Spotlight Top Story Cabarrus softball, baseball teams roll into the NCHSAA playoffs Mark Plemmons May 4, 2026 May 4, 2026 Updated 9 hrs ago 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The N.C. High School Athletic Association softball and baseball state playoffs begin Tuesday, and Cabarrus County is well-represented.kAmw:4<@CJ #:586’D E62>D 2C6 E96 9:896DE\D66565 r232CCFD E62>D :? 3@E9 DA@CED] %96 #28:?’ qF==D 32D632== E62> 4@>6D :? 2D 2 Ra D665 :? E96 fp (6DE 3C24<6E] %96 R` D665 :D #@?2=5 #6282?]k^AmkAmx? D@7E32==[ w:4<@CJ #:586 :D 2 Rc D665 :? fp (6DE] %96 R` D665 :D (655:?8E@?]k^Am Brody Hill during the GMAC conference tournament at Hickory Ridge High School. Hickory Ridge defeats A.L. Brown 8-5. 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