The road to the state high school football championship game runs through Hough … and Weddington … and Crest … and North Stanly … and Corvian community. Those five schools won No. 1 West regional seeds in the N.C. High School Athletic Association playoffs that begin next Friday. The No. 1 seeds will have home-field advantage all the way until the championship round. Teams will be playing for a berth in the state finals, which are set for Dec. 10-12 at three sites – UNC/

The Charlotte 49ers came up 10 seconds short of a winning streak. Tulane rallied from a 31-21 deficit, scoring a tying touchdown with 10 seconds left in the regulation, and then beat the 49ers 38-31 in overtime Friday night at Jerry Richardson Stadium. The 49ers (1-7, 1-3 American) snapped a 15-game losing streak two weeks ago and appeared headed for a second straight victory Friday night. Charlotte took a 31-21 lead with 10:52 left in the game on a 1-yard touchdown run

Lake Norman Charter closed out a memorable girls’ volleyball season Friday by downing Uwharrie charter 3-1 for the N.C. High School Athletic Association girls’ volleyball state championship. It was the second 4A state crown in a row for the Knights, who finished with a 31-1 record. Also winning a girls’ volleyball state championship was North Stanly, which took the 2A crown by a 3-2 score over Wake Prep. Uwharrie Charter (28-5) pushed Lake Norman Charter early. The Kni

Mallard Creek’s defense shut down the explosive Chambers attack Friday night, and the Mavericks knocked off the previously unbeaten Cougars 17-7. The victory gave Mallard Creek (8-2, 5-0) the Meck Power Six 7A/8A championship. And make no mistake about it – the Mavs’ defense was the deciding factor. Mallard Creek forced Chambers into three turnovers and shut out a Cougar offense that was averaging nearly 500 yards of offense per game. The Cougars (9-1, 4-1) got their

Big South Conference men’s basketball has become High Point’s World – with the other Big South members merely living in it. And it looks like more of the same this season. After beating Wisconsin and narrowly losing to Arkansas in last season’s NCAA Tournament, High Point is the pick to win its third consecutive Big South title. Meanwhile, the Charlotte area’s two Big South schools, Winthrop and Gardner-Webb, are in very different places as we prepare to launch the 2026

The Charlotte 49ers take the field Friday night in a position they haven’t experienced any other time this season – coming off a victory. The 49ers (1-6, 1-2 American) host Tulane (3-4, 1-2) in a 7 p.m. nationally-televised (ESPN2) contest from Jerry Richardson Stadium. Charlotte was off last week, but the 49ers snapped a lengthy losing streak two weeks ago with a 38-31 victory at Temple. Now, the big question … are the 49ers capable of winning again this week? Charlot