February 16, 2026 - DUAL TEAM WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Due to the many scheduling changes brought on by winter weather in late January and early February the North Carolina High School Athletic Association team wrestling championships will not be conducted at the First Horizon (Greensboro) Coliseum this year. Instead, the final rounds of the team tournaments will be conducted tomorrow at eight different locations.

Randolph County teams still wrestling include Uwharrie Charter Academy, winners of three straight 1A team championships but wrestling this year in the 4A classification, and 3A teams Wheatmore, Eastern Randolph and 2024 2A champion Trinity. Uwharrie Charter was asked to host the 4A championship and Wheatmore the 3A title matches. Both venues will host seven teams Tuesday night for the final three rounds of wrestling in both the east and west regions followed by State Championship matches.

At Uwharrie Charter: East Region #1 UCA , #2 Morehead, #3 Central Davidson and #4 North Pitt.

West Region #1 Pisgah, #2 R-S Central, #3 Maiden and #4 Bandys.

At Wheatmore: East Region #1 Trinity, #2 Wheatmore, #3 Eastern Randolph and #13 Ayden Grifton.

West Region #1 Lincolnton, #2 Mount Airy, #3 Polk County and #5 West Lincoln.

Admission is $15 for all seven matches at each location, cash only at the door.

Other championship locations: South Davidson (1A), East Wilkes (2A), Cedar Ridge (5A), Union Pines (6A), Athens Drive (7A) and Northwest Guilford (8A).

The 1A and 8A brackets have one less round so will feature four teams wrestling their regional finals and the winners then competing for the state title.

In 2021 the Individual Wrestling Championships were hosted by Wheatmore (2A) and Uwharrie Charter (1A). Also in 2021, Wheatmore hosted the 1A and 4A basketball championships while Providence Grove hosted 2A and 3A games.

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February 16, 2026 - WINTER SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIPS

NCHSAA Indoor Track & FieldChampionships were held last week in 6A, 4A, 3A and the combined 1A/2A classifications. 5A, 7A and 8A schools will be competing this week.

Aaron Tyson (AHS) won the state championship in pole vault at the 6A Indoor Track & Field Championships. Tyson was named the Most Outstanding Performer in the event with outstanding finishes in all four events in which he competed: 2nd in long jump, 3rd in high jump and 4th in triple jump. Three other Blue Comets reached the awards podium - Jalayah Showers (55 yard dash), Caden Kutschenko (long jump) and Jamayion Balfour (shot put). Including those four medalists, all seven Asheboro qualifiers placed in the top 10 in each of their events. Kutschenko won the Sportsmanship Award in the boys championship meet.

Mirianna Corea (ER) won her first Indoor Track & Field Championship in the 3A shot put competition last week. Corea already has two titles in outdoor Track & Field.

Trinity's Kayla Franklin placed 2nd in triple jump and a number of Bulldogs and Wheatmore Warriors finished high in their events.

Two Randleman athletes qualified in 4A and both Izaiah Troxler and Matthew Bowman turned in solid performances with Troxler finishing 5th in the state in shot put and Bowman 6th in pole vault.

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Swimming & Diving Championships featured a number of Randolph County athletes.

Megan Becker from Uwharrie Charter Academy is the 100 yard freestyle swimming champion in 4A. Becker also finished 3rd place in 50 yard freestyle. She qualified for the state meet as an individual swimmer in two events each of her four high school seasons and reached the awards stand all eight times.

Randleman's Kendall Fortson finished 5th in the state in 100 yard butterfly and 9th in the 200 yard individual medley. The Tigers qualified three individuals and four relays, UCA sent three individuals and two relays and Southwestern Randolph's Caroline Becker qualified along with one relay team.

Sylar Shoffner from Asheboro and the boys 200 yard medley relay team (Joshua Prochnau, Nicholas Greene, Shoffner and Chris Jones) competed in the 6A Championship Meet.

Wheatmore qualifiers included Jillian Wolfe, Sophie Williamson and the girls 200 yard freestyle relay team (Williamson, Danielle Perry, Kylyn Surratt and MaKenna Lawrence).

Stella Leonard from Eastern Randolph competed in the 200 yard backstroke event.

