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Statesville Times

Category: Sports

  • Lake Norman Sailing Club Hosts Regional Regatta This Weekend

    The Lake Norman Sailing Club will host its annual Iredell Cup Regatta this Saturday and Sunday, bringing more than 120 sailboats and crews from across the Carolinas to compete on the largest man-made lake in North Carolina.

    The two-day event features racing in six classes, from youth Optimist dinghies to high-performance keelboats. Last year’s regatta drew spectators from three states and generated an estimated $500,000 in local tourism revenue.

    Race director Amanda Fulton said conditions on Lake Norman are ideal for competitive sailing. “The thermal winds we get in spring create challenging, exciting racing that sailors love.”

    Shore-side festivities include a seafood cookout, live bluegrass music, and boat tours for non-sailors. Spectator viewing is free from the club’s waterfront lawn. Racing begins at 10 a.m. both days.

  • Statesville Greyhounds Win Third Straight Conference Football Title

    The Statesville High School Greyhounds captured their third consecutive North Piedmont Conference football championship Friday night with a dominant 35-14 victory over South Iredell at Helmsman Stadium.

    Senior quarterback Jaylen Mitchell threw for 287 yards and three touchdowns while adding 65 yards on the ground in a performance that head coach Marcus Tillman called “the best I’ve seen from any quarterback in my 20 years of coaching.”

    The Greyhounds defense was equally impressive, holding South Iredell to just 180 total yards and forcing four turnovers. Linebacker Devon Washington recorded 12 tackles and two interceptions.

    Statesville improves to 11-0 on the season and earns a top-four seed in the 3A state playoffs beginning next week. The team hasn’t lost a conference game in three years.