Pine Lake Preparatory will have its own football team starting next school year, the school’s Booster Club announced this month. Meanwhile, the W.A. Hough High PTSA will benefit from a Barnes & Noble book fair starting Thursday, Davidson Elementary seeks volunteers for special student/parent nights, and J.M. Alexander Middle School IB students take another state Future City title. Also, North Mecklenburg High School will host an IB open house, and North Meck principal Matthew Hayes received special recognition from the Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce last week. And, CMS has begun planning its 2013-14 calendar, Cannon School students won writing awards, St. Mark Catholic School will observe Catholic Schools week, and both Cannon and the Levine Jewish Community Center offer college admissions advice. Read below for details. Read the full story

Thanks to the dedication of a group Pine Lake Preparatory parents, the charter school will have its own football team next school year and brings on former Davidson College coach Jay Poag to train the future middle school, junior varsity and varsity teams.

“Football completes a school, really,” said Pine Lake Prep parent Calvin Carter. “It’s been the missing link.” Full story in SPORTS >>

CORNELIUS – With one game remaining in the regular season, the Hough football team’s 2011 playoff possibilities are far from certain. A logjam in the I-MECK 4A Conference standings has created multiple playoff scenarios to be determined by the results of this week’s games, which will be played Friday night, including the Huskies’ trip to undefeated Mallard Creek. Chris Hunt reports, in SPORTS»

Lake Norman High took advantage turnovers and dominated the fourth quarter to beat Hough High, 20-9, in an I-MECK 4A Conference football game Friday night. Liz Stewart reports, IN SPORTS»

It wasn’t much of a homecoming Friday night for the Hough High Huskies as the visiting Mooresville Blue Devils did all the scoring and walked away with a 31-0 I-MECK 4A football victory at Hough High Stadium in Cornelius. In SPORTS»

Hough High School’s impressive 24-21 victory at West Charlotte last Friday night was its third in four I-MECK 4A Conference football games this fall. The Huskies have quickly forgotten they were supposed to be underdogs. But this week – Homecoming Week at Hough – the stakes get even higher. On Friday night the Huskies play their biggest game of the 2011 season when they host the Mooresville Blue Devils. Chris Hunt reports in SPORTS»

The W.A. Hough High School football team’s 28-16 win at North Mecklenburg Sept. 30 was more than just an average I-MECK Conference victory. With four games remaining in the 2011 season, Hough (3-4, overall and 2-1 in conference) is just one win away from post-season eligibility, and is tied with three teams for second place in the I-MECK 4A standings.

On Thursday the Huskies take on the West Charlotte Lions, who hold wins over West Meck, Hopewell and North Meck. Can the Huskies expect a fourth win? Chris Hunt reports, in SPORTS>>

The W.A. Hough High football team earned its first I-Meck 4A Conference victory in school history with an impressive 21-7 win over Vance last Friday. This week, it’s on to Hopewell, followed Sept. 30 by North Meck. Will one of those two schools become the Huskies’ main rivals? Chris Hunt reports, in SPORTS »