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

Independent school brackets released

The N.C. Independent School Athletic Association released its baseball, girls' soccer, boys' tennis and boys' lacrosse playoff brackets.

Check out these links to see who made these postseason tournaments:

• Baseball
• Girls' soccer
• Boys' tennis
• Boys' lacrosse

All-I-Meck baseball, softball and girls' soccer teams announced

Baseball

Lake Norman's Taylor Thurber and Hopewell's Michael Russell claimed top I-Meck baseball honors, being named conference pitcher and player of the year respectively.

The Wildcats' Robert Little was named I-Meck coach of the year.

Here is a list of the all-conference players:

Josh Skidmore, Mooresville

Josh Hobcomb, Mooresville

Jimmy McElhany, Mooresville

Ryan Brennan, Mooresville

Taylor Thurber, Lake Norman

Ian Edmiston, Lake Norman

Jack Edmiston, Lake Norman

Jesse Seaford, Lake Norman

Mark Stevens, Vance

Blaine Lewis, Mallard Creek

Mikal Hill, Mallard Creek

Kirk Morgan, Mallard Creek

Brandon Wilkerson, Mallard Creek

Nick Daddio, Hough

Jared Sobo, Hough

Michael Russell, Hopewell

Cam Underwood, Hopewell

Hunter Conley, Hopewell

Anthony Dimino, North Meck

Paul Leonard, North Meck

Softball

North Mecklenburg's Sarah Mooney, an All-American catcher, was named I-Meck player of the year, while Mooresville's Margaret Whitestone claimed the conference's top pitcher honors.

Hopewell's Cherly Burwell earned coach of the year honors.

Here is the all-conference softball team:

Kayla Pine, Lake Norman

Kayla McGuffey, Lake Norman

Stacey Houser, Lake Norman

Dominique Wilson, Lake Norman

Hannah Littlefield, Lake Norman

Arin Hall, Lake Norman

Shelby Bailey, Lake Norman

Sarah Mooney, North Mecklenburg

Morgan Lashley, North Mecklenburg

Chelsea Parton, North Mecklenburg

Hannah Foret, North Mecklenburg

Lindsey Russell, Hopewell

Tayla Berry, Hopewell

Breanna Blakely, Hopewell

Margaret Whitestone, Mooresville

Hope Smith, Mooresville

Kelsey Clark, Mooresville

Jasmyn Lindsey, Hough

Katelyn Shifflert, Hough

Melissa Race, Mallard Creek

Girls' soccer

Hough goalkeeper Emily Rusk was named I-Meck player of the year, while Lake Norman coach Jon Mertes earned conference coach of the year honors.

Here is a list of all-conference girls' soccer players:

Katelyn Faucette, Hopewell

Brooke Arey, Hopewell

Audrey Boyle, Hopewell

Emily Rusk, Hough

Hannah Robinson, Hough

Allison Stearns, Hough

Alison Vest, Hough

Lindsey Byrne, Hough

Brandi Arey, Hough

Kendall Fischlein, Lake Norman

Allye Mertes, Lake Norman

Taylor Waters, Lake Norman

Jenna Weston, Lake Norman

Megan Curan, Lake Norman

Kelsey Palmer, Lake Norman

Sam Condron, Lake Norman

Courtney Reilly, Lake Norman

Allie Gartland, Mallard Creek

Kelsey Manning, Mallard Creek

Sarah Webber, Mallard Creek

Ashley Warren, Mallard Creek

Ashley Cress, Mooresville

Erin Settle, Mooresville

Megan Sullivan, North Mecklenburg

Erin McAnulty, North Mecklenburg

Wills breaks N.C. single-season goals record

Davidson Day girls' soccer player Brianna Wills kicked her way into the history books Tuesday night.

A senior committed to Appalachian State, Wills scored five goals in a 12-0 win against Burlington Christian Academy in the N.C. Independent Schools 1A state quarterfinals. That gave Wills 77 goals for the season and broke the N.C. state record of 76. This season, Wills leads the nation in scoring.

Wills and Davidson Day play against Community Christian School in the state semifinals in Wilson Friday at 2 p.m. Davidson Day is 17-5-1.

Read Langston Wertz's story on Wills from earlier this month.

NCISAA brackets unveiled

The NCISAA announced brackets for most of its spring sports - baseball, boys' lacrosse, girls' soccer and boys' tennis - Wednesday.

First round of play for all sports must be completed by Saturday. For exact playing times, contact your local school.

