I-Meck 4A winter all-conference teams

I-Meck 4A boys’ basketball all-conference

C.J. Bryce, Hopewell

Dre Howell, Mooresville

Tahjai Watt, North Meck

Kishawn Pritchett, Lake Norman

Dominique Henderson, Mallard Creek

Dupree Potter, Mallard Creek

Caleb Davis, Vance

Torin Dorn, Vance

Malek Massey, Vance

Luke Maye, Hough

Drexler Clark, Hough

Trey Foster, West Charlotte

Gabon Williams, West Charlotte

Austin Harris, West Charlotte

Player of the Year: Kennedy Meeks, west Charlotte

Coach of the Year: Justin Batts, Hough

I-Meck 4A girls’ basketball all-conference

Bryanna Curry, Hopewell

Mariah Washington, Hopewell

Kelsey Dean, Hough

Julia Brown, Hough

Brandi Arey, Hough

Argia Gibson, Lake Norman

Chantel Williams, Mallard Creek

Brianna Nichols, Mallard Creek

Amber Sherrill, Mooresville

Jasmine Bullock, North Meck

Jasmine Cash, North Meck

Jessica Gaston, West Charlotte

Rachel Porter, West Charlotte

Diamond Foggie, Vance

Player of the Year: Destiny Barrino, North Meck

Coach of the Year: Jennifer Baker, North Meck

I-Meck 4A wrestling all-conference

106 - Austin Powell (Hough),  Samuel Crisp (Mooresville)

113 - Conner Kominek (Lake Norman),   Tucker Key (Mooresville)

120 - Jamie Wright (Mooresville), Cody Karns  (Lake Norman)

126 - Kevin O’Brien (Hough), Antonio Patterson (West Charlotte)

132 - Jalen Hill (North Meck),  Hunter Owens (Hough)

138 - Josh Motsinger (Vance),  Tanner Russ (Hough)

145 - Adam Nivens (Hough), Eddie McGrail (Lake Norman)

152 - Jarred Brooks (Mooresville), Jacob Efird (Hough)

160 - Sebastian Barreto (Hough), Marquel Thompson (North Meck)

170 - Ryan Devlin (Lake Norman), Palmer Maples (Hough)

182 - Dontrez Patterson (Mooresville), Gore Vaughn (Hopewell)

195 - Deshjion Whitlock (Hopewell), Austin Newell (Hough)

220 - Jackson Dowless (Lake Norman), Kenan Ralph (Mallard Creek)

285 - Connor Brooks (Hough), Brendan Latham (Lake Norman)

Wrestler of the Year: Cody Karns (Lake Norman)

Coach of the Year:  Tripp Rogers (Hough)

I-Meck 4A swimming and diving all-conference

Girls

200 medley relay

Hough (Alexandria Kitchens, Ally Dupay, Katie O’Brien, Emily Allen)

Lake Norman (Elle Tucker, Kalyn Fetter, Erin Dickerman, Courtney Fulton)

200 free

Jessica Merritt, Hough

Lauren McRae , Mallard Creek

200 IM

Megan Dupay , Hough

Ally Dupay, Hough

50 free

Emily  Allen, Hough

Shannon Bauer, Hough

Diving

Karly Adams, Hough

Katelyn Abernathy, Hough

100 fly

Katie O’Brien, Hough

Heather Merritt, Hough

100 free

Emily Allen, Hough

Rachel Bright, Hough

500 free

Ally Dupay, Hough

Morgan Holbrook, Lake Norman

200 free relay

Hough (Emily Allen, Heather Merritt, Shannon Bauer, Jessica Merritt)

Lake Norman (Maddy Gillman, Erin Dickerman, Christine Wirt, Morgan Holbrook)

100 back

Heather Merritt, Hough

Alexandria Kitchens, Hough

100 breast

Jessica Merritt, Hough

Kalyn Fetter, Lake Norman

400 free relay

Hough (Katie O’Brien, Heather Merritt, Ally Dupay, Jessica Merritt)