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February 16, 2026 - SPECIAL FEATURES

It's been an exciting time in winter sports and Dennis Garcia spoke with Mirianna Corea from Eastern Randolph about her State Championship performance in Indoor Track for the latest SPECIAL FEATURE from SportsTone.

February 16, 2026 - Monday Schedule

 BASKETBALL

6:00 East Davidson at Wheatmore
6:00 Providence Grove at Trinity
6:00 Randleman at Montgomery Central
6:30 Asheboro at Eastern Guilford
6:30 SW Randolph at Uwharrie Charter

February 15, 2026 - COLLEGE COMMITMENT

Uwharrie Charter Academy senior Sidney Sutphin has signed with Salem College for womens soccer. The Eagles defender will joing the Salem Spirits in the USA South Conference.

February 14, 2026 - Saturday Results

 SWIMMING - 1A/2A/3A STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

1A/2A/3A at Triangle Aquatic Center - RESULTS

Stella Leonard from Eastern Randolph and Wheatmore swimmers Jillian Wolfe, Sophie Williamson, Danielle Perry, Kylyn Surratt and MaKenna Lawrence competed in the unified 1A/2A/3A State Championships in Cary.

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 WRESTLING - INDIVIDUAL REGIONALS (Day 2)

3A East at Ayden-Grifton
4A East at Morehead
6A West at Kernersville

Forty-one Randolph County wrestlers advanced through the regional tournaments and will join six local wrestlers who have qualified for the womens wrestling championships next week at First Horizon (Greensboro) Coliseum.

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February 13, 2026 - Friday Results

 SWIMMING - 6A STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

6A at Triangle Aquatic Center - RESULTS

Sylar Shoffner and the mens 200y medley relay team of Joshua Prochnau, Nicholas Greene, Shoffner and Chris Jones represented Asheboro in the 6A Championship Meet in Cary

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 WRESTLING - INDIVIDUAL REGIONALS (Day 1)

3A East at Ayden-Grifton
4A East at Morehead
6A West at Kernersville

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 BASKETBALL

(g) Wheatmore 50, Trinity 32

(g) Asheboro 66, Southern Guilford 29
AHS: Ady Scherer led with 18 points; Maliyah Brady scored 13 points; Kailey Brown had 11 points; Katie Jones scored 10 points.

(g) Eastern Randolph 42, Jordan-Matthews 37
ER: Reagan Beaver had 17 points and 6 rebounds; Katelyn Brown scored 10 points; Callie Craven had 9 points and 8 rebounds; Brooklyn Jones had 9 rebounds with 3 points.

(g) SW Randolph 77, North Moore 29
SWR: Maddie Strider had 21 points, 10 assists and 4 rebounds; Jordin George scored 17 points with 6 rebounds; Nauttica Parrish had 13 points and 8 steals; Calli Harrelson scored 8 points with 10 rebounds; Caroline Danner and Kennedie Welborn had 6 points each.

(g) Providence Grove 53, Thomasville 17
PG: Adi Johnson scored 14 points; Bailee Mitchell had 13 points; Laurel Bernhardt had 9 points; Adalyn Whitaker scored 8 points.

(b) Asheboro 84, Southern Guilford 76

(b) SW Randolph 79, North Moore 35
SWR: Drake Beason made 7 three-pointers and scored 23 points; Kenan Sugg had 11 points; Levi Dalke 10 points; Weston Reeder had 9 and Carter Edmonds scored 8 points.

(b) Providence Grove 55, Thomasville 54
PG: Will Dabbs led with 18 points; Gabe McKoy had 17 points and 7 rebounds; Andrew Thomas scored 15 points, including the game-winning 3-pointer in the closing seconds.

(b) Eastern Randolph 93, Jordan-Matthews 67
ER: Tyler Gee scored 34 points; Hoyt Sparrow had 20 points; Cam Hinton had 8 points; Isaiah Batchelor scored 6 points.

(b) Wheatmore 52, Trinity 38
WHS: Collin Dodd had 15 points, 5 assists and 1 block; Avery Ivey scored 8 points with 8 assists and 4 rebounds; Gavin McPherson had 8 points and 6 rebounds; Jordan Starkey and Karson Edwards scored 7 points each.

