East Regional
Dylan Lewis, Hoggard: Shot 68 to tie for third place in the NCHSAA 4A East regional
Carson Etters, New Hanover: Shot 69 at the event, finishing tied for fifth.
Maddux Cook, Hoggard: Finished eighth, shooting 70.
Crispin Domescik, New Hanover: Shot 71, earning ninth place.
Track and field
Regionals are scheduled for May 9, and state championships are slated for May 16-17 at Marcus T. Johnson Track on the campus of North Carolina A&T.
Rico Mabberley, Soph., Topsail
Placed first in the boys shot put in the NCHSAA 4A East regionals.
Riley Kiziah, Soph., Hoggard
Took the 4A East regional crown in the 3,200 meters with a personal best time of 9:18.97.
Jillian Stough, Sr., Laney
Won the girls 4A East regional title in discus, throwing 117 feet.
NCISAA state playoffs
Boys lacrosse Round 2 - May 13
No. 1 Forsyth Country Day 14, No. 5 Cape Fear Academy 9
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Boys lacrosse Round 1 - May 9
No. 5 Cape Fear Academy 9, No. 4 St. David's School 4
Girls lacrosse Round 1 May 9
No. 3 Forsyth Country Day School 18, No. 6 Cape Fear Academy 2
Girls soccer Round 4 - May 13
Gaston Christian School at No. 1 Cape Fear Academy
Girls soccer Round 3 - May 10
No. 1 Cape Fear Academy 1, No. 8 Coastal Christian 0
Girls soccer Round 2 - May 8
Fayetteville Christian at No. 8 Coastal Christian
Girls soccer Round 1 - May 6
No. 8 Coastal Christian 8, Wake Christian Academy 1
Boys tennis Round 4 - May 13
No. 7 Cape Fear Academy at No. 3 Trinity Academy
Boys tennis Round 3 - May 10
No. 7 Cape Fear Academy 5, No. 2 St David's School 1
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Boys tennis Round 2 - May 8
No. 7 Cape Fear Academy 5, Arendell Parrot Academy 0
This article originally appeared on Wilmington StarNews: NCHSAA spring high school playoffs 2025: Wilmington, NC brackets, scores
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