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Steve Smith Sr. (right) didn't just provide spending money for LifeHoops youth, but he also tried to encourage them. Paul Nielsen/SCW photos

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PINEVILLE — Growing up, Steve Smith Sr. was an angel kid, which meant donors to such organizations as the Salvation Army helped provide Smith and his family with Christmas gifts and other support. Now after a successful 16-year NFL career, the Waxhaw resident has made it a mission to give back to the Charlotte region that he calls home. Smith, along with Dick’s Sporting Goods, provided 10 students from LifeHoops with a shopping spree Dec. 12 at Dick’s Sporting Goods. see SMITH, Page 3A

Travel The weekends before Christmas and New Year’s Day will be the heaviest traffic congestion periods for most of the state, especially on interstates such as I-95, I-77, I-85, I-40 and I-26, according to the N.C. Department of Transportation.

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Steve Smith Sr. and Dick's Sporting Goods gave 10 youth involved in LifeHoops $200 for shopping sprees.

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Waxhaw homebrewer County keeps picking at health launching Pineville brewery department scab by Paul Nielsen

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Movies “Aquaman” and “Bumblebee” are set for a collision during the Dec. 21 box office weekend. “Aquaman” is part of the DC Cinematic Universe, while “Bumblebee” is a spin-off from the “Transformers” franchise.

few years ago, my young adult children became very competitive around the gift they gave me for Christmas. The question was “Who gave the best Christmas gift to dad (me)?” For years, my son, Anthony (we call him Ant), watched me cook rotisserie chicken on our grill using a motor my father gave me over 25 years before. Over the years, the cover came off and the gears were exposed. We attached it to the grill with bailing wire. Often, it fell off and the chickens burned. It just wasn’t working. He found a motor that could spin 50 pounds of chicken and gave it to me as a Christmas gift. Every time we use it, he still brags that he gave dad the very best Christmas gift. Ever. There was another gift he gave me that was also exceptional. He may have forgotten, so I need to take him back to when he was 7. It was Christmas morning and we were opening gifts. My wife handed me something that was about 18 inches long and about one inch in diameter. I can still see it as if it was yesterday. It was wrapped in red wrapping paper. She explained it was from Ant. I had no idea what it was. As I unwrapped the gift, I saw that it was a long-handled screw driver. I spun the handle to see the Craftsman logo. It was nowhere to be

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CHARLOTTE – Mecklenburg County commissioners have called for the creation of a committee to make recommendations about the governance of the health department, followCotham ing past gaffes. County Manager Dena Diorio said the conversation started a couple of years ago after the health department didn’t notify some women of cervical cancer screening results. Shortly after, Fuller the health director resigned. “We had a lot of issues at the health department, and there were some board members who may still think this – the governance is not sufficient and that if we had better governance over the health department, that might not have happened.” Currently, county commissioners govern a consolidated human services agency (health and social services departments), placing it under the authority of the county manager who appoints a director. Commissioners have a few options to change the governance, including see SCAB, Page 5A

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PINEVILLE – Michael Smoak has been making craft beer as a hobby for many years, and two years ago, the Waxhaw resident won the Cheers Charlotte Radio Homebrew competition. One of the judges for that event was Andrew Viapiano. Viapiano, who has experience with several Charlotte area breweries, and Smoak quickly became friends and started discussing opening their own brewery. Smoak then brought his childhood friend, Shannon Wallace, into the discussions since Wallace has experience in the hospitality industry. The end result will be Pineville’s first brewery when Middle James Brewing opens sometime in February. The partners are in the middle of renovating a 10,000-squarefoot building in the Golf Village Building at 400 N. Polk St., which is just south of I-485. The taproom encompasses 5,200 square feet. The brewery is a 15-barrel

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Shannon Wallace, Michael Smoak and Andrew Viapiano have partnered to bring Pineville its first brewery. Paul Nielsen/SCW photo

brewhouse. It will make a variety of beers, including IPAs, pale ales, pilsners, Kolsch and stouts. There are also plans to brew sours in the future. Viapiano said he hopes to start brewing beer in the coming weeks. Viapiano started home brewing beer right after he reached the legal age to drink. He then attended a brewers’ program at the American Brewers Guild in Vermont, where he received professional training.