THS: Nate Sams led with 20 points; Josh Polanco scored 9 points; Mason Ingram scored 5 points.

February 12, 2026- Thursday Results

 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD - STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

 6A Championships at JDL Fast Track - RESULTS

Asheboro finished second in the boys 6A State Championship Meet, 2.5 points behind Mount Tabor High School.

The Blue Comets were led by senior Aaron Tyson who qualified in four events, the maximum allowed, finishing as State Champion in pole vault (6A indoor record of 13-00 feet), 2nd in long jump, 3rd in high jump and 4th in triple jump.

Asheboro also benefited from third place finishes by Caden Kutschenko (long jump) and Jamayion Balfour (shot put), Michael Mark finished 4th in 55 meter hurldes, Boone Hinesley and Juan Pablo Munoz placed 6th and 7th respectively in shot put and Kutschenko finished 10th in triple jump.

In the girls meet, senior Jalaya Showers advanced to the finals in two events with a 4th Place showing in long jump and reached the awards podium with 3rd Place in the 55 meter dash.

 4A Championships at JDL Fast Track - RESULTS

Two Randleman Tigers qualified for the State 4A Championship Meet in Indoor Track & Field and both seniors recorded good finishes with Izaiah Troxler placing 5th in shot put and Matthews Bowman 6th in pole vault.

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 SWIMMING - 4A STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

 4A Championships at Triangle Aquatic Center - RESULTS

UCA senior Megan Becker capped her high school swimming career with a championship time of 52.45 seconds to win the 4A 100 yard freestyle event Thursday in Cary. She also finished 3rd in the 50 yard race. Becker reached the awards stand twice each year with one 4th place*, three 3rd place and three 2nd place medals in freestyle swimming.

(*Until the split to 8 classifications this year, the NCHSAA recognized the top four finishers in most individual sports with awards.)

Randleman senior Kendall Fortson had finishes of 5th (100 butterfly) and 9th (200 individual medley) to total three top ten performances in the last two seasons.

A total of seven individual swimmers and seven relay teams from Randleman, Uwharrie Charter and Southwestern Randolph competed in the 4A Championships.

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 BASKETBALL

(g) Northwood 54, Uwharrie Charter 18

(g) Eastern Randolph 59, North Moore 31
ER: Reagan Beaver scored 14 points with 5 steals; Callie Craven had 13 points and 9 rebounds; Katelyn Brown scored 13 points.

(g) Wheatmore 55, Thomasville 13
WHS: Kaelyn Whitehart had 21 points with 4 assists; Kinsley Davis had 14 points and 12 rebounds; Meredith Partin scored 6 points with 8 rebounds and 5 steals.

(g) Providence Grove 49, West Davidson 48
PG: Bailee Mitchell led with 21 points.

(g) SW Randolph 57, Jordan-Matthews 25
SWR: Maddie Strider scored 15 points; Jordin George had 14 points; Nauttica Parrish scored 10 points; Ryleigh Hineline had 6 points.

(b) Thomasville 65, Wheatmore 54

(b) Eastern Randolph 79, North Moore 25
ER: AJ McDonald scored 20 points with 4 assists and 4 steals; Tyler Gee had 17 points with 10 assists and 6 rebounds; Antwan Gatling scored 12 points.

(b) Northwood 69, Uwharrie Charter 49
UCA: Justyce Lawson scored 17 points; Jaxon Mabe had 15 points with 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals.

(b) Providence Grove 65, West Davidson 56  (OT)
PG: Andrew Thomas scored 18 points with 5 assists; Will Dabbs had 16 points and 9 rebounds; Gabe McKoy had 16 points and 4 assists. The game was tied 56-56 at the end of regulation.

(b) Jordan-Matthews 58, SW Randolph 49
SWR: Colton McKee had 19 points; Caleb Abernethy scored 9 points; Levi Dalke had 8 points; Drake Beason had 7 points; Kenan Sugg scored 6 points.

