Alexis Woglemuth (right) and Emily Campbell of Fred T. Foard High. who won the state 2A doubles title, lead the All-NorthwesternFoothills 2A tennis team. Woglemuth was named the league’s player of the year./NCHSAA PHOTO
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Fred T. Foard High’s No. 1 singles player, Alexis Wolgemuth, has been named the Northwestern Foothills 2A Player of the Year in voting by conference head coaches.
Woglemuth, who won a state doubles team championship over the weekend with teammate Emily Campbell, led the Tigers to a conference title.
Foard’s head coach, Ryan Gettys, won Coach of the Year.
ALL-NORTHWESTERN FOOTHILLS 2A GIRLS TENNIS
(as voted on by conference head coaches)
Bunker Hill: Logan Murphy
Draughn: Hailey Kincaid, Abby Parker
E. Burke: Olivia Chung, Abby Blazer, Jenny Clark
Fred T. Foard: Alexis Wolgemuth, Claire Boger, Emily Campbell, Hannah Cummings, Maddie Gee
Hibriten: Kennedi Harper, Cassie Vaught
Patton: Beth Lecroy, Allie South
W. Iredell: Bailey Chamberlain
VOLLEYBALL
Watauga wins 3 key awards
Watauga, the unbeaten champion in Northwestern 3A-4A volleyball, won three of the league’s four awards when the all-conference team was announced on Tuesday night.
Rebekah Farthing of the Pioneers was selected Player of the Year and teammate Tegan Allan won Defensive Player of the Year and Watauga’s Kris Hagaman won Coach of the Year.
The Offensive Player of the Year is Alli Gambill of Hickory, which finished in second place behind Watauga in the regular-season standings.
ALL-NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A VOLLEYBALL
(as voted on by league head coaches)
Alexander Central: Bailey Williams, Olivia Benton
Freedom: Madison Bailey, Madison Penley
Hickory: Makayla Malbon, Alli Gambill, Katherine Diamonti, Julie Huggins
McDowell: Kirsten Melvin
St. Stephens: Neila King, Rachel Merrill
South Caldwell: Jordan Saunders
Watauga: Rebekah Farthing, Grace Hayes, Tegan Allan, Brooke Byrd, Chloe Baldwin, Jasmine Van Dyke
West Caldwell: Jaleah Battle
Player of the Year: Rebekah Farthing, Watauga
Offensive Player of the Year: Alli Gambill, Hickory
Defensive Player of the Year: Tegan Allan, Watauga
Coach of the Year: Kris Hagaman, Watauga
CROSS COUNTRY
North Lincoln leads All-South Fork 2A
Conference champion North Lincoln swept the key awards in South Fork 2A cross country.
Alyssa Galvin of the Knights was the top girls’ runner of the year and her coach, Craig Amaira, won the coaching award.
North Lincoln’s Jason Thomson was the top male runner and his coach, Jerry Castro, was named the league’s top coach.
ALL-SOUTH FORK 2A CROSS COUNTRY
GIRLS
Bandys: Sara Faith McAllister, Lauren Buckminster
E. Lincoln: Michaela Gammon, Marlene Delgado, Olivia Humphrey
Lake Norman Charter: Abby Farris, Megan Wozniak, Monique Gandy, Anna Gartner
N. Lincoln: Alyssa Galvin, Angie Allen, Shelby Fink, Shay Rooney, Andrea McAllister
BOYS
E. Lincoln: Noah Lesser
Lake Norman Charter: Ryan Creel, Kyle Smith, Riley Leprell
Lincolnton: Daniel Hopkins
North Lincoln: Jason Thomson, Johnny Grant, Miles Phillips, Brian Risse, Khari Johnson, Jacob Scott, Alex Nguyen, Alex Wulfhurst, Jason Risse
GIRLS GOLF
Hibriten sweeps Northwestern Foothills 2A awards
Hibriten’s Gracie Church was named the top girls’ golfer and her coach, Larry Taylor, was Coach of the Year after the Panthers finished ahead of Draughn for a league title.
ALL-NORTHWESTERN FOOTHILLS 2A GIRLS GOLF
Draughn: Elle Tanner
E. Burke: Ellie Chung
Hibriten: Gracie Church, Davis Walker, Lydia Merck
Patton: Molly Missenheimer, Gracie Lane