Saturday’s rewind: Lake Norman Charter 3-peats as NCHSAA 1A/2A/3A state champions
Lake Norman Charter officially has a boys’ lacrosse dynasty.
The Knights won their third straight NCHSAA 1A/2A/3A state title Saturday at Durham County Memorial Stadium against Orange High School of Hillsborough. Lake Norman Charter won 16-7.
And like Lake Norman Charter’s first two state championships, this one wasn’t particularly close. The Knights won 19-5 and 19-8 in the previous two state championship games. Saturday, down 3-2 early, Lake Norman Charter dominated, eventually going up 11-3 by the end of the third quarter.
Knights’ star Tyler Price, named the championship MVP, finished with eight goals and three assists.
Lake Norman Charter finished the season at 15-8 and is now 3-0 in state finals matches. The Knights three state titles are second-most in NCHSAA history, tied with Weddington. Cardinal Gibbons of Raleigh has seven.
Orange finished the season 24-2 and made its first appearance in the state finals.
Friday’s rewind: Weddington softball rolls past Alexander Central to regionals
Weddington High’s dream of a first NCHSAA 4A fast-pitch softball state championship is still alive.
Weddington beat Alexander Central 3-1 at home in the fourth round of the playoffs on Friday.
The Warriors (19-3) will play South Caldwell or Northwest Guilford in next week’s best-of-three regional championship series.
Weddington has won four straight and eight of its last games.
Friday, playing at home, the Warriors had a 2-0 lead after the first inning and tacked on another in the bottom of the third.
Alexander Central (22-5) got a run in the fifth, but could get no closer.
Weddington pitcher Joella Thomas threw seven innings, allowed five hits and struck out 13.
Third baseman Madelyn Miller was 2 for 3 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Right fielder Reece Lindsay was 2 for 3 with a run scored. Centerfielder Abby Peisker was 3 for 3 with a run.
1A BASEBALL
Uwharrie Charter 4, Christ the King 3: The defending 1A state champions rallied from a 3-2 deficit and scored the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning. Christ the King starting pitcher Owen Shipman worked six innings and allowed two earned. runs. The Crusaders (20-8) outhit Uwharrie Charter (25-5) 10-5.
NCISAA 4A BASEBALL
High Point Wesleyan 5, Metrolina Christian 1: The top-seeded Trojans took a 1-0 lead in this best-of-three series, as Sam Cozart pitched six innings of three-hit ball, and Josh Hammond singled and doubled. Metrolina Christian ace Chase Kiker took the loss, and Will Brooks tripled.
NCISAA 3A BASEBALL
Sanford Grace Christian 4, Hickory Grove Christian 1: Hickory Grove was held to two hits by Crusaders’ ace Landon McDonald. Ryan Quesinberry scored the only run for the Lions in this opener of a best-of-three series.
NCISAA DIVISION 1 SOFTBALL
Cannon School 6, North Raleigh Christian 1: The defending state champions opened their best-of-three finals series, with Maddie Sturgill tossing a one-hitter. Sturgill added a two-run single in Cannon School’s four-run fifth inning.
NCISAA DIVISION 2 SOFTBALL
High Point Christian 10, Gaston Christian 0: The Cougars opened the best-of-three series with a big win, as Hailey Allred drove in four runs and High Point Christian held the Eagles to three hits.
High Point Christian 6, Gaston Christian 2: The Cougars (21-2) won the Division 2 championship, as Maci Overhart drove in two runs. Gaston Christian (10-10) got an RBI from Olivia Kennedy.
Thursday’s HS rewind: Myers Park, Hough girls soccer advance for a Monday showdown
Myers Park High’s girls soccer team is heading to the third round of the NCHSAA 4A playoffs.
The Mustangs beat Weddington 1-0 Thursday in a battle of state powers. Myers Park scored its goal in the first half and has now won four of its last five games.
The Mustangs (10-7-1) will next face Hough (22-1-1). The Huskies beat East Forsyth 6-0 Thursday night to win their 11th straight game.
Mooresville 1, Providence 0: Mooresville (16-3-2) stopped Providence (17-6-1) in a close game. Mooresville scored in the first half and finished its eighth straight game without a loss.
The Blue Devils will face No. 1 seed Watauga in Boone on Monday. Watauga beat South Mecklenburg 1-0 Thursday.
Marvin Ridge 2, TC Roberson 1: Marvin Ridge won its third straight game and hasn’t allowed an opposing team to score more than one goal since April 23, when it beat Sun Valley 5-3.
The Mavericks will play West Forsyth or Cuthbertson in a third-round game Monday.
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Weather could cause more issues this weekend
The sun came out Thursday across much of the Carolinas, but more rain is on the way, and it is playing havoc with high school playoff schedules.
Rain and thunderstorms earlier this week forced some baseball and softball playoff games to be pushed back two straight nights.
The N.C. High School Athletic Association had 14 baseball and 11 softball games scheduled for Thursday night. Each of those games originally was to be played Tuesday.
The NCHSAA has also postponed Saturday’s boys dual team tennis championships to Monday. Those matches will be played at the Burlington Tennis Center. The association had to postpone the finals because weather conditions have caused delays in concluding playoff rounds to determine state championship entrants.
Showers and thunderstorms were forecast to return late Friday afternoon and evening, but Saturday’s forecast is even wetter, with an 80% chance of showers and thunderstorms.
And that is leaving officials of the NCHSAA and N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association with some touch decisions.
Each organization has state championship events set for Friday and Saturday.
Providence tennis advances to 4A finals
Providence beat Greensboro Grimsley in the NCHSAA 4A Western Regional on Thursday. The Panthers advanced to Monday’s 4A state championship match in Burlington.
The finals were postponed from Saturday due to weather having delayed previous games.
The 4A finals will begin at 12:30 p.m. Monday.
Providence will try to win its first 4A state title since 2007.
This story was originally published May 16, 2024 at 10:46 AM.
