Area trio claims individual state titles

East Lincoln's Jeremy Tarleton, Bandys' Anthony Christopher and Lake Norman's Cody Karns were crowned state champions at Saturday's N.C. High School Athletic Association state wrestling tournament in Greensboro.

Here are the scores for the championship matches:

2A

170 pounds: Jeremy Tarleton (East Lincoln) DEC Andrew Brotherton (Bandys) 11-6

195 pounds: Anthony Christopher (Bandys) DEC Kyle Colborn (Croatan) 9-3

4A

120 pounds: Cody Karns (Lake Norman) DEC Irvin Enriquez (Pinecrest) 12-5

Four Lake Norman-area squad reach regional semifinals

Hough beat West Charlotte for a second straight time to earn its first trip to the regional boys' basketball semifinals.

Lake Norman Charter's, Bandys' and North Mecklenburg's girls moved on to this week's regional semifinals.

Here are Friday's third-round scores and the regional semifinal matchups for local teams (in bold):

Boys' basketball playoffs
Friday's third round
1A
(1) Winston-Salem Prep def. (4) Lake Norman Charter 66-55

2A
(1) Smoky Mountain def. (4) East Lincoln 78-69

4A
(6) Hough def. (2) West Charlotte 61-52

Regional semifinals
4A
(6) Hough (23-5) vs. (1) Olympic (27-0) – March 7 at 7.p.m., Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center

Girls' basketball playoffs

Friday's third round

1A

(3) Lake Norman Charter (22-5) def. (2) South Davidson 42-40

2A
(2) Bandys def. (6) East Burke 58-55

4A
(1) North Mecklenburg  def. (5) West Mecklenburg 61-52

Regional semifinals

1A

(3) Lake Norman Charter (23-5) vs. (4) Bishop McGuinness (22-7) – March 5 at 8:30 p.m., UNC-Greensboro's Fleming Gym

2A
(2) Bandys (27-2) vs. (4) Pisgah (24-6)  – March 6 at 7:30 p.m., UNC-Greensboro's Fleming Gym

4A
(1) North Mecklenburg (26-3) vs. Porter Ridge (25-3) – March 8 at 7 p.m., Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center

Lake Norman-area wrestlers reach finals

Seven Lake Norman-area wrestlers will compete for state championships Saturday at the N.C. High School Athletic Association's state tournament at Greensboro Coliseum.

Here is the complete list:

4A

Hough’s Palmer Maples (170)

Lake Norman Cody Karns (120), Brendan Latham (285)

2A

Bandys’ Andrew Brotherton (170), Anthony Christopher (195)

South Iredell’s Matthew Insogna (106)

East Lincoln’s Jeremy Tarleton (170)

For more, see the full brackets.

I-Meck 4A finals set

The I-Meck 4A basketball tournament finals are set.

No. 2 seed Hough will face No. 4 Mallard Creeek in the girls' finals, which is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. today at Lake Norman High.

The Mavericks upset the regular-season champion North Mecklenburg in Thursday's first semifinal, while the Huskies beat West Charlotte.

On the boys' side, West Charlotte will face third-seeded Vance, which knocked out No. 2 Hough Thursday night.

West Charlotte defeated fourth-seeded Mallard Creek in the semifinals.

These are the scores and championship match-ups:

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

Semifinals

Girls

(4) Mallard Creek def. (1) North Meck  57-52

(2) Hough  def. (3) West Charlotte 58-53

Boys

(1) West Charlotte def. (4) Mallard Creek 77-46

(3) Vance def. (2) Hough 59-49

Finals

Girls

(4) Mallard Creek vs. (2) Hough – Friday 6:30 p.m.

Boys

(1) West Charlotte vs. (3) Vance – Friday 8:15 p.m.

Davidson Day falls in quarterfinals

Davidson Day's basketball teams failed to make it out of the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association quarterfinals, which were held on Thursday at Charlotte Country Day.

The boys fell 55-46 to Gaston Day, which is the 2A tournament's second-seeded team.

The girls 66-34 to the top-seeded Carolina Day.

Wrestling regionals start Friday

The N.C. High School Athletic Association will hold its regional wrestling tournaments Friday and Saturday.

Regional hosts include: Hendersonville (1A West), Piedmont (2A Midwest), West Lincoln (2A West) and Hough (4A West).

The top four finishers in each weight class will qualify for next week's state tournaments. For up-to-date updates, see the NCHSAA regional brackets.

