Knights, Mustangs to play for SPC title

The Southern Piedmont 1A/2A boys' basketball tournament is set. Lake Norman Charter and East Lincoln won Wednesday night's semifinals to earn the shot for a tourney championship.

The girls' final had been decided on Tuesday. Lincolnton and Lake Norman Charter will face each other Friday at 6:30 for the tournament title.The boys' final will follow. Tip-off is expected at 8 p.m.

Here are the the semifinal scores and final match-ups:

Southern Piedmont 1A/2A (at East Lincoln High)

Semifinals

Girls

(1) Lincolnton def. (4) West Lincoln 55-43

(2) Lake Norman Charter def. (3) North Lincoln 74-53

Boys

(1) Lake Norman Charter def. (5) Lincolnton 61-41

(2) East Lincoln def. (3) Bessemer City 75-54

Finals

Girls

(1) Lincolnton vs. (2) Lake Norman Charter – Friday 6:30 p.m.

Boys

(1) Lake Norman Charter vs. (2) East Lincoln – Friday 8 p.m.

I-Meck 4A, SPC 1A/2A tournament update

Here are updated results and match-ups for the I-Meck 4A and Southern Piedmont 1A/2A tournaments:

I-Meck 4A (All-games at Lake Norman High)

Girls

(1) North Meck def. (8) Mooresville 52-28

(4) Mallard Creek def. (5) Hopewell 41-26

(3) West Charlotte def. (6) Lake Norman 38-34

(2) Hough def. (7) Vance 65-50

Boys

(1) West Charlotte def. (8) Hopewell 83-50

(4) Mallard Creek def. (5) Lake Norman 46-43

(3) Vance def. (6) North Meck 62-49

(2) Hough def. (7) Mooresville 59-47

Semifinals

Girls

(1) North Meck vs. (4) Mallard Creek – Thursday 4 p.m.

(3) West Charlotte vs. (2) Hough – Thursday 7 p.m.

Boys

(1) West Charlotte vs. (4) Mallard Creek – Thursday 5:30 p.m.

(3) Vance vs. (2) Hough – Thursday 8:30 p.m.

Southern Piedmont 1A/2A (First round at higher seeds; semifinals, finals at East Lincoln High)

Girls

(1) Lincolnton def. (8) Highland Tech 48-30

(4) West Lincoln def. (5) Bessemer City 56-46

(3) North Lincoln def. (6) East Lincoln 70-39

(2) Lake Norman Charter def. (7) Cherryville 80-31

Boys

(1) Lake Norman Charter def. (8) West Lincoln 75-27

(5) Lincolnton def. (4) Highland Tech 43-42

(3) Bessemer City def. (6) Cherryville 95-58

(2) East Lincoln  def. (7) North Lincoln 66-53

Semifinals

Girls

(1) Lincolnton def. (4) West Lincoln 55-43

(2) Lake Norman Charter def. (3) North Lincoln 74-53

Boys

(1) Lake Norman Charter vs. (5) Lincolnton – Wednesday 8 p.m.

(3) Bessemer City vs. (2) East Lincoln – Wednesday 6:30 p.m.

Finals

Girls

(1) Lincolnton vs. (2) Lake Norman Charter – Friday 6:30 p.m.

Boys

Winner of 1/5 vs. winner of 3/2  – Friday 8 p.m.

Davidson Day teams reach state quarterfinals

Both Davidson Day basketball teams won first-round games to reach the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 2A state quarterfinals, which will be held at Charlotte Country Day on Thursday.

The Lady Patriots, the tournament's No. 9 seed, defeated St. David's School and will face top-seeded Carolina Day School at 10 a.m. Thursday.

Davidson Day's boys, the seventh-seeded team in their tournament, outlasted Fayetteville Christian 59-58. The Patriots will face second-seeded Gaston Day at 2:30 p.m. Thursday.

Cannon's girls fell in the first-round of the 3A playoff, losing to fifth-seeded Charlotte Christian 60-45. The Cougars, the 12th-seed in the tournament, finish the season 11-15.

For more, see the full brackets.

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Roses leads Cannon at 3A swim meet

Cannon School's girls' swimming team was fourth at the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 3A swim meet on Monday in Greensboro.

The Lady Cougars were led by the 200-yard medley championship relay team of Diana Dale, Maija Roses, Darby West and Isabella Jacoby. The same quartet finished second in the 200-yard freestyle relay.

