North Carolina: Myers Park Continues Winning Ways

On the final day of the Jack Sink Tournament, Myers Park edged Charlotte Country Day 3-1 behind the pitching of Robert Balsley. The Mustangs won three games in the tournament – knocking off Providence Day 2-1 and Charlotte Christian 4-0, according to the Charlotte Observer.

Myers Park improved to 14-3 overall.
 
Also, Charlotte Christian beat South Meck 6-5, Providence blanked Charlotte Latin 7-0 and Providence Day topped Ardrey Kell 1-0.

Softball: South Point claims tourney title

The South Point softball team won three consecutive games to capture the Gazette Softball Slam Championship.

Taylor Mahaffey won all three games and was named the tournament MVP. In the championship game, the freshman beat North Lincoln 9-3.

The Red Raiders improved to 6-10 on the season while the Knights dropped to 6-8. 

Lacrosse: Top Teams Pick Up Wins

Charlotte Catholic, the only undefeated boys lacrosse team in the area, improved to 12-0 with a 16-6 victory against Weddington.

Providence Day, which lost to Catholic 10-6 earlier this month, handled Charlotte Latin 18-5. The Chargers are 9-2, while Latin drops to 9-3.

Catholic faces Cardinal Gibbons on Friday and has two more matchups before the Queen City Tournament April 24. The tournament will also include Providence Day and Charlotte Country Day.

Gaston County: No Public vs. Private Matchups

The Gaston Gazette reported this week that Gaston County Public Schools athletic directors voted that their schools will not be scheduled to play private schools anymore in any sport.

Eight of the nine athletic directors voted in favor of the proposal, the Gazette reported. One athletic director was not at the meeting.

“The primary issue is it’s just two different sets of rules that they go by and what we go by,” Gaston County Schools AD Butch Adams told the Gazette. “They have their own rules and they don’t always coincide with ours.”

If accepted, the rule will not be in effect in tournaments hosted by Gaston County schools or cross country meets featuring multiple teams. Also, the Highland Tech football team would be excluded from the proposal because it plays an independent schedule.

Ken Bradley, a former sports editor and writer in North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida, covers the Charlotte, N.C., area for MaxPreps.com. He may be reached at kbradley14@yahoo.com.