April 21, 1999 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, there was no shortage of offense in a high school baseball slugfest between Charles B. Aycock and Greene Central, as they combined for 42 hits and 40 runs. Aycock produced 21 hits and Greene Central collected 20 hits in the 22-18 Aycock victory.
FAYETTEVILLE—Former high school football coach Haney Catchings, who coached at several schools in the Fayetteville area, died on Sunday at the age of 66, according to a report in The Fayetteville Observer. Catchings had been a head coach at both E.E. Smith and 71st in Fayetteville and most recently…
April 20, 2012 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, East Burke High School softball senior standout Taylor Burkhalter earned her way into the North Carolina High School Record Book. Burkhalter had 16 consecutive hits over a five-game span before her streak was snapped with a fielder's choice in a game against West…
RALEIGH—An era is ending in the newspaper world. Tim Stevens, the long-time high school sports editor for the Raleigh News and Observer, has announced his retirement from the paper coming in June. Stevens has covered high school athletics, first for the Raleigh Times and then for the…
a quick question concerning rules, regulations and policies of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Q: If a student-athlete or a coach is ejected from a contest, they have to serve a suspension from contests. Is there anything else they must do? A: The answer is yes, found in Rule 2.6.3 in…
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Member schools in the NCHSAA, especially in the western part of the state, may be interested in this particular opportunity. On Saturday, May 2, the East Tennessee State University football program will host the 2015 Buc Football Strength & Conditioning Clinic inside the ETSU/MSHA Athletics…
INDIANAPOLIS— With appropriate open space and no players approaching, high school field hockey players will be permitted to raise their sticks above the shoulders to stop, receive and deflect or play the ball. This revision of Rule 3-2-11 was one of 10 rules changes recommended by the National Federation…
April 16, 1999 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Charles B. Aycock High School was a part of a baseball slugfest when the Golden Falcons and Bertie combined for 38 hits (19 apiece) in Aycock’s 18-16 10-inning victory. April 16, 2013 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, West…
FOUR QUESTIONS: A CONVERSATION WITH… DAVID BROWN David Brown is the basketball regional supervisor of officials for the Piedmont Officials Association as well as being an accomplished official himself. A resident of Rutherfordton, David has worked three NCHSAA state championships as a basketball official, serving as an active official from 1988 through 2010,…
CHARLOTTE—Brad Bowles has been named as the new head football coach at Providence High School, according to a report in the Charlotte Observer. Bowles will replace Justin Hardin, who left the school in March to assume the head coaching duties at Independence. Bowles is a 2004 graduate of East…
