Parkland Mustangs Coverage

Mallard Creek takes No. 1 in final boys indoor track & field rankings for 2024-25
The final top 10: Mallard Creek, Dudley, Cuthbertson, Charlotte Christian, Marvin Ridge, Riverside, Enloe, Mount Tabor, Croatan, and Ardrey Kell.

Mallard Creek claims school's first 4A boys indoor track title; Multiple state meet records fall
Mallard Creek had four gold medals, including two relay races, en route to its first ever boys indoor track team state championship.

Records fall at indoor track state championships: Full list of every tied, broken record
A total of four state meet records and 14 classification records fell at the NCHSAA indoor track & field state championship this weekend.

The 2024 HighSchoolOT All-State Boys Outdoor Track & Field Team
Three athletes made this year's team in three different events this year: Christ School's Dawson Reeves, Dudley's Le'Ezra Brown and New Hanover's Cashmere James.

Mallard Creek takes No. 1 in final boys track & field rankings for the 2024 season
Aside from Mallard Creek and No. 2 Dudley, other state champions include No. 10 Christ School and Nos. 21 T.W. Andrews and Swain County.

Bounce-back season? These NCHSAA football teams lost the most one-score games in 2023
HighSchoolOT is back with more football preview coverage in the spring. Today, a look at which teams lost at least three one-score games in 2023.

These NCHSAA football teams won the most one-score games in 2023
HighSchoolOT is back with more football preview coverage in the spring. Today, a look at which teams won at least three one-score games in 2023.

Relay teams help Mallard Creek past reigning champ Weddington in 4A boys track championship
Behind strong performances by its relay teams, Mallard Creek beat defending state champion Weddington by five points in the 4A championship meet on Friday.

These football players from North Carolina could be selected in the 2024 NFL Draft
North Carolina is home to some of the biggest names in the 2024 NFL Draft, including Drake Maye and Payton Wilson.

The 2024 HighSchoolOT All-State Girls Indoor Track & Field Team
Seven athletes made it in two different events this year: Rolesville's Joslyn Hamilton, Cummings' D'Anna Cotton, Cuthbertson's Charlotte Bell and Justine Preisano, Garner's Kori Randle, Myers Park's Mary Bonner Dalton, and Providence Day's Nia Poole.

The 2024 HighSchoolOT All-State Boys Indoor Track & Field Team
Five athletes made it in two different events this year: Dudley's Le'Ezra Brown, Cary's Luke Liming, Mount Tabor's Jordan Wolverton, and East Burke's Avery Fraley and Kenneth Byrd.

Final Girls Indoor Track & Field Rankings: Cuthbertson runs away with No. 1 spot
Cuthbertson was a full 21 points ahead of second-place Olympic and third-place Marvin Ridge.

Final Boys Indoor Track & Field Rankings: Mount Tabor ends at No. 1 statewide
Mount Tabor was two points ahead of East Burke and Weddington -- two respective state runners-up who tied for the second spot. T.W. Andrews, the 1A/2A champ, was three spots out of first in fourth place.

Who to watch for at Saturday's big 'Clash of the Carolinas' track and field meet
Host Cuthbertson is coming off two national records at New Balance Indoor Nationals.

Cuthbertson named No. 1 in HSOT girls track & field preseason rankings
Perennial powerhouse Cuthbertson begins this season as the preseason No. 1 team in the HighSchoolOT outdoor girls track & field statewide rankings.

Watch List: 25 of the state's best boys track & field athletes entering the 2024 season
HighSchoolOT is previewing the upcoming boys outdoor track & field season with its annual watch list. This year's watch list features 25 names across the state.

Cuthbertson wins 7th straight girls indoor track state championship
Cuthbertson has won the last three 4A state championships and won four 3A championships from 2017 to 2020.

Jordan Wolverton leads Mount Tabor to 4A boys indoor track state title
Mount Tabor's Jordan Wolverton won the MVP award as he led the Spartans to their first boys indoor title since 2002.

Predicting who might win the indoor track & field championships -- and those who could challenge
We hand out bracket superlatives, give four favorites and one dark horse for each, and even make championship predictions.