Husky, Wildcat named lacrosse All-Americans

Lake Norman's Kyle Gradert and Hough's Mike Hart were named All-Americans by the state's coaches.

Gradert, a senior defender/long-stick midfielder, was also named Conference 10 Player of the Year.

Here is the complete All-Conference boys' lacrosse team:

First team

Goalie: Michael Clark- LN Charter

Defenders: Kyle Gradert- Lake Norman, Randall Hassell- LN Charter, Ian Radcliff- Lake Norman

LSM: Brendan McCarthy- Lake Norman

Midfielders: Mike Hart- Hough, Matt Kos-Lake Norman, Hudson Harris- LN Charter, Brendan Friss- Mooresville, Shane Gottenberg- Lake Norman(Face-off specialist)

Attackers: Petey Fabian- LN Charter, Bryan Kos- Lake Norman, Josh Ford- LN Charter

Second team

Goalie: Perrin Robinson- Lake Norman

Defenders: Truman Spittell- LN Charter, JD Bunch- Lake Norman, Frankie Walsh- Hough

LSM: Griffin Stechmiller- LN Charter

Midfielders: Robert Berry- Mooresville, Eddie Hendrickson- Lake Norman, Jake Nanney- Lake Norman, Connor Wilson- Hopewell

Attackers: Eric Koehler- Lake Norman, Luke Koferl- LN Charter, Joey Ruggerio- Hough

Honorable mention

Goalie: Robert Odom- A.L. Brown

LSM: Josh Shipman- Hopewell

Midfielders: Joseph Clontz- A.L. Brown

Attackers: Jonathan Oracion-Hough

Player of the Year: Kyler Gradert, Lake Norman

Coach of the Year: Matt Wiehl, LN Charter

I-Meck 4A all-conference spring teams

I-Meck 4A baseball all-conference team

Tommy Bullock - Mooresville

Devan Watts - Mooresville

Chris Hill-Huntley - West Charlotte

Jesse Seaford - Lake Norman

Josh Ladowski - Lake Norman

John Stires- Lake Norman

Ivan Acuna - Hopewell

Mitch Nowicki- Hopewell

Craig Zalewa - Hopewell

Alex Chiuchiolo - Mallard Creek

David Folk - Mallard Creek

Kyle Bynum - Mallard Creek

Anderson Castillo - Vance

Andrew Altamira - Hough

Brandon Casas - Hough

Brandon Gragilla - Hough

Pierce Suttles - Hough

Zack Ruttkamp- North Mecklenburg

Player of the Year: Ryder Ryan - North Mecklenburg

Co-Pitchers of the Year: Ryder Ryan - North Mecklenburg, Kayden Krause -  Mallard Creek

Coach Of The Year: Shawn McGeorge - Mallard Creek

I-Meck 4A softball all-conference team

Shelby Bailey - Lake Norman

Dominique Wilson - Lake Norman

Kayla Mcguffery - Lake Norman       

Mackenzie Winslow - Lake Norman  

Kasey Moffett - Lake Norman

Sydney Ditto - Lake Norman

Patricia Thompson - Hopewell

Shelby Wiggs - Hopewell

Brooke Myers - Hopewell

Ada Thompson - Hopewell

Kayla Hall - Hough

Katelyn Shifflett - Hough

Leah Murray - Hough

Katrina Cassel - Hough

Kelsey Clark - Mooresville

Brandi Stamey - Mooresville

Sarah Doolen - Mooresville

Megan Curazo - North Mecklenburg

Katie Stokes - North Mecklenburg

Adrianne Mcdonald - Mallard Creek

Player of the Year:  Shelby Bailey - Lake Norman

Pitcher of the Year: Dominique Wilson - Lake Norman

Co-Coaches of the Year:  Bob Hall - Lake Norman, Dana Catchpole and Janna Lewis - Hopewell

I-Meck 4A girls' soccer all-conference team

Hopewell:  Jessica Burroughs, Kelly Flanders, Logan Sandate

Hough:  Brandi Arey, Courtney Carroll, Courtney Crump, Brianna Cuevas, Marnie Merritt, Sarah Moon

Lake Norman:  Kristin Brown, Kendall Fischlein, Amanda Karlsson, Justine Lockman, Riley Orr, Kelsey Steiner, Samantha Stoney

Mallard Creek:  Sabrina Baker, Trisha Clarke, Michaela Manning, Bree Roberts, Kelly Teague

Mooresville:  Meredith Cottrell, Peyton Roberts, Erin Settles

North Mecklenburg:  Malorie Bolster, Jill Robson

Vance: Kara Mitchell

West Charlotte: Chinh Rahlan

Player of the Year: Kendall Fischlein, Lake Norman

Coach of the Year: Beth Pressley, Lake Norman

I-Meck 4A boys' tennis all-conference team

Tyler Armato - Hopewell

Venton Bell - Mallard Creek

Clayton Bruin - Lake Norman

Greg Dow - Lake Norman

Ryan Farley - Lake Norman

Sean Gallagher - Lake Norman

Perry Hicks - Mooresville

Clay Kennedy - Hough

Spencer Llewellyn - Mooresville

Austin Schafers - Lake Norman

Brady Sowers - Mooresville

Jacob Stechly - Mooresville

Sean Wydra - Hough

Player of the Year: Ryan Wydra (Hough)

