2012 Sports Calendar

This calendar features selected major sporting events scheduled for Greater Raleigh. It is not intended to be a comprehensive listing of all sporting events in the area. In addition, this calendar does not include regular season games hosted by local sports teams, such as the Carolina Hurricanes, N.C. State University or the Carolina Mudcats. Please visit those respective web sites for complete home schedules

2012

January 21, 2012
Champion Cheer & Dance Champions of the East
Dorton Arena, NC State Fairgrounds
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January 27-29, 2012
2Hot4Ice Winternationals East (Inline Hockey)
Dreamsports Center
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February 4, 2012
Krispy Kreme Challenge
NCSU Belltower
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February 8-12, 2012
U.S. Table Tennis Olympic Trials
Bond Park Community Center
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February 9-11, 2012
NCHSAA Diving State Championship
Pullen Aquatic Center
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February 9-11, 2012
NCHSAA Swimming State Championship
Triangle Aquatic Center
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February 11-12, 2012
All-Star Cheerleading "King of the Jungle"
Raleigh Convention Center
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February 17-20, 2012
NARCH East Coast Winternationals (Inline Hockey)
Dreamsports Center
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February 18-19, 2012
NCWAY State Championship Weekend
Raleigh Convention Center
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March 4, 2012
Carolina Railhawks vs. MLS Vancouver Whitecaps
WakeMed Soccer Park
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March 10, 2012
NCHSAA Men's and Women's Basketball State Championship
Reynolds Coliseum @ NC State
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March 10-11, 2012
Mid-Atlantic Power League Volleyball Tournament
Raleigh Convention Center
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March 15-18, 2012
Butterfly Cary Cup Table Tennis Championship
Bond Park Community Center
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March 17-18, 2012
USSSA Eddie O Bunn Softball Tournament
Walnut Creek Softball Complex
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March 18, 2012
Tobacco Road Marathon/Half Marathon
Start/Finish: USA Baseball National Training Complex
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March 25-27, 2012
NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Regional
Regional Semifinals, Sunday, March 25 (at 12 noon and 2:30 pm)
Regional Final, Tuesday, March 27 (at 9 pm)
RBC Center
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March 28-31, 2012
National High School Invitational (Baseball)
USA Baseball National Training Complex
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April 1, 2012
Raleigh Rocks Half Marathon and 5K
RBC Center
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April 3, 2012
Carolina Mudcats vs. Cleveland Indians
Five County Stadium
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April 5-8, 2012
NCAA Women's Gymnastics Regionals
Reynolds Coliseum, NCSU
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April 7, 2012
Cary Long & Short Course Duathlon
Cary, NC
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April 12-14, 2012
USTA National Campus Championships
Cary Tennis Park
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April 12-15, 2012
USA Gymnastics Men's Region 8 Championships
Raleigh Convention Center
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April 13-15, 2012
2012 ACIS National Basketball Championships
Reynolds Colleseum and Carmichael Gym, NCSU
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April 15, 2012
RunRaleigh Half-Marathon & 5K
Cameron Village
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April 18-22, 2012
North American Table Tennis Olympic Trials
Bond Park Community Center
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April 21, 2012
US Grappling NC State Championships
J.D. Lewis Multi-Purpose Center
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April 20-22, 2012
Deep South Classic
Venues in Raleigh and Cary
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April 20-22, 2012
ACC Tennis Championships
Cary Tennis Park
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April 20-22, 2012
Top Gun Baseball Spring Nationals
USA Baseball National Training Complex and Thomas Brooks Park
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April 28, 2012
Rumble In Raleigh
Raleigh Convention Center
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April 28, 2012
Inside-Out Sports Olympic Triathlon at Beaverdam
Beaverdam, Wake Forest, NC
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April 29, 2012
Triangle Orthopedic Centennial Sprint Triathlon
Centennial Campus, NC State
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May 5-6, 2012
Senior Softball - USA Raleigh National Qualifier
Walnut Creek Softball Complex
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May 11-12, 2012
NCHSAA 1A & 2A Men's Individual Tennis Championship
Cary Tennis Park
