Swimmers qualify for regionals
Sydney Greene, Journalism Class
January 27, 2012
The boys swim team placed fifth and the girls sixth in the Southwestern 4A conference meet Friday Jan. 23. East Meck swimmers received top times in many events such as freestyle, relay, and butterfly. Junior Jake Parott scored high in many events, which qualified him for the regional tournament. The... Read more »
Mustangs stampede Lady Eagles
Erin Sorensen, Journalism Class
January 27, 2012
The East Meck ladies basketball team lost to the Myers Park Mustangs on Tuesday night. The score was 72-39. Sandra Knox led the team with a total of 14 points. Ashley Wingo added nine points The Lady Eagles played well at times, but not enough to keep up with the number 2 started off good and slowly... Read more »
Mustangs run by Eagles
David Tepper, Journalism Class
January 27, 2012
The East Meck boys basketball team lost to the Myers Park Mustangs by the score of 60-52 on Tuesday night. This is the second time this season the Eagles lost to the Mustangs. East Meck’s record is now 11-7 overall and 6-3 record in conference play. Myers Park got off to a fast start by grabbing a... Read more »
Eagles conquer Patriots
David Tepper, Journalism Class
January 23, 2012
The Eagles basketball team defeated conference foes Independence Patriots 53-44 on Friday, January 20th. The Eagle’s defense held the Patriots to just two points in the second quarter and nine for the entire first half. The Patriots made a little run in the third quarter, but were unable to comeback... Read more »
Eagles Upset Sabres
David Tepper, Journalism Class
January 17, 2012
The East Meck Boy’s basketball team upset the 9th ranked South Mecklenburg Sabres in overtime by the narrow margin of 48-46 on Friday Night. This now makes the Eagle’s record 10-6 overall and 6-2 in the conference which has the Eagles tied for second place in the Southwest 4A Conference. South Meck... Read more »
East Meck swims their way to victory
Sydney Greene, Journalism Class
January 17, 2012
The East Meck swim team won a dual match Friday night against Independence and Rocky River. In almost all events that were swum, East Meck had at least one person placed in the top three spots. Girls Shelby Parrot, freshman, and Courtney Blackman, sophomore scored first place in events such as 50 yard... Read more »
Guest gives some wisdom to East athletes
Hannah Lieberman, Staff Writer
January 17, 2012
For many student athletes, highschool is a balancing act. They have to devote themselves not only to schoolwork, extracurriculars, and jobs, but sacrifice hours every day to team workouts, training, and games. Though some days can be quite overwhelming for these hard-working Eagles, maintaining one’s... Read more »
Ultimate Drama Experience
Natalya Bagley, Journalism Class
January 11, 2012
Two East Mecklenburg seniors have been awarded opportunities to see and experience drama locally and on Broadway. Rebekah Meekins was chosen in the local contest in Charlotte called the Blumenthal Experience and Quentron Goodwin won the national competition called the Broadway Experience. Since they... Read more »
Lady Eagle’s Basketball Team
Sydney Greene, Journalism Class
January 11, 2012
The Lady Eagles basketball team ran away to an easy 80-41 victory Tuesday night against Providence. This was the Lady Eagles fourth win of the season. Sandra Knox led all scoring with 20 points, with Ashley Wingo adding 12. Other top scorers were Jayla Horton with 11 and Courtney Dillard with 7 points. East... Read more »
Boy’s Basketball beats the Knights
Mario Augustinovic, Staff Writer
January 9, 2012
The Ardrey Kell Knights were unable to thwart the boys’ Eagles defense last Friday night as East Meck won 54-36 “The boys held on strong,” said girl’s basketball coach Brock Shipley. “They did well during the third quarter, and were close to going over during the fourth.” The Eagle’s defense... Read more »
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