Coach of the Year: Adrian Singerman (Lake Norman)

All-I-Meck 4A boys' golf all-conference team

Hough: Seth Gandy, Peyton White, Clay Brown, Patrick Cover, Blake Wagoner

Lake Norman: Sean Shalvoy, Jonathan Moon

Mallard Creek: Keegan Sarchett, Tyler Murphy

North Meck: David Barkley

Mooresville: Nolan Watts

Hopewell: Brandon Holst

Player of the Year: Seth Gandy - Hough

Coach of the year: Erik Herberth - Hough

I-Meck 4A tennis tournament update

The semifinals for the I-Meck 4A tennis tournament were set after opening-round play at Hopewell High on Monday.

Semifinals and finals are set for Tuesday starting at 3:30 p.m.

Here are the full brackets:

Singles

Doubles

Brackets set for lacrosse conference tourney

The Conference 10 boys' lacrosse tournament gets under way on Wednesday at Hough High.

Wednesday's first round
No. 6 A.L. Brown vs. No. 3 Hough - 5:30 p.m.
No. 5 Hopewell vs. No. 4 Mooresville - 7:30 p.m.

Friday's semifinals
Winner of No. 6/No. 3 game vs. No. 2 Lake Norman Charter - 5:30 p.m.
Winner of No. 5/No.4 game vs. No. 1 Lake Norman - 7:30 p.m.

Monday's finals

Winner of No.6/No. 3 vs. No. 2 game vs. winner of No. 5/No.4 vs. No. 1 game - 7 p.m.

Admission each day will be $5.

Hopewell baseball hosts military appreciation game

The Hopewell High baseball team will host a Military Appreciation Game 6 p.m. Monday at home against Vance High.

The team will wear camouflage jerseys that will be auctioned off at the end of the game. The proceeds will go toward the Wounded Warrior Project.

Admission is free for military veterans and active duty personnel. Those that attend will also be recognized on the field during the game.

For more information, contact Hopewell head baseball coach Chet Greeson at chet.greeson@cms.k12.nc.us.

- Corey Inscoe

I-Meck 4A winter all-conference teams

I-Meck 4A boys’ basketball all-conference

C.J. Bryce, Hopewell

Dre Howell, Mooresville

Tahjai Watt, North Meck

Kishawn Pritchett, Lake Norman

Dominique Henderson, Mallard Creek

Dupree Potter, Mallard Creek

Caleb Davis, Vance

Torin Dorn, Vance

Malek Massey, Vance

Luke Maye, Hough

Drexler Clark, Hough

Trey Foster, West Charlotte

Gabon Williams, West Charlotte

Austin Harris, West Charlotte

Player of the Year: Kennedy Meeks, west Charlotte

Coach of the Year: Justin Batts, Hough

I-Meck 4A girls’ basketball all-conference

Bryanna Curry, Hopewell

Mariah Washington, Hopewell

Kelsey Dean, Hough

Julia Brown, Hough

Brandi Arey, Hough

Argia Gibson, Lake Norman

Chantel Williams, Mallard Creek

Brianna Nichols, Mallard Creek

Amber Sherrill, Mooresville

Jasmine Bullock, North Meck

Jasmine Cash, North Meck

Jessica Gaston, West Charlotte

Rachel Porter, West Charlotte

Diamond Foggie, Vance

Player of the Year: Destiny Barrino, North Meck

Coach of the Year: Jennifer Baker, North Meck

I-Meck 4A wrestling all-conference

106 - Austin Powell (Hough),  Samuel Crisp (Mooresville)

113 - Conner Kominek (Lake Norman),   Tucker Key (Mooresville)

120 - Jamie Wright (Mooresville), Cody Karns  (Lake Norman)

126 - Kevin O’Brien (Hough), Antonio Patterson (West Charlotte)

132 - Jalen Hill (North Meck),  Hunter Owens (Hough)

138 - Josh Motsinger (Vance),  Tanner Russ (Hough)

145 - Adam Nivens (Hough), Eddie McGrail (Lake Norman)

152 - Jarred Brooks (Mooresville), Jacob Efird (Hough)

160 - Sebastian Barreto (Hough), Marquel Thompson (North Meck)

170 - Ryan Devlin (Lake Norman), Palmer Maples (Hough)

182 - Dontrez Patterson (Mooresville), Gore Vaughn (Hopewell)

195 - Deshjion Whitlock (Hopewell), Austin Newell (Hough)

220 - Jackson Dowless (Lake Norman), Kenan Ralph (Mallard Creek)

285 - Connor Brooks (Hough), Brendan Latham (Lake Norman)

Wrestler of the Year: Cody Karns (Lake Norman)

Coach of the Year:  Tripp Rogers (Hough)

I-Meck 4A swimming and diving all-conference

Girls

200 medley relay

Hough (Alexandria Kitchens, Ally Dupay, Katie O’Brien, Emily Allen)

Lake Norman (Elle Tucker, Kalyn Fetter, Erin Dickerman, Courtney Fulton)