Read more here: http://lknprepsports.blogspot.com/2013/02/i-meck-4a-spc-1a2a-semifinals-set.html#storylink=cpy

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.

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.

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

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.

Viking wins state indoor titles

North Mecklenburg's Sabrina Moore won the girls' long jump and 55-meter dash to lead the area at Saturday's indoor track championships.

Moore's Vikings were ninth at the 4A state meet. Lake Norman was 23rd.

On the boys' side, I-Meck schools Hopewell, North Meck and Vance tied for 20th place.

In the 1A/2A/3A meet, North Lincoln's boys were state runners-up. They were led by Andrew Fea and Joshua Mosteller, who finished first and second, respectively, in the 1,600 meters. On the girls' side, North Lincoln was eighth.

Lincoln Charter's Lappin among 1A/2A swim champs

Lincoln Charter's Christina Lappin won two events, the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard butterfly, at the 1A/2A meet to lead area swimmers.

Lincoln Charter finished third among the girls followed by Lake Norman Charter at fourth. South Iredell was sixth while Pine Lake Prep, led by Alyssa Marsh's 100-yard backstroke championship, was ninth. East Lincoln finished 12th and Community School of Davidson was 25th.

Lake Norman Charter, which finished third among the boys, claimed a state title in the 200-yard medley relay (Chris Cardwell,  Drew Queen, Corrin Rothwell and Austin Jones). The 200-medley relay broke last year's Knight state record with a 1:38.52.

North Lincoln finished sixth in the boys' rankings while Lincoln Charter was 11th and CSD was 12th.

Lake Norman Charter divers Adyson Lowe and Nathan Lane defended their state championships. Teammate Erin Lee was third in the girls' event. Lane set a new 1A/2A state record with a score of 380.15.

Here are the full 1A/2A meet results.

Hough wins I-Meck wrestling tournament

After winning its first regular-season conference title, Hough solidified its position atop the I-Meck 4A by claiming its tournament championship on Saturday.

The Huskies, led by I-Meck champs Sebastian Barreto, Palmer Maples and Austin Newell, outlasted runner-up Lake Norman 204-186 to claim the title.

The Huskies also qualified for their first dual-team playoffs. Hough will host South Meck on Tuesday night in the first round. The winner will take on either Asheville Roberson or Porter Ridge that same night.

Lake Norman will travel to Winston-Salem Parkland to take on MEGA 7 4A champion East Gaston. The winner will take on either undefeated Parkland or wildcard Ardrey Kell.

Here's the full 4A dual team wrestling bracket.

Allen shines to lead Hough to 2nd title

Sophomore Emily Allen set four North Carolina records on her way to leading Hough's girls to a second straight 4A swimming title.

Allen won the 50- and 100-yard freestyle titles and helped the 200- and 400-free relays also claim championships. Jessica Merritt (200 free) also won an individual state title for the Huskies.

On the boys' side, Jack Manchester won the 100 backstroke and 200 free state titles while also helping the 200-free relay finish second behind Green Hope, which finished 69 points ahead of second-place Hough to claim the 4A boys' title.

Lake Norman, behind freshman Brody Heck's fourth-place finish in the 100 free, finished 10th on the boys' side. The Lady Wildcats were 19th.

For more, see the full NCHSAA 4A meet results.

Huskies place at 4A diving championships

Hough's Harrison Mitchell barely missed repeating as 4A state diving champion at Wednesday's 4A state diving meet in Raleigh.

The junior finished as state runner-up by 1.83 points.

On the girls' side, the Huskies' Karly Adams, a sophomore, finished third. Hough's Katelyn Abernathy and Morgan Donnelly finish fifth and eighth, respectively.

The 4A state swim meet takes place today at Cary's Triangle Aquatic Center.

The 1A/2A dive meet will be held on Friday, while the 1A/2A swimming championships are scheduled for Saturday.

Lake Norman to play for lacrosse title Friday night

Lake Norman's boys' lacrosse team will face Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons at 7:30 p.m. in Cary for the state championship.

The Wildcats, which defeated Myers Park 13-7 Wednesday, go into the title game with a 22-0 record. Cardinal Gibbons is also undefeated this season with a 20-0 mark.

Lake Norman has outscored its opponents 350-76 this year.

