The award is named in honor of the late Homer Thompson, the long-time Winston-Salem Parkland coach and member of the NCHSAA Hall of Fame; individuals are nominated for exemplary sportsmanship and leadership. The award is presented by The North Carolina Farm Bureau. The following recipients of the HOMER THOMPSON MEMORIAL “EIGHT WHO MAKE A DIFFERENCE AWARD”have…
The Willie Bradshaw Memorial Endowed Scholarship is in honor of Durham-native Willie Bradshaw, an NCHSAA Hall of Fame inductee in 1995 and National High School Hall of Fame inductee in 2010. Bradshaw was an outstanding athlete at Hillside High School, playing on the undefeated 1943 football team that went untied and unscored upon. He went…
This award provides scholarship support to outstanding student-athletes participating on sanctioned varsity teams in North Carolina High School Athletic Association member schools who have displayed exceptional leadership, among other qualities, with financial need a consideration. Recipients each receive a one-time $2,500 scholarship. REQUIREMENTS The 2023-24 Winners of the NCHSAA Scholar Award are Natalia Melbard from…
The awards are made possible by a gift from the late Pat Gainey’s daughter, Mrs. Berry Jo Gainey Shoen. The student scholarship award is available to NCHSAA member schools in counties with a poverty rate of 20 percent or more for children 17 and under. Recipients can be either a female athlete or a male…
Each week, two athletes in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association are selected for the Performance of the Week Award, Powered by OrthoCarolina. These athletes are nominated by coaches, media, and school administrators for their outstanding performance. The OrthoCarolina Performers of the Week for the final week of NCHSAA competition are Braden Burress from…
Each week, two athletes in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association are selected for the Performance of the Week Award, Powered by OrthoCarolina. These athletes are nominated by coaches, media, and school administrators for their outstanding performance. The OrthoCarolina Performers of the Week for week 38 of the NCHSAA competition are Aniya Edwards from…
CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association has finalized the schedules for the Softball and Baseball Championship Series set to being on Friday May 31. The Softball Championships will be at Duke Softball Stadium (1A and 3A) and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro Softball Stadium (2A and 4A). The Baseball…