Lake Norman (Courtney Fulton, Maddy Gillman, Christine Wirt, Morgan Holbrook)

Boys

200 medley relay

Hough (Jack Manchester, Andrew Botelho, Trey Poff, Jeffery Manchester)

Lake Norman (Austin Tucker, Justin Lindly, Austin Hill, Eric Koehler)

200 free

Jack Manchester, Hough

Charles Blinn, Lake Norman

200 IM

Andrew Botelho, Hough

Brian Davis, Hough

50 free

Brody Heck, Lake Norman

Patrick Cowley, Hough

Diving

Charles Mitchell, Hough

Colby Hendrix, Lake Norman

100 fly

Trey Poff, Hough

Josh Moore, Vance

100 free                              

Brody Heck, Lake Norman

Mark Brittain, Hopewell

500 free

Trey Poff, Hough

Evan Heldman, Hough

200 free relay

Lake Norman (John Suther, Eric Koehler, Charles Blinn, Brody Heck)

Hough (Andrew Petry, Alex Kirven, Patrick Cowley, Jeffery Manchester)

100 back

Jack Manchester, Hough

Austin Hill, Lake Norman

100 breast

Mark Brittain, Hopewell

Brian Davis, Hough

400 free relay

Hough (Andrew Petry, Andrew Botelho, Patrick Cowley, Jack Manchester)

Lake Norman (John Suther, Austin Hill, Charles Blinn, Brody Heck)

Coach of the Year: Tim Queen, Hough

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 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

Huskies lead the way for area's 4A teams

Hough's girls won the 4A West regional swimming title, while the Husky boys were second to lead Lake Norman area teams.

Lake Norman finished fourth in the boys' side, while the Lady Wildcats were fifth.

Hough's Peter Brumm (200-yard freestyle), Ally Dupay (200-yard individual medley, 100-yard breaststroke), Whitney Timberlake (1-meter diving), Charles Mitchell (1-yard diving), Emily Allen (100-yard freestyle), John Manchester (500-yard freestyle) and Heather Merritt (100-yard backstroke) all won regional titles.

Lake Norman's Logan Heck (50-, 100-yard freestyle) and Reed Wheeler (100-yard backstroke) also won events, as did North Mecklenburg's Molly Sanborn (5000-yard freestyle).

For more details, check out the Observer's story on the meet or check out the NCHSAA's full PDF results.

Here are finals standings for local teams:

Girls

1. Hough 432.5
5. Lake Norman 179
10. North Mecklenburg 62
17. Mooresville 13

Boys

2. Hough 362.5
4. Lake Norman 241
12. North Mecklenburg 43
13. Mooresville 39
16. Hopewell 33

Knights sweep 1A/2A regionals

Lake Norman Charter's boys and girls both won the 1A/2A West regional titles this past weekend. For more, check out the full results.

Here are finals standings for local teams:

Girls

1. Lake Norman Charter 325
5. South Iredell 141
7. North Lincoln 135
8. East Lincoln 122.5
13. Lincoln Charter 63
17. Pine Lake Prep 44
19. Bandys 37

Boys

1. Lake Norman Charter 318
4. North Lincoln 182
8. South Iredell 84
9. Lincoln Charter 80
10. East Lincoln 73.5
21. Pine Lake Prep 21

Southlake wins MAC swim meet

In just their third year as a team, the Southlake swim team swept the MAC Conference Meet on Saturday. The girls' team won by nine points while the boys' team won by 91 points, giving them a 100-point win in the combined category.

Girls - Team Scores

1 Southlake 396
2 Covenant Day School 387
3 Westminster Catawba Christan School 280
4 Hickory Grove Christian School 230
5 Gaston Christian School 223

Boys - Team Scores

1 Southlake 458
2 Covenant Day School 367
3 Hickory Grove Christian School 248
4 Westminster Catawba Christan School 247
5 Gaston Christian School 195

Combined Team Scores

1 Southlake 854
2 Covenant Day School 754
3 Westminster Catawba Christan School 527
4 Hickory Grove Christian School 478
5 Gaston Christian School 418