Special To The NCHSAA From Hickory Public Schools HICKORY— “When you belittle or humiliate someone in front of others—you have destroyed the player that you will need when the going gets tough,” according to Dr. Greg Dale, professor of sport psychology and programs for Duke University Athletics. These words of wisdom served as a reminder…
FARMVILLE— Farmville Central High School has bestowed a major honor on a former coach and athletic director. The Farmville football field was officially named the R. Dixon Sauls Athletic Field in honor of the man who served the school as a head football coach, track coach and athletic director for many years. According to the…
An East Bladen High School student-athlete has been nominated for a prestigious honor. Melissa Macon is a finalist for the inaugural U.S. Army-Pro Football Hall of Fame Award for Excellence. The program seeks to highlight the nation’s top sophomore and junior high school athletes who exemplify similar strengths to Army Strong Soldiers, and who not…
August 30, 1968 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Wilson’s Fike High School opened defense of its North Carolina High School Athletic Association state football championship but was shut out by Winston-Salem R.J. Reynolds 9-0. Fike rebounded, however, under head coach Henry Trevathan and went on to win the ’68 crown.
CARY HIGH SPORTS HALL OF FAME NAMES 2012 CLASS CARY — The Cary High Sports Hall of Fame will induct three new members during the September 21 home football game against Middle Creek. This year’s inductees are Dr. Douglas Martini, Megan Armstrong and Justin Mauney, and all three are still involved with Cary High School….
GREENSBORO— Long-time Atlantic Coast Conference football official and conference administrator Bradley Faircloth died Sunday after a long battle with a brain tumor which was inoperable. Faircloth, 82, was inducted into the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame in 2009 on the basis of his great career in officiating. A native of Fayetteville,…
HOGGARD’S NEW BASKETBALL COACH NATIVE OF SENEGAL WILMINGTON— The new women’s basketball coach at Hoggard High School is a native of Senegal who may be familiar to basketball fans, according to The Wilmington Star News. Boubacar Aw, who is from Senegal and played at East Columbus High School before his collegiate playing career at Georgetown…
DURHAM – The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics has announced the hiring of Greg Jarvis as its new athletic director. Jarvis takes the helm of NCSSM’s 21 varsity sports as well as to oversee the Physical Activity and Wellness program. Jarvis previously served until July 2012 as Meredith College’s Assistant Athletics Director and…
Arden Christ School 47, Union Academy 10 Edenton Holmes 37, Riverside Martin 0 North Brunswick 26, Rocky Point Trask 14 North Pitt 54, South Creek 6 Richlands 29, Jacksonville White Oak 6 South Robeson 33, West Bladen 10 Wilmington Hoggard 38, Fayetteville Seventy-First 6 Wilmington Laney 21, Rose Hill Union 14 ^POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS= Creswell…
August 27, 1999 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, former North Carolina High School Athletic Association Board of Directors president Bennie Higgins died at the age of 67. He was principal at Smith High School in Greensboro for 14 years and then worked in the Guilford County Schools central office until his retirement…
