SPRING SPORTS RECAP
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BASEBALL
In the 3A NCHSAA Baseball Tournament, two teams represented Cabarrus County Schools.Â
North Iredell advanced deepest into the playoffs with wins over Parkwood 9-7, NW Cabarrus 1-0, and Ledford 5-4 before meeting Oak Grove in the quarterfinals.Â
Lake Norman played their 1st Round game versus East Rowan.Â
MEN'S LACROSSE
In the NCHSAA 4A Men’s Lacrosse State Tournament, Lake Norman advanced to the semi-finals after winning against West Forsyth 19-2, NW Guilford 14-5, and Marvin Ridge 9-8. Lake Norman fell short by one goal, with a score of 11-10 to Charlotte Catholic in the semis.
WOMEN'S LACROSSE
The NCHSAA 4A Women’s Lacrosse Tournament had two teams represent ISS.Â
Lake Norman outscored Grimsley 20-5 and advanced to the 3rd Round where they met Marvin Ridge.Â
South Iredell qualified for the tournament, playing South Meck in the 1st Round.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Lake Norman and South Iredell’s women’s soccer teams represented ISS in the NCHSAA 4A Women’s Soccer Tournament. Lake Norman triumphed over Mooresville 3-0 and Providence 2-1 before meeting Weddington in the 3rd Round.  Â
SOFTBALL
In the NCHSAA Softball Tournaments, Lake Norman and South Iredell earned 1st Round games in the 4A Division while North Iredell qualified in the 3A Division. Â Â
MEN'S TENNIS
At the NCHSAA Men’s 4A Individual Tennis State Tournament, Lake Norman’s Walker Valentine advanced to the Semifinal Round in the Singles Draw.
Teammates Ellis Clanduch and Connor Gay also advanced to the Semifinal Round in the Doubles Draw.Â
Track/Field
The Statesville Women’s Team finished as State Runner up for the NCHSAA 3A division with only 5 girls scoring a total of 49 points.Â
Tournament awards included Janiya Johnson winning the 3A State MVP award and A’Laya Gillespie winning the 3A State Farm Bureau Sportsmanship award.
Top performances included:
Janiya Johnson – 1st in the 100m & 200m
A’Laya Gillespie – 5th in the 100m & 4th in the 200m
400m Relay – State Champ @ 47.18 (NC overall #1 in all classifications)
Nakirah Adams, A’Laya Gillespie, Sakari Johnson, Janiya Johnson
800m Relay – State Champ @ 1:41.07
Nakirah Adams, A’Laya Gillespie, Dynasty Hamilton, Janiya Johnson
Janiya Johnson broke the 100m 3A State Record at a time of 11.70 Her 100m time of 11.70 and 200m of 24.02 are new school records for Statesville High School
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Additionally, the Statesville girls broke the previous school relay records in the 400m Relay, 800m relay, and 1600m relay this year.
400m Relay – Season Best of 47.07 is new school record
Nakirah Adams, A’Laya Gillespie, Sakari Johnson, Janiya Johnson
800m Relay – Season best of 1:41.00 is new school record
Nakirah Adams, A’Laya Gillespie, Dynasty Hamilton, Janiya Johnson
1600m Relay – season best time of 4:13
Nakirah Adams, A’Laya Gillespie, Keyannah Graham, Janiya Johnon
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Congratulations to college commitment for A’Laya Gillespie – East Carolina University – Sprints
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Program Highlights:Â We had a great season. We really leaned on the city and did new things for this group. We turned our old concession stand into a refueling station to give the kids healthy food options after practice. We had the team try out YOGA this year from a local instructor. We incorporated a spirit week where we invited the community to come meet the kids at practice. It was great year!
We won Conference Coach of the year, turned the program around significantly in less than 3 years
AD allowed us to try more modern tactics to get our kids to respond with better attitudes and buy in. Our AD coached track in the past and allowed us to really connect with the kids and did not limit our scheduling to give kids the opportunity to face solid competition.
