Midway has a .369 team batting average going into its NCHSAA 2-A softball championship best of three series with Southwestern Randolph, which starts tonight at 7:30 at UNC Greensboro. Freshman Kylie Stonerock has six home runs for the Raiders (21-3). … Wanda Watkins (South Johnston). who won 549 games as women’s basketball coach at Campbell before moving into athletic administration for the Camels, officially retires today. … East Carolina will start sophomore left-hander Zach Root as the Pirates open NCAA regional play at home against Evansville today (ESPN+, 1 p.m.). … Dallas closed out the Western Conference finals of the NBA playoffs with a 124-103 win at Minnesota on Thursday night as Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving (Duke) each scored 36 points. … Outfielder Ronald Acuna reportedly is out for the season for Atlanta with a knee injury. … David Skinns has a 1-shot lead in the Canadian Open at 8-under par after a 62 at the Hamilton Golf and Country Club on Thursday. The second round is today (Golf Channel, 3 p.m.).