Chapel Hill, N.C. – Moe’s Southwest Grill locations in the Triangle, in conjunction with the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA), has selected James Battle from Hunt High School in Wilson, N.C., Latoia Valentine of Cedar Ridge High School in Hillsborough, N.C., and Stephen Larkins from Knightdale High School in Knightdale, N.C., as the…
CHAPEL HILL— Caleigh MacKinnon of Union Academy and Christopher Thorburn of Cardinal Gibbons High School were named recipients of the NCHSAA Performance of the Week awards. Each week, two athletes in North Carolina High School Athletic Association competition are selected for this award from nominations submitted by media and school administrators. MacKinnon, a senior on…
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – (April 2, 2018) The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) held the 2018 Student Leadership Conference on Saturday, March 24 at the Sheraton Hotel in Chapel Hill. The event was hosted by the Student Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) under the direction of Chiquana Dancy, Director of Sports, Championships and Student Services at…
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (April 3, 2018) – Schools participating in the North Carolina Basketball State Championships at the Dean E. Smith Center and Reynolds Coliseum on Saturday, March 10 donated 1,034 pounds of canned goods – the equivalent of 690 meals – for local hungry families. The “UHC Sidelines Hunger” food drives are part of…
CHAPEL HILL— Marissa Brown from Alexander Central High School and Cole Benton from West Columbus High School have been named recipients of the NCHSAA Performance of the Week awards. Each week two athletes in North Carolina High School Athletic Association competition are selected for this award from nominations received from media and school administrators. Brown,…
CHAPEL HILL— Riley Gurganus of Pender High School and Hunter Forbes of Bear Grass Charter School were named recipients of the NCHSAA Performance of the Week awards. Each week, two athletes in North Carolina High School Athletic Association competition are selected for this award from nominations submitted by media and school administrators. Gurganus, a sophomore…
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The Independence Patriots returned to the 4A State Championship Game for the first time since 1997, when they knocked off Richmond County. The second trip to a State Final was a pretty similar picture as the Patriots played solid team basketball on their way to a 71-60 victory over Heritage. The…
RALEIGH, N.C. – In a highly anticipated matchup of a pair of defending state champions, it was the defending 3A State Champions, Cox Mill, that held on to down last year’s 2A State Champions, Northside-Jacksonville, by a narrow 65-63 margin. The two teams played a very tight first half, with Cox Mill taking a slim…
RALEIGH, N.C. – Northern Guilford led the whole way and pushed out to as much as a 19-point lead in the first half, as the Nighthawks powered their way past Jacksonville to the 3A Women’s Basketball State Championship. The Nighthawks earned their second straight State Championship with the victory. Northern Guilford is used to tight…
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Southeast Raleigh built a 12-point lead early in the first quarter, but the defending 4A State Champions from Northwest Guilford slowly battled and scrapped their way back into the game for a 44-36 victory and their second straight State Championship. Southeast Raleigh jumped out of the gates on fire, Jada McMillian…
