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South Charlotte Sports Report
“HOMETOWN TEAMS ... HOMETOWN KIDS”
Volume 7, Issue 20
www.southcharlottesports.com
February 21, 2013 - FREE
MADISON ARROYO AND ALEXANDER BOSTIC
TOP HOT STOVE LEAGUE DINNER AWARDS
Union County stars Madison Arroyo and Alexander Bostic were named High School Softball
and Baseball Players of the Year at the 6th Annual
Greater Charlotte Hot Stove League Awards Dinner
last Saturday night. The high school seniors won
two of the 18 awards presented in front of over 700
guests at Charlotte Catholic High School. Now in its
sixth year, the Greater Charlotte Hot Stove League
Awards Dinner is a player recognition dinner held
annually by the South Charlotte Sports Report to
celebrate the success and growth of youth baseball
and softball in our community. The sold out crowd
enjoyed a lively auction, pre-event social, dinner
from Hickory Tavern and special visits from Chad
Tracy of the Washington Nationals, Tyler Tewell of
the Atlanta Braves and Mike Shildt of the St. Louis
Cardinals.
A special part of the evening featured eight year
old cancer survivor Adam Tanksley. Hot Stove
League President Tripp Roakes announced that Adam’s name would forever be atop of the Spirit of the
Game Award. Guests were treated to a special video
on the battle that Adam has fought in his childhood
and a special on-stage appearance from Adam. A
live auction of three signed major league baseball
jerseys raised over $1,500 for Adam’s foundation,
Chomp Childhood Cancer.
“Having Adam on stage with me and naming the
Spirit of the Game Award in his honor is a memory
I will never forget. Adam is such an amazing fighter and friend. It was very special when his family
agreed to be a part of the Hot Stove League Dinner.
Hopefully we were able to gain more publicity for
the charity and to help them take a step forward
with their growth.”
At the end of the night, Madison Arroyo and Alexander Bostic were announced as the winners of
the two featured awards.
Madison is a senior at Marvin Ridge High School.
She has led the Mavericks for all four years of her
high school career and she will attend Mississippi
State University next season to continue her education and softball career.
Alexander is a senior at Weddington High
School. He has been a huge part of the Warriors
success both on the mound and at the plate. Alexander will attend Clemson University next season to
continue his education and baseball career.
To view more award winners and photos, please
turn to pages 10 and 11.
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Run for the Ridge 5K and Fun Run
Volume 7, Issue 20
YOUTH BASEBALL &
SOFTBALL SIGN-UPS
Make plans now to be a part of the Second Annual Run for the Ridge 5K and
Fun Run! This event, which is open to the public, will be held on Saturday March
23, 2013 at 8:00 am at Marvin Ridge High School, 2825 Crane Rd., Waxhaw.
The 5K course is certified and chip timing is being provided by Queen City
Timing. The Fun Run, which is approximately 1 mile, starts immediately after
the 5K, so the whole family can participate! There will be Awards given in the
5K to the top three male and female finishers in each age group, as well as great
raffle prizes.
Can’t run yourself? Consider being a Phantom Runner or volunteer to help
out on race day. For more information, go to MarvinRunfortheRidge.com. To
register online go to www.queencitytiming.com.
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SOUTH CHARLOTTE SPORTS REPORT
Page STUDENT-ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
JOSH BLACK
JESSICA WEBER
Providence High School Senior Josh Black has been named the Architech
Sports and Physical Therapy Student-Athlete of the Week. The son of
Bill and Tracey Black will serve as a senior leader for the Panthers Baseball Team this spring. He hopes to help the Panthers win ball games and
ultimately a state championship this season.
Cuthbertson High School senior Jessica Weber has been named the
Architech Sports and Physical Therapy Student-Athlete of the Week.
The daughter of Mike and Michelle Weber is one of the top softball
players in the state. She will head north to Eastern Illinois University
next season to continue her education and softball career.
Josh recently signed a NCAA National Letter of Intent to attend and
play baseball at Furman University. After being named a Prospect Wire
Underclass All-American as a sophomore, Josh began to attract the attention of many college teams. An injury during his junior year provided a
setback, but Josh worked twice as hard to make sure the colleges knew he
had the talent to play Division 1 Baseball. Before he arrives on campus,
Josh hopes to help Providence win another Southwestern 4A Baseball
Championship.