200 free

Jessica Merritt, Hough

Lauren McRae , Mallard Creek

200 IM

Megan Dupay , Hough

Ally Dupay, Hough

50 free

Emily  Allen, Hough

Shannon Bauer, Hough

Diving

Karly Adams, Hough

Katelyn Abernathy, Hough

100 fly

Katie O’Brien, Hough

Heather Merritt, Hough

100 free

Emily Allen, Hough

Rachel Bright, Hough

500 free

Ally Dupay, Hough

Morgan Holbrook, Lake Norman

200 free relay

Hough (Emily Allen, Heather Merritt, Shannon Bauer, Jessica Merritt)

Lake Norman (Maddy Gillman, Erin Dickerman, Christine Wirt, Morgan Holbrook)

100 back

Heather Merritt, Hough

Alexandria Kitchens, Hough

100 breast

Jessica Merritt, Hough

Kalyn Fetter, Lake Norman

400 free relay

Hough (Katie O’Brien, Heather Merritt, Ally Dupay, Jessica Merritt)

Lake Norman (Courtney Fulton, Maddy Gillman, Christine Wirt, Morgan Holbrook)

Boys

200 medley relay

Hough (Jack Manchester, Andrew Botelho, Trey Poff, Jeffery Manchester)

Lake Norman (Austin Tucker, Justin Lindly, Austin Hill, Eric Koehler)

200 free

Jack Manchester, Hough

Charles Blinn, Lake Norman

200 IM

Andrew Botelho, Hough

Brian Davis, Hough

50 free

Brody Heck, Lake Norman

Patrick Cowley, Hough

Diving

Charles Mitchell, Hough

Colby Hendrix, Lake Norman

100 fly

Trey Poff, Hough

Josh Moore, Vance

100 free                              

Brody Heck, Lake Norman

Mark Brittain, Hopewell

500 free

Trey Poff, Hough

Evan Heldman, Hough

200 free relay

Lake Norman (John Suther, Eric Koehler, Charles Blinn, Brody Heck)

Hough (Andrew Petry, Alex Kirven, Patrick Cowley, Jeffery Manchester)

100 back

Jack Manchester, Hough

Austin Hill, Lake Norman

100 breast

Mark Brittain, Hopewell

Brian Davis, Hough

400 free relay

Hough (Andrew Petry, Andrew Botelho, Patrick Cowley, Jack Manchester)

Lake Norman (John Suther, Austin Hill, Charles Blinn, Brody Heck)

Coach of the Year: Tim Queen, Hough

NCHSAA basketball playoff update (Feb. 26)

Only seven of 17 Lake Norman-area teams moved beyond the first-round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association basketball playoffs on Monday.

In 4A, Hough's boys and North Mecklenburg's girls reached Wednesday's second round.

The Huskies, which defeated Vance 59-57 on a last-second Sanders Poff layup, will travel to McDowell, while the Lady Vikings will host Watauga.

Here are the first-round scores and second-round matchups for local teams (in bold):

Read more here: http://cabprepsports.blogspot.com/#storylink=cpy

Boys' basketball playoffs
Monday's first round
1A
(4) Lake Norman Charter def. (13) West Montgomery 87-44

Read more here: http://lknprepsports.blogspot.com/#storylink=cpy

2A
(1) Sylva Smoky Mountain def. (16) South Iredell 88-45

(4) East Lincoln def. (13) North Lincoln 68-57

4A
(3) McDowell def. (14) Lake Norman 61-52

(6) Hough def. (11) Vance 59-57

Wednesday's second round
1A
(5) Albemarle (21-3) at (4) Lake Norman Charter (22-4)

2A
(5) Mountain Heritage (18-9) at (4) East Lincoln (20-7)

4A
(6) Hough (21-5) at (3) McDowell (21-5)

Girls' basketball playoffs
Monday's first round
1A

(3) Lake Norman Charter def. (14) North Moore 76-44

2A
(9) North Henderson def. (8) North Lincoln 52-40(6) East Burke def. (11) South Iredell 63-55(2) Bandys def. (15) Newton-Conover 68-37

4A
(1) North Mecklenburg def. (16) Lake Norman 62-43
(3) Alexander Central def. (14) Hopewell 58-40(6) Mallard Creek def. (11) Hough 57-53


Wednesday's second round

1A

(6) East Surry (19-7) at (3) Lake Norman Charter (21-5)

2A
(7) Madison (19-9) at (2) Bandys (25-5)

4A
(8) Watauga (12-13) at (1) North Mecklenburg (24-3)

Davidson Day players named all-state

Davidson Day's Maya Caldwell and Justin Jordan were named all-state by the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association.

Caldwell, an eighth-grader, averaged a double-double for the Lady Patriots, tallying 15.8 points, 11.4 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 2.5 assists per game.

Jordan, a senior, led Davidson Day with 17.4 points and 4.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.

Wildcats, Huskies lead the way at 4A West wrestling regionals

Lake Norman and Hough combined to qualify 15 wrestlers  for the 4A state tournament at last weekend's 4A West regional.

