HS Rewind: Get results from Friday-Saturday events, plus #BIG5 performers, league champs
Here are Thursday’s high school results in the greater Charlotte-area.
The Weekend’s #BIG5 Top Performers
Taylor Barlow, South Mecklenburg softball: named MVP of the SoMECK conference tournament after leading her team to the title.
Nadia Bolden, South Mecklenburg girls soccer: scored four goals in an 9-0 win over Berry Academy.
Donovan Davis, Lincoln Charter baseball: go-head, two-run home run in an 11-9 win over Community School of Davidson is the Catawba Shores conference championship.
Case Gibbs, Providence Day: three-hit shutout in a 4-0 win over Covenant Day. In longtime coach Jim Cerbie’s final season, teh Chargers tied Covenant Day for the CISAA regular-season title.
Elektra Koulouris, Weddington girls lacrosse: six goals, assist and won 11-of-18 facebooks in a 18-3 win over Greensboro Page in the second round of the playoffs.
No. 2 seeds sweep Southwestern 4A tournaments
The No. 2 seeds swept the Southwestern 4A Conference’s tournament baseball and softball championships over the weekend.
Providence held off fourth seed East Mecklenburg 7-6 for the baseball title, while Independence blanked top-seeded Butler 4-0 in the softball finals.
East Mecklenburg, which beat baseball top seed Butler in the semifinals, did its best to win the championship.
The Eagles trailed 7-2 entering the seventh inning but scored four runs before Providence was able to get the third out.
Wood Gray led East Mecklenburg with a triple and three RBI. Luke Wolff had two hits and two RBI for the Panthers.
Baseball
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS
(tournament seeds in parentheses)
ROCKY RIVER 2A-3A
(finals)
(1) West Stanly 21, (2) Parkwood 0
CATAWBA SHORES 1A-2A
(finals)
(1) Lincoln Charter 11, (3) Community School of Davidson 9: Lincoln Charter’s Matt Cipriano totaled two hits and three RBI. Donovan Davis slammed a go-ahead two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth.
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A-2A
(finals)
(2) Cherryville 6, (1) Burns 3: The Ironmen locked up the No. 1 seed in the Western 1A playoffs, beating 2A power Burns for the second time in three tries this season.
REGULAR SEASON
CISAA
Providence Day 4, Covenant Day 0: Case Gibbs threw a three-hit shutout, and Bo Ziegler doubles and drove in two runs in this Friday night game.
Charlotte Country Day 2, Covenant Day 1: Losing this Saturday afternoon game prevented Covenant Day from winning the conference championship outright. Instead, the Lions tied with Providence Day for first place, each at 7-3. Country Day’s Owen Miller and Grant Gardner each had RBI hits.
BIG SOUTH
Ashbrook 3, Hunter Huss 2
Kings Mountain 5, Crest 3
METRO 8 1A
Corvian Community 11, Queens Grant Charter 1: Gavin McElhinny drove in three runs, and Cole Fiorillo had two hits and two RBI.
NONCONFERENCE
Carolina Royals 8, Gaston Day 1
Charlotte Stampede 7, St. Louis Patriots 3
Softball
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS
GREATER METRO 4 4A
(finals)
(2) Mooresville 4, (1) Hickory Ridge 3: Kristyn Embler homered for the victors.
ROCKY RIVER 2A-3A
(finals)
(1) West Stanly 6, (3) Anson County 1
CATAWBA VALLEY 2A
(finals)
(4) West Caldwell 5, (3) East Lincoln 1
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A-2A
(finals)
(1) Burns 4, (2) Cherryville 3 (8 innings): Cherryville’s Landyn McBride had three hits and two RBI.
YADKIN VALLEY 1A-2A
(finals)
(1) South Stanly 12, (3) Mount Pleasant 1
REGULAR SEASON
CISAA
Charlotte Country Day 5, Providence Day 2
BIG SOUTH 3A
Ashbrook 9, Hunter Huss 7
Crest 6, Kings Mountain 1: The Chargers wrapped up a 14-0 conference season.
North Gaston 13, South Point 3: North Gaston’s Megan Towers tripled and homered, and teammate Gracelyn Nichols slammed three doubles.
Stuart Cramer 11, Forestview 2: The Storm’s Emma Donaldson homered and drove in four runs, and Payton Conroy had a double, a homer, and three RBIs.
METRO 8 1A
Piedmont Community Charter 15, Queens Grant Charter 4: Julianna East hit a grand slam in a 10-run fourth inning, as the Patriots rolled.
NONCONFERENCE
Charlotte Christian 3, High Point Christian 2: The Knights won this battle of state championship hopefuls, as Hailey Conde had two hits and all three RBI, and Morgan Banks tossed a two-hitter.
Girls’ soccer
SO MECK 4A
Myers Park 11, Harding 0
South Mecklenburg 9, Berry Academy 0: Nadia Bolden scored four times, and Hannah Harris added three assists.
GREATER METRO 4 4A
Mooresville 2, West Cabarrus 0
South Iredell 5, A.L. Brown 0
BIG SOUTH 3A
Ashbrook 3, Hunter Huss 1
Crest 4, Kings Mountain 1
South Point 9, North Gaston 0: The Raiders improved to 13-0 in the conference.
SOUTH PIEDMONT 3A
Central Cabarrus 10, Concord 0: Grace Pehi-Toh, Olivia Guoyder and Leslie Rodriguez each scored twice.
Lake Norman Christian 9, Jesse Carson 1: Carson actually led 1-0 early, but the Knights roared back. Madison Buffington had four goals and an assist, and Kate Robinson added two goals and an assist.
Northwest Cabarrus 9, East Rowan 0
West Rowan 2, South Rowan 0
CATAWBA SHORES 1A-2A
Pine Lake Prep 3, Bradford Prep 0: The Pride improved to 9-1 in the conference and remained slightly ahead of Christ the King (9-1-1).
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A-2A
Thomas Jefferson Academy 6, Burns 0
METRO 8 1A
Queens Grant Charter 5, Carolina International 0
NONCONFERENCE
Hickory Grove Christian 4, Forest Hills 1: Aubrey Hutchins scored twice for the Lions.
Piedmont 2, Central Academy 0
Rabun Gap School 2, Carmel Christian 0
Boys’ lacrosse
Charlotte Latin 6, Rabun Gap 2
Christ the King 15, Patton 0: The Crusaders advanced in the 1A-2A-3A playoffs, behind Luke Fenderson (six goals, one assist) and Ben Habel (one goal, five assists, five ground balls).
Hough 13, Northern Guilford 12 (OT): The Huskies blew a 12-8 lead in the fourth quarter but got the winning goal in overtime, advancing in the 4A playoffs.
Lake Norman 19, West Forsyth 2: The top-seeded Wildcats will host Northwest Guilford in the third round of the 4A playoffs.
Marvin Ridge 12, Myers Park 9: Grant Griffith scored three goals in leading the Mavericks to a second-round 4A playoff victory.