He moved to Charlotte for an internship at Triple C Brewing and decided to make the area his home. “We are not going to shy away from brewing anything, and we are going to try and keep eight to 12 different beers on at all time,” Viapiano said. “There will also be beers that change with the seasons.” The new family-friendly brewery also features a covered see BREWERY, Page 3A

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CHARLOTTE – More home fires occur during the holidays than any other time of year, according to Charlotte Battalion Fire Chief Matt Westover. “As the weather gets colder that brings us into our holiday and Christmas season,” Westover said. “It’s important that when we decorate our homes for the holidays and for the Christmas season that we are conscious of where those decorations are placed… If you light your live Christmas tree that hasn’t been watered and you have an electric issue inside that Christmas tree it only takes about 30 seconds for it to become fully involved and create a lot of damage inside your home.” Emphasizing responsible decoration, the fire chief listed candles, holiday lights and live Christmas trees as potential hazards. 800 home structure fires per year start with holiday decorations. They cause a total of two civilian fire deaths, 34 civilian fire injuries and over $11 million in direct property damage. The biggest problem Westover mentioned for Charlotte this time of year is cooking-type fires. Westover mentioned an uptick in cooking as families get together, and warned especially against cooking late at night and falling asleep. Alternative heating methods are a concern as well, with heating equipment being involved in one of every six reported home fires.

Charlotte Fire Department recommends the following steps for reducing your risk of injury and home fires. • Keep three feet of clear space around all heaters (kerosene and electric) • Extinguish any candles and fireplaces before leaving home or going to sleep • Unplug holiday lights before leaving home or going to sleep • Water live Christmas trees every day • Check the batteries on your carbon monoxide detectors and smoke alarms

“As the storms freeze power lines, we have electricity that goes out,” Westover explained. “People move to alternative sources for their electricity, using portable generators that are gasoline or diesel driven. One of the things that we encounter across the country is that residents don’t have those properly installed or properly placed.” Westover said heating methods don’t just lead to fires and burns. The incomplete combustion can also create carbon monoxide, a toxic gas that displaces oxygen in our blood. This is especially a problem in closed spaces, such as garages attached to homes. “Carbon monoxide is often called the silent killer,” Westover said. “We want to make sure that the portable heaters people are using with alternative fuels are serviced and are actually working so they’re not giving off carbon monoxide.”

Leake apologizes for making cringe-inducing noose comment CHARLOTTE – County Commissioner Vilma Leake apologized Dec. 11 for using a phrase with racially insensitive undertones while talking about accountability of the Leake health department. Leake was talking during a committee meeting about the importance of commissioners relying on the knowledge of trained experts on healthcare, alluding to how she's more of a figurehead that visits hospitals and grave sites. But her remarks took a grim tone. “All I'm saying to us is we have to have somebody to put the noose around their neck, and I always say that heads need to roll,” Leake said. “And that's what I mean.”

Leake's remarks prompted Chairman George Dunlap's eyebrows to raise and shoulders to lean back. Leake saw Dunlap chuckling and told him she'd wrap up her comments. “My concern is about that noose,” he said, as he put his left hand on her shoulder and laughed. “Oh, I'm sorry. That was the wrong word. That was the wrong word,” Leake said. “I apologize when I said that because people have used that openly to mean to hang us on trees and what have you. So I certainly did not mean that at all. I would not dare to equate that to what we're trying to do here. So please accept my apology. and don't put it in the paper. Please don't put it in the paper, because if you do, I will slap the hell out of you.”

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LifeHoops is a Charlotte-based nonprofit founded by Red Ventures CEO Ric Elias in 2017. It combines basketball, mentorship and academics to empower students to become leaders in their communities. In partnership with the Charlotte YMCA, LifeHoops looks to create a safe after-school environment where students can accelerate their academic achievements, learn what it means to be a part of a team and enhance their basketball skills under the guidance of the organization’s coaching staff. Dick’s provided each student with a $100 gift card. Smith and his Smith Family Foundation gave the students another $100 for their shopping spree. Smith played for the Carolina Panthers for 13 seasons and has been a resident of the region for 19 years. He is the Panthers’ alltime leader in total touchdowns (67), receptions (836) and receiving yards (12,197). Smith said his goal is to give back to a community that has been so good to him and his family. “The only reason I was able to go to college was because someone else invested in me,” Smith said. “I had a (football) scholarship to go to Utah and because of that, I got to go to the University of Utah and that allowed me to get drafted. This is exactly what my family does. This is who we are. It is something I believe in and it is something I have done. This isn’t an event. This is a lifestyle for me. This is our community, and this community gave me something. I am ingrained in this community.” After addressing the kids from LifeHoops, Smith, who helped the students with their shopping, gave the extra $100 to each student because he wanted to make sure the students were able to buy everything they