Jessica has started in centerfield all four years at Cuthbertson. As a
junior Jessica hit .481 and was awarded the Cavalier Pride award. .
When Jessica is not playing high school softball, she is playing with her
elite travel team, the Lady Lighting Gold 18u.
Inside the classroom, Josh carries a 3.57 weighted grade point average and has scored a 1920
and a 32 on the SAT and ACT respectively. Congratulations to Josh Black for being named the
Architech Sports and Physical Therapy Student Athlete of the Week.
Jessica is an excellent student and an active participant in the community. She is the founder and President of the CHS S.A.V.E (Students
Against Violence Everywhere) Club. In the classroom, Jessica is an
A-honor roll student with a 4.5 grade point average. Congratulations to Jessica Weber for being
named the Architech Sports and Physical Therapy Student-Athlete of the Week.
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Baseball Pitching Arm Care Evaluations * Female Jumpmetrics Training * Coaches Care Programs
All programs in conjunction with Morrison Family YMCA
The Carmel Middle School Girls Basketball Team completed a successful
season of basketball last week.
The Carmel Middle School Boys Basketball Team completed a successful
season of basketball last week.
Front Row: (L-R)
Back Row: (L-R) Not Pictured: Bottom Row: (L-R) Jay Allen, Will Schott, Brett Goodson, Bryce Scott, Mitch Kottkamp
Top Row: (L-R) Clay Richards, Chase Hunter, Seth Martin, Jah’lil Carter, Antario Dubose, Coach Lee
Shameka McNeil, Sydney Scott, Carrie Barnett, Alex Tiddy, Lyric Mitchell, Shareka McNeil.
Madison Bain, Coach Stephanie M. Hand, Olivia
Bryant, Laura Houpt, A’Lea Gilbert, Ashley Grice, Haley Thompson, Caroline Thompson, Natalie
Moormann, LiliEdmondson
Coach Fallon Boland
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WITH DYLAN COHEN
went out for track. I knew I could run from
the mandatory mile we used to have to run
in gym class twice a year.”
What are your top three athletic
accomplishments?
“Making Varsity Cross Country freshmen
year, Having the team win 1st place at the
NCHSAA West 4A Regional Cross Country
this last season, Placing third and setting a
new school record for the 4 x 800 relay at
Indoor States this year.”
What events will you run this spring?
“I will run the 4 x 800 relay, 1600, and
3200.”
Providence High School junior runner Dylan
Cohen is setting a fast pace for the Panthers.
He was a member of the 4x800 relay team
that just broke the school record for indoor
season. Dylan is the son of Doug and Eileen
Cohen and he is also an excellent student at
Providence High School. Away from school
and track, Dylan loves to go fishing, rock
climbing, and go on adventures with Wyatt
Maxey (teammate and best friend). He also
loves hiking. Let’s go Beyond The Game to
learn more about Dylan.
When did you first start to run and
why?
“I started running in middle school (Crestdale). After I didn’t make the soccer team I
What are your goals for this season?
“My goals are to break 2:00 in the 800,
break 4:40 in the 1600, break 10:00 in the
3200. Our team goals for this year are to
win Outdoor States in the 4 x 800 relay and
win the conference track meet outdoors.”
What are your goals for college?
“I’m hoping to go to either University of
California-Berkeley, UNC, or UVA and
study Environmental Engineering.”
How well do you perform in the
classroom?
“In the classroom, I have a 4.7 GPA and I
am in the top 5% of class. I am a member
of Tri-M Music Honors Society and French
Club. I am also a host/busboy at New South
Kitchen and Bar.”
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VOLLEYBALL SISTERS
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These volleyball playing sisters
have found success. Elisabeth Stedman, of Marvin Ridge High School
and Adriana “AJ” Jordan of Marvin
Ridge Middle School push each other to succeed on the court.
Elisabeth, an outside hitter, finished her high school career as Conference MVP and single season kills
record holder. She also had straight
A’s last semester. She is on Zoe Bell’s
Carolina Juniors Team and they have
won both tournaments they entered
- Monument City Classic and Queen
City Classic this club season.
