This week’s high school basketball schedule 11/9-11/15
Monday, November 9 None Tuesday, November 10 Carolina Christian at Sheets Memorial Christian Christ the King at Carolina Day Grace Academy at Crossroads Charter Tabernacle Christian at Central Academy...
View ArticleLake Norman Charter repeats as NCHSAA girls tennis champion
The long-delayed N.C. High School Athletic Association girls 2A dual team tennis championship was finally decided on Wednesday afternoon at the Burlington Tennis Center. Lake Norman Charter, the...
View ArticleInside the playoffs for Mecklenburg County football teams
The N.C. High School Athletic Association and N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association football playoffs will begin Friday. A primer for Mecklenburg County teams.NCHSAA 4AA (16) Olympic (5-6) at...
View ArticleMarvin Ridge wins NCHSAA 3A final; Myers Park falls in 4A
Marvin Ridge won the N.C. High School Athletic Association 3A girls dual-team tennis championship Sunday. Myers Park’s unbeaten season ended in the 4A finals. In 3A, Marvin Ridge beat Cameron Union...
View ArticleNCHSAA High School Football Playoff Pairings
NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 2015 FOOTBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS First round November 13, kickoff 7:30 pm (11 game record listed along with seed in bracket) 4-AA East (16) Raleigh...
View ArticleArea college signees
AL BROWN: Kaylee Cook (Catawba College, softball) ARDREY KELL: Henry Ryan (UNC-Chapel HIll, Baseball); Austin Parsley (College of Charleston, Baseball); Alexis Whitney (University of North Georgia,...
View ArticleNCHSAA cross-country roundup: Weddington wins 3A title
Weddington won its second N.C. High School Athletic Association 3A cross-country championship in three years Saturday in Kernersville. The Warriors were led by Mitchell Resor, the N.C. 3A Midwest...
View ArticleNCHSAA Tennis, Soccer pairings 11.10.15
NCHSAA Tennis Regional finals 2A West: Salisbury at Lake Norman Charter, Tues, 4 1A West: Bishop McGuinness 5, Mt Airy 3 State final results 1A championship: Kernersville Bishop McGuinness 5, Raleigh...
View ArticleNCHSAA Volleyball, Tennis, Soccer pairings 11.05.15
NCHSAA Tennis Regional final pairings 4A West: Myers Park at Ardrey Kell, Sat, 3:30, Charlotte Indoor Tennis Club 3A West: Marvin Ridge vs. Weddington, Sat, 5 at River Run tennis club 2A West:...
View ArticleCSD junior uses experience to win singles title
Marisa Deininger has learned a few things since she last had a chance to play for a state high school girls tennis championship in singles. Deininger put those lessons to good use last month, winning...
View ArticleNCHSAA Volleyball, Tennis, Soccer pairings 11.09.15
NCHSAA Tennis State final results Jimmy Powell Tennis Center, Elon University 1A championship: Bishop McGuinness 5, Raleigh Charter 1 3A championship: Marvin Ridge 5, Union Pines 2 Burlington Tennis...
View ArticleCardinal Gibbons secures historic 20th girls’ volleyball state title
ORLANDO – Only a handful of programs statewide could claim two decades worth of state championships in a particular sport before Saturday morning. Cardinal Gibbons’ girls’ volleyball joined that...
View ArticleProvidence, South Meck advance in NCHSAA soccer playoffs
Providence and South Mecklenburg have a date in the N.C. 4A state semifinals. Providence shut out Myers Park 2-0 in the N.C. 4A quarterfinals. It was the team’s third straight shutout. In four playoff...
View ArticleObserver-area girls basketball previews
Mecklenburg County Schools ARDREY KELL Head Coach: Jeff Buseick (2nd Year at Ardrey Kell) 2014-15 Record: Finished 25-3 overall, 14-0 in the SoMeck8 conference to win the league title. Key Returning...
View ArticleCharlotte Observer-area prep basketball conference previews
Charlotte Observer Boys’ Basketball Conference Predictions 2015-16 BOYS MECKLENBURG COUNTY CONFERENCES CISAA Conference Boys 1 Providence Day; 2 Charlotte Latin; 3 Cannon School; 4 Charlotte Christian;...
View ArticleSouth Meck defeats Providence 1-0 to advance to state soccer final
The South Mecklenburg Sabres completed their dominant romp through the NCHSAA 4A West soccer playoffs Tuesday with a 1-0 win over a stubborn Providence Panthers team in the West Final at South Meck....
View ArticleCharlotte-Area High School Football Players of the Week
Quantavious McGill, Independence: 19 carries, 243 yards in Patriots’ 31-0 win over Lake Norman. Clifton Duck, Butler: 151 yards on three punt returns in a 52-3 win over Providence. Duck returned one...
View ArticleObserver’s Sweet 16 football poll 11.16.15
Two new teams join the Sweet 16 this week. Cuthbertson (8-4) is in at No. 15. The Cavaliers have won four in a row and advanced to the second round of the N.C. 3AA playoffs Friday. Cuthbertson plays at...
View ArticleHigh School Basketball Roundup: No. 1 Providence Day survives HP Wesleyan
Tuesday’s Boys Roundup No. 1 Providence Day 77, High Point Wesleyan 71: Providence Day coach Brian Field said he can’t remember the last time the Chargers beat Wesleyan, a longtime national power....
View Article2015-16 Charlotte Observer Swimming Preview
Charlotte Observer Girls’ Swimmers to Watch Erika Brown, Hough, Sr.: University of Tennessee commit back to lead Huskies, defend her 4A, 200 freestyle state title for a team loaded with talent, also...
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