needed. He also did it to make an impression on the students. “I understand it is the holiday season and it is about giving,” Smith said. “I have been given something. To much is given, much is expected. These kids didn’t expect this, but I also know that Dick’s is a fine sporting goods store. These are growing boys. Look at their feet, they have some big feet. At the end of day, some of these kids are going to do something special. I want this moment to speak to them so they can do the same. It’s about paying it forward.” Nick Trull, operations director for LifeHoops said the shopping spree and meeting Smith was a “big day” for the students. “We have five locations across Charlotte,” Trull said. “We have a staff of 10 guys to help push our mission of building pillars of respect, education and basketball or soccer. We engage with kids that want to get better. Steve can really plug in with these kids because of where he came from.” Smith, and his wife, Angie, formed their foundation in 2013, and it is dedicated to providing hope and inspiration to people in need. Part of the foundation is the Smith Family Wellness Center in Charlotte, which is a clinic that has provided nearly 4,000 free medical and counseling appointments. The foundation has many events throughout the year, including the Strikeout Domestic Violence fundraiser, which is a bowling event to raise money to help end domestic violence. “This is one of the many different events that I am doing,” Smith said. “This is the place where I live. This is my home, this is where my kids are being raised. This is who I am, and I enjoy doing it.” Smith and his family are also helping angel tree kids this Christmas season. “We have adopted two or three families the same size that my family is,” Smith said.

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found. In fact, the handle wasn’t acrylic like my Craftsman screwdrivers. Instead, it was wood and painted red. It wasn’t securely fastened into an acrylic handle. Rather there was a nail going through the handle to secure it to the shaft. The blade was hammered out to resemble a screwdriver blade. It wasn’t heat treated as my Craftsman screw drivers were. If you put the blade on a screw, you could turn the handle, the blade would twist, and the screw would not turn. While trying to show gratitude on my face, I said to myself, “My wife wasted $1.08 (including tax) on this screwdriver. I’ll just lose it behind the workbench, so it doesn’t get mixed up with my good Crafts-

man screwdrivers.” Just as I said that, my happy son bounded off the couch, snuggled up to me and said, “Do you know why I got you that screwdriver? I lost your good Craftsman screwdriver and I wanted to replace it.” Just as quick as he came up to me, he went back to play with his toys. For me, everything stopped. It was one of those God moments when I realized what I had communicated to my son, “If you put back my Craftsman screwdrivers, then I will love you. If you don’t put them back or they get lost, then I will withhold my love. Since the message of Christmas is the gift of God’s unconditional love, my parenting contradicted that message. I was appalled at my behavior. That screwdriver never fell behind the workbench never to be seen again. Rather, I found a spe-

cial place to show it off. For years, I proudly displayed it in my office adjacent to three spikes my pastor gave me after a Good Friday service. When visitors came to my office, they would say, “I understand the three spikes, but what is it with the screwdriver?” My response was simply this, “It’s one of my most treasured gifts. It’s what Christmas is all about.” They look confused, didn’t say a word, thought I lost it and just moved on. Have a very Merry Christmas. I’ll be back soon. Until then, live well my friend. The Rev. Tony Marciano is the president/CEO of the Charlotte Rescue Mission. He is available to speak to your group. Go to www.charlot terescuemission.org for details.

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deck that overlooks the Golf Village driving range and a second-floor room that can accommodate private parties. “That’s quite a view,” Smoak said of the covered deck. When Smoak approached Pineville about opening Middle James, he learned that the town didn’t have a zoning classification that allowed the micro-brewery. But that changed quickly. “The town has been very receptive and they are all about it,” Smoak said. “They approved it really quickly.” Smoak said the brewery will have 15 televisions and they will be open seven days a week. “We are going to be heavy on sports,” Smoak said. “We want a place where a person can go and watch a game, football, soccer, basketball and drink good beer. If you want to watch an obscure English League game, there are not many good places where you can get good beer, have sports and get good food. We will be a little different from some of the other breweries in that aspect.”

