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Central Academy

Cougars

BBASKETBALLMen’s team qualified for the state playoffs for the first time in school history and hosted a first round state playoff game.

All-Conference - Honorable mentionWomen - Larie BaileyMen - Matt Bartley

IINDOOR TRACKCATA does not participate in indoor track.

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Central Academy

Cougars

WW RESTLINGThe team qualified for the dual team state tournament

All-ConferenceDaniel GregorichWill Robinson

All-Conference - Honorable mentionRobert Geyer

NC State 1A/2A Championships103 lb - Daniel Gregorich Heavyweight - Will Robinson

SSWIMMINGMen’s team was Rocky River Conference champions and the women’s team finished second.

All-Conference Rocky River 1A/2A

Jay Niessner was coach of the year for both men’s and women’s swim team

State Championship QualifiersWomen100 Buttertfly - Mckenzie Souther100 Backstroke - Megan Witt

• finalist finished 12th

Men200 IM Relay (Alex Ayers, Taylor Ayers, Xavier Sidney, Kris Luzadre)200 Freestyle Relay (Max Helms, Taylor Ayers, Xavier Sidney, Robert Sherwood) 400 Freestyle Relay (Max Helms, Taylor Ayers, Xavier Sidney, Robert Sherwood)

• finalist finished 12th 100 Butterfly - Xavier Sidney100 Backstroke - Taylor Ayers

WomenJosie Kunst Mary McGinnMckenzie SoutherMegan Witt

Honorable mentionHannah HumphriesErica Kunst

MenAlex Ayers Taylor AyersMax HelmsKris LuzadreRobert SherwoodXavier Sidney

Honorable mentionJake ThomasTaylor Weaver

Daniel Gregorich, Coach Mike Jacobus and Will Robinson celebrate being the first

State Champions for CATA.

State Champions!

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Forest Hills

Yellow Jackets

WWRESTLINGForest Hills had three wrestlers qualify for the regionals.

Regional QualifiersJamie BakerCody CarelockAndrew Whitley

SSWIMMINGThe Yellow Jackets do not participate in Swimming.

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Forest Hills

Yellow Jackets

BBASKETBALLThe men’s team qualified for the state 2A playoffs.

All-Conference Rocky River 1A/2AWomen

Kenya AdamsMen

Dre HuntleyMarkell Lotharp

NC State 2A Men’s PlayoffsThe Yellow Jackets upset 4th ranked and defending State Champ Shelby in the first round before falling to High Point Andrews in the second round.

IINDOOR TRACKThe Yellow Jackets do not partici-pate in Indoor Track.

Denzel Johnson, boys basketball manager at Forest Hills HS, was recognized by the Metrolina Officials Association as the 2009-10 Most Help-ful School Repre-sentative to the Officials. Denzel, a junior at Forest Hills, for three years now has diligently taken care

of all of the football and basketball officials’ needs when they visit Forest Hills High School. Among other things, Denzel meets and greets the officials, shows them where to park, leads them to their dressing facili-ties, provides them with towels and water, makes sure their personal belongings are secure during the game, provides them with food from the concessions after the game, and attends to any other needs the of-ficials may have. Con-gratulations, Denzel!

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Marvin RidgeBBASKETBALL

Both the men’s and women’s teams qualified for the state playoffs.

WWRESTLINGThree wrestlers earned all-conference honors.

Stuart Todd - 34 winsNathan Mullins - 39 winsChad Mullins record - 35 wins

IINDOOR TRACKSeveral athletes qualified for the state championships and the MRHS Men’s Team finished second at the state meet.

State Championship Meet:Girls4x800m relay - Champions(Brittany Fritz, Caitlyn Colo, Kayli Buckley, Alyssa Clark)4x400m Relay, State Runner-Up(Ashley Christy, Anna Lipocky, Taylor Berry, Alyssa Clark)

BoysTorri Tillman

• State Champion, Long Jump • State Champion, 55m Dash• State Runner-Up, 300m Dash

Michael Colven• State Runner-Up, 1000m Run

Mavericks

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Marvin RidgeSSWIMMING

The Maverick swimmers had several accomplishments this season.

Union County Championship:MRHS won both the men’s and women’s Union County Championship titles for the 3rd consecutive year.

Southern Carolina Conference:MRHS won both the men’s and women’s Conference titles this year.

Coach Laurie Lester was voted both the men’s and the women’s swim Coach of the Year.

All-Conference Swimmers

Jacob White was named the SCC men’s swimmer of the year.

The MRHS Swim team after winning the Union County Championships.

Western Regionals:The MRHS men were the regional runner-up. MRHS women placed 3rd.

• The men claimed first place in their 200 free relay and still hold that Regional record from last year (Evan White, McKee Christiansen, Lane Bretschneider, Jacob White).

• The men claimed 1st place in their 400 free relay (Evan White, McKee Christiansen, Lane Bretschneider, Jacob White).

• Jacob White placed 1st in the 50 freestyle.

3A State ChampionshipsThe MRHS women came in 4th and MRHS men came in 5th.

• The men claimed first place in their 200 free relay. (Evan White, McKee Christiansen, Lane Bretschneider, Jacob White).

• Jacob White placed 1st in the 50 freestyle.

