Cherryville is now one win away from its 12th state championship after a dominant 4-0 victory over Rosewood in Game 1 of the 2A State Championship Series Wednesday night at Burlington Athletic Stadium.
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Through playoff heartbreaks, tough exits, long practices, offseason workouts and years of growing up together on the same baseball fields, they believed this moment would eventually come.
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Jack Adams drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the seventh inning to force home the winning run as the No. 2-seeded Eagles survived a wild offensive showdown with No. 5 Perquimans County, 20-19, in Game 1 of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 2A Eastern Regional Finals.
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Built on a field raised by the community 40 years ago, Rosewood baseball’s latest playoff run is the continuation of a small-town dynasty powered by generations of players, coaches and families who turned the Eagles into one of eastern North Carolina’s most consistent programs.
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Croatan swept the 5A East Regional team championships while C.B. Aycock and Southern Wayne highlighted the meet locally with four individual regional titles combined.
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Rosewood showcased its depth at the 2A East Regionals by earning fourth place in the boys standings and eighth in the girls standings behind multiple podium finishes, a regional title from Michael Vaughn in shot put, and standout performances from Thu Min, Jaylin Cooper, and several relay teams.
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Eastern Wayne dominated the NCHSAA 4A East Regional with boys and girls team championships while North Lenoir’s Cassidee Fraser captured regional titles in both the 100- and 200-meter dash events.
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NCHSAA playoff action is heating up as baseball and softball teams enter the third round. Trey Scott breaks down the biggest matchups, key players, pitching advantages, upset chances and predictions as teams fight to keep their seasons alive.
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Goldsboro’s Caleb Larson and Greene Central’s doubles teams headline a strong showing from the area after the 2026 NCHSAA 3A East Regional, with five players advancing to the state championships.
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Rosewood snapped Midway’s 17-game win streak with a gritty 3-2 road victory behind a complete-game effort from McCandless St. John.
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The NCHSAA finalized the men’s dual team tennis playoff brackets, with multiple local teams earning top-four seeds and first-round byes, including Greene Central (#2), Goldsboro (#4), North Lenoir (#4), and C.B. Aycock (#3). The playoffs begin Monday, with state championship matches set for May 15-16 at the Burlington Tennis Center.
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Reed delivered a dominant and defining performance in the circle, going the distance while allowing seven hits and five runs—none earned—and striking out 20 without issuing a walk. She consistently controlled the tempo, working out of traffic and shutting down rallies with swing-and-miss stuff when it mattered most.
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