February 11, 2026 - Wednesday Results

 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD - 3A STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

 3A Championships at JDL Fast Track - RESULTS

Eastern Randolph senior Mirianna Corea added a third state championship to her list with a toss of 38-1.5 in girl's shot put Wednesday at the 3A Indoor Track & Field Championships. Previously, Corea recorded state championships in shot put (outdoor 2025) and discuss (outdoor '24) along with 2nd Place discuss (outdoor '25) and 3rd Place shot put (indoor '25).

Trinity's Kayla Franklin also reached the awards podium with a second place finish in girl's triple jump.

A total of 13 individual athletes and five relay teams from Wheatmore, Trinity and Eastern Randolph made it to the final stages of their events in the 3A Championship Meet.

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 BASKETBALL

(g) Randleman 54, Lexington 44

(g) Southeast Guilford 50, Asheboro 40
AHS: Adalynn Scherer scored 15 points; Maliyah Brady scored 11 points'; Tipahine Amberny scored 6 points.

(b) Randleman 71, Lexington 36

(b) Southeast Guilford 67, Asheboro 58
AHS: Eli Johnson scored 15 points; Nirey White had 13 points; Darrion Johnson and Jewell Barrett-Riggins had 12 points each.

 WRESTLING - DUAL TEAM PLAYOFFS

 3A Rounds 1 & 2 at Wheatmore

#2 Wheatmore def. #7 East Davidson 59-20

 3A Rounds 1 & 2 at Trinity

#1 Trinity def. #16 Farmville Central 77-0
#1 Trinity def. #9 Heide Trask 74-6

THS match winners: Joseph Trahan (2-0), Jeven Palmeri (2-0), Aiden Burkholder (2-0), Stephen Cross (2-0), Edgar Vasquez (2-0), Omega Edge (2-0), Trent Walker (2-0), Hezekyah Matson (2-0), Simeon Hammett (2-0), Addam Bernal (2-0), Harriss Khan (2-0), Anees Khan (2-0), Grayson Carroll (2-0).

 4A Rounds 1 & 2 at Uwharrie Charter

#1 Uwharrie Charter def. #16 Salisbury 59-24
#1 Uwharrie Charter def. #9 Bunn 50-30

UCA match winners: Chase Wooley (2-0), Andrew White (2-0), Huntley Adcock (2-0), Caleb Saldana (2-0), Brennan Worrell (2-0), Travis Nobles (2-0), Lorenzo Alston (2-0), Ayven Virasone Chitavong (1-0), Ric Riccardella (1-0), Dakken Rodrigues (1-0), Brice Pearson (1-0), Ryan Lor (1-1).

 6A Rounds 1 & 2 at Piedmont

#4 Piedmont def. #13 Asheboro 64-18

AHS match winners: Quanta McRae, Aaron Moran, Jonah Lester.

 WOMENS WRESTLING - REGIONALS

 (1A-4A) East Region at South Davidson

UCA match winners: Riley White (1st Place, 4-0), Avriana Whitfield (4th Place, 2-2).

 (6A) West Region at Olympic High School

AHS placed 5th (of 22) as a team. Match winners: Alaina Scherer (1st Place, 1-0), Andrea Thornton (2nd Place, 1-1), Brianna Munoz (3rd Place, 3-1), Andreona Thornton (4th Place, 2-2).

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February 10, 2026 - Tuesday Results

 BASKETBALL

(g) Ledford 62, Randleman 38
(g) West Davidson 63, Trinity 32
(g) Northwood 60, SW Randolph 35

(g) Eastern Randolph 63, North Moore 39
ER: Callie Craven led with 20 points, 7 assists and 5 steals; Reagan Beaver scored 19 points; Katelyn Brown scored 10points; Roxanne Davis had 9 points and 10 rebounds.

(g) Asheboro 35, Northeast Guilford 18
AHS: Ady Scherer scored 13 points; Maliyah Brady scored 10 points.

(g) Uwharrie Charter 68, Jordan-Matthews 16
UCA: Teely Harris scored 12 points; Tori Dixon had 10 points; Lainey Thomas scored 9 points.

(g) Wheatmore 48, Providence Grove 46
WHS: Kaelyn Whitehart had 23 points; Madeline Mullinnix and Kinsley Davis had 8 points each.