Playoff update (May 18)

Other sports' playoffs are well under way, here are the games scheduled for Friday and Saturday (local teams in bold):

Baseball (third-round games to be played Friday)

2A
East Davidson at East Lincoln


4A
Hough at South Caldwell

Softball (third-round games to be played Friday)

1A
Lake Norman Charter at Bessemer City
Lincoln Charter at South Stanly

2A
West Lincoln at North Lincoln


4A
Hough at Alexander Central

Girls' soccer (fourth-round games)

1A
Thomas Jefferson at Lake Norman Charter (state semifinal to be played Saturday)

2A
South Iredell at Shelby (Saturday)

4A
Lake Norman at Hough (Friday)

*For full playoff brackets, follow the links in each subhead.

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.

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.

Postseason update (Feb. 21)

North Mecklenburg coach Duane Lewis presents a commemorative ball to Shivaughn Wiggins after he scored his 1,000th point as a Viking. Courtesy of Kevin Wilson

Wiggins reaches milestone
North Meck's Shivaughn Wiggins scored his 1,000th point at the school. Wiggins, who spent his first two years at Lake Norman Charter, has been at the school for two seasons. Wiggins led North Meck by scoring 30 points Monday against Myers Park.

The senior has averaged 25.4 points and 4.2 assists per game for the 22-5 Vikings. North Meck will travel to I-Meck rivals West Charlotte for a second-round playoff game Wednesday.

Basketball

Here are the scores for local teams (in bold):

Boys
1A
Lake Norman Charter def. Albemarle 55-48
2A
East Lincoln def. Piedmont 66-60
Salisbury def. North Lincoln 63-47
4A
West Charlotte def. Mooresville 77-52
North Meck def. Myers Park 63-50

Girls
1A
Lake Norman Charter def. North Rowan 46-33
2A
Bandys def. Central Davidson 97-46
Salisbury def. South Iredell 81-45
North Lincoln def. Owen 80-50
4A
Hough def. South Caldwell 39-33
Hopewell def. Olympic 43-31
McDowell def. North Meck 75-54

These are the second-round match-ups (to be played Wednesday):

Boys

1A

Monroe at Lake Norman Charter, 7 p.m.

2A

Lexington at East Lincoln, 7 p.m.

4A

North Meck at West Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Girls
1A
Monroe at Lake Norman Charter, 7 p.m.
2A
Thomasville at Bandys, 7 p.m.
North Lincoln def. Pisgah, 7 p.m.
4A
Hough at Myers Park, 7 p.m.
Butler at Hopewell, 7 p.m.

Wrestling
The Lake Norman area had several regional champions this past weekend. The top four finishers at the regional meets will compete in the state championships, which will take place Thursday to Friday in Greensboro.

Here is a list of regional champions:

2A
- Moses Boyter, East Lincoln sophomore: 132 pounds
- Jeremy Tarleton, East Lincoln junior: 152 pounds.

4A

- Sam Crisp, Mooresville junior: 106 pounds.

- Cody Karns, Lake Norman junior: 113 pounds.

- Jordan Thompson, Hough freshman: 152 pounds.

- Palmer Maples, Hough junior: 160 pounds.

- Zach Brown, Mooresville senior: 285 pounds.

For full regional results and state qualifier lists, go here.

Lake Norman area athletes earn 12 titles

Hough's girls had an impressive performance at last weekend's 4A swimming and diving state meet. The Huskies won the state championship by scoring 314 points - 124 more than second-place Cary Panther Creek - at the meet.

Hough was led by Emily Allen, who claimed a title in the 100-yard freestyle, and Whitney Timberlake, who won the 1-meter diving championship. Allen was also part of the state-championship winning 200-yard medley relay, along with Alexandria Kitches, Ally Dupay and Heather Merritts, as well as the 400-yard freestyle relay with Kathryn O'Brien, Heather Merritt and Payton Schrum, that also won a title.

On the boys' side, Hough also had some success to finish as state runners-up behind Providence. Peter Brumm claimed the 200-yard freestyle title and anchored the 400-yard freestyle relay team that also won a state championship for the Huskies. The senior was joined by Patrick Cowley, John Manchester and Andrew Botelho on the relay team. Hough's Charles Mitchell also won the 1-meter diving title.

Lake Norman's Logan Heck also had a good meet for the fourth-place Wildcats. The senior won the 50- and 100-yard freestyle state titles. His teammate, Reed Wheeler, won the 100-yard backstroke championship.

1A/2A state meet

For a second year in a row, Lake Norman Charter's boys and girls finished second at the 1A/2A state swimming and diving meet last week.

