Baseball
Seaforth claimed their second straight Mid-Carolina 1A/2A regular season conference title with a 3-1 win over Southeast Alamance on April 24.
With both teams scoreless through the first three innings, Seaforth took the lead in the top of the fourth when sophomore Duncan Parker singled to right field and knocked in sophomores Jack Simpson and Easton Sykes, who were on third and second base respectively.
Senior Daniel White gave the Hawks an extra cushion in the top of the sixth when he batted sophomore Anthony Landano home for a 3-0 lead.
Junior pitcher Jaedyn Rader, who earned the win on the mound, gave up zero earned runs in six innings.
Chatham Charter clinched its third straight Central Tar Heel 1A conference title with back-to-back wins over Clover Garden School last week. After an 8-1 win on April 22, junior Tyner Williams led the way with a 2-for-3, two RBI batting performance, and senior Zach Cartrette threw eight strikeouts in a 7-1 win on April 24.
Mid-Carolina 1A/2A conference standings (final) (overall, conference): 1. Seaforth (15-7, 11-1); 2. Southeast Alamance (16-6, 10-2); 3. Northwood (11-8, 7-5); T4. Chatham Central (6-14, 5-7); T4. North Moore (8-9, 5-7); 6. Bartlett Yancey (5-13, 3-8); 7. Jordan-Matthews (0-18, 0-12)
Central Tar Heel 1A conference standings (final): 1. Chatham Charter (12-7, 8-0); T2. River Mill (9-6, 5-3); T2. Clover Garden School (8-11, 5-3); T4. Triangle Math & Science (3-9, 1-7); T4. Southern Wake Academy (1-8, 1-7)
Softball
Seaforth locked up a second-place finish in the Mid-Carolina 1A/2A conference with a 9-4 win over Jordan-Matthews on April 22. Cami Brinkley led the Hawks’ offense with a 4-for-4, one RBI performance.
With a 9-0 win over North Moore on April 24, Chatham Central finished the regular season with an undefeated conference record for the first time since 2019. The Bears ended the regular season on a seven-game win streak.
Chatham Charter ended its regular season with an 11-0 win over Northwood on April 25. Allie McLeod won the game on the mound with eight strikeouts (53 strikes out of 70 pitches) in six innings. The Knights finished second in the Central Tar Heel 1A conference.
Mid-Carolina 1A/2A conference standings (final): 1. Chatham Central (14-0); 2. Seaforth (11-3); T3. Jordan-Matthews; T3. North Moore (14-6, 9-5); 5. Southeast Alamance (9-10, 7-7); 6. Northwood (4-10, 4-15); T7. Bartlett Yancey (1-13, 1-13); T7. Graham (3-15, 1-13)
Central Tar Heel 1A conference standings (final): 1. Clover Garden School (10-6, 7-2); 2. Chatham Charter (10-7, 6-3); 3. River Mill (9-6, 5-4); 4. Ascend Leadership (0-10, 0-9)
Girls’ Soccer
Seaforth extended its win streak to nine last week with three straight shutout wins over Cummings (10-0), Northwood (3-0) and Southern Lee (5-0). Freshman Amara Darden stepped up in a huge way, combining for four goals against Cummings and Northwood.
Chatham Charter snapped its three-game losing streak with two wins over Central Carolina Academy (11-5) and Triangle Math and Science (1-0). Freshman Emily Scheidt scored a team-high six goals and junior Kaylee Root scored five goals in the win over Central Carolina Academy.
Mid-Carolina 1A/2A conference standings (as of Sunday): 1. Seaforth (12-2-1, 9-0); 2. Southeast Alamance (8-5-2, 7-2); 3. Northwood (9-7, 8-3); 4. North Moore (10-2, 5-2); 5. Bartlett Yancey (5-9, 4-5); 6. Jordan-Matthews (5-12, 3-8); 7. Graham (2-9, 1-8); 8. Cummings (0-11, 0-9)
Central Tar Heel 1A conference standings (as of Sunday): 1. Woods Charter (8-4-1, 7-0); 2. Southern Wake Academy (7-3, 7-1); 3. River Mill (7-6-1, 5-3); 4. Clover Garden School (6-8, 4-3); 5. Chatham Charter (5-9, 3-5); T6. Triangle Math and Science (0-13, 0-7); T6. Ascend Leadership (1-8, 0-7)
Boys’ Lacrosse
Seaforth attacks Cameron Exley and Ivan Grimes combined for 11 goals in Seaforth’s 18-10 win over Southern Alamance on April 22.
