Langston Wertz Jr.
Sports Columnist at The Charlotte Observer
Christian, Believer, writer, technology lover, sports nut, husband, father. Sports columnist at https://t.co/Xz8DmDDLtw
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charlotteobserver.com | Jay Edwards |Langston Wertz Jr.
Here are the nominees for The Herald's high school athlete of the week. The poll closes at noon Sunday. Vote as often as you like. Mackenzie Boggess, Clover girls' track: The Blue Eagles' senior jumped a personal-best 40 feet, 1.5 inches in winning the triple jump at the All-American Track Classic at Spring Valley High in Columbia on Saturday, April 12. Boggess also went 18-3 to finish in fifth place in the long jump at the same meet.
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thestate.com | Langston Wertz Jr.
When he was a freshman in high school — years before he would be named the nation’s best college punter — Eddie Czaplicki was planning to play football and soccer at Providence High School in south Charlotte. But an ankle injury changed that. “I thought about playing football and soccer,” said Czaplicki (pronounced Sha-PLEET-ski), who hopes to be selected out of Southern California in this year’s NFL Draft. “And I didn’t see myself playing college soccer. I was usually a bigger kid in soccer.
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sports.yahoo.com | Jay Edwards |Langston Wertz Jr.
Here are the nominees for The Observer’s boys’ high school athlete of the week. The poll closes at noon Friday. You may vote as often as you like. What happened under the Friday night lights? Get exclusive insights into Charlotte and North Carolina high school sports with our free Talking Preps newsletter. Every week on Thursday. Sign-up here.
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charlotteobserver.com | Langston Wertz Jr.
West Charlotte takes the field. West Charlotte would defeat Seventy-First 17-14 in the NCHSAA 3A state championship game at Carter Finley Stadium Saturday December 21, 2024. Two reigning N.C. state high school football champions and two regional powerhouses will meet at the annual Carolina Panthers Keep Pounding High School Classic this fall.
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muckrack.com | Jay Edwards |Langston Wertz Jr.
Here are the nominees for The Observer's boys' high school athlete of the week. The poll closes at noon Friday. You may vote as often as you like. Talking Preps newsletter embedMeet this week's candidatesAvery Booker, Charlotte Latin baseball: The Hawks' senior tossed a no-hitter going all seven innings with 10 strikeouts in a 1-0 win over Covenant Day on April 11.
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Thursday afternoon, Myers Park's Rodney Dunham — a top 15 national recruit — made his dream committing to college. Afterwards he spoke to The Observer about why he chose Notre Dame and about what's next https://t.co/8kPbWymHW0 https://t.co/dU0Od2Orqv
BREAKING: Myers Park's Rodney Dunham, a top 15 national recruit, has committed to Notre Dame. Story https://t.co/8kPbWymHW0
RT @charlottepreps: Today at 4 p.m., Myers Park High's Rodney Dunham, the No. 2 national recruit as an edge rusher, will commit to college.…