After months of regular-season competition, the North Carolina high school fall sports postseason has arrived.
The 2026 fall postseason began Monday, Oct. 12, with the opening round of the NCHSAA girls tennis playoffs, setting the stage for weeks of high-stakes matchups across the Wilmington area and beyond. Private schools will join the postseason picture Tuesday, Oct. 20, when the NCISAA playoffs begin.
From the first serve to the final whistle, the StarNews will follow Wilmington-area teams throughout their postseason journeys, bringing readers updated brackets, scores, stories, photos and videos as state championships are decided.
Explore the interactive playoff brackets below, beginning with girls tennis. Volleyball brackets will be added
following their Oct. 15 release, with girls flag football joining Oct. 28 and boys soccer Oct. 29. Tackle football brackets will be released separately.
How to use the brackets: Select a sport and classification to explore the complete NCHSAA East playoff field. Use the Wilmington Focus toggle to highlight local teams, and scroll through each round to follow the road to a state championship. Scores and matchups will update automatically as results become available.
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