Huntersville, N.C. – North Meck softball pitcher Morgan Hopper wasn’t scheduled to start Tuesday afternoon’s home playoff game against West Forsyth in the third round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A playoffs. But she still made the biggest impact on the game. Hopper took the mound in the second inning and shut down [...]

Huntersville, N.C. – North Meck softball pitcher Sara Allen said she didn’t have her best stuff in a 5-1 playoff victory over East Forsyth. But modesty aside, she was still pretty good. Allen allowed just one hit and struck out 12 Eagles in the second round of the 4A state playoffs, held at North Meck [...]

Huntersville, N.C. – The Hopewell softball team ruined North Meck’s bid to sweep the MECA 7 Conference schedule with a stunning 3-0 victory at Hopewell High on Thursday. Titan sophomore Lindsey Russell looked like a veteran pitcher on the mound, striking out seven Vikings for her sixth shutout of the season. The Titans have not [...]

Charlotte, N.C. – The North Meck softball team took another step toward winning the MECA 7 Conference title with a 4-0 shutout of Mallard Creek, Tuesday night. The Vikings improved to 12-3 overall, but more importantly, 8-0 with four games remaining in conference play. Prior to Tuesday night’s game at Mallard Creek, North Meck owned [...]

Huntersville, N.C. – For the first time in Hopewell High’s eight-year history, the Titan softball team defeated Central Cabarrus in a regular season game, 5-1. Hopewell broke the losing skid to the Vikings from Concord with a four-run sixth inning. Titan third baseman Racquel Cooke drove in junior Kelly Braman with a RBI double for [...]

Huntersville, N.C. – It didn’t take long for the Hopewell softball team to win this one, on Monday. The Titans dismantled Vance 15-0 at home in just three innings. The game was called short due to the 15-run mercy rule.  For mercy’s sake, the game should have been called after Hopewell jumped out to an [...]