High School Sports

Meet the top girls’ high school basketball coaches of the past 40 years

11/16/97 10R: FOR PUBLISHED CUTLINE / CAPTION, SEE VUTEXT SAVE. **UNPUBLISHED NOTES : ** (11/3/97) Butler High girls head basketball coach Becky McDonald was coach at West Meck.
11/16/97 10R: FOR PUBLISHED CUTLINE / CAPTION, SEE VUTEXT SAVE. **UNPUBLISHED NOTES : ** (11/3/97) Butler High girls head basketball coach Becky McDonald was coach at West Meck.

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To celebrate the 40th anniversary of its Sweet 16 basketball poll, The Observer is honoring the top girls’ coaches in the era. Because The Observer’s coverage area has changed so much through the years — it once stretched to the Triad, mountains and beach — the anniversary team will only include Mecklenburg County coaches.

Note: Until 1997, The Observer named all-star teams by region (All-Mecklenburg, All-Piedmont, All-Upper State SC). Beginning with the ‘97-98 season, The All-Observer team was born, naming the best in the entire region.

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Langston Wertz Jr. | Reporter

Steve Lyttle l Reporter

Lydia Craver | Editor

Justin Pelletier | Editor

The' Pham | Visuals Editor

Rachel Handley | Photo treatment & Design

David Newcomb | Development & Design

This story was originally published April 4, 2024 at 6:05 AM.

Langston Wertz Jr.
The Charlotte Observer
Langston Wertz Jr. is an award-winning sports journalist who has worked at the Observer since 1988. He’s covered everything from Final Fours and NFL to video games and Britney Spears. Wertz -- a West Charlotte High and UNC grad -- is the rare person who can answer “Charlotte,” when you ask, “What city are you from.” Support my work with a digital subscription
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