The Wildcats were led by regional champions Conner Kominek (113 pounds) and Cody Karns (120). They will be joined by teammates Michael Ready (138), Eddie McGrail (145), Ryan Devlin (170), Matt Ready (195), Jackson Dowless (220) and Brendan Latham (285) at the 4A state tournament, which will take place Thursday-Saturday in Greensboro.

Four Huskies, Tanner Russ (138), Jake Efird (152), Palmer Maples (170) and Charles Smith (182), won regional championships. Three others, Austin Powell (106), Steven Owen (132) and Adam Nivens (145) also qualified for states.

Mooresville's Sam Crisp won the 106-pound regional championship. Jamie Wright (120), Kane Price (138), Jared Brooks (152) and Dontrez Patterson (182) also move on to states.

Hopewell's Gore Vaughn (182) as well as North Mecklenburg's Jalen Hill (132) and Marquel Thompson (170) also qualified for states.

At the 2A West regional, Bandys' Andrew Brotherton (170) and Anthony Christopher (195) won titles. Fellow Trojans Camron Crowe (138) and Zac Whisnant (220) will accompany them to states.

South Iredell’s Matthew Insogna (106), Jose Lopez (120), John Bustle (152) and Eythan Kramm (160) as well as East Lincoln’s James Daniel (126), Moses Boyter (145), Jeremy Tarleton (170) and Trenton Henderson (195) also made the cut for the 2A state tournament.

Lady Huskies fall in I-Meck tournament finals

Hough lost to Mallard Creek 47-45 in the I-Meck 4A girls' basketball tournament final on Friday. The Lady Huskies will have a rematch with the Mavericks today in the first round of the 4A playoffs. The game is set to tip off at 7 p.m.

Check out the full boy's and girls' basketball playoff brackets.

Lake Norman top performers - Week 2

Dre’an Long, Hough

Senior ran for a school-record 174 yards and a score in Huskies’ 35-11 win over Myers Park.

Aaron Seward, Davidson Day

He caught seven passes for 219 yards and four touchdowns in a 42-35 win over North Raleigh Christian.

Garrett Young, East Lincoln

Senior threw for 347 yards and five touchdowns on 18-of-26 passing in 61-59 win over Hopewell.

Tijuan Sifford, Hopewell

Senior threw for a school-record 472 yards and three touchdowns in a 61-59 loss to East Lincoln

Friday's scores 

(Winners in bold)

North Meck 13 at Providence 41

Hopewell 59 at East Lincoln 61

Myers Park 11 at Hough 35

Mooresville 35 at South Meck 14

North Iredell 6 at Lake Norman 31

North Lincoln 7 at Maiden 28

Statesville 30 at South Iredell 20

Bandys 32 at Fred T. Foard 0

Trinity Christian 8 at SouthLake Christian 22

Davidson Day 42 at North Raleigh Christian 35

Lake Norman Charter 61 at Village Christian 0

First Assembly 25 at Cannon 14

Community School of Davidson 0 at Cherryville 16

This week's games

East Meck at North Meck

Ardrey Kell at Hopewell

Providence at Hough

Burns at Mooresville

Lake Norman at Statesville

East Lincoln at Bandys

North Lincoln at Madison

South Iredell at West Iredell

Wake Christian at SouthLake Christian

Providence Day at Davidson Day

Lincolnton at Lake Norman Charter

Community School of Davidson (BYE)

Lake Norman top performers - Week 1

Will Grier, Davidson Day

Patriots quarterback passed for 369 yards and four touchdowns against Harrells Christian Friday. Aside from making 26 of 37 passes, he also ran for 150 yards and a score on 13 rushes.

Tijuan Sifford, Hopewell

Quaterback passed for 216 yards and two touchdowns in the Titans' loss to Providence. Sifford also ran for a 70-yard touchdown.

Lamarcus Smith-Kelley, Lake Norman Charter

Sophomore had a big game for Knights. He rushed for two touchdowns, including a 80-yarder, while also returning a kick for 96 yards for another score in Lake Norman Charter's 82-6 win against Community School of Davidson.

Friday's scores

(Winners in bold)

North Raleigh Christian 42 at Cannon 3

Community School of Davidson 6 at Lake Norman Charter 82

Harrells Christian 29 at Davidson Day 46

SouthLake Christian 48 at Westminster Catawba 0

St. Stephens 0 - Bandys 35

South Iredell 17 at Lake Norman 16

East Lincoln 35 at Newton-Conover 21

Fred T. Foard 16 - North Lincoln 13

Hough 14 at Independence 31

Hopewell 19 at Providence 30

Mooresville 14 at West Rowan 21

North Meck (BYE week)

This week's games

North Meck at Providence

Hopewell at East Lincoln

Myers Park at Hough

Mooresville at South Meck

North Iredell at Lake Norman

North Lincoln at Madison

Statesville at South Iredell

Bandys at Fred T. Foard

Trinity Christian at SouthLake Christian

Davidson Day at North Raleigh Christian

Lake Norman Charter at Village Christian

First Assembly at Cannon

Community School of Davidson at Cherryville

Titan assistant inherits girls' basketball coaching job

Hopewell High announced that longtime assistant Tyrelle Anderson will be its new girls' basketball head coach Wednesday.