GirlsLaura BaucomKirbie BurnettStefanie CageAlison FordNicole FrelierBrittany FritzMaggie GlantonJayne GlantonSamantha GlennMichelle LesterMiranda McGahaMadison MillerJacqueline PenningtonShannon Speer

BoysAlex BaumLane BretschneiderJason CardinaliMcKee ChristiansenJesse ClayboKyle GallagherCullen KelleherZach McGahaMorgan MenakerBrandon PopeChristian SmithJacob WhiteEvan White

Mavericks

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Monroe

RedhawksSSWIMMING

The Redhawks do not partici-pate in Swimming.

IINDOOR TRACKThe Redhawks had a successful season on the track.

NC State 1A/2A/3A ChampionshipsJanieyah Collins

• 2nd in the 55m Dash• 8th in the 55m Hurdles

WWRESTLINGThe wrestling season ended with three wrestlers qualifying for the state tournament.

All-ConferenceJames SwannMiles Cook

NC State 1A/2A ChampionshipsMiles Cook - 3rdZack Cooper - 8thAlex Swann - 8th

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Monroe

Redhawks

BBASKETBALLThe Monroe men’s basketball team completed an undefeated (16-0) conference season. The women’s basketball team represented the Rocky River 1A/2A Conference as the number 1 seed in the state playoffs and they advanced to the second round of the NCHSAA playoffs.

All-ConferenceWomenShakira JordanDequeshea McCain

MenJamison CrowderIssac BlakeneyQwadarius Duboise

Player of the Year: Jamison CrowderCoach of the Year: Johnny Sowell

The Monroe men’s basketball team won the 1A State Championship, their first since 1980, with its 62-46 win over Goldsboro.The team finished with a school best 32-1 record. Issac Blakeney was named the game’s Most Valuable Player. Monroe is the only Union County school to win a boy’s basketball championship.

State Champs!!

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Piedmont

Panthers

WWRESTLINGThe 2010 Rocky River 1A/2A Conference Champs and Western Regional Champs.

Finished the season with an overall team record of 43-2.

All-Conference

Todd Stokes was the Rocky River coach of the year.NC Class 2A Dual Team State Runner Ups.

NC 1A/2A Individual ChampionshipStephen Ivey - 2nd place

Fate Black-171Kyle Eiss-215Zeke Gray-112Kirby Haigler-103Stephen Ivey-119

Dylan Nelson-145Sam Shepperd-152Mitchell Simpson-HWTNeal Thomas-160Parker VonEgidy-140

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Piedmont

Panthers

SSWIMMINGThe Panther swimmers had a great season with 5 swim-mers qualifying for the state meet.

All-Conference

The Panther Men finished 2nd in the Rocky River 1A/2A conference

NC State Championship Qualifiers200 Medley Relay (Alex Grifin, Hunter Cameron, Chance Seegars, Joey Griffin)200 Free Relay Team (Alex Griffin, Chance Seegars, Noah Smith,Joey Griffin)400 Free Relay Team (Alex Griffin, Chance Seegars, Noah Smith,Joey Griffin) 100 Fly - Noah Smith

BBASKETBALLThe women finished 3rd in the conference, while the men finished 4th.

All-Conference

Jade Montgomery - Rocky River 1A/2A Player of the YearPhil Apple - conference coach of the yearMen’s team made the state playoffs for the first time in 16 years

IINDOOR TRACKThe Panthers did compete in In-door Track , but no information was available.

WomenMichelle BullardLexi HaggardMaegan SimpsonMika Simpson

MenHunter CameronJoey GriffinAlex GriffinChance SeegarsNoah Smith

WomenJade Montgomery Amber Weaver

MenCameron Leviner

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Weddington

Warriors

SSWIMMING

The Warriors had a great season in the water, qualify-ing 7 swimmers for the state championship meet.

All Southern Carolina Conference

Katherine Plevka - Conference Swimmer of the year

NC State 3A ChampionshipsWomen QualifiersAlexa Campbell - 100m & 200m FreeAbbi Holley - 100m FreeChrissy Jankowski - 50m FreeKatherine Plevka - 200m IM & 100m BreastMaria Polizza - 3m

Men QualifiersAlex Biehl - 50m & 100m FlyJoe Guthmann - 200m IM & 100m Breast

ResultsKatherine Plevka200m IM - Champion (State Record)100 Breaststroke - 2nd place

Joe Guthman200m IM - 2nd place

Maria PolizziDiving - 5th place

Katherine Plevka - All American

WomenKatherine PlevkaAlexa CampbellChrissy JankowskiAbbi HolleyLaura Carpenter

MenJoe GuthmannAlex Biehl

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Weddington

Warriors

BBASKETBALLThe Warrior basketball teams enjoyed a sucessful season on the court.

All-ConferenceWomen - Samantha SebastianMen - Bennett Rutherford

IINDOOR TRACKSix female Warrior athletes quali-fied for the state championship meet and 4 of them ran out as champions.

NC State Championship MeetState Champions: Girls 4x400 (Carly Griffith, Brittany Sturdivant, Haley Kapheim, Breahna Morrison)Breahna Morrison (300m)

State Runner Ups: Girls 4x800 (Carly Griffith, Haley Ka-pheim, Chelsea Matson, Rachel Wal-lon)

WWRESTLINGThe Warrior wretlers had a good season with 4 wrestlers making the all conference team.

All-ConferenceWill Burch-130 - Conference Champ Wes Chapman-160 Conference Champ Joe Centrella-171 Jake Perkins-215 Conference Champ

3A Midwest RegionalsJake Perkins - 2nd place and state qualifier

The Warrior state qualifiers for swimming