Daily Roundup: May 15, 2026

COASTAL PREPS THREE STARS OF THE NIGHT

**The rankings by each team are their seed for the playoffs***

GIRLS LACROSSE

No. 2 Hoggard 16, No. 10 Leesville Road 1

Second round NCHSAA 8A playoffs

***Click here to view a gallery of 25 photos from the action***

Mia Shade scored off an assist from Gigi Frick just 20 seconds into the contest, and the Vikings continued to pull away. 

Frick led all players with six points by finishing with four goals and two assists. Shade recorded a hat trick and dished out a pair of assists. 

Hoggard (16-5) led 6-0 after the first quarter and 10-1 at halftime. 

Camden Reed chipped in three goals and one assist, while Santina Carello had two goals and one assist. Katie Coble handed out a team-high three assists. 

The other goals came from Bailey Bendjy, Addison Coyle, Camryn Lynge, and Sloane Spencer. 

Next up is another home game on Tuesday at a time to be announced against No. 6 Athens Drive, which upset No. 3 Wakefield by a score of 11-10. 

No. 1 New Hanover 22, No. 17 Garner 0

Second round NCHSAA 7A playoffs

Twelve players scored for the Wildcats, who easily won on the turf at Legion Stadium. 

Elizabeth Sifly led the way with three goals and three assists. Elsie Lewis added three goals and one assist, while Kaylie Clark and Andie Donovan also recorded hat tricks. 

New Hanover (20-2) got two goals and one assist from Kate Harper and Annabelle Little.

Marley Andersen, Harris Carroll, Della Conway, Reese Hughes, Maizie Lewis, and Carson McWhorter all found the back of the net once. 

Elsie Lewis won seven draws. Grace Wertheimer won four draws and scooped up a team-high five ground balls. 

Goalies Izzie Culpepper (two saves) and Aaliyah White (one save) combined on the shutout. 

The Wildcats will host No. 9 Ashley on Tuesday at a time to be announced. 

Other scores

No. 3 Topsail 19, No. 14 Jack Britt 0 (Second round NCHSAA 7A playoffs)

No. 9 Ashley 23, No. 8 Cleveland 10 (Second round NCHSAA 7A playoffs)

No. 6 Union Pines 19, No. 11 West Brunswick 4 (Second round NCHSAA 1A-6A playoffs)

SOFTBALL

No. 4 Trask 5, No. 1 Midway 4

Fourth round NCHSAA 3A playoffs

Senior shortstop Lauren Hall belted a solo home run with two outs in the top of the seventh inning to send the Titans into the East Regional final for just the second time.

After winning its first four playoff games, the 2013 team was swept by South Creek.

This year’s opponent will be No. 2 McMichael, which rallied for a 3-2 walk-off victory over No. 3 Farmville Central. 

Games 1 and 3 (if necessary) will be played at McMichael, while Game 2 will take place at Trask. Times and dates will be announced over the weekend.

Trask (14-4) scored twice in the top of the first inning. Jalyn Reece-Murray doubled on the first pitch of the game and scored on a throwing error following a bunt from Dava Bullard. 

Bullard later crossed the plate on a wild pitch with two outs. 

The lead grew to 3-0 an inning later on an RBI groundout from Reece-Murray that plated freshman Peyton Bowie, who drew a leadoff walk. 

Taylor Sparkman led off the fifth inning with a walk. After stealing a pair of bases, she scored on a passed ball to make it 4-2.

Midway (21-2) evened the score in the bottom of the sixth inning, but it was short-lived. 

After back-to-back strikeouts, Hall stepped up to the plate. She fouled off the first pitch and watched the second come in for a ball. 

The 1-1 pitch was driven to right field and sailed over the fence to put the visitors back on top.

Bullard needed just five pitches to retire the Raiders in order in the bottom of the frame and seal the victory. The junior pitcher held a potent offense that averaged 10.2 runs per game to just four. 

Hall and Reece-Murray both finished with two hits. Maddie Hallman also had a single. 

TRACK & FIELD

NCHSAA 7A State Championship

Topsail junior Rico Mabberely captured the state title in the shot put with a throw of 59-0.25.

He became just the second champion in program history, joining discus thrower Ahmad Garrison in 2007. 

Mabberley’s winning throw came on his third attempt. His second throw of 55-7.75 also would have been good enough to win. 

He placed ninth in the discus with a distance of 137-8. 

Teammate Grayson Dill had a great day on the track by finishing fourth in both the 1,600-meter run (4:23.24) and 3,200 (9:28.92).

Jayson Pittman (10th in triple jump), Owen Reece (10th in the 3,200), and James Pickelsimer (16th in the 800) also competed. 

New Hanover’s Michael Enriquez placed third in the 3,200 after crossing the finish line in 9:28.45.

Ashley got a seventh-place finish from Charles Boykin in the 400 (49.29), while Logan Jenkins of North Brunswick was 10th in the discus. 

On the girls side, the top finish came from New Hanover’s Emma Rogers. The sophomore’s personal-best time of 10:58.18 was good enough for fifth place in the 3,200. 

The 4×200 relay team of Lael Miller, Lowman Wilson, Adaila Graham, and Sophie Pommereneke finished 11th.  

Chloe Davis, Laynie Fortun, Mila Yarnoz, and Audrey Aten were 14th in the 4×800.

Ashley’s 4×800 relay team (Sadie Bass, Alexis George, Riley Warner, and Gianna DiBlasi) placed seventh in 10:02.02. 

George was 10th in the 1,600, while Mia Agrillo (discus) and Jaliyah Phason (long jump) both finished 13th. 

Molly Corcoran of Topsail had a time of 5:09.45 in the 1,600 to finish seventh. She was also 14th in the 800. 

Anna Swan placed 15th in the discus. The 4×400 relay team of Sophia Norris, Payleigh Newbill, Sydney Johnson, and Sydney Winter was 16th.

NCHSAA 5A State Championship

South Brunswick thrower Kylie Brock finished fourth in both events. 

The sophomore had a distance of 116-6 in the discus and a throw of 35-2 in the shot put. 

Older brother, Gregor, placed 10th in the discus. 

Two other girls from South Brunswick competed. Journi Douglas was 12th in the 100-meter dash and 15th in the 200, while Kennedy Gordon was 15th in the 3,200. 

BOYS LACROSSE

Scores

No. 2 Topsail 25, No. 15 Cleveland 1 (Second round NCHSAA 7A playoffs)

No. 4 Ashley 19, No. 13 Fuquay-Varina 4 (Second round NCHSAA 7A playoffs)

No. 6 Garner 9, No. 11 North Brunswick 6 (Second round NCHSAA 7A playoffs)

No. 3 Holly Springs 15, No. 14 New Hanover 1 (Second round NCHSAA 7A playoffs)

No. 1 Middle Creek 18, No. 16 South Brunswick 2 (Second round NCHSAA 1A-6A playoffs)

 

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