2025-2026 NCHSAA Sports Dates and Deadlines
BASEBALL
1st Practice:
Feb. 16
1st Contest:
Feb. 25
Seeding:
May 4
First Round:
May 5
Second Round:
May 8
Third Round:
May 12
Fourth Round:
May 15
Regionals:
May 19-23
State:
May 27-30
BASKETBALL
Non-Football Schools
1st Practice:
Oct. 22
1st Contest:
Nov. 3
Football Schools
1st Practice:
Oct. 29
1st Contest:
Nov.14
Seeding:
Feb. 21
First Round:
Feb. 24
Second Round:
Feb. 26
Third Round:
Feb. 28
Fourth Round:
Mar. 2
Regional
Mar. 4-7
State:
Mar. 11-14
CHEERLEADING
Invitational:
Dec. 6
CROSS-COUNTRY
1st Practice:
Jul. 30
1st Contest:
Aug. 11
Reporting Deadline:
Oct. 18, 11:59 p.m.
Regional:
Oct. 25
State:
Oct. 31-Nov. 1
FOOTBALL
1st Practice:
Jul. 30
1st Scrimmage:
Aug. 8
1st Contest:
Aug. 22
Seeding:
Nov. 3
First Round:
Nov. 7
Second Round:
Nov. 14
Third Round:
Nov. 21
Fourth Round:
Nov. 28
Regional:
Dec. 5
State:
Dec. 12-13
INDOOR TRACK
1st Practice:
Oct. 29
1st Contest:
Nov. 10
Reporting Deadline:
Feb. 7, 9:00 pm
State:
Feb. 10-13
LACROSSE
1st Practice:
Feb. 16
1st Contest:
Feb. 25
Seeding:
May 8
First Round:
May 12
Second Round:
May 15
Third Round:
May 19
Fourth Round:
May 22
Regional:
May 27
State:
May 29-30
MEN’S GOLF
1st Practice:
Feb. 16
1st Contest:
Feb. 25
Reporting Deadline:
Apr. 29, 9:00 pm
Regionals:
May 4 or 5
State:
May 11-12
MEN’S SOCCER
1st Practice:
Jul. 30
1st Contest:
Aug. 11
Seeding:
Oct. 31
First Round:
Nov. 3
Second Round:
Nov. 6
Third Round:
Nov. 10
Fourth Round:
Nov. 13
Regional:
Nov. 18
State:
Nov. 21-22
MEN’S TENNIS
1st Practice:
Feb. 16
1st Contest:
Feb. 25
Individual
Reporting Deadline:
Apr. 27, 3:00 pm
Regional:
May 1-2
State:
May 8-9
Dual Team
Seeding:
Apr. 24
First Round:
Apr. 27
Second Round:
Apr. 29
Third Round:
May 4
Fourth Round:
May 6
Regional:
May 12
State:
May 15-16
SOFTBALL
1st Practice:
Feb. 16
1st Contest:
Feb. 25
Seeding Date:
May 4
First Round:
May 5
Second Round:
May 8
Third Round:
May 12
Fourth Round:
May 15
Regionals:
May 19-23
State:
May 27-30
SWIMMING and DIVING
1st Practice:
Oct. 29
1st Contest:
Nov. 10
Reporting Deadline:
Jan. 24, 11:59 pm
Regional:
Jan. 29 – 30
State:
Feb. 4-7
TRACK and FIELD
1st Practice:
Feb. 16
1st Contest:
Feb. 25
Reporting Deadline:
May 2, 9:00 p.m.
Regionals:
May 7-8
State:
May 12-16
VOLLEYBALL
1st Practice:
Jul. 30
1st Contest:
Aug.11
Seeding:
Oct. 16
First Round:
Oct. 18
Second Round:
Oct. 21
Third Round:
Oct. 23
Fourth Round:
Oct. 25
Regional:
Oct. 28
State:
Oct. 31-Nov. 1
WOMEN’S GOLF
1st Practice:
Jul. 30
1st Contest:
Aug. 11
Reporting Deadline:
Oct. 15, 9:00 pm
Regional:
Oct. 20 or 21
State:
Oct. 27-28
WOMEN’S SOCCER
1st Practice:
Feb. 16
1st Contest:
Feb. 25
Seeding:
May 8
First Round:
May 11
Second Round:
May 14
Third Round:
May 18
Fourth Round:
May 21
Regional:
May 26
State:
May 29-30
WOMEN’S TENNIS
1st Practice:
Jul. 30
1st Contest:
Aug.11
Individual
Reporting Deadline:
Oct. 13, 3:00 pm
Regional:
Oct. 17-18
State:
Oct. 24-25
Dual Team
Bracketing:
Oct. 10
First Round:
Oct. 13
Second Round:
Oct. 15
Third Round:
Oct. 20
Fourth Round:
Oct. 22
Regional:
Oct. 28
State:
Oct. 31-Nov. 1
WRESTLING
1st Practice:
Oct. 29
1st Contest:
Nov. 10
Dual Team
Seeding:
Jan. 29
1st/2nd Round:
Jan. 31
3rd/Regionals:
Feb. 4
State:
Feb. 6-7
Individual
M/W Reporting Deadline:
Jan. 29, 3:00 pm
Women's Regional:
Feb. 6-7
Men's Regional:
Feb. 13-14
Men’s/Women’s State:
Feb. 19-21
DEAD PERIODS
FALL:
Jul. 30 - Aug. 19, 2025
WINTER:
Oct. 19 - Nov. 18, 2025
Last 5 student days of first semester
SPRING:
Feb. 16- Mar. 8, 206
Last 10 student days of second semester
SUMMER:
June 29 - July 5, 2026
July 20-26, 2026
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