Fall sports are underway for Cumberland County Schools, with football, girls golf, volleyball, girls tennis, cross country and boys soccer matchups populating the calendar through December. All 10 local NCHSAA programs will be in competition to bring more banners back to Fayetteville this season, and that quest begins this month.Here's a look at key dates to know for each of the 2026-27 NCHSAA high school sports seasons, divided by sport. Fall 2026 sports calendar for NCHSAA teamsFOOTBALLFirst practice July 29First scrimmage Aug. 7Week 1 Aug. 21 (regular season runs through Oct. 30)Playoff seeding TBDFirst round Nov. 6Second round Nov. 13Third round Nov. 20Fourth round Nov. 27Regionals Dec. 4State Championships Dec. 10-12VOLLEYBALLFirst practice July 29First regular-season match Aug. 10Playoff seeding Oct. 15First round Oct. 17Second round Oct. 20Third round Oct. 22Fourth round Oct. 24Regionals Oct. 27State Championships Oct. 30-31BOYS SOCCERFirst practice July 29First regular-season match Aug. 10Playoff seeding Oct. 29First round Nov. 2Second round Nov. 5Third round Nov. 9Fourth round Nov. 12Regionals Nov. 17State Championships Nov. 19-21GIRLS TENNISFirst practice July 29First regular-season match Aug. 10Individual Pre-Regionals Oct. 5Dual-team seeding Oct. 9Dual-team first round Oct. 12Dual-team second round Oct. 14Individual Regionals Oct. 16-17Dual-team third round Oct. 19Dual-team fourth round Oct. 21Individual State Championships Oct. 23-24Dual-team Regionals Oct. 27Dual-team State Championships Oct. 30-31GIRLS GOLFFirst practice July 29First contest Aug. 10Regionals Oct. 19-20State Championships Oct. 26-27CROSS COUNTRYFirst practice July 29First contest Aug. 10Regionals Oct. 30-31State Championships Nov. 6-7FLAG FOOTBALLFirst practice Aug. 31First contest Sept. 9Playoff seeding Oct. 28First and second rounds Oct. 31Third and fourth rounds Nov. 7Regionals Nov. 11State Championships Nov. 14Winter 2026-27 sports calendar for NCHSAA teamsBASKETBALLFirst practice Nov. 2First regular-season game Nov. 11Playoff seeding Feb. 20First round Feb. 23Second round Feb. 25Third round Feb. 27Fourth round March 1Regionals March 3-6State Championships March 10-13WRESTLINGFirst practice Nov. 2First regular-season bout Nov. 11Dual-team seeding Jan. 28Dual-team first and second rounds Jan. 30Dual-team third round and regionals Feb. 3Dual-team State Championships Feb. 5-6Individual Regionals Feb. 12-13Individual State Championships Feb. 18-19INDOOR TRACK & FIELDFirst practice Nov. 2First contest Nov. 11State Championships Feb. 9-12SWIMMING & DIVINGFirst practice Nov. 2First contest Nov. 11Regionals Jan. 28-30State Championships Feb. 3-6Spring 2026-27 sports calendar for NCHSAA teamsBASEBALLFirst practice Feb. 15First regular-season game March 1Playoff seeding May 10First round May 11Second round May 14Third round May 18Fourth round May 21Regionals May 25State Championships June 2-5SOFTBALLFirst practice Feb. 15First regular-season game March 1Playoff seeding May 10First round May 11Second round May 14Third round May 18Fourth round May 21Regionals May 25State Championships June 2-5GIRLS SOCCERFirst practice Feb. 15First regular-season game March 1Playoff seeding May 6First round May 10Second round May 13Third round May 17Fourth round May 20Regionals May 25State Championships May 27-29BASEBALLFirst practice Feb. 15First regular-season game March 1Playoff seeding May 10First round May 11Second round May 14Third round May 18Fourth round May 21Regionals May 25State Championships June 2-5TRACK & FIELDFirst practice Feb. 15First contest March 1Regionals May 7-8State Championships May 12-15BOYS TENNISFirst practice Feb. 15First regular-season match March 1Individual Pre-Regionals April 19Dual-team seeding April 23Dual-team first round April 26Dual-team second round April 28Individual Regionals April 30-May 1Dual-team third round May 3Dual-team fourth round May 5Individual State Championships May 7-8Dual-team State Regionals May 11Dual-team State Championships May 14-15LACROSSEFirst practice Feb. 15First regular-season match March 1Playoff seeding May 6First round May 11Second round May 14Third round May 18Fourth round May 21Regionals May 26State Championships May 28-29BOYS GOLFFirst practice Feb. 15First contest March 1Regionals May 3-4State Championships May 10-11BOYS VOLLEYBALLFirst practice Feb. 15First contest March 1Playoff seeding May 6First round May 8Second round May 11Third round May 13Fourth round May 15Regionals May 18State Championships May 22This article originally appeared on The Fayetteville Observer: Here's your handy high school sports calendar for 2026-27