Page 15, Ardrey Kell 7: The Knights lost in the second round of the 4A playoffs, after leading 7-6 at halftime.
Weddington 7, T.C. Roberson 5: The Warriors won a tough defensive battle, outscoring Roberson 3-1 in the second half.
Girls’ lacrosse
Charlotte Catholic 23, East Forsyth 6:
Weddington 18, Page 3: The Warriors took this second-round 4A playoff game behind Elektra Koulouris, who had six goals and an assist and won 11-of-18 faceoffs. Ella Turner collected eight ground balls.
Track and field
CATAWBA SHORES 1A-2A MEET
State powerhouse Mountain Island Charter swept the boys’ and girls’ team championships in the conference meet.
Boys’ scores: Mountain Island Charter 232, Christ the King 88, Community School of Davidson 81, Bradford Prep 73, Lincoln Charter 68, Pine Lake Prep 67, Langtree Charter 39.
Mountain Island Charter had three double-winners – Ian Harrison (long jump, triple jump), Reggie Daniel (110 hurdles, 300 hurdles), and Benjamin Patton (100 and 200 dashes).
Community School of Davidson’s Daniel Ahearn won the 400 and 1,600 meters.
Girls’ scores: Mountain Island Charter 199, Christ the King 144.5, Community School of Davidson 128.5, Lincoln Charter 90, Pine Lake Prep 50, Langtree Charter 22, Bradford Prep 21.
Mountain Island Charter’s Aniya Hawkins won the 100 and 300 hurdles events, and teammate Jaida McGrew took the 100 and 200 meter dashes.
Pine Lake Prep’s Stefania Williams won the long jump and triple jump and finished third in the 100 hurdles.
Christ the King distance specialist Nicole Alfers won the 3,200 meters by nearly a minute and was second in the 1,600 meters.
Steve Lyttle on Twitter: @slyttle
Thursday’s #BIG5 Top Performers
Tyler Glover, Ardrey Kell girls track: won shot put and discus at the SoMECK championship.
Sterling Greene, Olympic boys track: won 100- and 200-meter dashes at SoMECK conference championship.
Miles Miller, Charlotte Latin baseball: home run, five RBIs in an 8-7 win over Cannon School.
Caleb Roesch, South Mecklenburg boys track: won 800 and 1,600-meter at the SoMECK finals and was fourth in the 3,200.
Solomon Young, Myers Park boys track: won shot put and discus at the SoMECK conference championship.
Olympic boys, Ardrey Kell girls win SoMECK titles
Olympic’s boys and Ardrey Kell’s girls won team championships Thursday in the SoMeck 4A track and field championships, held at Palisades High.
Ardrey Kell edged Myers Park for second place in the girls’ competition, while Olympic held off Myers Park for the runner-up spot among the girls.
Boys’ team scores: Olympic 165; Ardrey Kell 131; Myers Park 125; South Mecklenburg 89; Palisades 65; Berry Academy 47; Harding 29.
Olympic sprinter Sterling Greene swept the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes. Ardrey Kell got a big day from its standout hurdler, Xavier Branker, who captured both the 110 and 300 meter hurdles races and ran third in the 200-meter dash.
Myers Park’s Solomon Young won the shot put and the discus, and South Mecklenburg distance specialist Caleb Roesch ran first at 800 and 1,600 meters and was fourth in the 3,200-meter run.
Girls’ team scores: Ardrey Kell 203.5; Olympic 148; Myers Park 125; South Mecklenburg 89.5; Palisades 44; Berry Academy 37; Harding 8.
Ardrey Kell’s standout was Tyler Glover, who won both the shot put and discus.
Myers Park junior Mary Donner Dalton, one of the state’s top distance runners, took the 1,600 and 3,200 meter runs. She won the 3,200 meters by 24 seconds over her nearest competitor.
Olympic’s I’Ja Walter swept the 100 and 200 meter sprints.
Palisades’ Carmen PenaSoto won one event, the 300 hurdles, but she was second in the 100 hurdles and the triple jump, and finished third in the long jump.
Baseball
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS
(tournament seeds in parentheses)
SO MECK 4A
(finals)
(3) Myers Park 4, (1) Ardrey Kell 1 (11 innings): The Mustangs erupted with three runs in the top of the 11th to win this marathon. The Mustangs’ William Greenway was named tournament most valuable player.
SOUTHWESTERN 4A
(semifinals)
(4) East Mecklenburg 4, (1) Butler 2 (8 innings): The Eagles stunned the conference’s regular-season champion, as Brantley Truitt doubled and scored twice. Butler managed only two runs, despite having 12 base-runners during the contest.
(2) Providence 7, (3) Charlotte Catholic 3
GREATER METRO 4 4A
(finals)
(1) Hickory Ridge 10, (3) Mooresville 0: The Ragin’ Bulls added the conference tournament title to their regular-season championship and improved to 21-4 on the season. That ties the school record for victories in a season, set in 2018.
SOUTHERN CAROLINA 4A
(finals)
(1) Weddington 8, (2) Porter Ridge 6
SOUTH PIEDMONT 3A
(finals)
(2) East Rowan 9, (1) West Rowan 6
METROLINA ATHLETIC
(finals)
(1) Metrolina Christian 7, (2) Hickory Grove Christian 0
REGULAR SEASON
QUEEN CITY 3A-4A
West Mecklenburg 18, West Charlotte 4: Isaac Garcia pitched a complete-game victory, as West Mecklenburg won a play-in game for the conference’s 3A playoff berth.
CISAA
Charlotte Christian 15, Charlotte Country Day 0: Leo Munoz drove in four runs in the Knights’ romp.
Charlotte Latin 8, Cannon School 7: Latin’s Miles Miller had a big night, with a homer and five RBI. Cannon’s Mason Mierzwa singled, doubled and tripled.
BIG SOUTH 3A
South Point 4, North Gaston 3: Zeke Pruitt’s walkoff RBI singles in the bottom of the seventh lifted South Point to victory and helped the Raiders clinch at least a tie for the conference championship.
Stuart Cramer 10, Forestview 0: Nate Brittain led the Storm with two hits and three RBI. Winning pitcher Hunter Reavis fired a one-hitter.
WESTERN FOOTHILLS 3A
East Lincoln 5, North Iredell 4: The Mustangs’ Isaac Armstrong blasted two home runs.
Hickory 16, Statesville 2
St. Stephens 9, Fred T. Foard 0
West Iredell 7, North Iredell 6: West Iredell’s Talen Caton had three hits and drove in two runs.
NONCONFERENCE
Charlotte Stampede 11, Tulsa (OK) Homeschool 5
Providence Day 11, Carmel Christian 3: Anderson Shirey led the Chargers with two hits and three RBI.
Wake Homeschool 12, Charlotte Stampede 2
Softball
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS
QUEEN CITY 3A-4A
(semifinals)
(2) Mallard Creek 19, (3) North Mecklenburg 1
(finals)
(1) Hough 19, (2) Mallard Creek 3: The Huskies broke open a close game with 15 runs in the third inning, capturing the conference crown.