Adriana, a setter, is the first 6th
grader at MRMS to play up on the
middle school varsity team. She
plays on Ellen Kazura’s 13 team at
Carolina Juniors and they have won
3 of 4 tournaments, finishing 3rd at
QCC last weekend.
Both sisters are exceptional students and strive to set positive examples as student-athletes.
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MATT WAHLERS WINS THREE
STRAIGHT TITLES
Marvin Ridge Middle School eighth grader
Matt Wahlers is one of the top young wrestlers
in the community. At 5 feet, 11 inches tall and
215 pounds, Matt Wahlers can be an intimidating force on the mat. He recently accomplished a very impressive feat by winning his
third consecutive Union County Middle School
Wrestling championship. The 14 year old son
of Scott and Denise Wahlers also plays football
for the Mavericks and basketball at WCWAA.
Matt is very proud of all the accomplishments
those three teams were able to make, however the recent wrestling championship stands
out.
“Wrestling began for me in the 6th grade
when I heard that Coach Robert Grasty, would
be the coach. Having worked with him on the
football field, I had great admiration for him.
I remember our first workout being one of the
hardest workouts I’ve ever had. But I loved the
challenge. In 6th grade regular season wrestling, I was 50/50, so I did not know what to
expect at Counties. With Coach Grasty and a great support group from my team and
our families, we all did our best. My opponent had me on my back, but I was fortunate
enough to have escaped and went on the win.”
“In 7th grade, I had only lost one match in regular season, and had high hopes for
Counties. Coach Grasty gave me words of encouragement “ Do what you do best.” I
was able to win. In 8th grade, I found myself with one loss,up against a tough opponent, and missing my mentor and friend, Coach Grasty. I was feeling pressure of
doing well after back to back wins at Counties. Thankfully I was able win at Counties,
for the third championship in a row. It was such a great accomplishment for me, and
I thank my family and the Marvin Ridge wrestling family for your love and support. I
look forward to wrestling in high school.”
Matt works hard in school and says his favorite class is History. Congratulations to
Matt Wahlers for his dedication and success on the wrestling mat.
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The Mecklenburg Area Cat h o l i c S c h o o l s /
Arbor Construction G r o u p
Volume 7, Issue 20
10th Annual
South Charlotte All-Star Tournament
Good Sport of the Week
JOEY EBERLE
CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
Charlotte Catholic High School senior baseball player Joey
Eberle has been named the Mecklenburg Area Catholic
Schools / Arbor Construction Group Good Sport of the Week.
Joey is the son of T.J. and Missie Eberle and he is one of the
top students in his high school. With a class rank of 5th and
a perfect score on the Math portion of the SAT, Joey is the
definition of a student-athlete. As baseball season begins,
Joey hopes to rebound from arm surgery to help the Cougars
contend for a state championship.
Joey is a personable and friendly young man that is well-liked by all his peers.
His positive approach to the game of baseball is contagious for all his teammates.
Congratulations to Joey Eberle for being named the Mecklenburg Area Catholic
Schools / Arbor Construction Group Good Sport of the Week.
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The Community House Middle School Boys Basketball Team won their first
ever conference championship this season. The team worked hard from start to
finish to complete their mission.
Andrew Anyafo said, “It was overall a great season! A lot of our players stepped
up to overcome adversity even though many people doubted us.”
Trey Jackson added “The season was fantastic! I love all my teammates and
coaches. I am really proud of the team for stepping up and winning the conference championship.”
Front Row: (L-R) Middle Row: (L-R)
Back Row: (L-R) Harper Hendricks, Jason Shealy, Wes Morgan, Trey Jackson, Zack Quintero, Jacob Messler
Coach Reddersen, Coach Donahoe, Andrew Anyafo, William Morgan, R J Feller, Mark James Lawson,
Merrick Haston, Derrick Flowers
Anthony Turnbow, Scottie Wallace, Brett Swilling
“The best run and most fun tournament in Charlotte”
Recreational teams only are invited to play in a city wide end of the year
basketball tournament.
Recreational leagues may enter 1 or more All-Star teams or enter multiple rec
teams/combined teams for a chance to compete against other recreational
teams in the Charlotte area.
Awards are presented to the 1st and 2nd place winners.