PG: Adi Johnson scored 24 points; Laurel Bernhardt scored 7 points; Bailee Mitchell had 6 points.

(b) Eastern Randolph 84, North Moore 74
(b) Ledford 64, Randleman 61
(b) Northwood 81, SW Randolph 31

(b) West Davidson 59, Trinity 41
THS: Josh Polanco had 12 points and 3 blocks; Kaleb Oliver scored 9 points; Mason Ingram had 10 rebounds with 6 assists and 4 points.

(b) Uwharrie Charter 62, Jordan-Matthews 51
UCA: Jaxon Mabe had 21 points. 9 rebounds. 5 assists and 5 steals; Justyce Lawson scored 16 points with 3 assists and 2 steals.

(b) Providence Grove 69, Wheatmore 43
PG: Will Dabbs scored 26 points; Cam Jones had 12 points; Andrew Thomas had 11 points.

WHS: Jordan Starkey and Collin Dodd scored 11 points each.

(b) Asheboro 62, Northeast Guilford 61
AHS: Ryan Headen scored 16 points; Nirey White had 14 points; Darrion Johnson had 11 points; Jewell Barrett-Riggins scored 10 points.

WRESTLING - DUAL TEAM PLAYOFFS

  3A Rounds 1 & 2 at McMichael

#5 Providence Grove def. #12 North Moore 45-32
#13 Ayden-Grifton def. #12 Providence Grove 39-29

PG match winners: Jeremiah Payne (2-0), Ayden Terwilliger (2-0), Charles Villaggio (2-0), Malachi Everette (1-0), Malachi Combo (1-0), Aiden Poplin (1-1), Skyler Henderson (1-1), Caden Mercado (1-1), Matthew Signor (1-1), Ryan Bullard (1-1).

  3A Rounds 1 & 2 at Eastern Randolph

#3 Eastern Randolph def. #14 Pender 48-36
#3 Eastern Randolph def. #11 Spring Creek 52-30

ER match winners: Armani Tapia-Sosa (2-0), Lucas Kennedy (2-0), David Lambright (2-0), Trever Crabtree (2-0), Jamie Crabtree (2-0), Brody Ritter (2-0), Jaylin Talley (1-0), Eli Kidd (1-0), Maddox Carson (1-0), Zeph Dunn (1-1), Trevor Young (1-1).

  4A Rounds 1 & 2 at Morehead

#2 Morehead def. #15 Randleman 62-12

RHS match winners: Alex Raymundo, Lloy Bosan, Shane Stevens.

  4A Rounds 1 & 2 at Central Davidson

#3 Central Davidson def. #14 SW Randolph 54-24
#3 Central Davidson def. #6 Washington 47-43

SWR match winners: Owen Pearson, Leland Davis, Rafael Flores, Whyatt Williams.

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February 9, 2026 - RANDOLPH COUNTY WINTER SPORTS

High school sports returns with a bang this week.

The schedule for the week includes 23 basketball doubleheaders with much of next week given over to regular season games rather than conference tournaments as was originally scheduled.

All eight public schools have post-season wrestling on tap Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday including dual team playoffs and individual regional wrestling.

Six schools have athletes participating in swimming championships Thursday, Friday or Saturday.

The 2026 indoor track championships will feature athletes from five local schools in action on Wednesday or Thursday.

Schedules and locations are available on the individual sports pages at SportsTone for most of the playoff competitions. Some information will be added as it becomes available.

February 9, 2026 - Monday Results

 BASKETBALL

(g) East Davidson 48, Trinity 37
THS: Madison Hill scored 20 points; Ava Nance scored 9 points.

(g) Eastern Randolph 36, Jordan-Matthews 31
ER: Reagan Beaver had 14 points and 7 rebounds; Callie Craven scored 6 points with 9 rebounds.

(g) Asheboro 61, Southern Guilford 21
AHS: Laneane Scherer led with 15 points; Kailey Brown had 13 points; Maliyah Brady scored 12 points.

(g) Northwood 56, Uwharrie Charter 39
UCA: Lainey Thomas had 12 points; Naimah Al-Arif scored 10 points; Nevaeh Staples scored 7 points.