SO MECK 4A
(finals)
(3) South Mecklenburg 2, (1) Myers Park 1: Tournament most valuable player Taylor Barlow tossed a four-hitter and struck out 18. She also had two of the Sabres’ three hits.
SOUTHWESTERN 4A
(semifinals)
(1) Butler 12, (4) Charlotte Catholic 5: The Bulldogs scored nine times in the bottom of the fifth inning.
SOUTHERN CAROLINA 4A
(finals)
(2) Piedmont 3, (5) Weddington 2: The Panthers stopped Weddington’s run in the tournament, scoring twice in the bottom of the seventh after Weddington had taken a 2-1 lead in the top of the inning. Winning pitcher Ashlyn Pressley scattered seven hits, and Emma Rushing doubled and drove in a run.
SOUTH PIEDMONT 3A
(finals)
(1) West Rowan 10, (2) Jesse Carson 0
METROLINA ATHLETIC
(finals)
(1) Metrolina Christian 5, (2) Hickory Grove Christian 2: Metrolina scored four runs in the top of the sixth, erasing a 2-1 deficit.
REGULAR SEASON
CISAA
Charlotte Christian 6, Providence Day 3: The Knights won their third consecutive CISAA championship, as Campbell Thompson and Sydney Francois each had two hits and scored two runs.
Charlotte Latin 5, Covenant Day 3: Latin’s Talia Hawa had two hits and an RBI, and Covenant Day slugger Avery Houseton homered.
WESTERN FOOTHILLS 3A
East Lincoln 5, North Lincoln 3
Fred T. Foard 6, St. Stephens 0
Hickory 12, Statesville 2
North Iredell 7, West Iredell 6: Martha Palmer led the victors with three hits and two RBI. West Iredell’s Kaylee Chapman slammed two doubles and a home run, driving in three runs.
Girls’ soccer
QUEEN CITY 3A-4A
Hopewell 9, North Mecklenburg 0: Lilly Champury scored twice for the Titans.
SOUTHWESTERN 4A
Charlotte Catholic 3, Independence 2 (OT)
East Mecklenburg 9, Garinger 0: The Eagles’ Ella Romanowsky scored two goals, and Cameryn Sicard had a goal and two assists.
Providence 8, Butler 1: The Panthers (11-0) clinched at least a tie for the conference championship.
CISAA
Charlotte Country Day 3, Cannon School 1
Charlotte Latin 3, Covenant Day 1: Ella Smith scored two goals for the Hawks.
Providence Day 8, Charlotte Christian 0: The Chargers captured the conference title with this lopsided victory.
GREATER METRO 4 4A
Hickory Ridge 1, South Iredell 0
SOUTHERN CAROLINA 4A
Marvin Ridge 2, Porter Ridge 0: The Mavericks kept pace with Weddington for the conference lead. Each is 7-1. Campbell Homan and Ava McKee scored for Marvin Ridge, and Lia Doohan got the shutout in goal.
Piedmont 2, Sun Valley 1
Weddington 5, Cuthbertson 0: The loss dropped Cuthbertson to 6-2, just behind the conference co-leaders. Paige Santos scored three times for the Warriors.
WESTERN FOOTHILLS 3A
East Lincoln 4, North Lincoln 1: The Mustangs improved to 12-0-1, just ahead of 12-1 Hickory. The two teams finish the regular season Tuesday at Hickory.
Hickory 9, Statesville 0
St. Stephens 4, Fred T. Foard 1
ROCKY RIVER 2A-3A
Central Academy 9, Anson County 0
Forest Hills 9, West Stanly 0: The Yellow Jackets improved to 9-0 in the conference, scoring eight times in the second half.
METROLINA ATHLETIC
(tournament finals)
SouthLake Christian 4, Metrolina Christian 2: Lauren Asuma had a goal and an assist for SouthLake.
FOOTHILLS ATHLETIC
Davidson Day 2, University Christian 1: The Patriots put a wrap on a 6-0 conference season.
CATAWBA VALLEY 2A
East Burke 3, Lincolnton 1
Maiden 7, Bunker Hill 0
West Lincoln 4, West Caldwell 0: Laura Willis got the shutout in goal, and DeeDee Wallace scored four goals.
CATAWBA SHORES 1A-2A
Mountain Island Charter 3, Lincoln Charter 1: The Raptors broke a 1-1 halftime tie for the victory. Jaida McGrew, Carter Breath and Rylan Breath scored goals. Isabell Lohri scored for Lincoln Charter.
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A-2A
East Gaston 9, Bessemer City 0: East Gaston improved to 10-0 in the conference.
YADKIN VALLEY 1A-2A
Gray Stone Day 6, South Stanly 0
NONCONFERENCE
Pine Lake Prep 2, Mooresville 0
West Forsyth 2, Hough 1: The Huskies (17-3-1) lost to a state power for the second straight night. West Forsyth is 16-2-1.
Boys’ tennis
Charlotte Country Day 5, Cannon School 4: The teams of Graeme Cox and Jonathan Randolph and Benjamin Farnham and Aaryan Chopra scored key doubles victories, lifting the Buccaneers.
Boys’ lacrosse
Cannon School 12, Charlotte Country Day 6
Lake Norman 19, West Forsyth 2: Lake Norman advanced to the third round of the 4A state playoffs.
Girls’ lacrosse
Charlotte Country Day 20, Cannon School 5
Lake Norman 20, Grimsley 5: The West Region’s third seed in the 4A playoffs, Lake Norman advanced to the third round.
Myers Park 15, South Mecklenburg 4: The Mustangs beat the Sabres for the second time in a week. This time, it came in the second round of the 4A playoffs.
Parkwood 13, North Davidson 4: Parkwood moved on to the Round of 16 in the 1A-2A-3A state playoffs and will face top-seeded Bishop McGuinness in the next round early next week.
Providence Day 17, Charlotte Christian 3: Marla Stuart led the Chargers with four goals and five assists.
St. Stephens 18, North Lincoln 5: The Knights’ season ended with a first-round 1A-2A-3A state playoff setback.
Steve Lyttle on Twitter: @slyttle
Wednesday’s #BIG5 Top Performers
Aaron Burchett, Mooresville baseball: three hits, two RBIs in a 10-8 win over Lake Norman in the Greater Metro 4A semifinals.
Anna Dew, Hickory Ridge softball: struck out 11 and allowed one hit in an 8-0 win over South Iredell.
Jacob Laney, Porter Ridge boys track: won 1,600-meters in 4:18.16 at the Southern Carolinas conference championship. It was one of the fastest times of the season.
Charlotte Simas, Myers Park girls soccer: four goals in a 10-0 win over Berry.
Lily Yampolsky, Lake Norman Charter girls track: won three events -- 400, 800 and 1,600-meter runs -- leading her team to victory at the South Piedmont 3A track meet.
Area teams dominate track meets
Cuthbertson, Mallard Creek and Hickory Ridge swept the boys’ and girls’ team championships Wednesday in conference meets, while the Northwest Cabarrus boys and the Lake Norman Charter girls were team champions in their conference track meet.
