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AROUND IREDELL SPORTS HAS MOVED

Title defense promises to be difficult for LNHS soccer

Lake Norman soccer coach Jon Mertes traveled to Statesboro, Ga., on Tuesday. The four-hour trip south wasn’t so bad, but the journey home Wednesday was somewhat difficult to endure.

Gillespie narrows college choices to three ACC schools and one SEC school

Swamped by inquiries from colleges coaches and community members anxious to know if Keyrra Gillespie has picked a college, Statesville girls basketball coach Todd Jones decided Tuesday to pose a hypothetical question to his star point guard.

NOTES: Hounds have luxury to scout in Week 1 of football season

This will be the third year in a row Statesville has been idle opening night of the high school football season.

Hammond set to compete in prestigious regional tournament

What a difference a year makes. At this point in 2007, Lake Norman’s Hayley Hammond was vigorously rehabbing a torn anterior cruciate ligament, wondering if she would have to miss her junior year of golf.

Iredell County teams return to the gridiron

They hit tackling dummies and pushed blocking sleds. They ran sprints and listened to screams of motivation — and sometimes frustration — from coaches. But most of all, they sweated. A lot.

NOTEBOOK: Hounds hope to renew rivalry with Wonders

Statesville athletic director Bobby Morrison said Mooresville’s decision not to schedule the Greyhounds in football in 2009 upset fans.

Marion ends high school career, looks forward to next level

GREENSBORO — Back to field a punt during Wednesday’s East-West All-Star game, Statesville graduate William Marion knew the ball wasn’t kicked hard enough to reach him in the air.

But he knew something else, too. An alert eye the previous possession gave Marion a clue that he might be able to break a long return.

“The last punt that was short, the (East) players walked to the ball,” Marion said. “So when I saw that, I knew I was going to make a play the next time.”

And he did.

Moss enjoys experience despite East avoiding him

GREENSBORO — An East-West All-Star football game tradition has players decorate their helmets with logo decals representing high schools their teammates recently graduated from.

Gwilt’s all-star experience an ‘awesome’ one

West coach Dane Perry paused on the field to acknowledge Matt Gwilt one last time at the conclusion of Tuesday night’s East-West All-Star game at UNC Greensboro Soccer Stadium.

LNHS NOTES: School hires former junior college coach to lead team

Lake Norman High’s volleyball team improved steadily the last few seasons, and now the Wildcats will attempt to build on their progress under new leadership.

Rucker: Wake Forest is the best fit

He grew up a Demon Deacons fan, and now Winston-Salem is the next stop for Statesville’s Quan Rucker. The West Iredell High rising senior has given a verbal commitment to play football for Wake Forest University, beginning in 2009.

Former South Iredell star Tiffany Whiting helping build USC Upstate

Former South Iredell basketball star Tiffany Whiting is going through the rebuilding process.

Again.

Known in Iredell County for both her scoring prowess and being the catalyst of a major Vikings turnaround, Whiting is now facing the same challenge in college at University of South Carolina Upstate.

West Iredell’s Daniels is back on the diamond after difficult stretch

Brennan Daniels has always been a big eater. During past baseball seasons and summer conditioning at West Iredell, he routinely pumped six or seven meals a day into his 6-foot-2, 195-pound frame.

Rising gas prices have Iredell sports programs scrambling

Rising gas prices and increased mileage rates have several area high schools searching for ways to save on travel costs.

Numbers swell at Statesville camp after 9-4 season

With 39 fellow campers looking on Wednesday morning, awaiting their shot at the tackling dummies, Pierce Conger stepped to the front of the pack and aided Randall Gusler with his demon-stration of the proper tackling technique.

Hammond wins state junior golf title

Lake Norman’s Hayley Hammond outlasted 33 other golfers to win the 41st annual North Carolina Junior Girls championship this weekend in Greenville.

Hammond defeated Wilmington’s Jessica Hook 2 and 1 in Friday’s championship of the match-play tournament.

Deaton places 17th in national event

GREENSBORO — Mooresville graduate Jake Deaton officially ended his high school career Saturday by taking 17th place in the shot put at the Nike Outdoor Nationals.

Event a leaping pad for Cannon

For the first time at a track meet this year, Mooresville field athlete Aisha Cannon was a bit nervous before heading down the runway on her first attempt at the triple jump.

That’s to be expected, though.

New Raiders AD hopes to build on momentum

Keene Kruckenberg has a seemingly permanent smile stretched across his face as he walks from North Iredell’s baseball field to the football field, showing off updated buildings and construction progress.

Meadows shined on mound and at plate for Blue Devils

Aubrey Meadows gave everybody a glimpse of what he could become as a baseball player early in his high school career.