Here are the brackets (with local teams in bold):

Baseball

NCISAA 1A

No. 16 Epiphany School at No. 1 Lawrence Academy
No. 9 Wayne Country Day at No. 8 Wayne Christian
No. 12 Pungo Christian Academy at No. 5 Davidson Day
No. 13 Crossroads Christian at No. 4 Durham Trinity
No. 14 Hobgood Academy at No. 3 Greenfield School
No. 11 Community Christian at No. 6 Cape Fear Christian
No. 10 Waccamaw Academy at No. 7 Northeast Academy
No. 15-Ridgecroft School at No. 2 Faith Christian School

NCISAA 2A

No. 16 Calvary Baptist at No. 1 Kerr-Vance Academy
No. 9 Asheville Christian at No. 8 First Assembly
No. 12 Gaston Christian at No. 5 Caldwell Academy
No. 13 Fayetteville Christian at No. 13 Harrells Christian
No. 14 Fayetteville Academy at No. 3 Westchester Country Day
No. 11 Arendell-Parrott Academy at No. 6 Village Christian Academy
No. 10 Metrolina Christian at No. 7 St. David's
No. 15 Salem Baptist Christian at No. 2 SouthLake Christian

NCISAA 3A

No. 9 Cary Academy at No. 8 Charlotte Latin
No. 1 Forsyth Country Day (bye)
No. 12 Durham Academy at No. 5 High Point Christian
No. 4 Charlotte Christian (bye)
No. 11 Hickory Grove at No. 6 Providence Day
No. 3 Wesleyan Christian (bye)
No. 10 Covenant Day at No. 7 Rabun Gap
No. 2 Charlotte Country Day (bye)

Boys' lacrosse

NCISAA 1A/2A/3A

No. 9 Greensboro Day at No. 8 Cannon School
No. 1 Christ School (bye)
No. 12 Cary Christian at No. 5 Durham Academy
No. 4 Providence Day (bye)
No. 11 Cary Academy at No. 6 Ravenscroft
No. 3 Charlotte Latin (bye)
No. 10 Forsyth Country Day at No. 7 Cape Fear Academy
No. 2 Charlotte Country Day (bye)

Boys' tennis

NCISAA 3A dual team

No. 9 Cannon School at No. 8 North Raleigh Christian Academy
No. 1 Providence Day School (bye)
No. 12 Wesleyan Christian Academy at No. 5 Cary Academy
No. 4 Durham Academy (bye)
No. 11 Greensboro Day at No. 6 Charlotte Latin
No. 3 Ravenscroft (bye)
No. 10 Forsyth Country Day at No. 7 Christ School
No. 2-Charlotte Country Day (bye)

Girls' soccer

NCISAA 1A

No. 16 Ridgecroft School at No. 1 Davidson Day
No. 9 Burlington Christian Academy at No. 8 Faith Christian
No. 12 Trinity Academy at No. 5 Community Christian School
No. 13 United Faith at No. 4 Statesville Christian School
No. 14 Cape Fear Christian Academy at No. 3 Shannon Forest Christian
No. 11 Epiphany School at No. 6 Trinity School of Durham
No. 10 Elon School at No. 7 Wayne Country Day School
No. 15 Oakwood School at No. 2 Greenfield School

NCISAA 2A

No. 16 First Assembly at No. 1 Caldwell Academy
No. 9 Carolina Friends at No. 8 Westminster Catawba
No. 12 Village Christian at No. 5 Calvary Baptist
No. 13 O'Neal School at No. 4 Cape Fear Academy
No. 14 Arendell-Parrott Academy at No. 3 St. David's
No. 11 Metrolina Christian at No. 6 Asheville Christian
No. 10 Fayetteville Academy at No. 7 SouthLake Christian
No. 15 Rocky Mount Academy at No. 2 Cary Christian

NCISAA 3A

No. 9 Cannon School at No. 8 Greensboro Day School
No. 1 Ravenscroft (bye)
No. 12 Providence Day at No. 5 Cary Academy
No. 4 Wesleyan Christian (bye)
No. 11 St. Mary's at No. 6 Forsyth Country Day
No. 3 Charlotte Latin (bye)
No. 10 Covenant Day at No. 7 Durham Academy
No. 2 Charlotte Country Day (bye)

Girls' soccer brackets announced

The N.C. High School Athletic Association unveiled the girls' soccer brackets this morning.

The I-Meck's No. 1 seed, Lake Norman, will host McDowell. Hough plays Sun Valley, while Hopewell will face Olympic.

East Lincoln also made the 2A playoffs, getting a first-round bye.

To view a complete 4A West girls' soccer bracket, click here. For the 2A bracket, click here.

Lake Norman has up-and-down night

Lake Norman High had a big win and a couple of upset losses Tuesday night.

The baseball team earned a share of the top spot in the I-Meck Conference standings with a key 3-0 win against Hopewell. For my story from this morning, click here.

The Wildcats' softball team, which was undefeated going into yesterday and was No. 1 in the Observer's Sweet 16 poll, had its first loss of the season, a 3-1 Hopewell upset. The Titans' Lindsey Russell struck out four and hit two-for-three, while Bre Blakley hit two-for-two with a home run.

On the soccer field, previously unbeaten Lake Norman suffered another upset, losing 4-3 to Hopewell. The Titans were led by Katelyn Faucette's three scores. Brooke Arey scored the other goal. The Wildcats were ranked No. 3 in N.C. 4A girls' soccer coaches' poll.