SOUTHERN CAROLINA 4A MEET
Cuthbertson, Weddington and Marvin Ridge, all traditional state powers, finished 1-2-3 in both the boys’ and girls’ competitions, held at Weddington High.
Boys’ team scores: Cuthbertson 192.25; Weddington 140.25; Marvin Ridge 93; Porter Ridge 76; Sun Valley 27.5; Piedmont 23.
Porter Ridge senior Jacob Laney, a strong contender to win the state title at 1,600 meters, captured that event in a time of four minutes 18.16 seconds. That was among the fastest metric mile times in the state this season.
Laney also won the 3,200 meters and was second at 800 meters.
Cuthbertson’s Reece Morgan won the 100 and 200 meter dashes and was second at 400 meters. And teammate Killian Fahy won at 400 meters, ran second in the 200 meters, and was third at 100 meters.
Girls’ team scores: Cuthbertson 194; Weddington 162; Marvin Ridge 119; Porter Ridge 52; Piedmont 19; Sun Valley 8.
Marvin Ridge’s Aria Wegh was the top individual performer, as she swept the 100 and 300 hurdles events and also won the 200 meters and the high jump.
Cuthbertson had a pair of double-winners in Alyssa Preisano (1,600 meters and 3,200 meters) and Maya Studney (long jump and triple jump). Weddington’s Natalie Brown won the shot put and discus.
GREATER METRO 4 4A MEET
Senior Logan Dingman and his sister Kasey, a freshman, accounted for six event championships in this meet, held at West Cabarrus High. The Dingmans are distance runners.
Boys’ team scores: Hickory Ridge 158; West Cabarrus 136; Mooresville 128; Lake Norman 97; A.L. Brown 68; Cox Mill 55; South Iredell 36.
Logan Dingman won the 800 meters, 1,600 meters and 3,200 meters. Mooresville’s Eric Heal swept the 110 and 300 meter hurdles events.
Girls’ team scores: Hickory Ridge 167; Mooresville 130; Lake Norman 107; South Iredell 95; West Cabarrus 89; Cox Mill 40; A.L. Brown 35.
Kasey Dingman took the 800, 1,600 and 3,200 meter runs.
Hickory Ridge had double-winners in Eric McClary (100 and 200 meters) and Alesia Silverain (shot put and discus). Mooresville’s Kendal Hudson was a three-time winner – long jump, 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles.
SOUTH PIEDMONT 3A MEET
Boys’ team scores: Northwest Cabarrus 160; Lake Norman Charter 99; East Rowan 76; Central Cabarrus 76; South Rowan 69; West Rowan 35; Concord 31; Jesse Carson 8.
Central Cabarrus hurdler Tyler Dunn won the 110 and 300 meter hurdle events. Nylon Fair-Steele of Concord swept the 100 and 200 meter dashes. And Lake Norman Charter’s Truitt Evely won at 800 meters and was second at 1,600 meters.
Girls’ team scores: Lake Norman Charter 112; Concord 90; Northwest Cabarrus 89; Jesse Carson 84; East Rowan 77; South Rowan 49; Central Cabarrus 42; West Rowan 10.
Lake Norman Charter’s Lily Yampolsky led her team to victory by winning three events – the 400, 800 and 1,600 meter runs. Sydney Krause of Central Cabarrus won the long jump and triple jump and finished second in the 100-meter hurdles.
Baseball
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS
(tournament seeds in parentheses)
QUEEN CITY 3A-4A
(finals)
(1) Hopewell 2, (2) Hough 1: The Titans improved to 3-0 this season against Hough, as Chase Soesbee pitched a complete-game victory.
SOUTHWESTERN 4A
(quarterfinals)
(2) Providence 13, (7) Garinger 1
(3) Charlotte Catholic 15, (6) Rocky River 1: The Cougars’ Mason Child (two doubles) and Nathan Schwartz (three runs) led the attack.
(4) East Mecklenburg 4, (5) Independence 2: Walker Brietz drove in two Eagle runs, and Brantley Truitt homered.
GREATER METRO 4 4A
(semifinals)
(1) Hickory Ridge 13, (4) Cox Mill 5
(3) Mooresville 10, (2) Lake Norman 8 (8 innings): The Blue Devils landed a spot in the championship game as Aaron Burchett had three hits and two RBI. Lake Norman’s Joseph Cavallaro doubled and homered.
SOUTHERN CAROLINA 4A
(semifinals)
(2) Porter Ridge 6, (3) Cuthbertson 5
(1) Weddington 2, (4) Sun Valley 0
SOUTH PIEDMONT 3A
(semifinals)
(2) East Rowan 12, (6) South Rowan 9
(1) West Rowan 6, (5) Jesse Carson 5
ROCKY RIVER 2A-3A
(semifinals)
(2) Parkwood 5, (3) Forest Hills 1: Winning pitcher Jackson Nash worked six innings of two-hit ball.
(1) West Stanly 12, (4) Central Academy 0
CATAWBA SHORES 1A-2A
(semifinals)
(3) Community School of Davidson 16, (2) Christ the King 13
(1) Lincoln Charter 8, (4) Pine Lake Prep 2
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A-2A
(semifinals)
(1) Burns 9, (4) East Gaston 3
(2) Cherryville 7, (3) Shelby 3: Collin Huss drove in three runs for Cherryville.
YADKIN VALLEY 1A-2A
(semifinals)
(2) Mount Pleasant 5, (3) Jay M. Robinson 4: Wade Turner drove in three of Robinson’s four runs.
REGULAR SEASON
METRO 8 1A
Corvian Community 19, Carolina International 0: Cash Barber drove in five Corvian runs, and Keidyn Vincent added three RBI.
Queens Grant Charter 9, Piedmont Community Charter 5: Queens Grant’s Avery Rossi had four RBI.
Softball
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS
SOUTHWESTERN 4A
(quarterfinals)
(4) Charlotte Catholic 7, (5) East Mecklenburg 3: The Cougars’ Madden Glossner tripled and homered, while East Meck’s Caitlin Fowler drove in two runs.
(3) Providence 15, (6) Garinger 0
GREATER METRO 4 4A
(semifinals)
(1) Hickory Ridge 8, (4) South Iredell 0: Anna Dew pitched a one-hitter and struck out 11 for five innings, and Kristyn Embler finished with two no-hit innings. Grace Bechtol totaled three hits.
(2) Mooresville 6, (3) Lake Norman 2
ROCKY RIVER 2A-3A
(semifinals)
(2) Parkwood 3, (3) Anson County 2: Parkwood’s Jayda Davis had two hits and an RBI.
(1) West Stanly 10, (4) Central Academy 0
CATAWBA VALLEY 2A
(semifinals)
(4) West Caldwell 4, (1) Maiden 3
(3) West Lincoln 4, (2) Bandys 3
CATAWBA SHORES 1A-2A
(semifinals)
(2) Mountain Island Charter 9, (3) Pine Lake Prep 7: Reagan Hart and Ellie Hatzopoulos each had two hits and two RBI for the victors.
