Here is a daily list of the top performers in high school sports from Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties from Sept. 22-27, 2025.

Our weekly top performers list and athlete of the week nominees are compiled courtesy of information provided to The Gaston Gazette and Shelby Star by coaches, athletic directors or team statisticians through emails, MaxPreps or mentioning @JoeLHughesII in game results and highlights posted to X , formerly known as Twitter.

If a top performer’s name doesn’t appear on the list, encourage their coach to email submissions to jhughes@gastongazette.com or sports@gastongazette.com. Watch high school sports on NFHS Network

Tuesday, Sept. 23

Volleyball

Alexis Martin, Burns: Had 12 assists, while Karlye Clay had nine kills and 10 digs, with Bailey Grayson

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