(b) Southern Guilford 68, Asheboro 54

(b) Jordan-Matthews 71, Eastern Randolph 60
ER: Tyler Gee scored 41 points.

(b) Trinity 46, East Davidson 38
THS: Josh Polanco scored 14 points with 5 assists; Mason Ingram had 11 points, 6 assists and 3 steals; Max Routh had 8 points and 6 rebounds; Nate Samshad- 7 points and 5 rebounds.

(b) Northwood 70, Uwharrie Charter 51
UCA: Jaxon Mabe and Corey Cole scored 15 points each; Justyce Lawson had 10 points.

February 7, 2026 - Saturday Results

 BASKETBALL

(g) Northern Guilford 69, Asheboro 25
(b) Northern Guilford 87, Asheboro 50

(b) Northwood 81, Eastern Randolph 53
ER: Tyler Gee led with 35 points.

February 6, 2026 - Friday Schedule

No Events Scheduled

February 5, 2026 - NCHSAA WRESTLING

The NCHSAA has adjusted the Dual Team Wrestling schedule for the second week of the state playoffs following the announced changes earlier this week. Scheduling for next week's opening rounds is not affected.

Third and fourth (regional) round matches along with state championship matches will take place on Monday, February 16 or Tuesday, February 17.

According to today's press release, the remaining teams in each classification "will compete at a centrally located site not hosting basketball events. This format eliminates Sunday competition, reduces the number of weigh-ins for participating student-athletes, and minimizes travel and financial burdens for schools."

Rather than traveling to one site for third and fourth round dual team matches; then some wrestlers traveling to Greensboro for the individual tournament on Friday and Saturday; then teams traveling to Greensboro for Sunday championships; the DT state quarter finals, semi-finals and championships will be determined in a single trip and individual wrestlers can then focus on the individual tournament.

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February 5, 2026 - Thursday Schedule

No Events Scheduled

February 4, 2026 - SPECIAL FEATURES

Asheboro High School is adding a new sport this spring. Dennis Garcia spoke with AD Wes Berrier, Head Coach Nicholas Neighbors and others involved in pushing Mens Volleyball into the mainstream for the latest SPECIAL FEATURE from SportsTone.

February 4, 2026 - Wednesday Schedule

No Events Scheduled

February 3, 2026 - NCHSAA WINTER PLAYOFFS

Due to hazardous travel contitions the North Carolina High School Athletic Association has made the following changes to the state playoff calendar:

DUAL TEAM WRESTLING - Scheduled to begin tonight, the DT wrestling tournament will instead start next Tuesday (Feb. 10) with 1st and 2nd round matches to be completed by Thursday (Feb. 12).

Third and 4th round matches will be wrestled the following week between Monday, Feb. 16 and Wednesday, Feb. 18.

The Dual Team Championships have been rescheduled for Sunday, Feb. 22 in Greensboro.

WOMENS WRESTLING (REGIONALS) - A two-day event originally scheduled for this weekend, the womens individual wrestling regionals has been delayed until Monday, Feb. 10 and will be spread across three evenings to be completed by Wednesday, Feb. 12.

Individual wrestling championships (men and women) are still scheduled for Feb. 19-21 at First Horizon (Greensboro) Coliseum.

SWIMMING & DIVING - Originally scheduled for Thursday-Saturday this week, State Championship meets have been rescheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 11 through Saturday, Feb. 14.

Locally, 4A schools will compete Wednesday, Feb. 11 with swimmer's warm-up time starting at 12 noon; the 6A Championship meet will begin with noon warm-ups on Thursday, Feb. 12 and the unified 1A/2A/3A meet will take place on Friday, Feb. 13 at a time to be announced.

INDOOR TRACK & FIELD - The State Championship meets have been split into two groups (Feb 11-12 and Feb. 18-19) but the impact on Randolph County athletes will be minimal.

3A championships will be determined on Wednesday, Feb. 11 (afternoon) and both 6A and 4A meets will be on Thursday, Feb 12 with 6A that morning and 4A in the afternoon.

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February 3, 2026 - Tuesday Schedule

No Events Scheduled

February 2, 2026 - Monday Schedule

No Events Scheduled