West Charlotte High School's homecoming game will be played this Thursday... at crosstown Waddell High School. Students and fans are upset that for the second year in a row, the historic and predominantly Black school won’t have any home football games.
That's even though the school has a recently renovated football stadium. With WFAE's Gwendolyn Glenn to talk about sports is Langston Wertz Jr., a sportswriter with the Charlotte Observer.
"Yeah, it's tough. You know, they haven't had a home game in two years. You know, they built a new school, which a lot of people had wanted. And construction on a new building meant they couldn't have home games last year," Wertz Jr. said. "And this year, the parking lot hasn't been finished. And to build a parking lot, they have to tear down an existing school because it's all still on the same campus; there's a new building and an old building. So they have to demolish the old building and that's not going to be finished until August of 2023. CMS says they're on schedule. I just hope they get it done before West Charlotte starts playing again because then you have a third year where games could be disrupted."
You can listen to the full Time Out for Sports conversation above. Here’s a quick look at what else Glenn and Wertz Jr. covered this week.
- The Panthers finally broke their nine-game losing streak by triumphing 22-14 over the New Orleans Saints. That's thanks to great performances from the defense and special teams, like this one:
Henry Anderson came through with the BLOCK 💪 pic.twitter.com/8TI7I5OsU7
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) September 25, 2022 - The Atlantic Coast Conference stunned no one when they announced last week that they would be moving to Charlotte.
- New rules from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools are requiring students younger than high school to be accompanied by an adult guardian at sporting events.
