OCTOBER 18

Carolina

Baseball hosts 'Fall World Series' second leg / game 3 (if necessary), at Boshamer Stadium, 1 p.m. Field Hockey at James Madison, 1 p.m. Volleyball hosts Wake Forest, 1 p.m. in Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate (at Jonesborough, Tenn.) All Day. Men's Tennis hosts Carolinas ITA Regionals, (at Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center), All Day.

OCTOBER 19

Preps

Golf: NCHSAA 4-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. Northern Vance at Chapel Hill, 6 p.m. Carrboro vs. South Granville High School, 6 p.m. JV Soccer: Carrboro at Cedar Ridge High School, 5:30 p.m.

Carolina

Men's Tennis hosts Carolinas ITA Regionals, (at Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center), All Day.

OCTOBER 20

Preps

Cross-Country: Carolina-Nine 3-A Conference Meet, at Cardinal Gibbons, 4 p.m. PAC-Six Championship Meet, start time TBA. Field Hockey: Carrboro at Chapel Hill, 4:45 / 6 p.m. East Chapel Hill at West Forsyth, 5 / 8 p.m. Golf: NCHSAA 2-A Regionals, 8 a.m. Tennis: NCHSAA 4-A dual-team playoffs, pairings TBA, 4 p.m Volleyball: Carolina-9 Conference Tournament, at higher seeds. CHHS hosts TBA.

Carolina

Baseball hosts 'Fall World Series' 7th game (if necessary), at Boshamer Stadium, 2 p.m.

OCTOBER 21

Preps

JV Field Hockey: ECH at Cary Academy, 4:15 / 7:15 p.m. Soccer: Webb at Chapel Hill, 5 / 6:45 p.m. Carrboro vs. N.C. School of Science & Math, 7 p.m. JV Soccer: Carrboro vs. Durham School Of The Arts, 5 7 p.m. Volleyball: Carolina-Nine Conference championship, pairings TBA.

C.H. Sports Club

Luncheon: The Chapel Hill Sports Club will convene at noon at Squid's Restaurant for its October meeting, with UNC basketball coach Roy Williams as the guest speaker.

OCTOBER 22

Preps

JV Football: Southern Durham at East Chapel Hill, 6 p.m. Webb at Chapel Hill, 6:30 p.m. Cedar Ridge at Carrboro, 7 p.m. Southern Vance at Orange. Northwood at South Granville. Soccer:Carrboro vs. Durham School Of The Arts, 4:30 p.m. Tennis: NCHSAA dual-team playoffs begin, times and pairings TBD.

Carolina

Football hosts Florida State in the first Thursday night game ever played at Kenan Stadium, telcast natikonally ESPN. Parking lots will open for football traffic at 5:30 p.m. to allow campus traffic to clear out. Kickoff at 8 p.m.

Women's Soccer at Florida State, 6 p.m. Women's Tennis in ITA Regionals (at Winston-Salem) All Day.

OCTOBER 23

Preps

Football: (week 10 of the NCHSAA football season. games at 7:30 p.m. unless as noted) East Chapel Hill at Southern Durham, 7 p.m. Chapel Hill at Oxford Webb. Carrboro at Cedar Ridge. South Granville at Northwood. Orange at Southern Vance.

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

Carolina

Swimming & Diving at Georgia, 3 p.m. Volleyball at Miami, 7 p.m. Women's Golf in The Landfall Tradition - Fall Preview (at Wilmington) All Day. Women's Tennis in ITA Regionals (at Winston-Salem.) All Day.

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 & times TBD. Field Hockey: Chapel Hill at Greensboro Day School, 5:30 p.m.

Carolina

Field Hockey hosts Maryland, 1 p.m. Men's Soccer at Virginia Tech, 7 p.m. Women's Tennis in ITA Regionals (at Winston-Salem) All Day. Women's Golf in The Landfall Tradition Fall Preview (at Wilmington) All Day. Men's Golf in UNCG Bridgestone Golf Collegiate (at Greensboro) All Day.

OCTOBER 25

Carolina

Women's Soccer at Miami, 1 p.m. Volleyball at Florida State, 1 p.m. Women's Tennis in ITA Regionals (at Winston-Salem) All Day. Women's Golf in The Landfall Tradition Fall Preview (at Wilmington) All Day. Men's Golf in UNCG Bridgestone Golf Collegiate (at Greensboro) All Day.

OCTOBER 26

Preps

Golf: NCHSAA State Championships at various sites; opening rounds, tee times TBD.

Carolina

Women's Tennis in ITA Regionals (atWinston-Salem) All Day.

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, 2nd round, 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

Triangle Tip-Off

Basketball Luncheon: All four NCAA Div.I men's basketball coaches in the Triangle (Duke's Mike Krzyzewski of Duke, Sydney Lowe of N.C. State, NCCU's LeVelle Moton and Roy Williams of defending NCAA champion North Carolina) will appear at the event, starting at 11:30 a.m. at the Sheraton Imperial in the RTP. Proceeds from the event will go to benefit the coaches' favorite charities. Tables may be purchased by calling 919-678-1651 or online at the Triangle Sports Commission at web site at . www.trianglesportscommission.com. Individual seats are $60 and tables of 10 are $550.

OCTOBER 30

Preps

Football: (week 11 of the NCHSAA football season. games at 7:30 p.m. unless as noted) Hillside at East Chapel Hill (Senior Night), 7 p.m. Southern Vance at Chapel Hill. Granville Central at Carrboro. Cardinal Gibbons at Orange. Cedar Ridge at South Granville. Tennis: NCHSAA Individual Tournament, site TBD, play starts 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 information, visit at www.durhamhabitat.org or contact Roxanne Hall Little, 682-0516, ext. 113.

Carolina

Swimming & Diving hosts Georgia Tech, 11a.m. at Old Dominion, 1p.m. Volleyball hosts Clemson, 4 p.m. Men's Tennis in South Carolina Fall Invitational (at Columbia, S.C.) All Day. Cross Country: the ACC Championships highlight a full day of running at WakeMed Park in Cary, with the college teams starting in the morning, followed by the N.C. high school regionals in the afternoon.