Queen City Sports Report's Girls' Athletes of the Week
Here are the Queen City Sports Report’s Girls’ Athletes of the Week for Oct. 11-17. Girls must be nominated by coaches and come from the QC Sports Report’s coverage area: Mecklenburg, Union, Anson, Stanly, Cabarrus, Iredell, Lincoln, Gaston and Cleveland counties.
Kami Caraccia, Lake Norman Girls’ Golf, Senior: The Wildcats’ golf standout shot a 1-under-par 71 to win individual honors last Wednesday in the Tarheel Youth Golf Association’s (TYGA) Pinecrest Invitational at Pinehurst No. 8.
Caraccia’s winning round included five birdies on the back nine to help the Lake Norman girls’ team to a fourth-place finish at the same event.
Sofia Cevallos, Corvian Charter Girls’ Cross Country, Sophomore: Cevallos ran a 22:49.23, just missing beating her personal-best time, and finished fifth last Wednesday in the Invitational Division of the John F. Hall United Way Cross Country Invitational at Southside Park in Newton.
Cevallos’ run also helped the Corvian Charter girls’ team to a third-place finish.
Lila Cheatwood, Myers Park Girls’ Tennis, Sophomore: The Mustangs’ sophomore won all three of her matches without dropping a game to claim the Class 8A West Regional singles’ title Saturday at Providence
Cheatwood, the Mustangs’ No. 1 singles’ player, defeated her teammate, Annelise Conrad, in the regional final
She and the Mustangs also have reached the West Regional finals in the Class 8A girls’ tennis team playoffs.
Kelsey Fliss, Mooresville Volleyball, Sophomore: The Blue Devils’ sophomore middle blocker had 20 kills, 12 blocks and three digs in two matches last week, as Mooresville claimed the North Piedmont 6A/7A conference tournament championship.
Fliss’ standout play came in a semifinals victory over Lake Norman last Tuesday and a 3-1 triumph over regular-season champion North Iredell on Wednesday.
Fliss, who is also a softball strandout, has 102 kills, 66 blocks, 22 digs and seven aces for Mooresville (19-8) this season.
Anna Haynes, Christ the King Volleyball, Junior: The Crusaders’ outside hitter had 15 kills, 14 digs, five assists and one block last Monday in a 3-1 vicory at Lincoln Charter in opening round of the Catawba Shores’ conference tournament.
Haynes also had 13 kills, 16 digs and two blocks last Tuesday in a 3-2 loss at Lake Norman Charter in the tournament semifinals.
Hayes has 268 kills, 215 digs, 44 aces, 38 assists and 16 blocks for Christ the King (19-9) this season.
Zi’Yanna Horton, West Mecklenburg Girls’ Flag Football, Freshman: The Hawks’ two-way standout had three interceptions and two touchdowns last Wednesday in an 18-12 victory over South Mecklenburg.
West Mecklenburg (4-9) also lost 33-0 at Hough on Monday.
Avayah McKinnon, Davidson Day Volleyball, Junior: The Patriots’ setter had 19 assists, nine kills, 11 digs and an ace last Thursday in a 3-0 win over Caldwell Academy.
McKinnon, a University of Iowa commit, has 336 assists, 164 kills, 184 digs, 40 aces and 23 blocks for Davidson Day (18-2) this season.
Emily McManus, Myers Park Field Hockey, Junior: The Mustangs’ forward scored her first goal of the season last Wednesday to help Myers Park equalize the game in a 1-1 tie with Charlotte Country Day.
McManus had one goal and one assist for Myers Park (15-5-1) this season.
Jada Porch, Jay M. Robinson Girls’ Flag Football, Senior: Porch had 200 yards rushing on offense and 24 flag pulls on defense as Jay M. Robinson beat both Northwest Cabarrus (13-0) and Concord (31-0) last Monday.
Jay M. Robinson is 9-5 overall this season.
Ridley Rutherford, Metrolina Christian Girls’ Cross Country, Sophomore: Rutherford ran a 20:31.90 to win the Metrolina Athletic conference (MAC) title last Monday at McAlpine Greenway Park. Rutherford’s run also helped Metrolina Christian’s girls win their 12th consecutive league title.
Rutherford, a three-time all-MAC performer, was the eighth straight Metrolina Christian runner to win the girls’ individual, conference title.
