Hough HS Huskies celebrate an overtime goal. The Huskies won in OT 2-1.

By ANDREW WILKINS

MOORESVILLE – Olivia DeMarcus scored in overtime to give Hough a 2-1 victory over Lake Norman a state 4A girls soccer playoff Friday night at Lake Norman. The win sends the Huskies into the women’s 4A regional finals. They will face the winner of Saturday night’s semifinal matchup between Myers Park and West Forsyth. Continue Reading

Writing in Charlotte Magazine this month, Davidson College grad and former Wildcat basketball player Amanda Ottaway examines the Stephen Curry phenomenon. He’s leading his team in the second round of the NBA playoffs, and stealing hearts nationwide. But, she writes, we loved him here first, and we know how good he is.

LINK: May 2013, Charlotte Magazine, “Prettier Than He Looks”

Hough High’s girl’s soccer team moved another round deeper into the state 4A playoffs Wednesday with a 4-0 victory at Sun Valley. The win sets up a rematch Friday with Lake Norman, the only team to beat the Huskies this year. Lake Norman beat AC Reynolds 4-1 Wednesday to advance. Continue Reading

Baseball teams from both Hough and Hopewell high schools were knocked out of the playoffs with losses Tuesday. Hough’s Huskies, who made it to the NCHSAA 4A finals a year ago, were shut out 15-0 by TC Roberson of Asheville.

Roberson, now 18-1, moves on to the next round Friday vs. Olympic. The loss ended Hough’s season at 16-12.

Olympic advanced with a 5-3 victory over Hopewell. Olympics record stands at 22-7. Hopewell ends the year 16-10.

Davidson Wildcats captains for 2013-14 were named Tuesday, from left: Droney, Kalinoski, Czerapowicz and Brooks.

Davidson men’s basketball team will have a quartet of captains for the 2013-14 season:  De’Mon Brooks, Chris Czerapowicz, Tom Droney and Tyler Kalinoski.  The four captains were selected in a vote by the team and the Wildcats’ coaches, led by Bob McKillop. Continue Reading

Stephen Curry and Gary Wallace.

Davidson College senior writer John Syme writes the DayBook blog on Davidson.edu and often shares his commentaries with us. Today he sends this from a 2012 Davidson alum.

By GABRIELLE WALLACE

I cannot count the number of times older alumni mentioned the strong connection that we graduates share, and how the Davidson College bond follows you wherever you go. “Great,” I thought to myself, “Real handy when I’ll be 3,000 miles away.” After graduating last May, I moved back home to the West Coast. Yet as fate would have it, a Wildcat was about to make history not those thousands of miles away in North Carolina, but in my own back yard. And not just any Wildcat, but Stephen Curry. Continue Reading