Lake Norman’s girls soccer team did not get what it wanted, but it happily settled for what it needed.
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Lake Norman pitcher Joey McAlpin was unstoppable against Vance in the first round of the I-Meck 4A conference tournament. McAlpin pitched a no-hitter with 11 strikeouts.
Tuscaloosa, Ala., was pulverized one week ago today during one of the deadliest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history.
The four days of Lake Norman’s lacrosse practice didn’t feel right, according to defender Patrick Wurtz. There just wasn’t an energy or spark to the daily sessions during spring break.
Stacey Houser became accustomed to the routine. About three years ago, she pulled a back muscle and every fall and winter since that time she experienced recurring pain.
The potential for Lake Norman to win the state lacrosse championship this season is almost a year in the making. For three junior attackers, a high school state championship is almost six years in the making.
Chris Dula arrived at Catawba College with measured expectations for himself despite a stellar senior year of baseball at South Iredell High School.
They’ve cruised through much of their season, often dominating foes and winning by lopsided margins. But that doesn’t mean everything has been perfect for the Lake Norman High girls soccer team.
West Iredell’s top two pitchers are going places.
Devin Bagwell pitched a gem Thursday to complete the Mooresville Blue Devils’ season sweep over the Lake Norman Wildcats, who own at least a share of the I-Meck 4A championship.
Suffering its first loss of the season last week left a bitter taste in the mouth of Lake Norman’s softball team.
Joey McAlpin scattered seven hits over 5 1/3 innings and broke a 1-1 tie in the first inning with a two-run single as Lake Norman cruised to a 13-5 victory against county rival North Iredell on Monday night.
One of Lake Norman’s calling cards this season has been the ability to take advantage of opportunities presented by its opponents.
Mighty Casey, or in this case Lake Norman’s softball team, has finally struck out.
Kendrick Johnson and Isaiah Johnson turned in record-setting performances and Cody Locklear won two individual events as the Mooresville High boys were victorious in the Iredell County Track Championships for the sixth straight season Monday.
Lake Norman’s undefeated season was in jeopardy last Wednesday against North Meck before the Wildcats rallied from a one-run deficit to tie the game in the fifth inning and then win, 2-1, in the bottom of the eighth.
Shawn Lester slowly took ownership of Mooresville’s basketball team. Head coach Michael Micklow said he went to the school in 2008 as a hard-nosed freshman taught to score from his days in middle school. Two years later he is still the Blue Devils’ best scorer, but he tied for first with Dre Howell in steals (three per game), was second in assists (six), third in rebounding (five), and blocked 20 shots this season.
With a bright smile and a bubbly personality, Bri Johnson is sociable. The North Iredell junior tends to harness her chattiness on the basketball court, though.
Harrison Honeycutt’s consecutive wins streak ended this season, but his most important streak continued.
Logan Heck’s biggest opponent is a clock that keeps on ticking. Heck, a star swimmer at Lake Norman, doesn’t gauge his success as much on what place he finishes in a race, but on how fast he goes, how quickly he can make that clock stop.
Lake Norman High pitcher Taylor Thurber continued his stellar season and the Wildcats moved a step closer to an I-Meck championship with a 4-3 victory against North Mecklenburg on Wednesday, setting up a key conference showdown with Mallard Creek on Friday.
Before she took her at-bat in the bottom of the eighth inning Wednesday, Lake Norman’s Kayla Pine glanced at the message written in purple on her right wrist. It said, “All or nothing.”
Haley Powell wasn’t quite sure what to expect last summer as the time approached when college swim coaches could contact prospective recruits. But enough of her friends and competitors had been through the routine that she knew perfectly well the significance of that opening day of recruiting season.
Chris Dula picked up where he left off as a high school baseball player at South Iredell. Now it’s Catawba College benefiting from his contributions.
There was a time when J.T. Del Tufo wasn’t sure if he had played his last lacrosse game for Lake Norman.
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