Last year was supposed to be the anomaly. Not only did the sports season start late under the altered 2020-21 schedule, but the worst of the pandemic, before vaccines were widely available, caused pauses for many local athletic programs. This year, there’s a new, more transmissible variant, but COVID-19 has been far from the only wrench thrown into the winter […]
Pine lake Basketball
Callaway, Forest lead Pine Lake players on PAC 7 team
Pride's Dunbar, CSD's Boone named coaches of the yearFive Pine Lake Prep players made the PAC 7 1A all-conference basketball team following their first-place finish. For their success in a season having to replace their leading scorer from a year ago, fourth-year coach Tony Dunbar was named PAC 7 Coach of the Year. Losing just once in the regular season, the Pride were led by senior point guard […]
1A/2A HOOPS NOTEBOOK: East Lincoln girls win 7th straight
VALE – The East Lincoln girls used a dominant second half to defeat West Lincoln 70-43 Tuesday. The Mustangs (10-3) were only up by 9 at halftime, but outscored the home Rebels (4-9) by a 42-26 margin in the second. Sophomore center Ginny Overbay picked up another double-double with 15 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks. Junior guards Kelsey Campo […]
Former Pine Lake standout prepares for coaching career in final college season
STATESBORO, Ga. – Eito Yuminami may not get much playing time at the Division I level, but the Georgia Southern basketball player is preparing for a future on the sidelines. The former all-conference point guard at Pine Lake Prep, a walk-on for the Eagles, averaged just 1.7 points per game as a sophomore in 2019-20. But off the court, he’s […]
NOTEBOOK: Lake Norman sweeps I-Meck swim titles
CHARLOTTE – The Lake Norman High boys and girls swim teams won the I-Meck 4A conference championship Jan. 18 at the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center. The girls edged Hough, 530-515, with the following gold-medal performances: 200 medley relay: Hanani Dona, Maddie Huecker, Emma Stolberg, Macyn Garlick (1:51.14) 200 freestyle: Garlick (1:58.20) 200 Individual medley: Dona (2:08.17) 500 freestyle: Stolberg (5:13.19) […]
Games to Watch – Pride hosts CSD; LN Charter get tested at the top
Friday, Jan. 24 Community School of Davidson at Pine Lake Prep Time: 7 p.m. Breakdown: After suffering its first conference loss, Pine Lake (11-6, 6-1 PAC 7 1A) will look to get back on track against rival CSD (9-6, 3-3). Pride junior forward Jacob Morgan has been on a tear, scoring 20-plus points five games in a row before a […]
NOTEBOOK: Wildcats split against Hopewell
HUNTERSVILLE – The Lake Norman boys basketball team defeated Hopewell 55-51 Jan. 14. Jack Edmonson led the visiting Wildcats with 15 points, as Christian Taylor scored 12 and Seth Aeschliman added 11. Antonio Perkins, with 12 points, was the only Hopewell player to score in double-figures. Lake Norman advanced to 10-5 and 4-2 in the I-Meck 4A. Hopewell fell to […]
