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With the regular season completed in the North Piedmont 3A, and the Southern Piedmont 1A-2A season about to wrap-up, here's a look at the playoff teams representing Iredell County.

SOCCER
Lake Norman: The Wildcats are the No. 1 seed from the NPC, and they're almost certainly the county's best chance at winning a state championship in any sport. Lake Norman has only lost once this year - 3-2 to 4A power Myers Park - and will open the playoffs at home on Wednesday against T.W. Andrews.
Mooresville: The Blue Devils nabbed the No. 2 seed from the conference, and they'll also play at home on May 9.
North Iredell: The Raiders struggled at the end of the season, which bumped them down to No. 5 in the NPC. They'll have to play at Southwest Guilford, who was in the state title game last year.
South Iredell: The Vikings finished at 8-7-2 and were 6-3-1 in the conference. But with only four 2A conference schools in the SPC, the Vikings will have to wait until the wild cards are announced this weekend to see if they're in.

BASEBALL
Mooresville: The Blue Devils capped off a sensational season with a win over Northwest Cabarrus on Thursday. Mooresville is the regular-season conference champion in the NPC and will play at home the first three rounds of the playoffs, so long as the team advances that far.
Lake Norman: Lake Norman finished tied for third in the conference with Carson, but the Cougars swept the season series, knocking the Wildcats down to fourth place.
South Iredell: Left for dead after an 0-9 start, the Vikings are playing their best baseball of the season. If they win tonight and if North Lincoln loses to conference-leader West Lincoln, South will sneak into the playoffs.

SOFTBALL
West Iredell: The Warriors finished No. 3 in the NPC and will play on the road.
North Iredell: The Raiders lost two consecutive games to close the year. They're fourth in the NPC, and will have a tough opening-round game.
South Iredell: The Vikings, tied for fourth in the conference, have two games remaining next week that will determine if they get into the playoffs as a No. 4 seed.

TRACK AND FIELD
Mooresville has a legitimate chance to win the 3A regionals as a team, an enormous feat. Jamel Allison is also the defending state triple jump champion. Statesville's Jordan Daywalt will probably be the 3A champion in the pole vault. South Iredell's 4x100 team has a chance to make states as well. North Iredell, Lake Norman and West Iredell should also send a few athletes to states.

TENNIS
Statesville is one of the top 3A teams in the state, and have a real shot at a state title. Lake Norman also has three qualifiers.