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 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

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.

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.

Mooney named high school catcher of the year

North Mecklenburg's Sarah "Boomer" Mooney continues to garner more honors.

After being named All-I-Meck conference, all-state and even All-American, today she was named the 2011 national high school catcher of the year by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association and Diamond Sports. This is the second year Mooney has earned the honor.

The award is presented annually to the top catcher from an NFCA member institution in each of the following divisions: NCAA (Divisions I, II and III), NAIA, NJCAA (Divisions I, II and III), Cal JC, NWAACC and high school.

Mooney, a James Madison commit, had a .779 batting average this spring, hitting 19 home runs along the way to lead her Vikings to a 24-4 record. Behind the plate, Mooney did not allow a single error in 272 chances and allowed only two passed balls while also throwing out 12 base runners.

Mooney named 4A West Region softball Player of the Year

The North Carolina Softball Coaches Association named North Mecklenburg catcher Sarah Mooney as the 4A West Region Player of the Year.

Mooney, a senior who will play at James Madison next year, was also named all-region and all-state. She had plenty of company from the Lake Norman area.

Here is a list of local all-state honorees:

East Lincoln (2A)

- Brittany Miller (Junior, pitcher)

- Haley Meza (Sophomore, center fielder)

Hough

- Jasmyn Lindsay (Junior, catcher)

Lake Norman
- Dominique Wilson (Sophomore, first base)
- Kayla McGuffy (Sophomore, catcher)
- Kayla Pine (Junior, pitcher/outfielder/infielder)
- Stacy Houser (Junior, pitcher/shortstop)

Mooresville

- Hope Smith (Senior, catcher)

- Kelsey Clark (Sophomore, first base)

North Meck

- Morgan Lashley (Senior, pitcher)

- Sarah Mooney (Senior, catcher)

UPDATE: Mooney was named a Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association first-team All-American for the second year in a row.

Mooney leaves her mark on NCHSAA record book

Sarah "Boomer" Mooney of North Mecklenburg High School will find her name over a dozen times in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Record Book after her stellar four-year softball career and a spectacular senior season.

Mooney compiled the highest single-season batting average ever recorded in the NCHSAA book with a sizzling .779 this season, going 60 for 77. She also tied the single-season home run mark with 19, which she shares now with Dallas Heaton of Eastern Randolph, and set a new career home run standard with 37.

Mooney hit one home run as a freshman, seven in her sophomore season, 10 as a junior and 19 as a senior. She also twice tied the record of three home runs in a game and two in a single inning.

She batted .566 for her career, which is fourth all-time in NCHSAA play, while also earning performance listings in runs batted in for a season (55, second on the list) and for a career (140, third all-time). Her 60 hits in a season is the fourth-best total and her 171 career hits is good for fifth place.

Mooney was a four-time all-conference selection and twice was the I-Meck Player of the Year, while she earned the Most Valuable Player award for the North Mecklenburg team three times. She has committed to continue her career at James Madison University.

-NCHSAA

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

I-Meck softball tournament begins today

The I-Meck 4A softball tournament begins today. Higher seeds will host first round play, while the semifinals and finals will be held at Hough High.

Lake Norman (21-1, 13-1 in the I-Meck) and North Mecklenburg (19-3, 12-2) will be the top two conference seeds.

Here are the final regular season standings:

1. Lake Norman 13-1, 21-1

2. N. Mecklenburg 12-2, 19-3

3. Hopewell 10-4, 17-4

4. Mooresville 8-6, 10-6

5. Hough 7-7, 7-12

6. Mallard Creek 4-10, 8-11

7. Vance 2-12, 2-15

8. West Charlotte 0-14, 0-20

I-Meck softball tournament schedule

Today:

No. 8 WC at No. 1 LN - 5:15 p.m.

No. 5 Hough at No. 4 MHS - 5:30 p.m.

No. 6 MC at No. 3 Hopewel l- 5:30 p.m.

No. 7 Vance at No. 2 NM- 5:15 p.m.

Wednesday (at Hough High):

Semifinal 1 - MC/Hopewell winner vs. Vance/NM winner - 5:30 p.m.

Semifinal 2 - WC/LN winner vs. Hough/MHS winner - 7 p.m.

Thursday (at Hough High):

Finals - Semifinal 1 winner vs. semifinal 2 winner - 6 p.m.

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.