JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — JH Rose's baseball coach, Ronald Vincent, joined a very exclusive club this week. On April 11, 2023, he became the only single-sport coach in the NCHSAA to achieve 1,000 wins. Vincent has led JH Rose to appear in seven state championships in 1975, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2008, and 2021. In 2013, Coach Vincent was inducted into…
During the month of February, in honor of Black History Month, the NCHSAA website will feature information about African-Americans who have made major contributions to the great tradition of high school sports in our state. We hope you find these both entertaining and informative. Our thanks to Rick Strunk, former NCHSAA Associate Commissioner, on his…
CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association wants to warn the public about a growing trend in internet scamming. Hundreds of Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube events are being promoted, sometimes within prominent online groups, that appear to be real live streams but are phishing for your personal information and sometimes trying to install…
CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) distributed $1,717,803.65 to the Association’s member schools from interest earned on the Association’s Endowed Funds during 2020-2021. This total is in addition to the $4 million distribution approved by the Board of Directors in the COVID-19 Athletic Program Subsidy (CAPS) initiative from earlier in…
The NFHS School Honor Roll Program recognizes schools that have their coaches complete professional development through NFHS Learning Center coursework. In the 2021-2022 academic year the following schools have earned NFHS Honor Roll status Level 1 More than 90% of coaches have completed the core course “Fundamentals of Coaching” along with three of the Learning Center’s…
CHAPEL HILL— Jamie Holton from Manteo High School and Marqies McCombs from Chase High School have been named recipients of the NCHSAA Performance of the Week award, Powered by OrthoCarolina. Each week two athletes in North Carolina High School Athletic Association competition are selected for this award from nominations received from coaches, media, and school…
Currently, there are no plans to create a detailed adjusted guidelines document, such as last year’s modified sports manual. To help schools plan sports and activities, the NCHSAA has offered a 2021-2022 NCHSAA Sports Guidelines for Best Practices. (Click below to download a PDF copy of the guidelines) NOTE: NCHSAA policies are subject to change, in keeping with…
Indianapolis, Indiana – Rob Cuff, executive director of the Utah High School Activities Association (USHAA), is the new president of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) for 2021-22. Cuff, the 62nd president of the NFHS, began his one-year term on July 2 following the NFHS Summer Meeting, which was held this year in Orlando, Florida. …
CHAPEL HILL, NC – Lowe's Home Improvement, specifically the Lowe's 4 Pros Division, in conjunction with the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA), has selected Jacob Harrell from Gates County High School, David Ray from John A. Holmes High School, and Cassidy Rouse from Jones Senior High School as the recipients of the Lowe's…
Brian K Edkins, 51, of Lumberton, passed away on Tuesday, July 6, 2021. "Mr. Edkins, whose career in public education spanned more than 25 years, served diligently in various capacities in Cumberland County Schools. During his tenure with the school system, he served as a teacher, safe school coordinator, assistant principal/athletic director, and principal of…
