Quick hits: May 11

Titans advances to state quarterfinals

The Hopewell boys' tennis team (18-3) defeated Greensboro Grimsley 5-1 Tuesday to reach the regional semifinal round of the 4A dual playoffs. This is the farthest a Titan team has ever advanced in the dual state playoffs. Hopewell will host Ardrey Kell May 17.

Hopewell 5, Greensboro Grimsley 1:

1S Mitchell Lewis (G) d. John David Curlis 6-3, 6-4
2S Tyler Roberts (H) d. Ben Stein 3-6, 6-4, (10-8)
3S Brian Andersen (H) d. Gray Overbey 6-3, 7-6 (5)
4S John Armato (H) d. Carrie Carpenter 6-0, 7-5
5S Danny Wintermeier (H) d. Gray Johnston 6-0, 6-2
6S Chris Hourihan (H) d. David Kimbrough 6-2, 6-4

Knights finish fourth at 1A golf championship

Lake Norman Charter shot a 36-hole team score of 674 to finish in fourth place at the 1A boys' golf state tournament, which wrapped up Tuesday. The Knights narrowly missed third place by five strokes. Lake Norman Charter finished 76 shots behind 1A state champion Kernersville Bishop McGuinness.

The Knights were led by junior captain Sean Murphy, who had a two-day score of 158. Murphy shot a four-over-par 76 Tuesday and claimed 13th place individually. Lake Norman Charter sophomore Ben Cattoni shot a 169 for the tournament to finish 27th.

LNCS Scores:
Sean Murphy - 158
Ben Cattoni - 169
Jake Blum - 175
David Shaw - 175
TEAM Total - 674 (4th Place)

Sargent finishes 23rd at states

Hough's David Sargent shot a two-day score of 149 at the 4A boys' golf state championship. The junior shot a 73 Tuesday, improving by three strokes from his previous day's score. Sargent was the only Lake Norman-area golfer to make states at the 4A level.

Lake Norman Charter claims PAC baseball title

The Knights (15-6) defeated Queen's Grant Tuesday night 3-2, which secured Lake Norman Charter the Piedmont Athletic 1A Conference championship. The Knights' Justin Moore was the winning pitcher, while teammates Zech Wiggs (1-3, RBI), Sean Kane (1-3, RBI), James Creel (2-3) and Michael Dorsainvil (1-2, RBI) also made key contributions.

Lake Norman golfers struggle at states

Local qualifiers to the boys' golf state championships didn't have the day they wanted to kick off the tournaments Monday.

Hough's David Sargent shot a five-over 76, finishing the first day of play tied for 28th place, at the 4A boys' golf championship. The junior was the lone Lake Norman-area qualifier at the 4A level.

At the 1A tournament, Lake Norman Charter was fifth in team play after the first 18 holes. The Knights' score of 348 was 49 shots behind first-place Kernersville Bishop McGuinness. Lake Norman Charter was led by Sean Murphy's 10-over-par 82.

Ben Cantonni (87), Jake Blum (89) and Ross Goldbrum (90) also scored for the Knights in the first day of play.

Today is the final day of the NCHSAA boys' golf tournaments.

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.

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.

Knights head to state 1A boys' golf championship

The Lake Norman Charter boys' golf team poses with their 1A West Region runner-up throphy Tuesday. Photo courtesy of Greg Murphy.

After wrapping up a 11-1 regular season campaign, the Lake Norman Charter boys' golf team earned a trip to the 1A state championship Tuesday.

At the 1A West Regional, which was held at Hendersonville Country Club, the Knights shot a 324 to tie host school Hendersonville High for first place. Lake Norman Charter lost the tie breaker - comparing the each team's fifth golfers' scores - and was awarded the West Region 1A runner-up trophy for a second consecutive year.

The Knights' Ben Catonni's 78 led the team, while Jake Blum (80) and Sean Murphy (81) also helped the team. Ross Goldbrum (85) and Gib Baker (86) also scored for their Lake Norman Charter team.

The Huntersville team will travel to the state championships for a second consecutive seson. Last year, the Knights finished fifth. The tournament will be held May 9-10 at the Keith Hills Golf Course at Campbell University in Buies Creek, N.C.

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

Husky junior qualifies to state golf championship

Hough's David Sargent (right) was the lone area qualifier to next week's boys' golf 4A state championship. The junior hit a 3-over-par 74 at Monday's 4A West Regional.

Myers Park (293), which won the event, Ardrey Kell (297) and Alexander Central (299) qualified as teams by finishing in the top three. Hough was the area's top finished with a 308 to finish fifth. Mooresville (326) was seventh, while Lake Norman (330) finished ninth.

Here is a list of how Lake Norman-area golfers performed:

David Sargent (Hough) - 74 (+3)

Ian Harper (Mooresville) - 76 (+5)

Conner Lewis (Hough) - 77 (+6)

Connor Noone (Lake Norman) - 77 (+6)

Seth Priester (North Mecklenburg) - 77 (+6)

Luke Robbins (Mooresville) - 78 (+7)

Mace Timberlake (Hough) - 78 (+7)

Peyton White (Hough) - 79 (+8)

Clay Brown (Hough) - 80 (+9)

Brandon Holst (Hopewell) - 81 (+10)

Jay Aichelman (Hough) - 82 (+11)

Danny Pizetoski (North Mecklenburg) - 82 (+11)

Austin Peticca (Lake Norman) - 84 (+13)

Andrew Johnson (Lake Norman) - 84 (+13)

David Groover (Lake Norman) - 85 (+14)

Connor Rodgers (Lake Norman) - 85 (+14)

Nolan Watts (Mooresville) - 85 (+14)

Michael Peterson (Mooresville) - 89 (+18)

Zach McRorie (Lake Norman) - 91 (+20)

Andrew Fleming (North Mecklenburg) - 93 (+22)

Tyler Popple (Mooresville) - 97 (+26)