Northwood had four players (Grayson Cox, Robert Tripp, Eli Minges and Jackson Glinski) score three goals in its 15-1 rout over Western Alamance on April 21.
Central/Mid-Carolina conference standings (as of Sunday): 1. Orange (15-3, 12-1); 2. Seaforth (12-3, 11-1); T3. Southern Alamance (14-4, 8-4); T3. Williams (10-7, 8-4); T5. Northwood (7-9, 7-7); T5. Cedar Ridge (7-7, 6-6); 7. Eastern Alamance (5-11, 3-10); 8. Western Alamance (1-13, 1-11); 9. Southeast Alamance (3-15, 1-13)
Girls’ Lacrosse
DC/Northern Lakes Athletic/Central/Mid-Carolina conference standings (as of Sunday): 1. Chapel Hill (17-1, 10-0); 2. East Chapel Hill (14-2, 7-1); 3. Seaforth (6-6, 5-4); 4. Jordan (3-6, 2-3); 5. Carrboro (5-8, 3-5); 6. Northwood (2-7, 0-5); 7. Riverside-Durham (0-16, 0-9)
Boys’ Tennis
Chatham Charter’s Thomas Bjork won the Central Tar Heel 1A conference singles tournament, becoming the first boys’ tennis player in school history to win a conference title.
Seaforth’s Joaquin Hernandez Gonzalez won the Mid-Carolina 1A/2A conference singles tournament, and the Seaforth duo of Matthew Bowser and Henry McFall took first in the doubles tournament.
All first-place finishers will advance to their respective regionals from May 2-3. Here are the other regional qualifiers:
1A East (Herman Park): Zane Morgan (Chatham Charter, singles); Adam Reece and Miguel Kirkman (Chatham Charter, doubles); Andrew Bednar and Jase Nicks (Chatham Charter, doubles)
2A Mideast (Flaherty Park): Lukas Olson (Seaforth, singles); I’Jon Sinclair (Northwood, singles); Francisco Ibarra (Jordan-Matthews, singles); Gavin Maley and Brennan Luster (Seaforth, doubles); Ronan Bradshaw and Isaac Giligan (Northwood, doubles); Marchus Enochs and Michael Beck (Northwood, doubles)
Track and Field
Seaforth senior Jack Anstrom ran a personal-best of 4 minutes, 6.96 seconds to win the 1,600-meter run at the Cary AC Elite Sprint and Distance meet Friday.
Chatham Central freshman Tyler Congrove set a new personal record of 10.94 seconds to win the 100-meter dash at the North Moore meet on April 23.
Team scores from the North Moore meet:
Girls:
Jordan-Matthews (81.5); 2. Seaforth (65.5); T3. North Moore (37); T3. Chatham Central (37)
Boys:
Jordan-Matthews (102); 2. Seaforth (65): 3. Chatham Central (27); 4. North Moore (20)
Jordan-Matthews High School will host co-ed volleyball sessions for youth aged 9-18 (third-12th grade) starting May 1. There will be eight sessions directed by Jordan-Matthews volleyball coach Johnny Alston consisting of fundamental skill development, drills and friendly competition.
Sessions will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from May 1-22 (except May 14 and 19, and dates are subject to change). Grades 3-6 will have sessions from 5-6 p.m. while grades 7-12 will play from 6:15-7:15 p.m. The cost will be $55 per participant. Participants can register by contacting Alston at jlalston@ms.com or by using the following link: Jordan-Matthews High School Spring Volleyball Season 2025 .