The taproom at Middle James Brewery in Pineville is 5,200-square feet. It will open in February. Paul Nielsen/SCW photo

Wallace will run the kitchen and he has hired Perry Saito to be the executive chef. Saito has been a mainstay in the Myrtle Beach restaurant scene for many years. “We have a phenomenal chef coming in,” Wallace said. “I was just in Myrtle Beach this past weekend and people were saying, ‘I hear we are going to lose Perry.’ Perry has made quite a name for himself down on the coastline. Perry is go-

ing to think outside the box and be creative about the menu. We are going to do some special things to pair the food to the beers. Perry takes pride in his craft.” Wallace said the menu will offer up more than typical pub grub. “We are calling the menu upscale bar food,” Wallace said. “One thing that we are going to push is our corned beef sandwich. It is going to have a nice twist to it.”

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A glimpse into county manager's work Dena Diorio oversees a $1.7 billion budget as Mecklenburg County manager. Needless to say, she's tackling big-picture issues. She recently shared 10 items she'll be addressing over the coming year. Countywide reappraisal “Things are going very well on that, but obviously, FY19 is a big year, where we send out the notices of value and start working through all the appeals and questions and concerns that we get from residents.” Service delivery “This relates to our community resource center that we first opened in June, but we'll be working over the course of this year to start designing the second and the third community resource centers – really learning from the lessons of the first one and tailoring the service delivery in the next two to be responsive to the needs of the folks that live in those specific communities.” Future centers will include one in the eastern part of the county. Public health “We continue to work on several key initiatives as it relates to transforming our public health department. We've done a lot of work working around organizational change and change management, working

teer fire departments. It's not something we have done in the past but recognizing that volunteer fire department do provide services to a lot of unincorporated parts of the county, where we do have a lot of increase in population. We need to be responsible to those needs as we move forward.” Pre-kindergarten “We have almost 600 children enrolled this year. We're very excited about the progress we've made. In February, we'll open up a waiting list for next year. We're continuing to make sure we have the right number of kids and all the sites available to make sure we can continue to expand the program.” on our electronic medical records, our clinical care model delivery system and laboratory management.” HIV prevention “The big initiative there is our PrEP pilot, which we started last fiscal year and we're making some considerable progress on that during this fiscal year.” PrEP stands for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxi, a treatment to help prevent people most at risk of getting HIV. Information technology “Dec. 5 was our one year anniversary of when we got hacked. We continue to do a lot of work on hardening our infrastructure and doing a lot of things around IT security and data security to make our systems more secure than they were a year ago.” Volunteer fire departments “We have been getting a lot of requests from volunteer fire departments to use tax dollars for capital projects. We are working on what a good financial model looks like as it relates to doing capital work for volun-

Crisis management “We had started last year to put together a crisis management plan for county manager's office and the county. We want to be able to make sure that when we do have a crisis, that we have everything in place to be able to respond effectively. Equity inclusion “We talked about that since we had the riots in Mecklenburg County in 2016 about our need to look at equity and inclusion within our county and making sure all the services we provide are free of inequity and bias. We have a consultant also that's helping us to put together training for our employees and looking at our policies and procedures to ensure that we don't provide services that don't include any kind of inherent bias.” Annual budget “We'll begin looking at the FY20 budget. That takes a lot of time and resources for me and the staff.”

Law firm adds 3 to Charlotte office CHARLOTTE – Hedrick Gardner recently hired three people to its Charlotte office. • Katherine Escalante, of the civil litigation team, graduated from the Wake Forest UniverEscalante sity School of Law, where she served as notes and comments editor of the Journal of Business & Intellectual Property

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Law. • Christian Ferlan, of the workers’ compensation team, graduated from the UNC School of Law, where he served as notes editor of the North Carolina Journal of Law and Technology. • Farrah Raja, of the workers’ compensation team, graduated from the UNC School of Law, where she was honored for completing 110.5 hours of pro bono work.

