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Charlotte Catholic coach Gary Hoilett and Charlotte Catholic star Marguerite McPhillips headline the 2026 Charlotte Observer girls' soccer all-star team

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A pair of state championship MVPs and two state championship-winning coaches headline the 2006 All-Observer lacrosse teams

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The All-Observer boys' golf team is out. Tap link below to read (IG) or visit URL below (FB)

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Pine Lake Prep’s Jackson Grathwohl headlines the 2026 All-Observer boys tennis team after winning the 3A singles title and leading a dual team championship.

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Introducing the 2026 Charlotte Observer all-region track team.

Meet the top players and coaches of the season

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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 soft insert; the G440K is ultra-forgiving, long, hard to miss with.

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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.

Charlotte Catholic's Marguerite McPhillips named NC girls' soccer state player of the year. The NC Soccer Coaches announce 2026 all-state teams.

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BREAKING: Myers Park taps Duke Howell as its new head football coach. Howell is the father of former UNC and Sun Valley High star Sam Howell

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