(1) Lincoln Charter 12, (4) Bradford Prep 0: The Eagles’ Autumn Keziah had three hits, and Hailey Flora added two hits and two RBI.
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A-2A
(semifinals)
(1) Burns 3, (4) East Gaston 0: The Bulldogs held East Gaston to two hits.
(2) Cherryville 15, (3) Highland Tech 4: Cherryville’s Riley Bryant drove in five runs.
YADKIN VALLEY 1A-2A
(semifinals)
(1) South Stanly 4, (4) North Stanly 0
(3) Mount Pleasant 9, (2) Union Academy 4: The Tigers won their way into the championship game by scoring eight times in the sixth inning. Maggie Honeycutt had two hits and two RBI.
REGULAR SEASON
BIG SOUTH 3A
Stuart Cramer 22, Ashbrook 1: Payton Conroy led the Storm with a double, triple and home run. She drove in six runs.
WESTERN FOOTHILLS 3A
North Iredell 20, Statesville 0: Bethany Connolly drove in three runs for the Warriors.
Girls’ soccer
SO MECK 4A
Myers Park 10, Berry Academy 0: The Mustangs’ Charlotte Simas scored four times, and Lizzie Sarmiento added two goals.
BIG SOUTH 3A
Crest 6, North Gaston 2: Angelina Diaz and Charli Brooks scored for North Gaston.
SOUTH PIEDMONT 3A
Lake Norman Charter 4, Central Cabarrus 0: The Knights got two goals and an assist from Rylie Cook.
CATAWBA VALLEY 2A
Bandys 1, Newton-Conover 0
CATAWBA SHORES 1A-2A
Christ the King 11, Langtree Charter 0
Lincoln Charter 4, Bradford Prep 3: Lincoln Charter’s McKenna Verdi scored two goals.
Mountain Island Charter 6, Community School of Davidson 2: Jaida McGrew had a role in all of the Raptors’ scores, with five goals and an assist.
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A-2A
Highland Tech 2, Shelby 0: Goalkeeper Marlene Wise made 12 saves in getting the shutout.
YADKIN VALLEY 1A-2A
Gray Stone Day 9, Albemarle 0
Jay M. Robinson 4, Mount Pleasant 1
Union Academy 9, North Stanly 0
NONCONFERENCE
Ardrey Kell 3, Hough 1: Avery Richards, Grace Meyers and Kelly Tarpley each scored a goal for the Knights, with Taylor Suarez totaling two assists. Kylee Thompson scored for Hough.
Salisbury 6, Concord 0
Boys’ tennis
Hough def. T.C. Roberson 6-2: The Huskies won their first-round 4A playoff match, as Jesus Espinoza (No. 1 singles) and Jackson Davis (No. 2) swept their opponents.
Lake Norman Charter def. Concord 6-0: Abhiram Parimi won his No. 1 singles match in straight sets, leading the Knights in a first-round 3A playoff match. No. 2 singles was closely contested, with Sean Huynh edging Bennett Leder 6-3, 7-6 (7-5).
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Tuesday’s #BIG5 Top Performers
Ty Detweiler, Stuart Cramer baseball: 3-for-4 with four RBIs in a 14-2 win over Forestview.
Brady Knutson, Myers Park boys lacrosse: four goals, two assists in a 18-5 win over Cuthbertson.
Samantha Nevils, North Mecklenburg girls soccer: three goals, assist in a 5-1 win over Chambers.
Kylah Shiflett, Mount Pleasant softball: two doubles, two RBIs in a 15-3 win over JM Robinson.
Delani Wilson, Stuart Cramer softball: two home runs in a 5-1 win over Kings Mountain.
Baseball
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS
(tournament seeds in parentheses)
QUEEN CITY 3A-4A
(semifinals)
(1) Hopewell 16, (4) Chambers 0
(2) Hough 12, (3) Mallard Creek 5
SO MECK 4A
(semifinals)
(1) Ardrey Kell 9, (4) South Mecklenburg 6: The Knights moved into the title game and a rematch with second seed Myers Park. David Barner and Brody Taylor homered for South Mecklenburg.
(2) Myers Park 7, (3) Olympic 6 (8 innings)
SOUTHERN CAROLINA 4A
(quarterfinals)
(3) Cuthbertson 4, (6) Piedmont 2: Tristan Potts fired a three-hitter for the Cavaliers, and Ryan Greenspan had two hits.
(4) Sun Valley 1, (5) Marvin Ridge 0
SOUTH PIEDMONT 3A
(quarterfinals)
(6) South Rowan 5, (3) Lake Norman Charter 2
(5) Jesse Carson 9, (4) Northwest Cabarrus 3
ROCKY RIVER 2A-3A
(quarterfinals)
(3) Forest Hills 15, (6) Monroe 0
(4) Central Academy 14, (5) Anson County 4: CATA’s Caleb Ernst had three hits.
METROLINA ATHLETIC
(semifinals)
(1) Metrolina Christian 9, (4) SouthLake Christian 3: The Warriors built a 4-0 lead after two innings and coasted.
(2) Hickory Grove Christian 6, (3) Gaston Christian 2: Kameron Miller homered and drove in two runs for Hickory Grove.
CATAWBA VALLEY 2A
(semifinals)
(1) Maiden 9, (4) West Lincoln 1: Two Maiden pitchers combined to strike out 15 West Lincoln batters.
(2) Bandys 11, (3) East Burke 1
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A-2A
(quarterfinals)
(4) East Gaston 7, (5) Highland Tech 5: Logan Tano doubled, tripled and drove in four runs for the victors.
(2) Cherryville 10, (7) Thomas Jefferson Academy 0: Cherryville’s Landon Hahn had three hits.
(3) Shelby 17, (6) Bessemer City 4
YADKIN VALLEY 1A-2A
(quarterfinals)
(2) Mount Pleasant 7, (7) Albemarle 0
(3) Jay M. Robinson 3, (6) Gray Stone Day 2
(5) South Stanly 7, (4) Union Academy 6
REGULAR SEASON
CISAA
Charlotte Christian 7, Charlotte County Day 1: The Knights’ Wesley Jones fired a three-hitter, and D.J. Layton had three hits and two RBI.
Charlotte Latin 8, Cannon School 7: The Hawks scored six times in the top of the sixth. Tommy Beason led Latin with a home run.
Covenant Day 3, Providence Day 2: Ethan Andujar drove in all three runs for the Lions.
BIG SOUTH 3A
Ashbrook 6, Hunter Huss 4
Kings Mountain 6, Crest 3
South Point 10, North Gaston 2: The Raiders improved to 11-2 and remained in a tie with Crest, with one game remaining.
Stuart Cramer 14, Forestview 2: The Storm’s Ty Detweiler led the way, going 3-for-4 with four RBI.
NONCONFERENCE
Christ School 12, Carmel Christian 1
Corvian Community 17, Carolina International 0: Corvian’s Cole Fiorillo drove in four runs, and Gavin McElhinny had three hits.