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THEY DID IT AGAIN

Charlotte Catholic coach Mike Brodowicz embraces Army commit Ari Rodriguez following the Cougars 17-14 win over Jacksonville. Rodriguez was one of four Catholic players to win three titles in the past four seasons. Andrew Stark/SCW photos

Dominant second half leads Cougars to another state title

Fall sports athletic awards by Andrew Stark andrew@cmgweekly.com

South Charlotte Weekly recognizes top athletes in their respective sports with Player of the Year awards.

Jenna Thompson, tennis South Meck Why she was chosen: Thompson is an elite talent whom www.tennisrecruiting.net ranks as a five-star prospect, the No. 1 player in the state in the Class of 2020 and the No. 25 junior tennis player in the nation. This season, Thompson posting a 13-0 record. In the individual state tournament, the junior came from a set down to win the Class 4A state championship for her third straight time after also taking the state crown following her freshman and sophomore seasons. She is the fifth three-time state champion winner and next season will look to join only four other players – including Charlotte Catholic’s Laura Cowman (1989-92) – in the history of the NCHSAA as a four-time winner. What they’re saying: “Jenna finished her tennis season undefeated and winning her third straight state title,” said Sabres coach Susie Porter. “She was challenged significantly in the state final matchup when she lost the first set, down 1-4 in the second and came back to win the match. With her consistent determination, she is able to compete at the highest level.”

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Since taking over the Charlotte Catholic football program prior to the 2014 season, coach Mike Brodowicz has not only perpetuated the Cougars’ winning tradition but is now taking it to new heights following a 17-14 win over Jacksonville in the 3A title game. It was Brodowicz’s third championship and fourth trip to the title game in five seasons and his second consecutive. He has gone 83-5 as head coach, winning nearly 95 percent of the time. After Jacksonville jumped on the Cougars early, it didn’t look good for Catholic. The Cougars got the opening kick, but would

Christian Landis, boys cross country Providence Day Why he was chosen: Landis was the frontrunner on the now two-time defending NCISAA champion Chargers. This season

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FIELD HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE YEAR: MEGAN FROST

Stanford-bound Frost closes career with perfect season by Andrew Stark andrew@cmgweekly.com

CHARLOTTE – Athletics have always been a big part of Myers Park senior Megan Frost’s life growing up. She had starred on the soccer field since as long as she can remember. An all-region selection at defender last season, Frost was a crucial part of the Mustangs 2018 run to a title game. Then there was basketball, a sport which Frost played until high school. Her sister had swam at Country Day, but also dabbled on the middle school

field hockey team, introducing Frost to the sport. In middle school, she took a few field hockey clinics, but nothing serious. It was during a basketball tryout that Frost was no longer feeling hoops and began looking for something else. She wound up getting the last spot on the Charlotte Ambush club team and ended up making a competitive team that season. That’s how it began, but Frost could never have envisioned where the sport would take her and the Mustang program.

“I don’t think I had any expectations,” Frost said of stepping onto Myers Park’s team as a freshman. “I just wanted to have fun.” Despite having only played seriously for about a year, Frost was already very good. “She provided us so much with her skill and just the things she could do that she was already our best player,” said Myers Park coach Erica Adcock, who had served as a coach for the Ambush and helped first develop Frost’s see FROST, Page 3B

Myers Park senior Megan Frost has helped the Mustangs reach four straight state finals, winning the past three. The Stanford commit scored over 100 goals in her career and scored the game-winner in this year’s final game, capping off an unbeaten season. Andrew Stark/SCW photo

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eventually stall before George Griggs put Catholic up 3-0. But the lead wouldn’t last. Jacksonville quarterback Justyn Benton ran the first Cardinal play 48 yards and later connected with Kendrick Blake Jr. to put the Cougars down 7-3. After a Cougar 3-and-out, and with the Cardinals driving into Catholic territory, Brian Jacobs intercepted Benton and changed the game’s momentum. “We were sitting in cover,” he said. “I saw out of the corner of my eye that he ran a dig, so I just moved on it.” The interception was huge, and Walton capitalized with a 42-yard strike to Adam Robbe that would set up Lamagea McDowell’s touchdown that gave the Cougars a 10-7 lead. But Benton orchestrated a 15-play drive

and Graham Brinker ran it in for a 14-10 lead before the half. Benton was hurting Catholic – he finished as the Jacksonville MVP with 17 carries for 123 yards – and the Cougar defense was struggling to stop the option. “The first half they took it to us a little bit,” Brodowicz said. “We had guys in the first half that were on their heels a little bit for the first time all year and we started trying to sit back and read.” But Brodowicz and the Cougars didn’t panic. The defense that had been gouged for 207 yards surrendered just 46 in the second half, but the Cardinal defense tightened up, too. Jacksonville went three-and-out to open the second half and Neel blocked Benton’s punt in Jacksonville territory. McDowell controlled the ensuing drive, running seven consecutive plays to the Cardinal 3. But he fumbled on the goal line giving the ball, and the momentum, back to Jacksonville.

