August 3, 2026 - ALUMNI HONORS

Brooks Brannon (RHS '22) hit seven home runs in July for the Portland (Maine) Sea Dogs and led the Eastern League with a 1.077 OPS earning Sea Dogs Player of the Month honors presented by SoFi.

Brannon also hit 8 doubles in July and drove in 19 runs. The catcher had several multi-hit outings including three 3-hit games.

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August 1, 2026 - SPECIAL FEATURES

Dennis Garcia is getting ready for high school football with Asheboro coach Calvin Brown for the latest SPECIAL FEATURE from SportsTone.

July 31, 2026 - AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL

The American Legion Baseball national tournament begins next week with a different format from past years. Cherryville, NC and Shrewsbury, MA will each host two regional events. Shrewsbury will host the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Regions and Cherryville the Southeast and Mid-South Regions.

The Southeast Region (8 teams) will begin play on Wednesday, August 5 in Cherryville while the Mid-South Region (6 teams) will take the field at Sims Legion Park in Gastonia on Thursday, August 6.

Both tournaments will conclude on Sunday, August 9. The winners will then make the short trip to Shelby for the 2026 American Legion World Series at Veteran's Field at Keeter Stadium. The ALWS runs from August 13-18.

[EDIT to correct game locations.]

July 30, 2026 - SPECIAL FEATURES

Dennis Garcia is getting ready for high school football with Eastern Randolph coach Burton Cates in the latest SPECIAL FEATURE from SportsTone.

July 29, 2026 - Wednesday Result

AMERICAN LEGION STATE TOURNAMENT (Day 6 Championship)

Garner 10, Union County 5

LEGION STATE TOURNAMENT

July 28, 2026 - Tuesday Results

AMERICAN LEGION STATE TOURNAMENT (Day 5 Semi-finals)

Union County 15, Gaston Braves 3
Union County 11, Cherryville 6

LEGION STATE TOURNAMENT

July 27, 2026 - Monday Results

AMERICAN LEGION STATE TOURNAMENT (Day 4 at Gastonia)

Gaston Braves 2, Wilmington 0
Union County 10, Wilson 2
Garner 9, Cherryville 2

LEGION STATE TOURNAMENT