Softball
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS
SO MECK 4A
(semifinals)
(1) Myers Park 15, (4) Palisades 0: Lara Howard homered, and Sam Lojko had three hits for the Mustangs.
SOUTHERN CAROLINA 4A
(semifinals)
(2) Piedmont 4, (3) Porter Ridge 2: Piedmont’s Sarah Belk had three hits.
(4) Weddington 5, (1) Marvin Ridge 4: The Warriors stunned the Mavericks, who had compiled a 10-0 record in regular-season conference play.
SOUTH PIEDMONT 3A
(semifinals)
(1) West Rowan 9, (4) East Rowan 5
(2) Jesse Carson 3, (3) Central Cabarrus 2
ROCKY RIVER 2A-3A
(quarterfinals)
(3) Anson County 18, (6) Monroe 0
(4) Central Academy 25, (5) Forest Hills 0: Kaitlyn Zuendel and Addison Crawford each drove in five runs.
(semifinals)
(2) Parkwood 3, (3) Anson County 2: Parkwood’s Jayda Davis had two hits and an RBI.
METROLINA ATHLETIC
(semifinals)
(1) Metrolina Christian 8, (4) Gaston Christian 0
(2) Hickory Grove Christian 7, (3) Concord Academy 2
YADKIN VALLEY 1A-2A
(quarterfinals)
(2) Union Academy 7, (7) Albemarle 0
(3) Mount Pleasant 15, (6) Jay M. Robinson 3: The Tigers won behind Kylah Shiflett’s two doubles and two RBI.
(4) North Stanly 10, (5) Gray Stone Day 4
REGULAR SEASON
CISAA
Cannon School 6, Charlotte Latin 4: Cannon’s Layla Wagner collected two hits.
Covenant Day 7, Providence Day 0: The Lions’ R.J. Llaneza tossed a two-hitter, and Avery Houseton had three hits, including a home run.
BIG SOUTH 3A
Crest 8, Forestview 1
North Gaston 15, Hunter Huss 0: North Gaston’s Caroline Allred had two hits and drove in two runs.
Stuart Cramer 5, Kings Mountain 1: Delani Wilson slammed two home runs for the Storm.
METRO 8 1A
Queens Grant Charter 16, Sugar Creek Charter 0: Addi Benton tossed a no-hitter, and Reagan Cowick helped with three hits and three RBI.
Girls’ soccer
QUEEN CITY 3A-4A
Hough 5, Mallard Creek 0
North Mecklenburg 5, Chambers 1: Samantha Nevils scored three goals and added an assist.
SO MECK 4A
Olympic 9, Harding 0
South Mecklenburg 9, Palisades 0: Mary Liese Grier scored three times.
SOUTHWESTERN 4A
Butler 9, Garinger 0: The Bulldogs got two goals apiece from Tessa Rapp, Jillian Phoebus and Kennedy Makuch.
East Mecklenburg 9, Rocky River 0: The Eagles’ Carolina Cannella dominated this match, with four goals and two assists.
CISAA
Charlotte Latin 5, Cannon School 0: Ella Smith and Dempsey McMahon each scored twice for the Hawks.
Providence Day 2, Covenant Day 1 (OT): K.K. Hart and Reily Brinley each scored for the Chargers.
GREATER METRO 4 4A
Lake Norman 2, Hickory Ridge 1
South Iredell 2, Mooresville 1 (OT)
West Cabarrus 2, A.L. Brown 1
SOUTHERN CAROLINA 4A
Cuthbertson 5, Porter Ridge 0: Kylee Thompson scored twice and added an assist.
Marvin Ridge 10, Sun Valley 1
Weddington 5, Piedmont 0: Weddington’s Karly Connell and Paige Santos each had a goal and an assist.
METROLINA ATHLETIC
(tournament semifinals)
SouthLake Christian 3, Gaston Day 0: The Eagles’ Zoe Bartel scored twice.
BIG SOUTH 3A
Crest 4, Forestview 1
Hunter Huss 1, North Gaston 1
South Point 10, Ashbrook 0: A familiar name led the Raiders, with Grace Smith totaling four goals and two assists.
Stuart Cramer 2, Kings Mountain 0
SOUTH PIEDMONT 3A
Concord 5, East Rowan 1: Sophia Guerrero had a role in all of Concord’s scoring, with three goals and two assists.
Jesse Carson 1, West Rowan 1
WESTERN FOOTHILLS 3A
St. Stephens 7, Statesville 0
ROCKY RIVER 2A-3A
Forest Hills 11, Anson County 0
West Stanly 5, Parkwood 1
FOOTHILLS ATHLETIC
Davidson Day 1, Statesville Christian 0: The Patriots improved to 5-0 in the conference, and with University Christian’s loss, they clinched the championship.
Hickory Christian 1, University Christian 0
CATAWBA VALLEY 2A
Bandys 3, Maiden 0
East Burke 5, Bunker Hill 0
Lincolnton 8, West Caldwell 0: Samantha Whitaker scored three times and added an assist.
Newton-Conover 4, West Lincoln 2
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A-2A
East Gaston 8, Burns 0: East Gaston’s Ava Stilwell and Reagan Luckadoo each scored four goals.
Highland Tech 8, Cherryville 1
Shelby 5, Bessemer City 1
Boys’ tennis
Charlotte Country Day 5, Charlotte Christian 0: Aaryan Chopra and Benjamin Farnham scored singles victories for the Buccaneers.
Boys’ lacrosse
Ardrey Kell 18, Asheville 2 (4A playoffs)
Cannon School 16, Charlotte Latin 5
Charlotte Country Day 9, Charlotte Christian 7
East Forsyth 11, Mooresville 10 (4A playoffs)
Myers Park 18, Cuthbertson 5: The Mustangs won their first-round 4A playoff match, as Brady Knutson had four goals and two assists, and Mason Adams won 18-of-23 faceoffs.
Providence 22, Southwest Guilford 15: The Panthers scored a first-round 4A playoff victory, as Ethan Miles scored 11 goals and assisted on three others.
Providence Day 16, Legion Collegiate 1
Weddington 19, Porter Ridge 6 (4A playoffs)
Girls’ lacrosse
Ardrey Kell 13, Reagan 12 (4A playoffs)
Charlotte Latin 21, Cannon School 4: The Hawks rolled, as Evie McMahon and Crawford Fisher each scored four goals.
Cuthbertson 17, Davie County 5 (4A playoffs)
Marvin Ridge 21, Providence 0 (4A playoffs)
Page 20, Mooresville 10 (4A playoffs)
South Mecklenburg 12, Davie County 8 (4A playoffs)
Track and field
ROCKY RIVER 2A-3A MEET
West Stanly and Central Academy tied for the boys’ championship, while Anson County ran off with the girls’ competition.
Boys’ team scores: West Stanly 118, Central Academy 118, Monroe 105, Parkwood 101, Forest Hills 93, Anson County 12.
Forest Hills’ Quinn Mushington won the 110-meter and 300-meter hurdles events.
