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Aug 18, 2026, 12:33 PM·1 views

LOCAL ROUNDUP: Westchester soccer, volleyball start season with wins

HIGH POINT — Westchester Country Day shut out University Christian 6-0 in nonconference boys’ soccer Friday at Westchester’s Kennedy Field. Eduardo Juarez Garcia had three goals and an assist to lead the Wildcats…

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HIGH POINT — Westchester Country Day shut out University Christian 6-0 in nonconference boys’ soccer Friday at Westchester’s Kennedy Field. Eduardo Juarez Garcia had three goals and.

HIGH POINT — Westchester Country Day shut out University Christian 6-0 in nonconference boys’ soccer Friday at Westchester’s Kennedy Field.

Eduardo Juarez Garcia had three goals and an assist to lead the Wildcats (1-0). Coleman Schwartz, Joseph Brinson and Brooks Covington each added a goal, while Alex Juarez Garcia chipped in three assists.

Preston Kendrick and Hampton Cumby shared time in goal.

HIGH POINT CENTRAL, PAGE

GREENSBORO — High Point Central tied Page 2-2 in the Beyond Sports Fusion boys’ soccer showcase Saturday at Bryan Park.

The Bison moved to 0-1-1 overall.

SOUTHWEST GUILFORD, NORTHWEST GUILFORD

GREENSBORO — Southwest Guilford lost 3-0 against Northwest Guilford in the Beyond Sports Fusion boys’ soccer showcase Saturday at Bryan Park.

The Cowboys dipped to 0-2 overall.

WESLEYAN CHRISTIAN, RAGSDALE

GREENSBORO — Wesleyan Christian held off Ragsdale 3-2 in the Beyond Sports Fusion boys’ soccer showcase Saturday at Bryan Park.

Ty Larson scored twice for the Trojans. Clyde Bryant also scored, while Kaleb Lambeth had two assists and Asafe Petrelli had one. Sam Lester got the win in goal.

Wesleyan improved to 2-0 overall, while the Tigers moved to 0-2.

HIGH POINT CHRISTIAN, GRACE CHRISTIAN

HIGH POINT — High Point Christian won 4-1 against Grace Christian in nonconference boys’ soccer Friday at Correll-Morris Field.

The Cougars opened their season 1-0 overall.

BISHOP McGUINNESS, FORSYTH COUNTRY DAY

LEWISVILLE — Bishop McGuinness tied Forsyth Country Day 3-3 in nonconference boys’ soccer Friday at Forsyth.

Marcos Feliz Regalado had two goals and an assist for the Villains (1-0-1). Michael Murphy also scored a goal, while Pablo Zavala and Leo Blacutt each had an assist. Dominic Specht made four saves in goal.

GIRLS TENNIS

SOUTHWEST GUILFORD, RJ REYNOLDS

WINSTON-SALEM — Southwest Guilford lost 8-1 against RJ Reynolds in nonconference girls’ tennis Friday at Hanes Park.

The Cowgirls moved to 1-1 overall.

LEDFORD, NORTHERN GUILFORD

GREENSBORO — Ledford fell 5-4 against Northern Guilford in nonconference girls’ tennis Friday at Northern.

Helen Clodfelter (6-0, 6-0) won in singles for the Panthers (). Avery Dunbar/Clodfelter (8-3), Reagan Butcher/Bianca Gonzalez (8-2) and Chloe Ko/Roxy Bean (8-1).

VOLLEYBALL

WESTCHESTER COUNTRY DAY, UNIVERSITY CHRISTIAN

HIGH POINT — Westchester Country Day swept University Christian 26-16, 26-24, 25-20 in nonconference girls’ volleyball Friday at Westchester.

Emory Smith had nine kills, 11 digs and an ace while Emery Gurley had nine kills, three aces and a block for the Wildcats (1-0). Evans Elliott had 18 digs. Emma Hunsberger had four kills, four digs, four aces and 15 assists, and McKenzie Elliott had nine digs, three aces and two assists.

HIGH POINT CHRISTIAN SHOWCASE

BERMUDA RUN — High Point Christian won 27-25, 25-15 against Caldwell and 25-22, 25-22 against Calvary Day on Friday and lost 25-12, 25-20 against GRACE Christian; 23-25, 25-12, 18-16 against Gaston Christian; 25-16, 24-26, 17-15 against Coastal Christian in girls’ volleyball Saturday at RISE Indoor Sports.

