Ardrey Kell junior settles into tennis
Posted at 10:26am on May. 17, 2013
Ardrey Kell junior Josh Du Toit won plenty in his first season of varsity tennis.
Track
Posted at 2:21pm on May. 10, 2013
Metrolina Christian senior Alec Bross recently signed to run cross-country and track at Carson-Newman.
Tell us your sports story
Posted at 11:56am on May. 10, 2013
All school year, stories about local athletes have filled the pages of the South Charlotte News sports section.
Knights softball thriving with 2 conference championships
Posted at 12:48pm on May. 14, 2013
In 2011, the Charlotte Christian softball team was ineligible to compete for a Charlotte Independent School Athletic Association championship, which also kept it from competing in the state tournament.
Marvin Ridge senior hits his stride in baseball
Posted at 10:35am on May. 13, 2013
Joe Tietjen would be the first to say that this time last season, he was struggling to find his game.
Wingate dedicates new track on campus
Posted at 1:57pm on May. 10, 2013
Wingate University celebrated a special day on May 8 as the school dedicated its new on-campus track – the Irwin Belk Track Complex.
Rainey, Mustangs and Cougars win golf regional
Posted at 11:02am on May. 10, 2013
South Mecklenburg senior golfer Will Rainey won the 4A West Regional May 6. But several Myers Park golfers made him earn it.
York’s Latta, Wallace bound for hall of fame
Posted at 10:49am on May. 7, 2013
Two former York athletes who attained greatness in their high school careers will be inducted into the York County Sports Hall of Fame Tuesday.
Fishing with Gus: Got a line on fish stories? Let’s hear ’em!
Posted at 11:55am on May. 9, 2013
Send me you best fish stories: I’ll share some of them in this column
Distance doesn’t matter to family of runners
Posted at 11:34am on May. 9, 2013
Jaden Lockhart used to travel hundreds of miles just to run hundreds of meters.
Knights keep it loose, qualify for states
Posted at 11:35am on May. 9, 2013
The Charlotte Christian boys’ golf team recently qualified for the state championship tournament for the first time since 2005.
Chargers win first conference title
Posted at 11:26am on May. 7, 2013
When the Providence Day girls’ soccer team took a 2-0 lead over Cannon School late in the second half of a May 1 game, head coach Dan Dudley wanted to make sure his team understood what it meant.
Senior pitcher helps Mustangs over come slow start
Posted at 2:15pm on May. 7, 2013
Myers Park baseball finished the regular season in fourth place in the Southwestern 4A conference.
Last year’s playoff loss fuels Providence Day senior
Posted at 10:19am on May. 3, 2013
Correspondent
Amputees find their way on Charlotte soccer fields
Posted at 11:06am on May. 2, 2013
The Orthotic & Prosthetic Activities Foundation, a national organization founded in 2005, held the inaugural OPAF First Kick clinic in Charlotte.
Marvin Ridge junior attacker stacks up points
Posted at 12:04pm on May. 3, 2013
Amy Collins has a knack for being in the right place at the right time.
Fishing: Your questions, asked and answered
Posted at 2:45pm on Apr. 30, 2013
From time to time, I try to answer questions posed by readers. The following are a few of the most frequently asked in recent weeks.
Mustangs win conference, headed to regional play
Posted at 1:52pm on May. 2, 2013
Senior Andy Simmons was the first Myers Park golfer in the clubhouse at the Southwestern 4A conference tournament April 29 at Charlotte National Golf Club. He shot a 68, as did South Mecklenburg’s Will Rainey. It seemed they would have a playoff for the championship.
Summer college baseball comes to East Meck
Posted at 12:27pm on Apr. 26, 2013
A third Southern Collegiate Baseball League team is coming to south Charlotte.
Ardrey Kell senior baseball player shines in new role
Posted at 11:47am on May. 1, 2013
Correspondent
South Meck girls see new possibilities
Posted at 11:46am on May. 1, 2013
The South Mecklenburg girls’ soccer team beat Ardrey Kell 1-0 in overtime the Sabres’ third game of the season.
South Charlotte youth organization wins national award
Posted at 4:09pm on Apr. 23, 2013
CCFY was founded in 2006 by Reggie McAfee.
CATA coach gets N.C. Spirit award
Posted at 10:23am on Apr. 27, 2013
Sports notes for Union County, May 1.
Morelock and Parkwood Rebels always looking to improve
Posted at 2:15pm on Apr. 26, 2013
Erika Morelock says she can’t play enough soccer.
Boys’ tennis: Ardrey Kell, Myers Park players win SW4A titles
Posted at 1:04pm on Apr. 26, 2013
Two Ardrey Kell boys’ tennis players made it to the singles final of the Southwestern 4A tournament at South Mecklenburg April 24.
Jr. Checkers win national title
Posted at 12:31pm on Apr. 25, 2013
For more than an hour, the Charlotte Junior Checkers under-18 AA team thought it was out of the national championship tournament.
Fishing with Capt. Gus: May is a great month for fishing Lake Norman
Posted at 12:42pm on Apr. 23, 2013
May is considered by many to be the best month of the year to fish on area lakes.
Country Day softball celebrates small victories
Posted at 3:20pm on Apr. 23, 2013
The Charlotte Country Day softball team celebrates the little accomplishments: when a player gets her first hit or makes her first catch in the outfield.
Panther living up to family name on soccer field
Posted at 1:22pm on Apr. 19, 2013
Ellie Deaver has a goal in mind every time she takes the soccer field.
UNC Charlotte wins Carhartt Bassmaster Southern Regional, will go to nationals
Posted at 2:47pm on Apr. 21, 2013
The UNC Charlotte team takes first place in the Carhartt Bassmaster Southern Regional Championship and advance to the national championship this year.
Charlotte Christian baseball coach wins 500th game
Posted at 12:56pm on Apr. 19, 2013
Charlotte Christian baseball coach Greg Simmons won his 500th career game last week, beating Charlotte Latin 12-0 April 18.
With each toss, Metrolina Christian sophomore Marcus Abraham wants to get better
Posted at 6:56pm on Apr. 19, 2013
This season Marcus Abraham has thrown the discus 157 feet, two inches, and the shot put 49 feet, 6.75 inches
No pommel horse for these gymnasts
Posted at 10:22am on Apr. 17, 2013
Nancy Sadderfield is used to performing gymnastics, but in the last eight months she’s had to get used to working with a new partner.
What to call your catch when ‘dinky’ won’t do
Posted at 11:33am on Apr. 17, 2013
The terminology used by fishermen to describe a not-so-large catch is very interesting
Farmers market debuts in Madison Park neighborhood
Posted at 3:34pm on Apr. 16, 2013
Customers gathered on a recent sunny Saturday morning for the grand opening of a farmers market in south Charlotte’s Madison Park neighborhood, as sounds from a saxophone player filled the gravel lot with music.
Former Carolina Panther named Charlotte Christian AD
Posted at 5:04pm on Apr. 18, 2013
Kasay spent 16 seasons with the Panthers before being released in 2011
Former Carolina Panther John Kasay named Charlotte Christian athletic director
Posted at 10:14am on Apr. 17, 2013
Former Carolina Panthers kicker John Kasay will be Charlotte Christian's new athletic director, the school announced Wednesday morning.
Piedmont senior focused on conference title
Posted at 1:32pm on Apr. 12, 2013
Colby Barnette has a lot of reasons to be a confident baseball player. The Piedmont High senior has earned all-conference, all-state and even some all-American (by perfectgame.org) honors. And he has signed to play college baseball at University of North Carolina next season.