Warriors ace hits her marks to keep bats quiet

A ball and bat dominate Hannah Pennell’s extracurricular life.

Mooresville standout a natural talent

Of all the things Jamel Allison can do on the track, the most impressive feats might be the ones the general public never sees.

Known primarily as a premier athlete in the triple jump, Allison routinely puts on a show when the Blue Devils practice.

“He’s crazy with all the athletic ability he has,” Mooresville coach Michael Serefine said. “He can go out and pick up any event and within probably 30 minutes, he can pretty much do that event.  He came out and pole vaulted one day just messing around and was clearing 9 feet. He can throw the shot put 35, 40 feet. It’s just raw talent.”

Gwilt follows sister’s footsteps with all-star selection

Kelsey and Matt Gwilt were two of the best players ever to lace up soccer cleats at Lake Norman High, and now the siblings share another bond as all-stars.

Daywalt’s place in history secure at Statesville

There’s no question the now-graduated Jordan Daywalt left her mark at Statesville.

Several of them, actually.

“I painted this whole school,” said Daywalt, who works with a paint company part-time during the summer. “I painted the field house down by the football field, I painted the press box. Pretty much everything.”

Smith rewrites record book in first year at MHS

When ninth-grader Courtney Smith arrived to Mooresville this year, she was somewhat of a mystery to veteran Blue Devils soccer coach Steve Stith.

Nelson remains cool under pressure on the course

All the hours Josh Nelson spent on the links last summer, all the practice drives and putts essentially came down to one moment this season.

And the Mooresville senior didn’t blink.

Iredell athletes, coaches honored by NPC

Five athletes and four coaches from Iredell County schools earned top honors from the North Piedmont 3A.

Fourth time the charm for Gillis in doubles

That elusive doubles state championship didn’t give Statesville’s Luke Gillis the slip this year.

Register, Waugh honored

Statesville sophomores Katie Register and Sarah Ann Waugh have been named to the 3A All-Region 9 girls soccer team.

Voters frown on Devils’ decision

Mooresville’s decision not to schedule Statesville in football in 2009 is a bad move, results from a poll on aroundiredell.com suggest.

Warriors standout LeVan to join Wingate

West Iredell’s Chase LeVan has signed to play college baseball at Wingate.

Sprint to the finish for South track team

Returning runners Carly Couch and Courtney Saddler could make South’s girls track team dangerous in several sprinting events.

South softball has a ‘bright future’

Amber Graney, a standout at first base, was the lone senior on the Vikings’ softball squad.

Four honored

Vikings soccer players Amanda Comer, Rachel Gibson, Ashley Lail and Claudia Solis have been named to the 22-member 2A All-Region 8 team.

Baseball team will be looking for arms in ’09

South Iredell’s baseball team picked up five wins, and lost several one-run games, in Trey Ramsey’s first year as head coach.

Big wins highlighted successful softball season

With its 1-0 win in the first round of the 3A state playoffs, West Iredell’s softball team eliminated Southwestern Conference champion R-S Central, a club with 18 wins.

Rucker withdraws from event with future in mind

A nagging hip flexor kept Jermail Rucker from running the 300-meter hurdles at the state meet last Friday. Rucker finished fourth in the event at regionals.

Cupboard not bare for Warriors

West Iredell’s baseball team loses four players from its starting lineup.

Top-ranked Rams end Wildcats’ season in 3A semifinals

MOORESVILLE — Lake Norman threatened to upset the top-ranked team in country Wednesday night in the 3A West Regional final, but Asheville Roberson passed the test and is moving on.

North soccer in good shape

Junior Lauren Carter highlights the players who will return to North’s soccer team next season.

A call to arms for North baseball

The pitching rotation for North’s baseball team looks to be in fairly good shape. The Raiders will lose ace Aaron Johnson, who has signed with Limestone, but return a lot of arms.

Raiders have high hopes for next season

North Iredell’s softball team finished seventh in the North Piedmont 3A this season, one spot away from making the playoffs.

Devils fall after stunning rally

GRANITE QUARRY — East Rowan’s dangerous offense came alive just in time to save its season.

Trailing by four runs entering the final inning, the Mustangs scored five times without registering an out and stunned Mooresville with a thrilling 5-4 come-from-behind victory Tuesday in the West Regional semifinals.

Title-game berth on the line tonight for Lake Norman

Lake Norman girls soccer coach Jon Mertes won’t have to do much prior to tonight’s game to fire his players up.

Wildcats’ perfect run ends against Hickory

HICKORY — The best boys tennis season in Lake Norman history ended Tuesday.

Mooresville is ‘believin’ heading into big game tonight

MOORESVILLE — Mooresville senior Chris Beaver emerged from the dugout before Monday’s practice softly singing the chorus to Journey’s hit song “Don’t Stop Believin’.”

