Saturday’s NCHSAA, NCISAA girls’ basketball playoff scores

The third round of the NCHSAA girls’ high school basketball playoff and NCISAA state finals was Saturday. Get scores and ...

8 Gastonia, Shelby basketball teams to vie for NCHSAA regional final spots

Eight high school basketball teams from Cleveland, Gaston, and Lincoln counties will vie for NCHSAA regional final spots on Monday, March 2.

As NCHSAA heads to regional week, 1 new team, one new No. 1 in Observer Sweet 16

With two weeks left in the 2025-26 high school basketball season, one new team joins The Observer’s Sweet 16 and there’s a new No. 1 ranked tam ...

Here are finalists for the NC Ms. Basketball award, the state’s player of the year

Meet the finalists for the 2025-26 NC Ms. Basketball award, given annually by The Charlotte Observer to the best girls’ high school player.
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In a messy Commanders win, a 10-year journeyman turned into the most unlikely hero

Veteran Antonio Hamilton helped rescue the Washington Commanders during a win over the New York Giants. Elsa / Getty Images EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Antonio Hamilton Sr. had a feeling this might happen ...