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But the Cougars would not break. Joseph Sartori had perhaps the defensive play of the game when he intercepted Benton in Catholic territory, stopping the Cardinals best second half drive in its tracks. The Cougars threatened on their next possession, but Walton’s fourth down pass slipped through Robbe’s hand. After a 3-and-out for Jacksonville, the Cougars got the ball with 8:32 to play. “The one thing I said when I took over the program is I love the Wing-T,” Brodowicz said. “I’m not going to reinvent the wheel, but I also said if teams are going to put eight or 10 guys in the box to stop us that we’re going to be good enough at throwing the football to win.” Walton hit Robbe with a 12-yard pass and then hit Jacobs with a huge 32-yard pass play on 3rd-and-13. “The whole line gave me so much time to throw,” said Walton, who finished 6-of11 for 144 yards and touchdown. “Usually I hit (Robbe), but they gave me so much time to extend the play and Brian did a good job to get open in the middle.” Two plays later, Walton said he saw the linebackers sneak up again. The play called for Robbe and Jacobs to flare toward the corners of the end zone, leaving the middle open. “It’s a deadly play,” Brodowicz said. “We saw they had two high safeties and we said, ‘This is going to be a touchdown right here’”

Walton hit Neel for 22 yards and the 1714 lead. Jacobs was sensational, earning Most Outstanding Player honors for his two receptions, return work and two tackles including one for loss and the big interception. McDowell was the Offensive MVP after rushing 17 times for 78 yards and the touchdown. Nick King, who had transferred from Providence before last season, was the Defensive MVP after recording a team-best 6.5 tackles. Robbe (five tackles), Kevin Coss (4.5 tackles including three for loss), Sartori (4.5 tackles and the momentum-changing pick) and Daniel Boll and Liam Barbee, who had four tackles each, all shined defensively. Brodowicz pointed out his offensive line, in particular Billy Hambrick, who would have been playing in the Shrine Bowl on Saturday, but instead won another state title with his teammates. “When you have the community that we have here and 26 seniors on this team that have that experience,” Brodowicz said. “They were very calm in the locker room and they knew exactly what I was saying. It had nothing to do with their technique and everything to do with what’s in their chest. I said, ‘Guys, somebody needs to make a play,’ and they stepped up and made a play.”

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he was sensational, recording a 15:25 at the Great American Cross Country Festival. That time was the eighth fastest in the state and the fastest sophomore N.C. time by more than 20 seconds. Landis also added wins at three other events during the season including victories at the conference championship (16:08) and at a muddy and rainy state championship (17:08). He may be the best to ever run at Providence Day before it’s all said and done. What they’re saying: “Christian Landis had a remarkable sophomore year, finishing as the CISAA conference champ and the NCISAA state 4A champ,” said Providence Day coach Ben Hovis. “Christian finished out his season at the Nike Southeast Regional placing 15th overall. He was the top sophomore in the field as well as the top N.C. athlete. His personal best on the season was 15:25, which is the fastest sophomore time in North Carolina since 2009.” Audrey Nelson, golf Myers Park Why she was chosen: Nelson was the top golfer on the Mustang team all fall with her consistent play, but really picked it up as the season wore on. This year she had a 37.6 stroke average - including a low round of 35 that led to a onestroke lead over South Meck. She shot a 79 and was seventh out of nearly 70 competitors at the Pinecrest Invitational and won the Southwestern 4A crown by 11 strokes with a 72. Nelson shot a 77 to tie for fourth in the region and carded rounds of 81 and 75 for a two-day 156 that tied her for seventh at the state tournament. What they’re saying: “Audrey is a pleasure to play with on the golf course and a pleasure to be around off the golf course,” Myers Park coach Jason Lockwood said. “Girls have nothing but great things to say after getting the chance to meet her and play a round of golf with Audrey. She is not only a great player and works hard on her personal game but is very encouraging to other girls on the course in regards to their game. I'm most impressed with how hard she works on her game but also finds time to stay on top of her academics in the classroom. She is at the top of her class at the largest school in the state.” Daniel Watts, soccer Myers Park Why he was chosen: Watts was a central figure in the Mustangs winning 17 games at one point in the season and in them reaching the 4A championship with a dominant run through the postseason. This season, in addition to earning all-state honors for the Mustangs, Watts led a balanced group of attackers with 24 goals and contributed eight assists for an offense that aver-