Anderson, who was born and raised in Queens, N.Y., replaces Gary Richmond, who stepped down from the post after this past season. Anderson was an assistant under Richmond for five seasons.

Anderson’s coaching career began as director of  basketball pperations for Pick n’ Roll Basketball Camp in Hempstead, N.Y., in 1998. He served in this capacity for four years. For the next three years, he served as the assistant coach and lead skill developer for Ahead of the Game AAU boys’ basketball organization in Brooklyn.

Since retiring from FDNY-EMS in 2003 and relocating to Charlotte, Anderson has assisted various basketball organizations in the surrounding area. He was head coach for the Queen City Jewels 2010 girls' AAU basketball team and assistant coach of the 2012 Queen City Dynasty girls' basketball team.

He also held the position of director of basketball operations for the Queen City Dinasty girls' showcase group from 2009-10.

He currently serves as the head coach of the Charlotte Lady Warriors Elite summer basketball team.

Knights, Huskies lead area in final Wells Fargo Cup standings

The N.C. High School Athletic Association released its final Wells Fargo Cup standings and Lake Norman Charter and Hough fared the best out of Lake Norman area schools. The award recognizes the high schools that achieve the best overall athletic performance within each of the state’s four competitive classifications. The Cup program, formerly known as the Wachovia Cup, is in its 33rd year.


Here are the final standings, with local teams highlighted:

1A
SCHOOL             POINTS
1. Kernersville Bishop McGuinness       527.5
    Durham N.C. School of Science and Math     527.5
3. Lake Norman Charter         447.5
4. Hendersonville           432.5
5. Monroe            325
6. West Wilkes            320
7. Raleigh Charter           302.5
8. North Rowan           252.5
9. Riverside (Martin)           242.5
10. Ayden-Grifton            227.5
11. North Stokes           215
12. Thomas Jefferson Classical       207.5
13. Mount Airy           197.5
      Misenheimer Gray Stone Day       197.5
15. Elkin             195 
 
2A
SCHOOL             POINTS
1. Carrboro            602.5
2. Shelby              415
3. Waxhaw Cuthbertson         400
4. Salisbury             370
5. North Lincoln           362.5
6. Burlington Cummings         350
7. Wilson Beddingfield         307.5
8. Hillsborough Cedar Ridge         282.5
9. Pittsboro Northwood         255
10. Kill Devil Hills First Flight       242.5
11. Kinston              237.5
12. Newton-Conover           222.5
13. Swansboro             220
14. West Davidson           210
15. West Stokes           207.5
 
3A
SCHOOL             POINTS
1. Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons        775
2. Waxhaw Marvin Ridge         642.5
3. Charlotte Catholic           575
4. Chapel Hill             435
5. Northern Guilford           347.5
6. Weddington             305
7. Asheville             280
8. Hickory               277.5
9.  North Buncombe           272.5
10. Rocky Mount               245
11. Orange             240
12. Burlington Walter Williams       235
13. West Carteret           222.5
14. Pikeville Charles B. Aycock       220
15. Berry Academy           217.5
 
4A
SCHOOL             POINTS
1. Morrisville Green Hope        510
2. Charlotte Myers Park         400
3. Raleigh Broughton           377.5
4. Cornelius W.A. Hough         357.5
5. Charlotte Ardrey Kell         355
6. Southern Pines Pinecrest         345
7. Lake Norman           292.5
8. Pfafftown Ronald Reagan        285
9. Charlotte Providence         275
10. Raleigh Wakefield         270
11. Raleigh Millbrook           260
12. Apex             255
13. Winston-Salem Mount Tabor       242.5
14. Watauga             237.5
15. East Chapel Hill           227.5

I-Meck all-conference honors announced

The I-Meck released all-conference honors for baseball, girls' soccer and softball. Here are the honors by sport:

Baseball

Player of the Year: Ryder Ryan, North Meck
Pitcher of the Year: Brandon Gragilla, Hough
Coach of the Year: Shawn McGeorge, Mallard Creek

All-Conference team (by school):
Mallard Creek
Kyle Bynum
Kirk Morgan
Kayden Krause
Jamel Harbison

Hough
Johnny Piedmonte
Jared Sobo
Nick Bernado

Mooresville
Andrew Meadows
Ryan Brennan
Joe Cobb

Hopewell
Tristan Baker
Joe Bertone

Lake Norman
Ian Edmiston
Jack Edmiston
Alex Cagide
Jon Stires

West Charlotte
Marcus Holmes

Vance
Cameron Leland

Girls' soccer

Coach of the Year: David Smith, Hough
Player of the Year: Allison Stearns, Hough

All-Conference team (by school):
Hopewell
Kelly Flanders
 
Hough
Brandi Arey
Morgan Byrne
Lindsey Byrne
Courtney Carroll
Regan Collins
Brianna Cuevas
Marnie Merritt
Hannah Robinson
Allison Stearns

Lake Norman
Sam Condron
Kendall Fischlein
Sydney Foushee
Courtney Reilly
Kelsey Steiner
Taylor Waters
Jenna Weston
 
Mallard Creek
Allie Gartland
Rachel Kramer
Kelly Teague
 
Mooresville
Erin Settle
 
Vance
Kara Mitchell

Softball

Coach of the Year: Marylee Giurintano, Hough

Player of the Year: Kayla Pine, Lake Norman
Pitcher of the Year: Stacey Houser, Lake Norman.

