High School Sports

Charlotte Country Day’s Olive Bigham is The Observer’s girls’ athlete of the week

Special to The Observer

Charlotte Country Day’s Olive Bigham is The Observer’s girls’ high school athlete of the week.

Bigham, a 6-foot-1 junior basketball player, scored 22 points, had eight rebounds, two assists and three steals in a 76-44 win at Durham Academy on Jan. 3.

The next day, Bigham scored 19 points, had one rebound, two assists and four steals in a 70-34 victory at Ravenscroft.

Bigham is averaging 16.8 points, 8.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.6 steals per game for the Bucs (13-6), who have a CISAA conference game scheduled at Charlotte Christian Tuesday.

This story was originally published January 6, 2025 at 7:48 PM.

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The Charlotte Observer
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