The Knights' boys were led by Chris Cardwell, who won a share of the state championship in the 100-yard backstroke and was part of state title-winning 200-yard medley relay.  Jake Koferl,  Brian Piccirilli and Brian Davis joined Cardwell in the relay team. Lake Norman Charter's boys, which scored 267.5, finished behind state champions Carrboro in the standings. 

On the girls' side, Lake Norman Charter, which was led by diver Adyson Lowe's title in the 1-meter competition, finished with 238 points - 140 points behind repeat state champs Raleigh Charter.

This is how other Lake Norman area teams performed at last week's meets:

4A results
Girls
1. Hough
21. Lake Norman
26. North Mecklenburg

Boys
2. Hough
4. Lake Norman
29. North Mecklenburg
39. Hopewell

1A/2A results

Girls

2. Lake Norman Charter
6. South Iredell

9. East Lincoln

11. North Lincoln

24. Bandys

25. Lincoln Charter

37. Pine Lake Prep

Boys

2. Lake Norman Charter
6. North Lincoln

11. Lincoln Charter

14. East Lincoln

15. South Iredell

Lake Norman football playoff update - week 2

Patriots wins state championship
Davidson Day's football team won the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association Division III title Friday in a 41-26 rout of Trinity Christian. The Patriots, in their first year as a varsity program, were led by quarterback Will Grier, who threw for 300 yards and four touchdowns. The sophomore was also key on defense, recovering a fumble for a touchdown while also picking off a pass and recording six tackles. The Patriots went 11-1 for the year and are slated to return all but two of its players next year.

SouthLake eliminated in quarterfinals
SouthLake Christian came just short of reaching the NCISAA Division II championship game, losing to Asheville School 21-17 Friday. The Eagles, the No. 1-ranked team in their bracket, had a 17-14 lead with four minutes left in the game after a field goal, but allowed Asheville to return the ensuing kickoff for the winning touchdown. SouthLake made a long drive, which included a couple of fourth-down conversions, afterwards but  a turnover with a minute left allowed Asheville School to drain the clock and upset the Eagles. SouthLake finished the year with a 10-2 record.


NCHSAA playoff update
Bandys, South Iredell and Mooresville are the only Lake Norman area teams left in the N.C. High School Athletic Association football playoffs. The Trojans (2AA), the Vikings(2AA) and the Blue Devils (4A) will play in their respective sectional finals Friday. Here are last week's scores (local teams in bold):


2AA
South Iredell def. Forest Hills 51-21
Bandys def. Smoky Mountain 26-0


4ASun Valley def. Hopewell 35-28
Mooresville def. Watauga 38-7


Friday's games:
Bandys at Shelby
South Iredell at West Stokes
Sun Valley at Mooresville

Lake Norman Charter girls win state cross country title

Lake Norman Charter's girls' cross country team won the N.C. High School School Athletic Association 1A championship. The Knights were led by Sarah Hardin, who finished in second place with a time of 19:44.31, and Stephanie Zaino, who was fifth with a 20:11.36. Danielle Clark finished 14th, while Lauren Swift was 24th.

The Knight boys finished state runners-up behind N.C. School of Math and Science.  They were led by Michael Westbay's sixth-place finish. Participating without No. 2 runner Jordan Wallace, who was injured, Chris Hack (11th), Matt Panza (21st), Bryan Hooker (23rd) and Sean Kenney (26th) also had strong races.

In the 2A championship, North Lincoln's boys were crowned state champions behind Chris Boyle's third-place finish. Three other Knights finished in the top 10. East Lincoln was sixth as a team. Justin Wilkes, who finished sixth in the race, led the Mustangs. North Lincoln's girls finished second behind Allie Castro and Savannah Fornshell, who were seventh and eighth in the race respectively. Alley Whitley's  26th-place finish led the East Lincoln girls to finish eighth as a team.

Lake Norman's Michael Rupinski was the best local finisher at the 4A boys' race, finishing 17th. Teammate Patrick Sheehan was 37th.

Mustang golfer finishes 21st at states

East Lincoln's Brittany Smith led Lake Norman-area golfers at the N.C. High School Athletic Association's 1A/2A girls' golf championships, which were held Monday and Tuesday at Longleaf Golf and Country Club in Southern Pines.

Smith finished 21st overall with a 188, while Lake Norman Charter's Meagan Ports (195) and Kaelyn Pack (197) were 28th and 31st respectively. The Knights finished 10th as a team, while North Lincoln finished 13th.

For full results visit the NCHSAA website.