This Day In NCHSAA History
February 2, 2000 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Pine Forest High School’s Padra Strong blocked an impressive 19 Douglas Byrd shots en route to a 54-33 women's basketball victory.
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Shaw University Will Host College Softball Challenge
RALEIGH—Shaw University will be hosting a major collegiate softball event in February that will attract NCAA Division II universities from all over the East Coast and may be of interest to North Carolina High School Athletic Association member schools. The event will be at the Walnut Creek Softball Complex in…
New Apex Friendship High School Names Athletic Director
APEX—Matt Clifton has been named as the first athletic director at the new Apex Friendship High School, according to a report in the Raleigh News and Observer. Apex Friendship, which has been accepted into the membership of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, will open this fall with…
This Day In NCHSAA History
January 30, 2009 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Dr. Bill Harrison, superintendent of the Cumberland County Schools and president of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, tendered his resignation as president of the NCHSAA effective in April. He was named the head of the State Board of Education. January…
4 Questions: A Conversation with…Bobby Wilkins
4 QUESTIONS: A CONVERSATION WITH…BOBBY WILKINS Bobby Wilkins has had a notable career in both coaching and administration. He has spent over a decade as the principal at Hendersonville High School after guiding Hendersonville to both the 1987 and 1992 NCHSAA men’s state basketball titles as head coach and the men’s golf team…
Hoke Will Induct New Members of School Hall of Fame
RAEFORD—Hoke High School will induct the newest members of the Hoke High School Hall of Fame on Friday. The banquet starts at 6 pm in the Gibson Cafeteria on campus and then after the banquet the inductees will head to the McDonald Gym for the Hoke basketball game, where they will…
Weddington Women Raining Threes
Weddington High School’s women’s basketball team and its star Stephanie Watts qualified for a performance listing in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Record Book from a game earlier this week. Weddington hit 14 three-point field goals as a team in its 56-28 victory over Cuthbertson, five short of the…
This Day In NCHSAA History
January 29, 2010 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, the North Carolina High School Athletic Association and All American Swim Supply entered into a three-year agreement naming All American Swim Supply as the title partner of the NCHSAA State Swimming and Diving Championships. All American Swim Supply is a full service swim…
Jimmie Grimsley Passes Away; Arrangements Listed
GREENVILLE– Dr. Jimmie Grimsley, very supportive of high school athletics in the state and especially in the Pitt County area, died earlier Wednesday of an apparent heart attack at the age of 70. Grimsley had been involved with the North Carolina High School Athletic Association's Eastern Regional basketball tournament when…
Broughton Standout Named Gatorade North Carolina Boys Cross Country Runner Of The Year
CHICAGO — In its 30th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with USA TODAY High School Sports, today announced Jeremy Brown of Broughton High School as its 2014-15 Gatorade North Carolina Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year. Brown is the first Gatorade North Carolina…
