INDIANAPOLIS— More than two million concussion courses have now been taken by coaches and other individuals since the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched the online course in May 2010. The course – “Concussion in Sports” – was taken…
GREENSBORO—Allison Brown, an incoming freshman at Southern Guilford High School, died last Thursday after collapsing after a training run during tryouts for the cross country team. The 14-year-old, who had run in middle school, immediately received aid from the school’s athletic trainer and then from nearby EMT’s. She was then taken…
ROBBINSVILLE– Robbinsville High School has named Warren Knott as its new head basketball coach, according to a report in the Asheville Citizen-Times. He was promoted from assistant to head coach after serving as the head junior varsity coach. He replaces Tommy Johnson, who resigned in April after three seasons….
Green Hope and Panther Creek High Schools will be competing against one another in a unique all-sports rivalry this year, according to a report in The Raleigh News and Observer. The competition will be known as the “Fight For 55,” named for North Carolina highway 55 that separates the two Wake County…
GREENSBORO—Phil Legnetti, a former coach at Page High School, died on Wednesday after a lengthy battle with cancer, according to the Greensboro News and Record. Legnetti, age 66, formerly coached cross country as well as track and field at Page while teaching chemistry and other science courses. . He was diagnosed…
ELON–Mike Pennington is taking over the athletic director duties at Western Alamance, according to a report in the Burlington Times-News. Pennington, age 47, is an Eastern Alamance alumnus who spent 22 years as a coach at Northeast Guilford. He moved over to Western Alamance to coach last year, coaching wrestling and men’s…
CARY– Panther Creek High School has named its new cross country and track field coach, according to a press release from the school. Paul Scruggs will join Panther Creek’s social studies department as well as serving as a coach,…
The Student Athlete Summer Institute (SASI) program, one of the offerings available through the Student Services division of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, is a prevention program that targets teams of student athletes enrolled in grades 10, 11, and 12 at NCHSAA member schools. The curriculum includes activities centered…
RALEIGH—Dexter Cooley, the only athletic director Wakefield High School has had it in its school history, is resigning as athletic director as he battles colon cancer. The story was reported in The Raleigh News and Observer. Cooley was diagnosed in April and has been receiving chemotherapy since that time,…
BEAUFORT—East Carteret High School has had one of the top 1-A men’s basketball teams in North Carolina the last few years, and one of their players has earned a spot in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Record Book. Sam Johnson is one of the outstanding long-range shooters that program…
