Preps

Field Hockey: Mt. Tabor at East Chapel Hill, 4:45 / 7:45 p.m. Soccer: Southern Vance at CHHS, 5/ 6:45 p.m. Carrboro vs. Northwood, 7 p.m. Tennis: CHHS at Southern Vance, 4:30 p.m. Carrboro vs. Durham School Of the Arts, 4:30 p.m. JV Tennis: ECH at Southern Alamance, 4:30 p.m.

OCTOBER 8

Preps

Golf: Central Carolina Conference Match at Chapel Ridge, 3:30 p.m. Field Hockey: Carrboro at Jordan, 6 p.m. Volleyball: ECH at Northern Durham, 5 p.m. Carrboro vs. South Granville, 6 p.m. CHHS at Oxford Webb, 5 / 6 p.m. Soccer: ECH at Cedar Ridge 5 / 7 p.m. JV Football: Carrboro vs. South Granville, 7 p.m. CHHS at Cardinal Gibbons

OCTOBER 9

Preps

Football: Cardinal Gibbons at CHHS, 7:30 p.m. Carrboro at South Granville, 7:30 p.m. ECH, off week. Tennis: ECH vs. TBA, 4 p.m. Field Hockey: ECH at Durham Academy, 4:15 / 7:15 p.m.

OCTOBER 10

AUTO RACING

Orange County Speedway hosts multiple races, including a late-model 100 on the OCS 3 / 8 mile track. Gates open at 6 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. For more information, see www.ocstrack.com

CAROLINA

Field Hockey: UNC hosts Radford, 7 p.m.

Preps

Basketball: The 'LC' Basketball Tournament, hosted by East Chapel Hill, all day.

Cross-Country: The Orange County Championships, at Chapel Hill High School, start time TBA.

OCTOBER 11

Hispanic Tennis Carnival

DOCTA and the Carrboro Recreation and Parks will co-host the annual Hispanic Tennis Carnival on Sunday, at Wilson Park, 4-6 p.m. Free racquets go to the first 30 kids (ages 5-18) who are registered. The festival will feature a variety of tennis games, prizes, Latino music and a short exhibition by Gonzo Arriagada of the Chapel Hill Tennis Club. For more information, see www.docta.org .

OCTOBER 12

Preps

Booster Club: ECH Wildcat Club meeting, East Chapel Hill High School Media Center, 7 p.m.

Field Hockey: East Chapel Hill at Chapel Hill High School, 5 / 8 p.m. Soccer: CHHS at Orange, 5 / 6:45p.m. Carrboro at Cedar Ridge, 7 p.m. Tennis: Orange at CHHS, 4:30 p.m. Carrboro vs. N.C. School of Science & Math, 4:30 p.m. Volleyball: ECH at Northwood, 5 p.m. Riverside at CHHS, 5 / 6 p.m.

OCTOBER 13

Preps

Soccer: ECH at Raleigh Broughton, 4:30 / 6:30 p.m. Field Hockey: Ravenscroft at East Chapel Hill, 5 p.m. Volleyball: Southern Durham at East Chapel Hill, 5 p.m. Southern Vance at CHHS, 5 / 6 p.m. Carrboro at N.C. School of Science & Math, 6 p.m.

Fall 'World Series'

UNC's baseball team will conclude its fall practices with a 'World Series,' pitting two teams of Carolina players against each other on 'Blue' and 'White' squads. They will play two 3-game series, with a seventh game being played if the two squads each win one 2-of-3 series. Play begins Oct. 12 with a 6 p.m., followed by games at 2 p.m. Tuesday and 6 p.m. Wednesday. The second series begins Friday and continues Saturday and (if necessary) Sunday. All games will be at Boshamer Stadium

OCTOBER 14

Preps

Tennis: PAC-6 Conference Champ-ionships, TBA. Carolina 9 Con-ference Tournament, at Cedar Ridge, 3 p.m. Soccer: ECH at Northern Durham 4:30 / 6:30 p.m. Carrboro vs. Durham School Of the Arts, 6 p.m. CHHS at Cardinal Gibbons, 5 / 6:45 p.m.

OCTOBER 15

Preps

Volleyball: ECH at Durham Hillside, 5 p.m. CHHS at Orange, 5 / 6 p.m. Carrboro vs. Granville Central, 6 p.m. Senior Night at East Chapel Hill -- ECH vs. Carrboro, 6:30 / 8 p.m. JV Football: ECH vs. Northern Durham (at Durham County Stadium,) 6 p.m. Northern Vance at CHHS, 6 p.m. Carrboro at Northwood, 7 p.m.