Roses, a junior, won the 200-yard individual medley and the 100-yard breaststroke state championships.

The Cannon boys placed 10th.

SouthLake Christian's boys, led by junior John Baker's runner-up finishes in the 100 butterfly and the 100 backstroke, were eighth, while the Lady Eagles tied for 17th-place.

For more, check out the full meet results.

Conference tournaments update

I-Meck 4A (All-games at Lake Norman High)

Girls

(1) North Meck def. (8) Mooresville 52-28

(4) Mallard Creek def. (5) Hopewell 41-26

(3) West Charlotte vs. (6) Lake Norman – Tuesday 6:30 p.m.

(2) Hough vs. (7) Vance – Tuesday 4 p.m.

Boys

(1) West Charlotte def. (8) Hopewell 83-50

(4) Mallard Creek def. (5) Lake Norman 46-43

(3) Vance vs. (6) North Meck – Tuesday 8 p.m.

(2) Hough vs. (7) Mooresville – Tuesday 5:15 p.m.

Semifinals

Girls

(1) North Meck vs. (4) Mallard Creek – Thursday 4 p.m.

Boys

(1) West Charlotte vs. (4) Mallard Creek – Thursday 5:30 p.m.

Southern Piedmont 1A/2A (First round at higher seeds; semifinals, finals at East Lincoln High)

Girls

(1) Lincolnton def. (8) Highland Tech 48-30

(4) West Lincoln def. (5) Bessemer City 56-46

(3) North Lincoln def. (6) East Lincoln 70-39

(2) Lake Norman Charter def. (7) Cherryville 80-31

Boys

(1) Lake Norman Charter def. (8) West Lincoln 75-27

(5) Lincolnton def. (4) Highland Tech 43-42

(3) Bessemer City def. (6) Cherryville 95-58

(2) East Lincoln  def. (7) North Lincoln 66-53

Semifinals

Girls

(1) Lincolnton vs. (4) West Lincoln – Tuesday 8 p.m.

(3) North Lincoln vs. (2) Lake Norman Charter – Tuesday 6:30 p.m.

Boys

(1) Lake Norman Charter vs. (5) Lincolnton – Wednesday 8 p.m.

(3) Bessemer City vs. (2) East Lincoln – Wednesday 6:30 p.m.

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SouthLake trio wins wrestling titles

Three SouthLake Christian wrestlers claimed individual state titles at last weekend's N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association tournament.

State champions Hamilton Jones (147 pounds), Sam Bryant (162), Brian Jones (197) helped the Eagles to a third-place finish. Charlotte Latin and Providence Day were the top two finishers, respectively.

SouthLake's Dylan Boone (108), Adam Edwards (115), Gant Allen (184) were state runners-up in their weight classes.

Conference tourneys get under way

I-Meck 4A (All-games at Lake Norman High)

Girls

(1) North Meck vs. (8) Mooresville – Monday 4 p.m.

(4) Mallard Creek vs. (5) Hopewell – Monday 6:30 p.m.

(3) West Charlotte vs. (6) Lake Norman – Tuesday 6:30 p.m.

(2) Hough vs. (7) Vance – Tuesday 4 p.m.

Boys

(1) West Charlotte vs. (8) Hopewell – Monday 5:30 p.m.

(4) Mallard Creek vs. (5) Lake Norman – Monday 8 p.m.

(3) Vance vs. (6) North Meck – Tuesday 8 p.m.

(2) Hough vs. (7) Mooresville – Tuesday 5:15 p.m.

Southern Piedmont 1A/2A (First round at higher seeds; semifinals, finals at East Lincoln High)

Girls

(8) Highland Tech at (1) Lincolnton – Monday 7 p.m.

(5) Bessemer City at (4) West Lincoln – Monday 7 p.m.

(6) East Lincoln at (3) North Lincoln – Monday 7 p.m.

(7) Cherryville at (2) Lake Norman Charter – Monday 6:30 p.m.

Boys

(8) West Lincoln at (1) Lake Norman Charter – Monday 8 p.m.

(5) Lincolnton at (4) Highland Tech – Monday 7 p.m.

(6) Cherryville at (3) Bessemer City – Monday 7 p.m.