All-conference team (by school):
Lake Norman
Kayla Pine- Sr. P/OF
Stacey Houser- Sr. P/SS
Kayla McGuffey- Jr. C
Shelby Bailey- Jr. 3B
Gabby Chester- Sr. OF
MacKenzie Winslow- So. OF
Arin Hall- Sr. 2B

Hough
Katelyn Shifflett- So. SS
Leah Murry- Fr. OF
Kayla Hall- Jr. OF
Jasmine Lamontagne- Jr. P/OF

Hopewell
Bre Blakely- Sr. IF/C
Madalynn Randall- Sr. OF
Lauren Parker- Jr. OF

Mooresville
Kelsey Clark- Jr. 1B
Brandi Stamey- Jr. SS

Mallard Creek
Ambery Kimrey- Sr. SS
Melissa Race- Sr. C

North Mecklenburg
Diamond Brown- Sr. SS
Katie Stokes- Fr. P

Two Lincoln County athletes claim state titles

East Lincoln's Marcus "Bubba" McDowell and North Lincoln's Allie Castro both won individual state championships at last weekend's 2A track and field meet.

McDowell, a senior, won the 400-meter title with a 48.72. Castro's 11:18.62 time in the 3,200 meters allowed her to claim her state title. She was more than eight seconds faster than the state runner-up.

North Lincoln's Andrew Fea was second in the 1,600 meter run with a 4:27.80, while Ryan Shannon was third in the 3,200 meters (9:54.30).

Lake Norman Charter participated in the 1A state meet, where they were led by Stephanie Zaino's third place finish in the 3,200 meters as well as the boys' 4x800 meter relay team (Michael Westbay, Nathan Farber, Stephen Hack, Chris Hack) that finished as state runner-up. Here are the full 1A results.

South Iredell tennis player is state runner-up

South Iredell’s Patrick Hensley had a good weekend at the 2A boys’ tennis state championships, winning three matches to reach the state final match.

Hensley, a senior, defeated Central Davidson’s Levi Bruff 6-3, 6-1 in the first round before coming back from behind to beat Hillsborough Cedar Ridge’s Zac Marion 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 in the quarterfinals.

On the second day of the tournament, Hensley defeated Eben Wells (Kill Devil Hills First Flight) 6-2, 6-4 in the semifinal before losing to Salisbury freshman Michael Ogden 6-4, 6-0 for the state championship.

Hensley was state runner-up for a second year in a row.

Other Lake Norman area players didn't fare as well.

Jake Combs (Mooresville) dropped his first-round match 6-1, 6-0 to Greensboro Page’s Austin Ansari, while Greensboro Grimsley’s Will Albright and Graham Pearson defeated Ryan Wydra-Collin Black (Hough) 6-1, 6-3 in the first round of doubles play.

Lake Norman playoff update (May 14)

This past weekend was a busy one in playoff action. Here is a recap of results (Lake Norman area teams in bold).

Baseball

1A

Lake Norman Charter def. North Moore 5-3

2A

East Rutherford def. North Lincoln 2-1

East Lincoln def. South Iredell 3-2

Bandys def. West Stokes 20-3

4A

Mooresville def. Olympic 7-3

Hough def. Porter Ridge 2-1

Lake Norman def. Sun Valley 3-0

Asheville Roberson def. Hopewell  6-5

Tuesday's second round games:

Lake Norman Charter at Hendersonville

Shelby at East Lincoln

Bandys at Wilkes Central

Lake Norman at Mallard Creek

Mooresville at Hough

Click here for full baseball brackets.

Softball

1A

Lincoln Charter def. East Montgomery 5-2

Lake Norman Charter def. Hiwassee Dam 5-3

2A

Chase def. East Lincoln 5-4

North Lincoln def. South Iredell 3-1

Bandys def. West Davidson 11-1

4A

Olympic def. Hopewell 10-1

Hough def. Sun Valley 5-4

Lake Norman def. Butler 13-0

Asheville Roberson def. Mooresville 22-2

Tuesday’s second-round games:

Lincoln Charter at North Moore

Lake Norman Charter vs. Cherokee/Mitchell

Polk County at North Lincoln

West Lincoln at Bandys

Hough at Olympic

Porter Ridge at Lake Norman

Click here for full softball brackets.

Girls' soccer

1A

Lake Norman Charter def. Union Academy 5-0

2A

Shelby def. Bandys 4-1

Polk County def. East Lincoln 3-2 OT

South Iredell def. Wheatmore 8-6 OT

4A

Lake Norman def. Olympic 4-1

Hough def. Sun Valley 3-1

Tuesday’s third-round games:

Central Academy at Lake Norman Charter

Polk County at South Iredell

Lake Norman at Asheville A.C. Reynolds

Hough at Asheville T.C. Roberson

Click here for full girls' soccer brackets.

