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Myers Park High School softball was off to a 5-0 start when the Mustangs' season was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Two days later, in-person school instruction was closed. Whittney Barringer, who plays third base, was suddenly without her favorite sport and the rites of passage for high school seniors: No prom, no graduation, no games. "I felt like crying," she said.

Charlotte 49ers football reached historic milestones in 2019 with the program's first winning season and a bowl berth. Can they top it in 2020 if and when games can be played? Second-year coach Will Healy weighs in on football and how COVID-19 has changed his life and program. Host Herb White.

Johnson C. Smith basketball coach Steve Joyner talks about the 2019-20 season, exceeding expectations and how COVID-19 has changed recruiting for the 2020-21 season.

The coronavirus pandemic forced Johnson C. Smith University to cancel all campus activities, including spring football drills. Coach Kermit Blount talks about losing valuable practice days as well as the 2020 class of commitments.

Former Charlotte 49ers defensive end Alex Highsmith talks about the process of preparing for the NFL Combine and the draft. It's been a long climb for Highsmith, who went from a walk-on with the 49ers to Charlotte's all-time sacks leader.

Sports Charlotte's in the house with Charlotte MLS Technical Director Marc Nicholls talks scouting, coaches, staff and building an academy program a year before their inaugural campaign in 2021.