Practice starts February 13th.  We have two pre-season jamborees this year.
February 18 at Elon Park
February 25 at CCDS
Our opening game is February 29th at Providence. 
Our home opener is versus Nations Ford on March 5th. 

Junior attackman Eli Morris, who spearheaded the South Meck boys' offense with a team-high 34 goals this season, won both team MVP and Offensive Player-of-the-Year honors at Wednesday night's boys lacrosse banquet at South Mecklenburg High School. Joining Morris on the awards podium were senior goalie Grayson Stricker (Defensive Player of the Year), freshman middie Daniel Nix (Rookie of the Year), senior longstick middie Hamed Osman (Most Improved Player) and sophomore middie Josh Neumann (Hustle Award).

The Sabre seniors presented coach Tim Murphy with a brand new pair of Nike basketball sneakers for helping the team post its best record since 2006. South finished the season at 6-10, with the highlight being a 10-8 win at home over top rival Butler, its first win over the Bulldogs in five seasons.

A special honor was handed out to four Sabre seniors—defenseman Alex Meyer, middie Chris Pesta, attackman Jordan Smith and Stricker—who earned their fourth varsity letter in lacrosse. Signed and given by Principal Maureen Furr and Athletic Director Kevin Hinson, the Sabre Pride Award is given to select South Meck students who have made a significant difference in the history of the school. The South lax senior foursome received the honor for "playing a vital role in keeping the men's lacrosse program alive during a critical time at South Mecklenburg High School as four-year varsity lettermen from 2007 to 2011."

The South Mecklenburg girls lacrosse team swept the top two end-of-season awards handed out in NCHSAA's Conference 8. Senior midfielder Skye Klink was named the league's Player of the Year, while head coach Brenna Houghton earned Coach-of-the-Year honors. Kiink had a breakout final season for the Lady Sabres, leading South with 33 goals goals, 10 assists and 19 draw controls. Making the All-Conference Team with Klink were senior middie Kristen Reeder and junior defender Tuesday Welch. Reeder was South's second-leading scorer with 31 goals, while Welch led the team in groundballs (30) and takeaways (28).

The South Mecklenburg girls completed their 2011 season Friday at home against Weddington, losing 17-4. The Lady Sabres have been led this year by seniors Skye Klink and Kristen Reeder, who together accounted for 80 percent of the team's offense with 64 goals combined. Klink, a middie, has had a breakout campaign, leading the team in goals (33), assists (10) and draw controls (19), including five goals and two assists in South's exciting come-from-behind 10-9 win over Butler April 2.

The South Meck boys lacrosse team beat Mooresville 14-6 Thursday, April 7, at home to secure its fifth win of the season, the most games a Sabres lacrosse team has won since the 2006 campaign. Several players had big performances to give South its second win of the year against the Blue Devils, including junior attackman Eli Morris (5 goals), senior attackman Jordan Smith (2 goals, 5 assists), senior attackman Josh Bailey (2 goals, 3 assists), freshman middie Daniel Nix (2 goals), junior middie Steven Mortensen (1 goal), sophomore middie Josh Neumann (1 goal), junior middie Dylan Stewart (1 goal), senior goaltender Grayson Stricker (18 saves) and sophomore defenseman Andrew Madsen (1 assist, 8 groundballs).

The Sabres play two home games this week: Monday against Myers Park (7:00) and Wednesday against Ardrey Kell (7:30). The Ardrey Kell game will be Senior Night, as the following soon-to-be graduates will be honored before the contest: Tyler Melvin, Paul Jahn, Jordan Smith, Josh Bailey, Grayson Stricker, Alex Meyer, Chris Pesta, Hamed Osman and Silas Davis.