3 Point Shooting Competition open to anyone under the age of 12
Date: March 1st – 3rd, 2013
Boys Divisions: U8, U10, U12 and U15
Girls Divisions: U8, U10 and U13
Tournament Details:
Entry fee is due by February 24, 2013
Tournament Format: Bracket Play –
2 game minimum
Cost: $200 per team
Game Sites: Convenient South Charlotte Locations (JM Robinson Middle, Crestdale Middle,
McClintock Middle, South Charlotte Middle, Providence HS, and Butler HS)
-WCWAA
-St. Matts
-Porter Ridge
-Siskey YMCA
Organizations competing since 2004:
- Old Providence
-Mint Hill Athletic
-Matthews Athletic
-South Park
-Park Sharon
-Charlotte Christian
-St. Gabes
-Carmel Christian
-Harris YMCA
-sPs
-West Meck
-Starclaire
-Indian Trail
-IFBL
- St. Marks
-Waxhaw
Since 2004, this tournament has filled up each age division. To reserve your spot in the
tournament, please mail in your entry fee as soon as possible. Make check payable to the
Charlotte Mustangs and mail to:
Jeff White
13029 Whisper Creek Dr.
Charlotte, NC 28277
For questions, contact Tournament Director:
Jeff White at [email protected] or (704)- 579-1061
The St. Matthew Catholic Church Wildcats are coached by Kelly Collins and
Tom Vesay with help from Thomas Vesay. The team completed a very
enjoyable basketball season last week.
Front Row: (L-R): Back Row: (L-R) Kathleen Abrams, Emily Thompson, Blakely Hardin, Kate Coppage, Emily Faccini
Coach Kelly Collins, Anne Culicerto, Emma Collins, Olivia Kraay, Hannah Vesey, Coach Tom Vesey
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Q SHACK COACH OF THE WEEK
COACH TRAVIS POOLE
Weddington High School
Weddington High School Baseball Coach
Travis Poole has been named the Q Shack
Coach of the Week. Coach Poole has built
one of the top baseball programs in the state
at Weddington, winning the 3A State Championship last season. The Warriors take direct aim at a second consecutive championship this spring. Last weekend, Coach Poole
and the Warriors were named High School
Team of the Year at the 6th Annual Greater
Charlotte Hot Stove League Dinner.
To nominate your coach for this award, please visit
The Q Shack or email [email protected].
Located in The Providence Promenade
10822 Providence Road
Charlotte, NC 28277
www.qshackclt.com
704-542-5959
CHARLOTTE DANCERS ARE
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
Dancers Unite Fine Arts Academy has two Jazz groups that are
National Champions. On January
20, 2013, their Senior Jazz group
won the National Championship
for Senior Jazz at the Spirit Of
Hope Cheerleading And Dance National Championship for 2013. Allie Andrews, Tyra Grove, Hannah
Hernandez, Kiara Jones and Malena Wenning were in this National
Champion Senior Jazz group.
Dancers Unite’s Youth Jazz
group also won the National Championship for Youth Jazz for 2013.
Katherine Balas, Emily Borja,
Emma Doncaster, McKenna Dvorak, Cooper Hood and Kyla Jones
were in this National Champion
Youth Jazz group.
Dancers Unite Fine Arts Academy is located at 220 E. Park Avenue in Charlotte. Sisters, Julie and Front Row: Elizabeth Emery, and their mother, Back Row: (L-R)
Jo Emery, are the owners.
Cooper Hood
Kyla Jones, Emma
Doncaster, Katherine Balas
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Wired for Excellence Award
Recognizing Academic and Athletic Excellence
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Alex is an excellent student and has
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BEYOND THE GAME
WTH MELISSA BLATNIK
Volume 7, Issue 20
Page should have been training like this all along. My
brother, who is getting his master’s degree in Exercise Science and is a certified personal trainer
is doing an internship here this summer. I am
looking forward to him helping me to improve.”
“I best help the team defensively. I will do all I
can to deny my opponent the ball! Some say I
play defense at a very high level and that I sacrifice my offense for defense. But I have watched
all kinds of sports on TV and in person and the
teams that play great defense wins championships. So I am proud of my capabilities and use
them as best as I can in every game I play.”
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Junior Varsity Team my freshman year and
playing on a Championship AAU team.”