Boys' lacrosse

Lake Norman's 18-3 win against Greensboro Grimsley Friday will send the Wildcats to the state semifinals against Myers Park.

Lake Norman (21-0) will host the Mustangs (17-3) Tuesday night. The winner of that  game will play for a state championship against either Raleigh Athens Drive or Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons.

Girls' lacrosse

Lake Norman dropped a 16-7 game to Marvin Ridge in the state quarterfinals Friday to end their quest for a state championship.

The Lady Wildcats finished the year 13-6 after being runners-up in Conference 7 to Myers Park, which dropped the other western quarterfinal to Charlotte Catholic. For a bracket, go here.

Baseball, softball playoff brackets released

The N.C. High School Association released its baseball and softball playoff brackets Wednesday morning. First-round play is slated to be played by Friday.

Here are the first-round match-ups for Lake Norman area teams (in bold):

Baseball

1A
No. 3 North Moore (13-8) at No. 2 Lake Norman Charter (10-12)

2A
No. 3 North Lincoln (13-13) at No. 1 East Rutherford (17-5)
No. 5 South Iredell (12-11) at No. 1 East Lincoln (20-4)
No. 4 Bandys (16-7) at No. 1 West Stokes (20-3)

4A
No. 2 Porter Ridge (8-17) at No. 2 Hough (17-10)
No. 3 Mooresville (15-7) at No. 1 Olympic (19-5)
No. 4 Hopewell (14-10) at No. 1 T.C. Roberson (24-2)
No. 5 Lake Norman (13-9) at No. 1 Sun Valley (12-13)

Softball

1A
WC Lincoln Charter (15-2) at East Montgomery (20-5)
No. 4 Hiwassee Dam (10-10) No. 3 Lake Norman Charter (11-8)

2A
No. 3 East Lincoln (10-12) at No. 1 Chase (14-3)
No. 5 South Iredell (7-14) at No. 1 North Lincoln (14-6)
No. 3 West Davidson (9-12) at No. 1 Bandys (17-5)

4A
No. 4 Butler (14-11) at No. 1 Lake Norman (22-1)
No. 2 Sun Valley (7-13) at No. 2 Hough (17-4)
No. 3 Hopewell (14-7) at No. 1 Olympic (14-5)
No. 4 Mooresville (10-9) at No. 1 T.C. Roberson


For complete baseball and softball brackets, click on the respective links.

Boys' tennis championships set for this weekend

Singles and doubles titles are up for grabs this weekend as the N.C. High School Athletic Association holds its annual boys' tennis individual tournament championships May 11-12.

Semifinalists in both singles and doubles at the regional level qualify for the state championships.

The 4A championships are scheduled for Millbrook Exchange Park in Raleigh, while both the 1A and the 2A championships are set for the Cary Tennis Center. The 3A championships will be held at the Burlington Tennis Center.

Here is a list of qualifiers (Lake Norman area players in bold):

1A-Cary Tennis Center

SINGLES--FIRST ROUND

Matt Kessler (Mount Airy) vs. Tommy Arline (Gates County)

Harrison Tucker (Franklin Academy) vs. Tyler Macy (Elkin)

Dillon Cuttington (Rosewood), default

Jacob Fuqua (Hendersonville) vs. Jin Kang (Durham N.C. School of Science and Math)

DOUBLES--FIRST ROUND

Mitch Kessler-Jordan Lawson (Mount Airy) vs. Coy Cameron-Harrison Stone (Durham Voyager Academy)

Dakota Capiz-Chase Conner (Riverside-Martin) vs. Kevin Weckworth-Lane Kiser (Kernersville Bishop McGuinness)

Jonathan Tseng-Houston Parks (Raleigh Charter) vs. Jeremiah Morrison-David Bullins (Elkin)

Brackin Kirkland-Charles Colhoun (Hendersonville) vs. Tanner Lynk-Evan Guthrie (East Carteret)

2A -Cary Tennis Center

SINGLES--FIRST ROUND

Eben Wells (Kill Devil Hills First Flight) vs. J.P. Gemborys (Durham School of Arts)

Garrett Lakey (Wilkes Central) vs. Grant Buckner (Burnsville Mountain Heritage)

Zac Marion (Hillsborough Cedar Ridge) vs. Lane Long (Tarboro)

Patrick Hensley (South Iredell) vs. Levi Bruff (Central Davidson)

Ray Webb Parker (Shelby) vs. Lucas Shelton (West Stokes)

Max Fritsch (Carrboro) vs. David Beard (Newport Croatan)

Michael Ogden (Salisbury) vs. Zach Huffman (Maiden)

Anthony Brennan (Swansboro) vs. Drew Guerra (Durham School of Arts)

DOUBLES--FIRST ROUND

Hunter Lane-Dallas Hollingsworth (East Duplin) vs. Aaron Stafford-Jordan McClure (Trinity Wheatmore)

Jesse Massucco-Evan Day (Wilkes Central) vs. Bobby Decker-Eli Hile (Black Mountain C.D. Owen)

Kia Brewington/Nathan Woolard (Siler City Jordan-Matthews) vs. Edson Garcia-Ben Jones (East Duplin)

