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The North Carolina High School Athletic Association announced winners of its statewide awards for the 2025-26 school yea...
06/10/2026

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association announced winners of its statewide awards for the 2025-26 school year Wednesday and North Mecklenburg's Jennifer Baker won one of the statewide honors.

Baker was named female coach of the year after leading the Vikings to the 2026 7A Women's Basketball State Championship. It was North Meck's first state championship in 40 years and the second in school history.

Baker, the program's all-time winningest coach with 326 victories, guided the Vikings to a 29-2 record while also serving as the school's interim athletic director.
Other winners:

Tim Stevens Media Representative of the Year
Veteran sportswriter Bob Sutton

Harvey Reid Male Coach of the Year
Donald Davis of Cummings High School

Dave Harris Athletic Director of the Year
Alexis McCoy of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools

Bob Deaton Principal of the Year
Eric Yarbrough of Southeast Alamance High School

Bob McRae Superintendent of the Year
Dr. Stephen Gainey of Randolph County Schools

Pat Best Female Athlete of the Year
Dvdaya Swimmer of Cherokee High School

Pat Best Male Athlete of the Year
Dionte Neal of Reidsville High School

Been awhile since we've done golf reviews, but we tested PING’s TEC putter + G440K driver: TEC is ‘point-and-shoot’ with...
06/09/2026

Been awhile since we've done golf reviews, but we tested PING’s TEC putter + G440K driver: TEC is ‘point-and-shoot’ with soft insert; the G440K is ultra-forgiving, long, hard to miss with.

Tap link in bio (IG) or visit URL below to read the reviews

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/article315786387.html

Christ The King's Addison Pierce is The Observer's high school athlete of the week.Pierce was named MVP of her team’s 3-...
06/08/2026

Christ The King's Addison Pierce is The Observer's high school athlete of the week.

Pierce was named MVP of her team’s 3-0 win over Franklin Academy in the NCHSAA 2A girls' soccer state finals. Pierce had all three of her team’s goals.

Pierce, a junior striker, finished the season with 44 goals and 14 assists. She also had her 100th career goal last month.

This is the final athlete of the week for the 2025-26 school year. The awards will return in the fall.

Cox Mill taps Wes Herlocker as its new head football coach. Herlocker, who was Central Cabarrus' offensive coordinator l...
06/04/2026

Cox Mill taps Wes Herlocker as its new head football coach. Herlocker, who was Central Cabarrus' offensive coordinator last season, replaces Breon Holmes.

Cox Mill is looking for its first winning season since 2022. Herlocker is the school's 3rd new coach in 4 years.

06/04/2026

Hough assistant football coach Darius Jones is in the ICU after suffering cardiac arrest last month. He offered a message of encouragement for his Huskies' family

His story, and a way for people to help, is at link in bio

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