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4th Grade Champions
Marvin Ridge High School junior basketball
player Melissa Blatnik is one of the team leaders
for the Mavericks Basketball Team. The 17 year
old daughter of Tony Blatnik and Abigail Marek
plays small forward and helps the team with both
her offense and defense. Melissa serves as a team
captain, even though she is only in the 11th grade.
Let’s go Beyond The Game to learn more about
Melissa.
What sports do you play in school?
“I play only Basketball. I have been asked numerous times to join the track team but sports
today tend to be year round. So I have decided
to concentrate on basketball playing both for
Marvin Ridge and then for my AAU/Club team
during the spring and summer.”
How is your basketball season going to
date?
“I have had my ups and downs. I have been
working hard to improve every game. In my
best game I scored 18 points. But what I do personally is not that important to me. It’s all about
the team. I can’t do it all by myself. I value all of
my teammates. When my teammates are fully
engaged and playing as a team, I am a much
better player! We have grown leaps and bounds
over the year and that is very gratifying to me.”
What position do you play and how do you
best help the team?
“I play mostly at small forward. I like taking
short range jump shots. About a year ago I
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“My favorite basketball memories would have
to be when I had brutal, hard practices with my
AAU team and how my team stayed together
and fought for each other. I like to push my limits and work hard as a player because it shows
confidence in your abilities. It also motivated
my teammates to do their best. It feels great to
accomplish something that seemed impossible
and it created a bond with the team when we all
made it through those practices together.”
How do you balance studies and sports?
“It’s hard at times. I am very organized. I have
to keep up with my schedule. I usually try to get
as much homework done before practice depending on what time it starts. I generally spend the
weekend mornings catching up or getting ahead.
Scheduling is very important.”
How well do you perform in the
classroom?
“I am a good student and make mostly A’s. I
have been in the FFA Club, the FCA Club, and
also Caring for Kids Club. I want to major in
Special Education in college so I am working
on finding somewhere I can do some volunteer
work with special needs children. I have a cousin
with Down Syndrome and find it very gratifying
when I’m sharing my time with her during our
visits.”
What else are you involved in away from
school?
“I work part time at Donato’s Pizza at Providence and New Town Rd. We have a great
team there too! It is so much fun working there
and we all have a good time while getting the
job done. I was even surprised one night when
Antawn Jamison who plays now for the L.A.
Lakers came in with his family! It was so cool to
meet an NBA player. He was an extremely nice
person and fun to talk to. I made his pizza and
he allowed me to get a picture with him!”
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6th ANNUAL GREATER CHARLOTTE HOT STOVE LEAGUE DINNER
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Charlotte Megastars 14U Team
Lady Blues 16U Team
Youth Softball Player of the Year
Carrie Eberle
Youth Baseball Player of the Year
Nick Bruno
High School Coach of the Year
Jimmy Cochran
Softball “Gamer” of the Year
Kara Salvo
South Charlotte Thunder 9U Team
Baseball “Gamer” of the Year
Kirk Morgan and Chris Clare
SBA Canes 10U Team
York County Baseball Player of the Year
Tad Martin
Nations Baseball 11 & Under
Team of the Year
SBA Canes 10U
Nations Baseball 12 & Older
Team of the Year
Charlotte Megastars 14U
Nations Baseball Team of Excellence
South Charlotte Thunder 9U
Youth Team of the Year
Lady Blues 16U
Connor Touranjoe, Joey Ruller, Brock Rawson
High School Team of the Year
Weddington High School
Weddington High School
Lou Presutti Award
Alan Tyson
High School Baseball Pitcher of the Year
Bailey Ober
Adam Tanksley Spirit of the Game Award
Jordan Goodman
Softball Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Kimberly Rivers
Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year
David Marvin
High School Softball Player of the Year
Madison Arroyo
High School Baseball Player of the Year
Alexander Bostic
Nick Bruno
Kara Salvo
AJ Ray
Tyler Roakes & Tyler Tewell
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SOUTH CHARLOTTE SPORTS REPORT
6th ANNUAL GREATER CHARLOTTE HOT STOVE LEAGUE DINNER
Tripp Roakes and Adam Tanksley
David Marvin
Chris Clare and Kirk Morgan
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school or student-athlete is profiled in a Charlotte Preps segment.
If you have an idea for a video feature or player profile in 2013, just drop us a line to
[email protected] .
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