“We’ve got Kobe and Shaq — that’s what I call them,” Waddell said, pointing to two imposing West Mecklenburg High football players ... when he was in middle school, playing in Gaston ...

West Mecklenburg High School is an older building, dating to 1951. Black and Hispanic students make up close to 90% of the school’s population, according to last month’s membership data.

On Friday, August 23, West Mecklenburg High School hosts Olympic High School at 7:00 p.m. ET. Don’t miss out on a single high school game. Sign up for an NFHS Network annual pass and get full ...

Police are investigating a firearm that was found Thursday at West Mecklenburg High School, according to officials with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Body scanners detected the weapon ...

There’s Beady IV, the head football coach at West Mecklenburg High School, and there’s Beady V, the future Western Carolina Catamount and the all-conference star from arguably North Carolina ...