(7) North Lincoln at (2) East Lincoln – Monday 7 p.m.

NCISAA brackets released

Davidson Day's basketball teams will be the lone area representatives in the NCISAA 2A basketball playoffs.

The Patriots' boys, an seven-seed, will host Fayetteville Christian on Tuesday. The winner will play No. 2 Gaston Day at Charlotte Country Day on Thursday in the state semifinals.

Davidson Day's girls, a nine-seed, will travel to Raleigh Tuesday to face St. David's School. The winner will face No. 1 Carolina Day at Country Day on Thursday.

Both  finals are scheduled for Friday and will also be held at Country Day.

Cannon's girls, a 12th-seed in the 3A bracket, will play Charlotte Christian Tuesday. No. 4 Cary Academy awaits the winner. The 3A semifinals and finals will be held at Charlotte Latin.

For a full bracket, visit the NCISAA website.

NCISAA swim meet to be held Monday, Tuesday

The 1A/2A/3A independent schools' state swim meets are  scheduled for Monday and Tuesday at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. Finals are slated to start at 3:30 p.m.

Huskies, Knights lead conferences in standings

Hough and Lake Norman Charter lead their respective conferences in the Wells Fargo Conference Cup standings after the fall season.

The Huskies are atop the I-Meck ranking after winning the boys' soccer and volleyball titles. Lake Norman is in second place after winning the conference's girls' tennis and cross country titles.

Lake Norman Charter leads the Southern Piedmont Conference after claiming the girls' golf, boys' soccer, volleyball and girls' tennis conference titles. North Lincoln is second in the league while East Lincoln is third.

Bandys and South Iredell are second and third, respectively, in the Catawba Valley Athletic Conference barely behind Maiden.

The Wells Fargo Conference Cup recognizes schools with the best overall athletic performances within individual conferences. Points are awarded based on participation and standings in conference play. Each conference determines its own method of awarding points.

Here are the complete conference standings:

I-Meck 4A

Hough 51

Lake Norman 47

Mallard Creek 38.5

Hopewell 30

Mooresville 29

North Mecklenburg 28.5

West Charlotte 10

Vance 10.

Southern Piedmont 1A/2A

Lake Norman Charter 95

North Lincoln 89

East Lincoln 84

Lincolnton 73

West Lincoln 72

Highland Tech 63

Cherryville 51

Bessemer City 21

Catawba Valley 2A

Maiden 33

Bandys 32

South Iredell 31

Newton-Conover 30

J.C. Draughn 28.5

East Burke 26

Bunker Hill 22.5

West Caldwell 13

Knights take first SPC 1A/2A golf meet

Lake Norman Charter kicked off the 2012 Southern Piedmont 1A/2A girls' golf season with a convincing win at Deer Brook Golf Club in Shelby on Monday.

The Knights, the defending SPC champions, fired a match low score of 142 to win the SPC's first tournament of the year.

Lake Norman Charter was led by senior Maegan Ports (40), sophomore Kaelyn Pack (48) and freshman Kate Beeken (54).  Ports also earned match medalist honors with the lowest score of the round.

The East Lincoln Mustangs finished second with a team score of 154.  East Lincoln was led by senior Brittany Smith, who placed second individually and shot a 41.  Lincolnton's Alexis Killian rounded out the top three individual scorers with a round of 42.

Team Scores

Lake Norman Charter - 142

East Lincoln - 154

North Lincoln - 163

Cherryville - 171

Highland Technology - 176

West Lincoln - 178

Top Individuals

Maegan Ports (Lake Norman Charter) - 40

Brittany Smith (East Lincoln) - 41

Alexis Killian (Lincolnton) - 42

Kaelyn Pack (Lake Norman Charter) - 48

Courtney Brown (Cherryville) - 50

Margo Lovelace (North Lincoln) - 51

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.

Girls' soccer playoffs announced

Several area teams made the N.C. High School Athletic Association playoff brackets, which were released Monday. First-round games are slated to be played Wednesday.

Hough, the I-Meck champions after going 20-0-1 in the regular season, will host South Mecklenburg in 4A tournament. No. 2 Lake Norman (19-2) will play Porter Ridge at home, while No. 4 Mooresville (9-9-2) and No. 5 Hopewell (7-11-2) will travel to Asheville T.C. Roberson and Sun Valley, respectively.