Girls’ team scores: Anson County 142, West Stanly 121, Central Academy 116, Parkwood 113, Forest Hills 24, Monroe 23/
Central Academy’s Grace Lane dominated the distance events, sweeping the 800, 1,600 and 3,200 meter races.
WESTERN FOOTHILLS 3A MEET
North Lincoln had several multi-winners in this meet, held at the North Lincoln track. Team scores were not totaled.
In the boys’ competition, North Lincoln’s Connor Bagwell won at 800 and 3,200 meters and ran second in the 1,600 meters. Teammate Liam Sutton swept the 110 and 300 hurdles.
Statesville’s Titus Myers dominated the sprints, winning at 100 and 200 meters.
North Lincoln had a pair of double-winners in the girls’ meet. Macy Parks won the 800 and 1,600 meter races, and Haylee Gibson took the 100 and 300 hurdles.
Statesville’s Janiya Johnson won the 100 and 200 meter dashes.
Steve Lyttle on Twitter: @slyttle
Monday’s #BIG5 Top Performers
Taylor Barlow, South Meck softball: two triples, four RBIs in a 15-0 win over Harding in the SoMECK tournament quarterfinals.
Jordan Grice, North Meck softball: three home runs in a 18-5 win over West Charlotte.
David NIcks, Gaston Christian baseball: two home runs, seven RBIs in a 21-2 win over Gaston Day.
Brody Taylor, South Meck baseball: two doubles, three RBIs in a 12-1 win over Palisades in the SoMECK conference tournament quarterfinals.
Maria Vasquez Garcia, Palisades softball: five hits in a 16-15 win over Berry in the SoMECK conference quarterfinals.
Baseball
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS
(tournament seeds in parentheses)
SO MECK 4A
(quarterfinals)
(2) Myers Park 15, (7) Harding 0
(3) Olympic 18, (6) Berry Academy 3
(4) South Mecklenburg 12, (5) Palisades 1: Brody Taylor smacked two doubles and drove in three runs for the Sabres.
GREATER METRO 4 4A
(quarterfinals)
(3) Mooresville 5, (6) West Cabarrus 4: Mooresville’s Aaron Burchett had three hits.
(2) Lake Norman 4, (7) A.L. Brown 3: The Wildcats got a tough battle from the Wonders, but Carson Cherry’s two RBI paced the victors. Brown’s C.J. Gray tossed a four-hitter in a losing cause.
(4) Cox Mill 10, (5) South Iredell 7: Cox Mill’s Will Oehler drove in three runs.
METROLINA ATHLETIC
(quarterfinals)
(3) Gaston Christian 21, (6) Gaston Day 2: David Nicks hit two home runs and drove in seven runs for the victors.
(4) SouthLake Christian 11, (5) Concord Academy 1: Thomas Day pitched a three-hitter, and Seth Moon homered and drove in four runs.
CATAWBA VALLEY 2A
(quarterfinals)
(4) West Lincoln 4, (5) Bunker Hill 2
(1) Maiden 10, (8) West Caldwell 0
(2) Bandys 4, (7) Lincolnton 3: Lincolnton scored three times in the top of the sixth to tie the game, but Bandys won it in the bottom of the seventh.
(3) East Burke 15, (6) Newton-Conover 2
CATAWBA SHORES 1A-2A
(quarterfinals)
(4) Pine Lake Prep 8, (5) Mountain Island Charter 4: Tate Allison homered and drove in two runs for Pine Lake Prep.
(2) Christ the King 9, (7) Bradford Prep 4: The Crusaders’ C.J. Wilson had three hits and two RBI.
(3) Community School of Davidson 11, (6) Langtree Charter 6
REGULAR SEASON
QUEEN CITY 3A-4A
Chambers 11, West Mecklenburg 4: Rah Washington’s two doubles led Chambers.
Mallard Creek 14, Chambers 0
North Mecklenburg 10, West Charlotte 6: The Vikings’ Logan Williamson had three hits and three RBI.
SOUTHWESTERN 4A
Butler 14, Independence 5: The visiting Bulldogs wrapped up the regular-season title and the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament, which begins Wednesday.
BIG SOUTH 3A
Kings Mountain 1, Stuart Cramer 0: Carter Jessen was a hard-luck loser for Stuart Cramer, as he fired a three-hitter and struck out 11. Winning pitcher Wyatt Davis tossed one-hit ball for 5.2 innings before getting relief help.
WESTERN FOOTHILLS 3A
East Lincoln 8, North Iredell 7 (8 innings): Isaac Armstrong led the Mustangs with a home run and three RBI, and Aiden Perkins added three hits.
Hickory 4, Fred T. Foard 1
North Lincoln 11, West Iredell 1
St. Stephens 17, Statesville 0: St. Stephens clinched the conference championship.
NONCONFERENCE
Bessemer City 11, Ashbrook 1
Piedmont Community Charter 20, Jackson Day 4
Softball
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS
SO MECK 4A
(quarterfinals)
(2) South Mecklenburg 15, (7) Harding 0: South Meck’s Taylor Barlow smacked two triples and drove in four runs.
(3) Ardrey Kell 15, (6) Olympic 0: Maddie Christensen homered for the Knights.
(4) Palisades 16, (5) Berry Academy 15: Palisades’ Maria Vasquez Garcia had five hits, while Berry’s Tianna Lane hit two doubles and drove in two runs.
GREATER METRO 4 4A
(quarterfinals)
(2) Mooresville 17, (7) A.L. Brown 1: Maddie Colby homered and drove in four runs.
(3) Lake Norman 8, (6) Cox Mill 7: Kaylee Harris led the victors with two hits and two runs.
(4) South Iredell 8, (5) West Cabarrus 1: South Iredell’s Hannah Mozeley totaled two hits and two RBI.
SOUTHERN CAROLINA 4A
(quarterfinals)
(3) Porter Ridge 13, (6) Sun Valley 3: Madison Stamper led the Pirates with two doubles and four RBI.
(5) Weddington 5, (4) Cuthbertson 1
SOUTH PIEDMONT 3A
(quarterfinals)
(4) East Rowan 11, (5) South Rowan 1
(3) Central Cabarrus 10, (6) Northwest Cabarrus 0
CATAWBA VALLEY 2A
(quarterfinals)
(1) Maiden 15, (8) Newton-Conover 0
(2) Bandys 15, (7) Bunker Hill 0
(3) West Lincoln 13, (6) Lincolnton 1: West Lincoln’s Caitlin Greech collected three hits and two RBI.
(4) West Caldwell 8, (5) East Burke 5
CATAWBA SHORES 1A-2A
(quarterfinals)
(4) Bradford Prep 9, (5) Langtree Charter 1: Bradford Prep’s Emma Patheal slammed two doubles, a triple and a home run, and drove in three runs.
(3) Pine Lake Prep 16, (6) Christ the King 0: Caitlin Greech had three hits and two RBI for the Pride.
METROLINA ATHLETIC
(quarterfinals)
(4) Gaston Christian 14, (5) SouthLake Christian 4: Emmie Rushing drove in three runs for the victors.
