Vote for The Observer’s high school athlete of the week (10.16.26)
Here are the nominees for The Observer’s high school athlete of the week. Nominees come from games played from Oct. 5-10.
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Kathryn Adair, Mooresville volleyball: A senior defensive specialist, Adair played in two matches last week and totaled 26 digs, seven aces, eight kills and two assists. Mooresville beat Davie County, 3-2, and Statesville 3-0. This season, Adair has 131 digs, 19 aces, 12 assists and 10 kills for the Blue Devils (17-8).
Piper Bickford, Carmel Christian volleyball: An Eastern Kentucky commit, Bickford, a junior, had 14 serve attempts, five aces and 13 kills in 25 attempts against Metrolina Christian on Oct. 6. On Oct. 8 against Concord Academy, she had an ace, 10 kills and two blocks.
Bryson Calkins, Community School of Davidson cross-country: A senior, Calkins won the Catawba Shores Athletic conference meet last week with a time of 16 minutes, 44 seconds using a strong finishing kick in the final 50 meters.
Kami Caraccia, Lake Norman girls’ golf: Caraccia shot a 3-over-par 75 at the North Piedmont Conference championship at Statesville County Club to win medalist honors and lead her team to a title. She had three birdies in her round. She also shot a 1-under 35 against Reagan and Hickory Ridge at Lake Norman Club. She had two birdies in that round and finished first in the individual standings.
Jurnee Caul, West Charlotte tennis: Caul won the Meck Power Six championship. Last week, she got wins over players from Mallard Creek and Butler. Caul is 9-0 in singles and 9-0 in doubles this season.
Lily Hammonds, Union Academy volleyball: Last week, Hammonds, an outside hitter, had eight aces, three digs, seven kills and a .400 hitting percentage in a 3-0 win over North Rowan.
MaKenzie Jennings, Mallard Creek flag football: Jennings ran 13 times for 47 yards and a touchdown in two wins last week — 23-6 over North Meck and 13-12 over Chambers. On defense, she had nine flag pulls and six sacks.
Chayce Johnson, Covenant Day School soccer: Johnson had a goal and an assist in a 5-3 loss to Charlotte Country Day School. He also had the game-winning goal in a 2-1 win over Cannon School last week. For the season, Johnson now has 11 goals and 8 assists for the Lions (9-6).
Laila Johnson, Hopewell volleyball: Against a strong Butler team last week, Johnson had 13 kills, 11 digs, eight receives, an ace and a block.
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Alex Roff, Charlotte Country Day volleyball: Roff, a setter, helped the Bucs to wins over Covenant Day (3-0) and Providence Day (3-1) last week. In the two matches, she totaled 65 assists, 18 digs and 13 aces.
Ada Savage, Myers Park field hockey: Savage had three goals and three assists in three games last week. The Mustangs are 15-5 heading into the final week of regular-season play and Savage leads the team in goals (20) and assists (13).
Victoria Simons, Marvin Ridge volleyball: In two wins over Porter Ridge and Sun Valley, Simons had 25 kills, a .573 hitting percentage plus 11 digs and a 1.86 pass percentage.
Claire Steadman, Lake Norman volleyball: A senior middle hitter who has missed a chunk of the season due to injury, Steadman had two aces, was 100% serving and had 10 kills — with the highest hitting efficiency on the team — in matches last week with North Iredell and Davie County. This season, Steadman has nine aces, is serving 93% and has 27 digs, plus 33 kills.
Jonah Wargin, Christ the King soccer: Wargin had two goals in a 2-1 win over Pine Lake Prep on Oct. 5. He had one goal in a 2-0 win over Lake Norman Charter on Oct. 7, and he had a goal in a 1-1 tie with Mountain Island Charter on Oct. 8. Wargin has 20 goals and six assists for Christ the King (10-4-1).
Gabe Zeballos, Ballantyne Ridge: Zeballos had two goals and three assists in wins over Central Academy (5-2) and Palisades (2-0).
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This story was originally published October 12, 2026 at 8:15 PM with the headline “Vote for The Observer’s high school athlete of the week (10.16.26).”
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