Myers Park’s Ivey Mattscheck is The Observer’s girls HS athlete of the week
Myers Park field hockey star Ivey Mattscheck is The Charlotte Observer’s girls high school athlete of the week.
The Mustangs’ senior scored the game-winning goal in a 2-1 overtime victory at Covenant Day Sept. 29.
Mattscheck also had two goals and one assist in a 10-0 win at Ardrey Kell Sept. 27.
Mattscheck had five goals and three assists for a Myers Park field hockey team (12-1) that had won eight straight games through Sunday.
After nearly 17,000 votes came in, Mattscheck finished ahead of Davidson Day’s Sydney Tate and Carolina International’s Chelsie Bell.
If you want to nominate an athlete?: Athletes of the week highlights high school players with outstanding performances. The goal is to recognize all athletes in all sports, both the most accomplished and the underrated or underappreciated players. If you want to suggest someone to be included in the Athletes of the week column, send email to Jay Edwards at edwardswork23@gmail.com. Please include the athletes’ name, school, class and applicable game performance statistics. Coaches must be willing to verify information.
This story was originally published October 2, 2022 at 3:38 PM.