Lake Norman 9, Cardinal Gibbons 8:  Each player on the Cardinal Gibbons boys’ lacrosse team had to accept a medal he didn’t want: A silver one.

It took three matches, two overtimes, two sudden-death periods and a set of penalty kicks, but Cardinal Gibbons finally got the better of conference rival Chapel Hill.

Mitch McLeod of Chapel Hill, Whitney Williams of South Johnston and Mary Grace Doggett of Cardinal Gibbons won individual N.C. High School Athletic Association 3A track and field titles on Saturday

Ariah Graham of Raleigh Wakefield High knows she will cry Saturday after the final race of her high school career.

The Ravenscroft boys and girls lacrosse teams advanced to the NCISAA championship games with victories over Charlotte Providence Day on Thursday night. The Ravens girls beat Providence Day 20-8 while the Ravenscroft points beat Providence Day 6-5 in overtime.

High Schools:  NCHSAA state championships will be determined this weekend in boys and girls lacrosse, dual-team tennis and track and field. The NCISAA contests its state finals in those sports, plus baseball, softball and girls soccer.

Former Southeast Raleigh High track star Wayne Davis ran the 110-meter high hurdles 1.7 seconds faster than he ever had before on Sunday. Davis ran a 13.37 to establish himself as one of the top hurdlers in the world. His time was the 15th fastest this year.

Leesville Road 3, East Chapel Hill 1 (OT):  Caroline Gentry scored two goals in overtime to lead Leesville Road to a 3-1 victory over East Chapel Hill in the NCHSAA 4A playoffs, he could have fooled East Chapel Hill.

High School Tennis: Wakefield 5, Broughton 3:  Then, Portera jump into the arms of teammate Andrew Swaim in excitement when Swaim ended his doubles match with a similar overhead winner at the net to give the Wolverines a 5-3 victory.

With the tying run at the plate in the bottom of the seventh inning, Middle Creek induced a game-ending double play to send the Mustangs past the Cougars into the third round of the 4A softball playoffs.

As the bottom half of the 4A East baseball bracket turns into a pseudo-conference tournament, Fuquay-Varina will be playing its second Tri-Nine foe in as many contests Friday as it visits Middle Creek.

While Southern Pines Pinecrest tried to storm into the state championship hunt, Broughton High School held on and won the 10th state team championship in school history.

The shutout streak is over, but Green Hope scored five unanswered goals to keep its 23-game win streak alive in the 4A girls soccer playoffs.

Cardinal Gibbons has been a little bit better than Athens Drive all year in boys lacrosse. The Crusaders advanced the NCHSAA championship game with a 6-5 victory over the Jaguars