The Cougars moved to 3-3 overall.

BISHOP McGUINNESS SHOWCASE

ROCK HILL, S.C. — Bishop McGuinness won 25-18 against Upstate after losing 25-15, 25-15 against Sun Valley, 25-10, 25-15 against Providence, 26-24, 25-18 against Ayden-Grifton and 25-20, 25-18 against TC Roberson in girls’ volleyball Friday and Saturday in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

Gwen Feeney had seven kills against Upstate. Miah Sumanth and Anna Sumanth each had 11 digs. Jojo Seeber had 11 assists. Sasha Thompson, Tabitha Bigwood had two kills and five blocks against Sun Valley. Miah Sumanth had seven digs, and Seeber had three assists.

Honor Fleming had three kills against Providence. Miah Sumanth had six digs, and Seeber had three assists. Charlotte Kopp had five kills against Ayden-Grifton, while Seeber had four kills, seven assists and two aces. Anna Sumanth had 11 digs, and Fleming had seven assists.

Kopp had eight kills against Roberson. Miah Sumanth had 17 digs, followed by Anna Sumanth with 12 and Nelly Petrovitch with 11. Seeber had 13 assists.

The Villains moved to 1-5 overall.

OAK GROVE, PERSON

MIDWAY — Oak Grove beat Person 24-26, 25-13, 25-23, 25-13 in nonconference girls’ volleyball Friday at Oak Grove.

Sydney Williams had 15 kills for the Grizzlies (2-0). Hailey Ray added 11 kills, five blocks and three aces. Emma High had 31 digs, while Hollis Fitzgerald had 36 assists, 15 digs and three aces.

CROSS COUNTRY

BOB SCHILLY INVITATIONAL

THOMASVILLE — Four area runners placed in top 10 of the 5K races during Saturday’s Bob Schilly Invitational cross-country meet at East Davidson.

Oak Grove’s Bryson Vann took fourth (16:14.03) in the boys 5K race, followed by teammate Mason Moore in ninth (17:07.73). Wheatmore’s Ayden Fitzgerald was seventh (16:53.45) for the boys, while Scarlett Hildreth placed fifth (21:27.58) for the girls.

Oak Grove’s Amelia Kotris won the girls 3K race in 14:08.79, while East Davidson’s Jalyn Causey was third in 14:28.14.

HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY

WOMEN’S SOCCER FALLS TO DAVIDSON

HIGH POINT — High Point University lost 1-0 against Davidson in nonconference women’s soccer Sunday at Vert Stadium.

The Wildcats scored the lone goal of the match in the 13th minute.

The Panthers finished with a 9-5 advantage in shots — including 6-2 on goal — and a 5-2 edge in corner kicks.

Nylah Mirshafiei made one save in goal for High Point.

MEN’S SOCCER CLOSES PRESEASON WITH WIN OVER QUEENS

HIGH POINT — High Point University concluded its men’s soccer preseason with a 3-1 win over Queens in front of Move-In Weekend crowd of 2,013 fans Saturday evening at Vert Stadium.

Nick Sarantakos, James VandeHei and Josh Nwokeji each scored for the Panthers, who reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament last year. Aidan Morrison and Noah Joseph each had an assist.

High Point will open its regular season Thursday at home against LIU at 7:30 p.m.

ROCKERS LOSE TWO OF THREE AT GASTONIA

HIGH POINT — The High Point Rockers won 11-3 on Saturday but lost 11-8 on Friday and 5-1 on Sunday against the Gastonia Ghost Peppers in Atlantic League baseball at Truist Point.

On Friday, Luke Napleton had three hits — including two doubles — and three RBIs. Ryan McCarthy added two hits, including a double, and two RBIs. Hogan Windish, who doubled, and Ty Hubbard each had two hits and an RBI.

Matt Colucci took the pitching loss, striking out three in 3 1/3 innings.

On Saturday, McCarthy doubled, homered and drove in four. Ivan Melendez had three hits, including a home run, and three RBIs, while Luke Napleton had two hits, including a home run, and an RBI.

Brayden Matthews earned the win in relief, striking out two in three innings.

On Sunday, Melendez had two hits, including a double, and an RBI. Hubbard, Ethan Skender and DJ Burt each had a hit. Yuhi Sako took the pitching loss.

The Rockers moved to 47-55 overall and 18-21 in the second half — in fourth place in the divisional standings, four games behind Lexington with four weeks left. High Point will visit York this week for a six-game series.

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