Miles Poage-Joseph Hendrick (Shelby) vs. Josh Walker-Ben Lunning (Cuthbertson)

Ryan Lampe-John Tate (Newton-Conover) vs. Shaun Howell-Roland DesLauriers (Cuthbertson)

Owen Ryan-Camil Craciunescu (Durham School of Arts) vs. Foster Hawkins-Brady Trevison (Hampstead Topsail)

Alan Lebowitz-Abraham Post (Salisbury) vs. Oscar Zamora-Ben Keefer (Black Mountain C.D. Owen)

Kirk Robertson-Parks Tompkins (Hampstead Topsail) vs. Chris Cole-Zafer Estill (Pittsboro Northwood)

3A -Burlington Tennis Center

SINGLES--FIRST ROUND

Chaz Fitzpatrick (Eastern Wayne) vs. Pierce Beary (Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons)

Joey Hatala (Waxhaw Marvin Ridge) vs. Daniel May (Hickory)

Matt Daly (Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons) vs. Soren Wonde (Cleveland)

Paul Hogan (Lenoir Hibriten) vs. Victor Nechar (Concord Cox Mill)

Chaney Barnes (Kings Mountain) vs. Hayden Faulkenbury (China Grove Jesse Carson)

Eric Greene (Western Alamance) vs. Nick Jones (Wilson Fike)

Kyle Johnson (Charlotte Catholic) vs. Isaac Sluder (Waynesville Tuscola)

Russell Turner (Eastern Wayne)) vs. John Dangerfield (Cameron Union Pines)

DOUBLES--FIRST ROUND

Will Hoff-Michael Kearney (Pikeville Charles B. Aycock) vs. Ricky Ydrovo-Thomas Freeman (Thomasville Ledford)

Matthew Martinez-Zach Sachee (Charlotte Catholic) vs. Alex Arditti-Luke Kessel (Hickory)

Killian Steer-Matt Galush (Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons) vs. Julian Marrero-Eric Joyner (Northern Nash)

Sandler Gensch-Logan Andrew (Belmont South Point) vs. Bobby Hatala-Woody Watson (Waxhaw Marvin Ridge)

Tito Poplawski-David Howerton (Asheville) vs. B.J. Beecher-Mason Croley (Concord)

Aaron Weber-Bryan Zhang (Chapel Hill) vs. Edwin Burnett-Patrick Evans (South Brunswick)

Parks Thompson-Julian Hawkins (Statesville) vs. Michael Turlington-Adam Greer (West Henderson)

Phillip Packard-Drayton Williams (Wilson Fike) vs. Andrew Stephenson-Jack Harrison (Burlington Williams)

4A - Millbrook Exchange Park, Raleigh

SINGLES--FIRST ROUND

A.J. Stilwell (Wilmington Laney) vs. Kelly Patch (Cary Green Hope)

Scott Gallimore (Davie County) vs. Jim Fan (Charlotte Ardrey Kell)

Graham Duncan (Apex) vs. Josiah Boda (Scotland)

Michael Smith (Watauga) vs. Warren Bryan (Greensboro Page)

Mike Roberts (Charlotte Ardrey Kell) vs. Matt Tutton (High Point Central)

Tyler Pyle (Durham Jordan) vs. Alex Gaines (Wilmington New Hanover)

Austin Ansari (Greensboro Page) vs. Jake Combs (Mooresville)

Grey Hamilton (Southern Pines Pinecrest) vs. Matt Stachowiak (Apex Middle Creek)

DOUBLES--FIRST ROUND

Noah Milliken-Matt Johnson (Wilmington Hoggard) vs. Brad Meir-Ricky Meir (Raleigh Millbrook)

Will Albright-Graham Pearson (Greensboro Grimsley) vs. Ryan Wydra-Collin Black (W.A. Hough)

Bo Boyden-Jensen Martin (Raleigh Wakefield) vs. Jordan Frazier-Stephen Gay (Greenville Rose)

Karthik Arunkmar-Thomas King (Charlotte Ardrey Kell) vs. Mitchell Lewis-Ben Stern (Greensboro Grimsley)

John Kruszka-Michael McGowan (Charlotte Providence) vs. Austin Lynk-Vivek Dakoriya (Southwest Guilford)

Chris Mahan-Sean Carmean (Raleigh Millbrook) vs. Jake McDonough-Will Schoolfield (Wilmington Laney)

Chad Hoskins-Paul Yamane (Winston-Salem R.J.Reynolds) vs. Nicholas Cottrill-Matt Coats (Charlotte Providence)

Alex Auman-Colt Auman (Richmond) vs. Andrew Waddell-Patrick Longest (Raleigh Broughton)

Wildcats wins I-Meck softball tournament title

Lake Norman, the regular-season I-Meck champs, added the conference tournament title to its impressive season Monday with a 9-7 win against Hough during a double-header at UNC Charlotte.

For a full recap, read my story in today's Observer.

Hough claims baseball tourney championship

After dropping its last three games of the regular season, Hough has turned it around and won its last three games on its way to winning the I-Meck 4A baseball tournament title.

The Huskies won the title in a close 1-0 game against Hopewell. For more, see Corey Inscoe's story on Monday's game.