“I have ‘Don’t Stop Believin’ on my MySpace page,” Beaver said, before breaking into tune once again. “It’s become our team motto.”

Wildcats track team raises the bar

Lake Norman sent a school-record 16 athletes to compete in the 3A West Regional on May 10 in Asheville.

Playoff breakthrough satisfies Wildcats

Lake Norman’s baseball season ended on a sour note Friday night as the Wildcats fell 8-0 to East Rowan in the third round of the 3A state playoffs.

LNHS softball team looks to build on first playoff appearance

Ten of Lake Norman’s 13 players earned their first varsity letter in softball this year. Of the three who had already lettered, only one was a senior.

Devils golf must replace top player

Mooresville golfer Josh Nelson ended his impressive career by carding a 12-over-156 at last week’s two-day 3A golf championship.

Mooresville soccer looks to reload

It’s never easy replacing six seniors, but Mooresville’s girls soccer team is in a better position than most.

Blue Devils turn focus to cross country title

Mooresville’s athletes soaked in the moment Friday minutes after winning the program’s second consecutive 3A state track and field championship.

Wildcats’ playoff run comes to an end

It wound up definitely not being worth the wait for Lake Norman’s baseball team Friday night.

Blue Devils advance to sectional final

It’s rare to call a 7-4 game a pitcher’s duel, but it was Aubrey Meadows’ effort on the mound Tuesday that helped lead Mooresville past Kernersville Glenn 7-4 in the third round of the 3A state baseball playoffs.

Daywalt’s performance beat the best

Jordan Daywalt thrust herself over the bar at 11 feet, 6 inches Friday to win the 3A girls pole vault state championship for the second straight year.

Statesville expects lots of homers at new ‘launching pad’

Statesville debuted its new softball field April 29, the Greyhounds’ next-to-last home game of the season. With the help of West Iredell, they christened it by sending three balls over the outfield fence.

Freshman Stein comes up big for Greyhounds

Several freshmen on Statesville’s girls soccer team made an immediate impact this season, but perhaps none more than Natalie Stein.

Wildcats reach first regional final with thrilling victory

Kaitlyn Ferguson nailed her penalty kick Saturday night and turned around to face Lake Norman teammates stampeding in her direction.

Greyhounds duo captures state title

BURLINGTON — Statesville’s Luke Gillis and Tripp Hawkins won the 3A state doubles championship Saturday at the Burlington Tennis Center.

Iredell tennis players in contention for state titles

Lake Norman’s Trey McKee and Statesville’s doubles team of Luke Gillis and Tripp Hawkins are still in the running for state championships.

Warriors fall in second round

CANDLER — West Iredell seniors Crystal Beam and Kendayl Waugh shared a warm embrace and wiped away a few tears in the dugout Friday before heading for the bus.

Enka’s 5-0 victory in the second round of the 3A state softball playoffs marked the end of the Warriors’ season as well as two sensational high school careers.

Barber, Ryan find friendship in competition

GREENSBORO — Tommy Ryan felt it pop right away.

Nursing an injured right hamstring, the Mooresville junior quickly slowed his pace and limped to the finish line during Friday’s 3A track and field championships.

Blue Devils complete title sweep

GREENSBORO — The Devils have their dynasty.

Mooresville’s boys track team won its second consecutive 3A state championship Friday at North Carolina A&T’s Irwin Belk Track and polished off a season sweep of the three 3A state running championships – cross country, indoor track and outdoor track.

Difficult draw brings and end to Vikings’ season

The hat was not kind to South Iredell’s softball team.

Couch happy with fourth place

A fourth-place finish wasn’t a bad consolation prize for Carly Couch.

Brown makes ‘incredible’ finish

Sophomore Clay Brown ended the golf season in style.

Tennis duo make strong finish

Seniors Adam Beam and Warren Boger pulled out a thrilling 7-5, 6-3 doubles win over Lenoir Hibriten’s Max Lewis and Chris Clark in last week’s 2A regionals.

State meet, prom will keep Morris busy

It’s going to be a hectic weekend for Jasmine Morris.

She will be locked in on performing well in the 200-meter run and long jump Friday at the 3A track and field championship meet, held at North Carolina A&T.

Her mindset will then give way to hairdos and formal wear hours later.

Wildcats fall in first playoff appearance

Lake Norman’s softball team made its first playoff appearance Tuesday, but the Wildcats couldn’t muster the firepower to beat Hickory Ridge.

West players will refine skills in new facility

West Iredell is building a hitting and pitching facility next to its baseball and softball fields.