OCTOBER 16

Preps

Tennis: ECH junior varsity at Raleigh St. Mary's, 4:30 p.m.

Football: (week 9 of NCHSAA foot-ball) Northern Durham at East Chapel Hill High (Homecoming), 7 p.m. CHHS at Northern Vance, 7:30 p.m. Carrboro hosts Northwood, 7:30 p.m.

Late Night With Roy

UNC Basketball: This evening of skits, commentary and athletic displays by the Carolina men's basketball team offers a traditional, if unofficial, tip-off to the season. Starts at the Smith Center after the UNC-Clemson volleyball game.

OCTOBER 19

Preps

Golf: NCHSAA4-A Regionals, at Goldsboro Municipal GC, tee times TBD. Volleyball: Roxboro Person at East Chapel Hill, 5 p.m. Soccer: Southern Durham at East Chapel Hill, 6:30 p.m.

OCTOBER 20

Preps

Cross-Country: PAC-6 Championship Meet, start time TBA. Tennis: NCHSAA dual-team playoffs, pairings TBA, 4 p.m. Field Hockey: ECH at West Forsyth, 5 / 8 p.m.

OCTOBER 21

Preps

JV Field Hockey: ECH at Cary Aca-demy, 4:15 / 7:15 p.m.

OCTOBER 22

Preps

JV Football: Southern Durham at East Chapel Hill, 6 p.m.

OCTOBER 23

Preps

Tennis: NCHSAA playoffs, pairings TBA. Soccer: ECH at Chapel Hill, 4:45 /6:45 p.m.

Football: (week 10 of the NCHSAA football season) ECH at Southern Durham, 7 p.m.

OCTOBER 24

The Fall Classic

Horseshoes: The final horseshoe tournament of Carrboro's four- tournament series, the Fall Classic will be held on Saturday morning, with on-site registration 8:30-9:30 a.m. and play starting at 10 a.m. at Anderson Community Park off Hwy. 54 South.

Pumpkin Run

The beloved Pumpkin Run 4K trail race and fun run will be held on the afternoon of Saturday. The Pumpkin Run is a 4K race through a remote and scenic trail near Horace Williams Airport in Chapel Hill. Registration is open now www.pumpkin.runningland.com.

Preps

Volleyball: NCHSAA Playoffs, Round 1, pairings × TBD.

OCTOBER 26

Preps

Golf: NCHSAA State Champion-ships at various sites; opening rounds, tee times TBD.

OCTOBER 27

Preps

Field Hockey: East Chapel Hill at Winston-Salem Reynolds, 4:30 / 7:30 p.m. Golf: NCHSAA State Championships, final rounds, tee times TBD. Tennis: NCHSAA dual-team playoffs, pairings TBA, 4:30 p.m. Volleyball: NCHSAA playoffs, 2nd round, pairings & times TBD.

OCTOBER 28

Preps

Soccer: Person at East CH, 6 p.m.

OCTOBER 29

Preps

JV Football: ECH at Hillside, 6 p.m. Soccer: Cardinal Gibbons at East Chapel Hill, 4:30 / 6:30 p.m. Volleyball: NCHSAA Playoffs, Round 3, pairings & times TBD.

OCTOBER 30

Preps

Football: Hillside at East Chapel Hill (Senior Night), 7 p.m.

Tennis: NCHSAA Individual Tour-nament, 10 a.m.

OCTOBER 31

Heels 4 Hope

On Halloween morning, Saturday, UNC's Granville Towers will host the Heels 4 Hope 5K road race, benefiting the Lineberger Cancer Research Center, Push America, and the Arc of Orange County. For more information, visit their web site at www.heels4hope.com.

Spook-tacular Cycling

The Habitat Halloween Bike Ride starts off Oct. 31 at 8:31 p.m. at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in downtown Durham (just as the moon rises high in the sky), offering options of rides from 31 up to 100 miles. For more infor-mation, visit at www.durhamhabitat.org or contact Roxanne Hall Little, 682-0516, ext. 113.

Preps

Cross-Country: NCHSAA Mideast Regionals, TBA. Field Hockey: NCHSAA Quarterfinals, pairings & times TBD. Volleyball: NCHSAA Playoffs, District Finals, pairings & times TBD.