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 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.

Hough plays Mallard Creek for spot in state semifinals

Mallard Creek, the I-Meck regular-season champion, will host the I-Meck tournament winner Hough at 7 p.m. in the fourth round of the 4A playoffs.

Mallard Creek, the conference's top seed, goes into the state quarterfinals with a 19-8 record after a tough 4-2 win on the road at Asheville T.C. Roberson Friday.

Hough also won on the road, defeating South Caldwell 3-2 Friday, heading into the game with a 20-10 mark.

Regardless of who wins Tuesday night between the two teams, the I-Meck will be represented in the regional finals. The winner will play either West Forsyth or Mount Tabor.

Davidson Day's Brown wins state titles

Jordan Brown claimed three state track championships this past weekend for Davidson Day.

Brown won the 100- and 200-meter titles as well as the 4x200 relay championship (along with Aaron Seward, Miles Boone and Jordan Young) at the 1A/2A independent school track and field championships.

State champs Lake Norman lead the way in all-conference lacrosse team

Lake Norman's Danny Brown and coach Kevin Gowin were named Conference 10 player and coach of the year, respectively.

Here is the entire boys' lacrosse all-conference team:

Goalie: John Clark, Lake Norman Charter; CJ Schiemer, Lake Norman

LSM: Randon Hassell, Lake Norman Charter; Cole Maxon, Lake Norman

Midfield: JT Del Tufo, Lake Norman; Jake Koferi, Lake Norman Charter; Micharl Hart, Hough; Andrew Gobble, Lake Norman Charter; James, Hopewell (no first name listed); Bryan Kos, Lake Norman; Brendan Friss, Mooresville; Ben Craig, Hough; Sanders Poff, Hough

Attackers: Danny Brown, Lake Norman; Will Scott, Lake Norman; Josh Ford, Lake Norman Charter; Matt Wine, Lake Norman Charter; Hunter Howe, Hough; Joey Ruggerio, Hough

Defenders: Kyle Gradert, Lake Norman; Ryan Breman, Lake Norman; Ben Douglas, Hough; Ian Radcliff, Lake Norman; Taylor Day, Lake Norman Charter; Zachary Friss, Mooresville

I-Meck's all-conference tennis, golf teams announced

Hough's David Sargent was named I-Meck golfer of the year, while Mooresville's Jake Combs and Hough's Ryan Wydra split the conference boys' tennis player of the year honors.

Lake Norman's Chris Carroll was tennis coach of the year. No coach of the year for golf was announced.

Here are the rest of the all-conference teams:

Boys' golf

PEYTON WHITE                HOUGH

CONNER LEWIS                HOUGH

SETH GANDY                     HOUGH

DAVID YANG                     HOUGH

PHILLIP PARRISH              NORTH MECK

CLAY BROWN                   HOUGH

NOLAN WATTS                 MOORESVILLE

ANDREW JOHNSON        LAKE NORMAN

TYLER MURPHY               MALLARD CREEK

ALEX COHLMA                 LAKE NORMAN

BRANDON HOLST            HOPEWELL

Boys' tennis

Armato, John (Hopewell)

Black, Collin (Hough)

King, Noah (Hough)

Ciuffo, AJ (Hough)

Duncan, Marquis (Vance)

Jacobo, Jeff (North Meck)

Llewellyn, Spencer (Mooresville)

Lowery, Patrick (Lake Norman)

Rajan, Shravan (Lake Norman)

Coody, Hamit (Lake Norman)

Dow, Greg (Lake Norman)

Gallagher, Sean (Lake Norman)

Two area teams in soccer semis

Hough's undefeated girls' soccer team will host Providence at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Cornelius. The Lady Huskies are playing in the4A  state semifinals. The winner will face either Wilmington Hoggard or Raleigh Green Hope.

South Iredell will host Cuthbertson in the 2A state semis Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Lake Norman Charter lost to Thomas Jefferson in the state semifinals Saturday. 

North Lincoln is lone area team left in softball playoffs

North Lincoln will travel to Madison High in Marshall Tuesday to play its fourth-round 2A playoff game Tuesday.

The Knights (17-6) defeated West Lincoln 3-2 in the third round.

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.

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

Lacrosse playoff brackets released

The boys' and girls' lacrosse championship brackets were released Wednesday by the N.C. High School Athletic Association.

On the boys' side, Lake Norman and Lake Norman Charter reached the playoffs from Conference 10.

The Wildcats, the conference champions, will host Providence Friday. Lake Norman has started the year with an 18-0 record.

Lake Norman Charter, the conference runners-up, will travel to Morganton Patton Friday. The Knights finished the regular season with a 13-5 record.

Lake Norman and Hough, the No. 2 and 3 seeds out of Conference 7 respectively, are the lone area qualifiers in the girls' championships.

The Lady Huskies (10-5) will travel to Marvin Ridge, while the Wildcats  host Northwest Guilford  for first-round action Friday.

Myers Park, the Conference 7 champions, have a first-round bye.

Check out the full  boys' and girls' brackets by following the links.

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)

Spring playoffs have begun

The NCHSAA lacrosse and boys' tennis playoffs are already under way.

Area teams got off to a bad start in the boys' lacrosse playoffs, as formerly undefeated Lake Norman as well as Lake Norman Charter dropped their first-round games to end their seasons. The Wildcats were upset 13-12 by Weddington, a team they had defeated 17-5 earlier in the year, while the Knights lost 10-7 after being matched up against defending state champions Myers Park in the opening round.

On the girls' bracket, Lake Norman is the only team left alive. Hough, who made the tournament as a wildcard in its first season, fell to Providence in the first round. The Lady Wildcats, who defeated Greensboro Grimsley 12-4, will host Kernersville's Bishop McGuinness tonight at 7 p.m.