Warriors’ win sets up big second-round showdown

The sun may be the only thing hotter than West’s softball team.

Barber a regional champ, state finalist

Mark Barber had an impressive showing in the hurdles Saturday at the 3A West Regional.

Wildcats closing in on first trip to regional finals

Will this be the year Lake Norman’s girls soccer team advances beyond the quarterfinals of the 3A state playoffs?

Wildcats win again, advance to third round of playoffs

MOORESVILLE—Look who is still playing baseball.

Wildcats blank another opponent to advance

Lake Norman continued its roll through the 3A state playoffs Tuesday, beating North Buncombe 6-0 to advance to the third round.

Pennell, Chapman come up big as Warriors escape in playoffs

Hannah Pennell pitched a 12-inning gem and Kaylyn Chapman came through with some timely hitting Tuesday to lead West Iredell past R-S Central 1-0 in the first round of the 3A state playoffs.

Vikings’ Brown finishes strong in state tournament

South Iredell sophomore Clay Brown took third place individually at the two-day 2A state golf championship at Longleaf Golf and Country Club in Pinehurst.

North baseball doesn’t get the breaks

North’s baseball team couldn’t quite get what coach Matthew Poole was searching for in the season’s final week.

Revels helped start the party

The bus rides to and from away games were where senior Kawoni Revels left her mark on the girls soccer team this year.

Teasley has been impressive in return to sports

It’s been more than a year since senior Cuadarius Teasley played a sport at North Iredell.

He’s more than made up for lost time.

Blue Devils mount huge late rally to clip Falcons

Mooresville sophomore Billy Nantz crossed home plate standing up and braced himself for the barrage of teammates pouring out of the dugout.

Jon Crucitti stopped at second base with his hands on his knees and then fell on to his back and flapped his arms, creating an impromptu dirt angel.

Iredell teams hit the road as playoffs open

Three Iredell County schools will open the softball playoffs on the road this week.

Former Lake Norman standout set to return next season

Girls soccer coach Jon Mertes expects to have a former Wildcats player back in the Lake Norman lineup in 2009. Tia King confirmed last week that she is moving back to the area with her mother.

Lake Norman hopes to keep win streak going

Lake Norman’s boys tennis team wouldn’t mind emulating last season’s Statesville team.

Fresh off big win, Wildcats are ready for rematch

Lake Norman’s baseball program won its first playoff game Friday when it stunned Southeast Guilford 6-5 in the opening round of the 3A state playoffs.

South golfer Brown in the hunt for state title

South Iredell sophomore Clay Brown fired a 1-over-72 Monday at Longleaf Golf and Country Club and is in serious contention for an individual 2A state golf championship.

Nelson to tee off early in state tournament

Josh Nelson, an individual qualifier for the 3A golf championship match, will tee off in the second group at 8:10 a.m. Monday.

Devils’ soccer season reaches the bitter end

Mooresville’s soccer season ended Saturday with a 3-0 loss to Marvin Ridge in the second round of the playoffs.

Mooresville hopes to get revenge on Falcons

Mooresville’s baseball squad got the rematch it wanted.

Devils continue dominance on the track

Mooresville’s boys track and field team cruised at Saturday’s 3A West Regional.

Lake Norman avenges last year’s playoff loss, marches on

MOORESVILLE — Lake Norman’s girls soccer team blanked Porter Ridge 2-0 in the second round of the 3A state playoffs Saturday.

Wildcats nab first playoff victory

GREENSBORO—Lake Norman fought off a furious Southeast Guilford rally Friday night to earn the program’s first playoff victory.

Hounds duo qualifies for state tournament

The pursuit of another state title is over for Statesville’s boys tennis team, but not for a couple of its players.

Morrison plays well at regional

Statesville’s boys golf team finished ninth Monday at the 3A Midwest Regional, played at Jamestown Park Golf Course. Ben Morrison carded a 7-over-par 79 to lead the Greyhounds.

Soccer team sets sight on league title in ‘09

The season drew to a close Wednesday night for Statesville’s girls soccer team following a 2-1 loss to Kings Mountain in the first round of the 3A state playoffs.

Blue Devils advance to second round to face W. Rowan

NEWTON—On the strength of a three-run, first-inning home run Friday by Dylan West, Mooresville defeated Newton Foard 6-4 in the first round of the 3A state playoffs.

Couch places fourth in 800 run

GREENSBORO—Carly Couch gave South Iredell a top-five finish in Friday’s 2A state track and field championships at N.C. A&T University.

Iredell schools sending four tennis players to state tournament

MOORESVILLE — Four players from Iredell County high schools have qualified for the upcoming 3A state individual boys tennis championships.

South soccer still alive

There’s just something about South Iredell’s soccer team in the postseason.

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