REGULAR SEASON
QUEEN CITY 3A-4A
Mallard Creek 20, Chambers 0: The Mavericks’ Lindsey Refsnider drove in four runs, and Morgan Lampkin scored four times and drove in three runs.
North Mecklenburg 18, West Charlotte 5: The Vikings’ Jordan Grice slammed three home runs.
SOUTHWESTERN 4A
Independence 9, Butler 3: The Patriots’ Sarah Johnson and Natalie Johnson each drove in three runs, as the second-place Patriots (8-2) spoiled Butler’s (9-1) hopes for an unbeaten conference season.
Providence 11, East Mecklenburg 0: Margaret Garand doubled and tripled, and the Panthers (7-3) finished in third place.
CISAA
Charlotte Christian 9, Charlotte Country Day 0: Morgan Banks tossed a no-hitter and struck out 11, and Hailey Conde drove in three runs.
BIG SOUTH 3A
Forestview 13, Hunter Huss 1 (Game 1): Kaitlin Barnes homered for the Jaguars.
Forestview 13, Hunter Huss 0 (Game 2): Bryn Bumgardner had three hits for Forestview.
WESTERN FOOTHILLS 3A
East Lincoln 17, North Iredell 2: East Lincoln’s Betsy Eatmon hit two home runs and drove in four runs, and Aubrey Gust added three doubles.
Fred T. Foard 22, Hickory 7
St. Stephens 23, Statesville 1
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A-2A
Cherryville 17, Bessemer City 2: Cherryville’s Krista Davis launched two home runs.
NONCONFERENCE
Cannon School 16, Metrolina Christian 2: This battle of private school powers went to the Cougars (14-6), as Brie Biddle drove in four runs. Metrolina Christian fell to 13-3.
Girls’ soccer
SO MECK 4A
South Mecklenburg 9, Harding 0: The Sabres’ Sophia Terry and Maris Caszatt each scored two goals.
SOUTHWESTERN 4A
Providence 6, East Mecklenburg 1: Taylor Westover scored three times, and Bella Dragone added two goals and two assists.
WESTERN FOOTHILLS 3A
East Lincoln 3, North Iredell 1: Abigail Hege led the Mustangs with a pair of goals.
Hickory 1, Fred T. Foard 0
North Lincoln 2, West Iredell 0
CATAWBA VALLEY 2A
Lincolnton 1, Maiden 0
West Lincoln 1, Bunker Hill 0: Calla Varner scored a goal, and goalkeeper Laura Willis got the shutout.
CATAWBA SHORES 1A-2A
Community School of Davidson 7, Lincoln Charter 0: Tyler Baughn scored three times for the Spartans.
Pine Lake Prep 10, Langtree Charter 0: The Pride’s Gracie Hughes totaled two goals and two assists.
YADKIN VALLEY 1A-2A
Jay M. Robinson 9, Albemarle 0: Brianna Andrade and Eden West each had two goals and an assist in the victory.
Union Academy 9, Mount Pleasant 0
METROLINA ATHLETIC
(tournament quarterfinals)
Gaston Day 5, Hickory Grove Christian 0
Gaston Christian 8, Concord Academy 0
NONCONFERENCE
Independence 9, Olympic 0: The Patriots’ Samantha Swinson scored three times.
Lake Norman Christian 9, Corvian Community 0: Ali Skinner led the victors with six goals and two assists.
Weddington 7, Hopewell 1: Weddington got two goals apiece from Abby Hoover, Skylar Alepa and Paige Santos.
Boys’ tennis
Providence Day 5, Charlotte Country Day 0: Sharya Bhadarawaja took his No. 1 singles match, Renat Kramin won at No. 2, and the pair teamed for a No. 1 doubles victory.
Track and field
SOUTH PIEDMONT 1A-2A MEET
The Shelby boys and Thomas Jefferson Academy girls won team championships in the conference meet, held at Burns.
Boys’ team scores: Shelby 176; Thomas Jefferson Academy 135; Burns 97; Cherryville 36; Bessemer City 33; Highland Tech 25; East Gaston 19.
Girls’ team scores: Thomas Jefferson Academy 155; Shelby 125.5; B urns 87; Cherryville 61; Highland Tech 58.5; East Gaston 20; Bessemer City 14.
Highland Tech’s Jade Martin was among event winners, capturing the high jump.
YADKIN VALLEY 1A-2A MEET
Jay M. Robinson’s boys and Albemarle’s girls won team championships.
Boys’ team scores: Jay M. Robinson 141; Union Academy 130; Albemarle 102; North Stanly 77; South Stanly 76; Gray Stone Day 54; Mount Pleasant 51.
Top performers included Union Academy’s Evan Pardue, who won the 400 meters and was second in the 100 and 200 meters; and Union Academy’s Ezra Martin, who swept the jump events – long, high and triple.
Girls’ team scores: Albemarle 156; Union Academy 135; Jay M. Robinson 100; North Stanly 78; Gray Stone Day 69; Mount Pleasant 61; South Stanly 66.
The meet’s top performer was former Harding standout Akala Garrett, now at Albemarle. She captured the 200 meters, 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles.
Union Academy’s Audrey Falcon was a triple-winner, taking the 800, 1,600 and 3,200 meters.
Steve Lyttle on Twitter: @slyttle
Iredell County Sports Hall of Fame inducts 6th class
The Iredell County Sports Hall of Fame will induct its sixth class May 22 at the Statesville Civic Center. Doors open at 6 and tickets are $50 per person or $350 for a table of eight.
The Sports Hall of Fame will also honor senior male and female athletes from local high schools who will be announced later.
“The ICSHOF is pleased to have another amazing class to induct into the Hall of Fame,” said Ryan Pegarsch, Executive Director, ICSHOF. “This class is special since it encompasses two years of 2022 and 2023 due to the getting caught back up from the pandemic.”
The 2023 includes 13 people:
▪ Mike Carter, coached football at Mooresville High School
▪ C.A. Frye, coached football, basketball and baseball at Statesville High School
▪ Wayne Harwell, played baseball, coached baseball and tennis at Statesville High School, and baseball umpire and League President.
▪ Kelly Fleck Landry, played tennis at Statesville High School
▪ Keith Lawrence Sr., played football, basketball and track at Statesville High School
▪ Fred Long Jr., played football, basketball and baseball at Morningside High School
▪ Mitch Mayhew, played football and wrestled at South Iredell High School
▪ Tammy Millsaps, played volleyball, basketball and ran track at North Iredell High School
▪ Mike Royal, coached basketball, cross country and track & field at Mooresville High School
▪ Gary Sherrill, coached football, basketball, and golf at South Iredell High School
▪ David Stamey, played football, basketball, and baseball at West Iredell High School
▪ John Wood, wrestled at Statesville High School
▪ Harold Johnson Community Partner Inductee
▪ Jack Springer, Former City of Statesville Parks and Recreation Director
This story was originally published May 2, 2023 at 4:05 PM.
