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.
Charlotte Catholic senior Will Hartman is The Charlotte Observer boys' golfer of the year for the third time. Hartman won the 2025 award after capping his career with his second NCHSAA 4A state championship at Pinehurst No. 8 last month. In the final round, Hartman shot a 7-under-par 65 and made a birdie on the final hole of his high school career. Hartman swept the season's most important events, also winning the 4A west regional with a 69, and the Southwestern 4A conference title, shooting a 64.
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charlotteobserver.com | Jay Edwards |Langston Wertz Jr.
Providence Day's Blane McElroy and Pine Lake Prep's Sadie Peterson led their teams to N.C. girls' soccer championships this season. Today, they share The Charlotte Observer player of the year honors for 2025. The All-Observer team represents the top players in the media company's coverage area, which includes N.C. High School Athletic Association public schools and N.C. Independent Athletic Association private schools in Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln and Union counties.
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charlotteobserver.com | Jay Edwards |Langston Wertz Jr.
Charlotte Christian senior Evan Boykin is The Charlotte Observer's boys' track runner of the year after finishing his high school track career with a record-breaking performance at the NCISAA Division I state championships. Boykin ran a 4A state meet record 10:47 seconds to win the 100-meter dash, won the 200 state title and ran on two relay state champions - 4x100-meter relay (40.78) and 4x400-meter relay (3:18.01).
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charlotteobserver.com | Jay Edwards |Langston Wertz Jr.
Independence High senior Maya Love is the 2025 All-Observer girls' track athlete of the year. The Charlotte Observer's regional coverage area includes more than 100 schools in Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, LIncoln and Union counties. Love, a South Carolina recruit, won NCHSAA 4A state titles in the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash and also ran on Independence's state championship 400-meter relay team.
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charlotteobserver.com | Langston Wertz Jr.
Kristyn Embler is not afraid of changes. A standout middle infielder on a 2023 Hickory Ridge softball team that reached the state championship series, Embler was ready to make a change when coach Justin Davies needed it. "We needed a pitcher after Anna left," Embler said, referring to Anna Dew, a pitching standout on that 2023 team and now at Elon University.
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Eight Observer-area athletes were named to the N.C. Coaches Association girls' East-West high school all-star game, which will be played July 22 at Greensboro's Grimsley High School. The annual game matches some of the top senior public schools players from the eastern and https://t.co/x0HnuBlAq9
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Independence High's Maya Love and Charlotte Country Day's Al Pearman highlight the 2025 All-Observer girls' track team, the top athletes and coach in the greater Charlotte region https://t.co/GZ64Q7j2Dn