In the boys' tennis 4A dual bracket, Hough, Lake Norman and Hopewell will begin post-season play today. All matches are scheduled for 4 p.m.

Here are the 4A tennis pairings:

• Providence at Northwest Guilford
• R.J. Reynolds at East Gaston
• Hough at Myers Park
• Lake Norman at Greensboro Page
• Greensboro Grimsley at Porter Ridge
• Southwest Guilford at Hopewell
• Ardrey Kell at T.C. Robeson (Wednesday)
• Davie at Watauga

North Meck's boys, Hopewell's girls make inaugural N.C. lacrosse playoffs

From The Charlotte Observer's Prep insiders:

NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

2010 Lacrosse Championships


Boys First Round Matchups – Friday, April 30 (games must be played by Friday. Unless listed, call home school for date/time)

Kill Devil Hill First Flight Flight (4-8) at Wilmington Hoggard (12-4)

Carrboro (10-5) at Holly Springs (13-2)

Durham Riverside (8-6) at Wilmington Ashley (11-6)

Raleigh Enloe (7-7) at Apex (11-3)

Cary Green Hope (11-4) at Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons (17-0)

Chapel Hill (9-5) at Raleigh Broughton (11-4)

Hillsborough Cedar Ridge (7-7) at Durham CE Jordan (12-3)

Apex Middle Creek (8-7) at East Chapel Hill (16-0)

Kernersville Bishop McGuinness (7-5) at Greensboro Page (11-3)

Western Alamance (9-5) at Northwest Guilford (14-0)

Greensboro Grimsley (9-4) at Winston-Salem RJ Reynolds (14-1)

Charlotte Ardrey Kell (8-6) at Hickory (5-6)

Winston-Salem Mount Tabor (7-7) at Lake Norman (14-2)

Southeast Guilford (8-5) at Charlotte Myers Park (14-1)

Pfafftown Ronald Reagan (7-5) at Charlotte Catholic (13-3)

Charlotte Providence (11-3) at North Mecklenburg (8-2)



Women’s First Round Matchups – Friday, April 30


Wilmington Hoggard (14-1), bye

Raleigh Broughton (8-6) at Apex (13-1)

Cary Green Hope (14-1), bye

Wilmington New Hanover (7-6) at Wilmington Ashley (14-2)

Raleigh Wakefield (10-4), bye

Raleigh Athens Drive (9-5) at Wilmington Laney (10-4)

East Chapel Hill (12-1), bye

Chapel Hill (7-6) at Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons (9-6)

Western Guilford (14-0), bye

Huntersville Hopewell (8-4) at Waxhaw Marvin Ridge (9-4)

Watauga (8-5), bye

Northern Guilford (7-6) at Greensboro Page (10-4)

Charlotte Myers Park (12-2), bye

West Forsyth (6-4) at Northwest Guilford (11-3)

Charlotte Catholic (14-2), bye

Charlotte Providence (7-7) at Lake Norman (9-2)

Lake Norman U-15 lacrosse team wins bronze

The Lake Norman United Select U-15 Lacrosse team captured the bronze medal in the Dick’s Sporting Goods National Tournament of Champions held in Wesley Chapel, Fla., Jan. 1 –3.

This places them third in the country in their age group, the inaugural year for this division at the tournament. The team qualified to play in this event, the only national championship for club and travel teams, after winning the Southeast Championship in Georgia last May.

After defeating teams from Ohio, New York and Florida, Lake Norman’s only loss of the tournament and the season came at the hands of the eventual champions from Maryland FCA.

“This is a special group of very talented boys that should be proud of what they have accomplished here in Florida,” said head coach Mikko Red Arrow. The team was assisted in Florida by Chris Schiemer and during the regular season by James Brugger.

The team is comprised of ninth and tenth grade students at Lake Norman High School.

Pictured above, from left: (front row) Anthony D’Auria, Jake Nanney, Eddie Hendrickson, Miles Cawley, Alec Castillo, Austin Grassey, Perrin Robinson, Brandon Adams, Brian Kos, Kyle Gradert. (Second row): Coach Mikko Red Arrow, Mat Kos, Danny Brown, Cole Maxon, John King, C.J. Scheimer, Will Scott, Ryan Bremen, J.T. DelTufo, J.D. Bunch, Ian Radcliff, Coach Scheimer.

Cornelius/Huntersville youth spring lacrosse programs

The Towns of Cornelius and Huntersville will host their fifth spring season of youth lacrosse. Registration for the 2010 spring season opens Monday, Jan. 4 and will close on Tuesday, Jan. 26. The program is open to boys and girls in kindergarten through 8th grade, with divisions determined by gender and age.

Program registration will be accepted at Cornelius Town Hall or online at www.corneliuspr.org. Divisions will be formed for grades K-1st coed, Boys U-15, Boys U- 13, Boys U-11, Boys U-9, Girls Middle School, and Girls Youth.

The resident fee is $60 for the Instructional Division (K-1st) and $70 for non-residents. The resident fee for all remaining divisions is $100 and $110 for non-residents. Financial assistance is available on a limited basis.

Practices will start the week of Feb. 15 and games will begin in March, with weeknight practices and weekend games being held at locations in Cornelius and Huntersville. All participants will receive a jersey and a trophy at the end of the season. Additional equipment will be required. A copy of the participant's birth certificate is required at time of registration.

Volunteer coaches are needed for the spring lacrosse program. For more information, please contact the Cornelius PARC Department at 704-892-6031 ext. 160. Information about other recreational and athletic programs is available online at www.corneliuspr.org and www.huntersville.org.