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game. But what was it that made the longtime soccer defender an instant star on offense in field hockey? “It’s the third dimension of the stick,” Frost said. “I’ve played soccer all my life and still play it, but I think the transition from soccer to field hockey was not only the position - because I’m a midfielder in field hockey and a defender in soccer - but also that third dimension. I like 3D skills because you can turn on a dime and the feeling when you beat someone is really fun.” Frost knows that feeling well. In her freshman season, the Mustangs started 2-3, but rebounded to finish 166. That season, they played East Chapel Hill for the N.C. Field Hockey Association title, but Frost had to miss the game due to a prior commitment to her travel soccer team. Myers Park couldn’t find its offense and fell that day, 4-0. The following season, Myers Park won its first field hockey state title over Charlotte Catholic. Last season, the Mustangs went 15-3, losing all three to Charlotte Latin, but defeated the Cougars again to win their second consecutive state title. Entering this season, and with most everyone back, the Mustangs now were the favorites to do it all again. And they did it in style, defeating their rival Charlotte Latin twice - the first two times they’d ever taken down the fourtime defending state champion Hawks - and rolled to an undefeated state championship, their third straight crown. “Obviously over time expectations have changed and we were expected to win it this year,” Frost said. “I’m really proud of our team. Being undefeated was a first for Myers Park. I think it took these past three years to generate an undefeated season. Yes, we’ve won in the past, but an undefeated season is something that takes time, a mentality and a mindset to never give up. “It’s unfathomable to say what this group of girls was because we all just clicked from the first day of practice and I loved having the leadership and the ability to lead such a great team.” Frost was in the center of it all. She scored 34 goals, had 25 assists and ended her Mustang career with 115 goals and 85 assists. “Megan is so good, and we knew we

had to do something,” Latin coach Deb Savino said after a loss to Myers Park earlier this year. “When you see her play against different teams you wonder why they don’t play her differently because she takes over the game if you don’t.” Even with all of those goals, Frost somehow saved her best for last. In the championship game, and again facing East Chapel Hill, the team that defeated the Mustangs without Frost in the 2015 title game, Frost shined brightest. This one was a back-and-forth battle. Frost and Adcock admitted the Mustangs didn’t play their best game, but it was Frost’s one goal that sent her team home as unbeaten champs. She’ll go down as one of the all-time greats in the state, and Adcock said it was a fitting end having her score the winner. “To play them again in her senior season and for her to have the game winner in a tight game kind of made it all come full circle,” she said. “It kind of capped off a great season and a great career for her. It was special. “Megan has a huge impact on the field every game she plays in. She’s always been a leader, but especially as a senior. I love the leadership she brings and she sets the tone of the team in a great way. On the field she really has control of the game and we want the ball in her hands.” So, it was a fitting end to her high school career, but far from the last time she’ll play. Frost is hoping to return the Mustang soccer team to the championship game this spring, but after is excited for Stanford, where she’s signed to play field hockey. “Recruiting was a funny process for me,” Frost said. “It was mostly down to Cal and Stanford, which is ironic. Those schools are completely different. There was something different about Stanford, and when I saw it I knew I needed to be there. Along with the phenomenal academics, it’s a perfect fit.” Frost said she’d like to study computer science at Stanford, where she’ll fit in just fine. In addition to being a two-sport star, she carries a 4.60-plus grade-point average and ranks within the top three percent of students at the state’s largest school. With everything seemingly in place, Frost said it’s easy to look back on her high school career with admiration for all she’s done. “Looking back on it all it seems like freshman year was yesterday,” she said. “Looking back at the big picture, everything that I’ve achieved has been awesome.”

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