In 2A, the Southern Piedmont 1A/2A will have East Lincoln (13-6-3) and North Lincoln (9-8-1) as its representatives. They will host East Burke and Wheatmore, respectively.

South Iredell, the Catawba Valley champions after an 18-2 season, will host East Davidson, while Bandys (15-3-3) will travel to Sylva Smoky Mountain.

Lake Norman Charter (17-1) will be the No. 1 seed out of the Southern Piedmont 1A/2A in the 1A bracket. The Knights will host Lincoln Charter (11-5-2) Wednesday.

For full girls' soccer playoff brackets, visit the NCHSAA website.

Updated I-Meck 4A and SPC 1A/2A brackets (Feb. 16)

I-Meck 4A

Girls (semifinals played Thursday at Mallard Creek):

No. 5 North Meck vs. No. 1 Hopewell, 6 p.m.
No. 3 Mallard Creek vs. No. 2 Hough, 7:30 p.m.

Boys (finals played Friday at Mallard Creek):

No. 3 Mallard Creek vs. No. 1 West Charlotte, 7:30 p.m.


Southern Piedmont 1A/2A

Girls (final played Friday at North Lincoln):

No. 2 Lake Norman Charter vs. No. 1 North Lincoln, 6 p.m.

Boys (final played Friday at North Lincoln):

No. 2 Lincolnton vs. No. 1 Highland Tech, 7:30 p.m.


* Tie-breaker between East Lincoln and North Lincoln will be played Thursday at Lincolnton.

Basketball tournaments ready to tip off

The I-Meck 4A basketball tournament tip off later today at Mallard Creek. Here is today's schedule:

Boys:

No. 7 Lake Norman vs. No. 2 North Meck, 4 p.m.

No. 6 Hopewell vs. No. 3 Mallard Creek, 5:20 p.m.

No. 5 Vance vs. No. 4 Mooresville, 6:45 p.m.

No. 8 Hough vs. No. 1 West Charlotte, 8 p.m.

Girls:

No. 7 Vance vs. No. 2 Hough, 4 p.m.

No. 6 Lake Norman vs. No. 3 Mallard Creek, 5:20 p.m.

No. 5 North Meck vs. No. 4 West Charlotte, 6:45 p.m.

No. 8 Mooresville vs. No. 1 Hopewell, 8 p.m.

The Southern Piedmont 1A/2A tournaments also begin today. First-round games will be played at the higher seeds. North Lincoln will host semifinals and finals. The winners of the boys' games will play again tomorrow, while the girls take the court against Wednesday. Both finals are Friday.

Here is today's line-up:

Boys:

No. 7  Bessemer City at  No. 2 Lincolnton, 7:30 p.m.

No. 6 Cherryville at No. 3 East Lincoln, 7 p.m.

No. 5 Lake Norman Charter at No. 4 North Lincoln 7:30 p.m.

No. 8 West Lincoln at No. 1 Highland Tech, 7 p.m.

Girls:

No. 7  East Lincoln at  No. 2 Lake Norman Charter, 7 p.m.

No. 6 Cherryville at No. 3 Lincolnton, 6 p.m.

No. 5 Highland Tech at No. 4 West Lincoln, 7 p.m.

No. 8 Bessemer City at No. 1 North Lincoln, 6 p.m.

NCHSAA soccer playoffs released

The N.C. High School Athletic Association released its boys' soccer playoffs Monday morning.

In the 1A bracket, Pine Lake Prep and Lake Norman Charter made the tournament. The Knights earned a first-round bye and will play the winner of the South Stanly at North Moore game.

North Lincoln and East Lincoln made the 2A tournament from the Southern Piedmont Conference, while South Iredell and Bandys are the local teams representing the Catawba Vally Conference.

The I-Meck had six selections to the playoffs, including Lake Norman, Mooresville, Hopewell and Hough.

First-round games have to be played by Wednesday. Here are the match-ups (local teams in bold):

1A
Pine Lake Prep at Thomas Jefferson
Lake Norman Charter BYE

2A
North Lincoln at Shelby
Maiden at East Lincoln
Starmount at South Iredell
Bandys at Surry Central

4A
Sun Valley at Lake Norman
Mooresville at Watauga
Hopewell at Porter Ridge
Ardrey Kell at Hough


For full brackets, visit the NCHSAA website.