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May 11-12, 2012
42nd Annual Southeastern Masters Track & Field Championships
George Williams Athletics Complex at St. Augustine's College
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May 19, 2012
NCHSAA Men's and Women's Lacrosse State Championship
WakeMed Soccer Park
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May 19-20, 2012
Carolina Open - USA Junior Beach Volleyball National Tour Event
Sites in Raleigh & Cary
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May 22-27, 2012
NCAA DIII Men's and Women's Tennis Championships
Cary Tennis Park
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May 25-26, 2012
NCHSAA Women's Soccer State Championship
Dail Soccer Stadium @ NC State
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May 25-27, 2012
10th Annual National Black Heritage Championship Swim Meet
Triangle Aquatic Center
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May 26-June 2, 2012
NCAA DII Baseball Championship
USA Baseball National Training Complex
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May 31-June 3, 2012
Rex Hospital Open (PGA Nationwide Tour)
TPC at Wakefield Plantation
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June 1-2, 2012
NCHSAA Softball State Championship
Walnut Creek Softball Complex
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June 1-2, 2012
NCHSAA Baseball State Championship
Doak Field @ NC State and Five County Stadium
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June 1-3, 2012
Coastal Cup Championships
Dreamsports Center
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June 8-9, 2012
NARCH Regional Qualifier (Inline Hockey)
Dreamsports Center
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June 9, 2012
US Grappling George Pendergrass Classic
J.D. Lewis Multi-Purpose Center
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June 15-17, 2012
US Lacrosse Southeast Regional Championship (11U, 13U and 15U)
WRAL Soccer Center
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June 20-24, 2012
USA Baseball Tournament of Stars
USA Baseball National Training Complex
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June 22-24, 2012
NC ASA Softball State Tournament - 16U & 18U
Walnut Creek Softball Complex
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June 24, 2012
BASF presents The Smile Train Triathlon @ Heritage Wake Forest
Heritage Wake Forest
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June 23-24, 2012
USSSA Big Dog Softball Tournament
Thomas Brooks Park
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June 26 - July 1, 2012
2Hot4Ice National Games 2012 (Inline Hockey)
Dreamsports Center
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June 29 - July 3, 2012
IMPACT Baseball 16U World Series
Doak Field @ NC State and various other fields
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July 23-26, 2012
USA Baseball Breakthrough Series
USA Baseball National Training Complex
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July 25-29, 2012
IMPACT Baseball 17U World Series
Doak Field @ NC State and various other fields
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July 27 - August 2, 2012
PONY Softball Nationals (12U, 14U, 16U and 18U)
Fields TBD
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July 30 - August 5, 2012
Senior Softball - USA Eastern Nationals
Walnut Creek Softball Complex
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August 19, 2012
REX Wellness Sprint Triathlon
Raleigh, NC
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September 2, 2012
Run Raleigh Labor Day 8K
Downtown Raleigh
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September 15, 2012
US Grappling George Pendergrass Classic
J.D. Lewis Multi-Purpose Center
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September 22-23, 2012
USSSA Inaugural Firefighters Softball World Series
Walnut Creek Softball Complex
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September 28-29, 2012
Great American Cross Country Festival
WakeMed Soccer Park Cross Country Course
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October 1-7, 2012
SAS Championship (PGA Champions Tour)
Prestonwood Country Club
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October 12-14, 2012
USA BMX Redline Cup East Finals
Capital City BMX Track at Lions Park
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October 26-28, 2012
Carolina Bowling Alliance State Meeting
Buffalo Lanes North and Buffalo Lanes South
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November 2 & 4, 2012
ACC Women's Soccer Championship
WakeMed Soccer Park
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November 4, 2012
Raleigh City of Oaks Marathon & Rex Healthcare Half Marathon
NC State's Belltower on Hillsborough St. (Start/Finish)
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November 24, 2012
Nike Cross Nationals (NXN) Southeast Regional Championships
Cross Country Course at WakeMed Soccer Park
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December 26-29, 2012
HighschoolOT.com Holiday Basketball Invitational
Broughton High School Holliday Gymnasium & Cary Academy
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