Each season The Charlotte Observer has readers vote on players in the Charlotte area from that season’s sports to select The Charlotte Observer Player of the Year.Â
You can see the players that won from CMS below.Â
Baseball
Boys Golf
Boys Lacrosse
Girls Lacrosse
Girls Soccer
Softball
Boys Tennis
Boys Track & Field
Girls Track & Field
Baseball
All-Observer first Team
Pitchers
Tyler Baird – Hough
Infielders
Ben Baldassarre – Providence
Outfielders
Tyler Howe – Hopewell
Jackson Matthews – Hough
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All-Observer second team
Infielders
Xavier McCoury – Providence
Catchers
Declan Duffy – Hopewell
Boys Golf
All-Observer first Team
Jude Carper – Hough
George Fisher – Myers Park
Jack Pelletier – Ardrey KellÂ
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All-Observer second team
Grayson Ard – Providence
Kyle Virsik – Hough
Boys Lacrosse
All-Observer first team
Attackers
Cole Stankavage – Ardrey Kell
Defenders
Zac Britton – Ardrey Kell
Garrett Irby – Butler
Specialists
Brady Knutson – Myers Park
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All-Observer second team
Defenders
Jack Hankins – Myers Park
Specialists
Devin Delfino – Ballantyne Ridge
Tucker Bryant – Myers Park
Girls Lacrosse
All-Observer first team
Goalkeepers
Emma Lyberg – South Mecklenburg
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All-Observer second team
Midfielders
Harper Ayres – Myers Park
Anna Pedroli – Ballantyne Ridge
Girls Soccer
All-Observer coach of the year
Kim Montgomery – Ardrey Kell
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All-Observer first team
Forwards
Amaya Falzarano – Myers Park
Elise Larimer – Hough
Midfielders
Julia Grier – South Mecklenburg
Ellie Riechman – Ardrery Kell
Defenders
Taylor Kleinschmidt – Ardrey Kell
Goalkeepers
Riley Pickels – Hough
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All-Observer second team
Forwards
Madison Detenber – Providence
Makayla Rodriguez – Ardrey KellÂ
Softball
All-Observer first team
Infield
Regan Godman – Myers Park
Outfield
Tia Montgomery – South Mecklenburg
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All-Observer second team
Pitchers
Anna Eason – Myers ParkÂ
Catchers
Natalie Johnson – Independence
Infield
Reese Lavey – Hough
Outfield
Ryann Rempson – Myers ParkÂ
Designated Hitter
Maliyah Alexander – Independence
Boys Tennis
Charlotte Observer Boys’ Tennis Player of the Year
Kai Villagomez – Butler
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All-Observer first team singles
Kai Villagomez – Butler
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All-Observer second team singles
Daniel Dimitrov – Myers Park
Brodie Fox – Palisades
Zach Plyler – Myers Park
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All-Observer second team doubles
Chinedu Nwokedi & Vedant Kartik – Ardrey Kell
Luke Thompson & Connor Yett – South Mecklenburg
Boys Track & Field
All-Observer first team
100-meter dash: Evan Boykin, Charlotte Christian, Sr. and Bryce Lofton, Independence, Sr.
110-meter hurdles: Nyan Brown, Mallard Creek, Jr.
300-meter hurdles: Nyan Brown, Mallard Creek, Jr.
Long jump: Keziah Williams, Julius Chambers, Sr
Triple jump: London Myles, Hopewell, Sr.
4×200-meter relay: Mallard Creek (Mason Kelly, Justin Watts, Khalil Price, Nassor Ashenafi)
4×400-meter relay: Mallard Creek (M. Kelly, Jeremiah Person, J. Watts, K. Price)
4×800-meter relay: Mallard Creek (Tynarie McKinney, Kyllen Weathers, Kevin Noble, Jr., Kenniel Hall)
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All-Observer second team
100-meter dash: Justin Stevenson, Palisades, Jr.
200-meter dash: Sadat Grant, Independence, Sr.
400-meter dash: K. Price, Mallard Creek, Jr.
1600-meter run: James Freeman, Myers Park, So.
Pole vault: Will Martimbeau, Providence, So.
4×100-meter relay: Mallard Creek (Curtis Clark, M. Kelly, Samaritan Page, N. Ashenafi)
Girls Track & Field
Charlotte Observer Girls’ Outdoor Track Runner of the Year: Maya Love, Independence, Sr.
All-Observer first team
100-meter dash:Â Maya Love, Independence, Sr.
200-meter dash:Â Maya Love, Independence, Sr.
300-meter hurdles:Â Sky Bleu Tyson, Palisades, Sr.
High Jump:Â Asia Artis, Garinger, Jr. and Ashlynn Wimberly, Mallard Creek, Sr.
Triple Jump:Â Angel Neal-Smith, Butler, Sr.
4×100-meter relay: Independence (M. Love, Hannah Dadie, Grace Rogers, Taniya Dickerson)
4×200-meter relay: Independence (T. Dickerson, H. Dadie, G. Rogers, Kaniah Russell)
4×400-meter relay: Mallard Creek (Laila Ramadan, Andraya Weeks, Aniya Poole, Adrianna Brown)
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