CHAPEL HILL— The North Carolina chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame has announced its annual Hall of Fame Day banquet. Six outstanding individuals from the sport of wrestling in the state will be honored at the Friday Center in Chapel Hill on Sunday, May 20, with the dinner starting at 5 p.m. William…
April 25, 2006 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Carolyn Rogers of Perquimans and Hal Capps of Western Alamance were named the inaugural winners of the Toby Webb Coach of the Year awards. They were presented their awards at the NCHSAA Annual Meeting, which was held in May at the Progress Energy Center…
AAA SCHOLAR-ATHLETE WINNERS NAMED BY NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION CHAPEL HILL—Over 18,000 individual awards have been given by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association to student-athletes for their achievements in the classroom as well as on the playing court or athletic field. The NCHSAA made the awards in its AAA Scholar-Athlete program,…
April 24, 2003 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Athens Drive launched five home runs in a single inning against Apex in high school baseball action. The Jaguars outlasted Apex 18-17 in a NCHSAA slugfest in which Athens Drive hit a total of eight round-trippers in the game. East Rutherford set the NCHSAA…
CARY— The Coach Daniels Inaugural Memorial Scholarship 5K will be held Saturday, April 28, starting at 9:00 am.This run or walk event will be held at Koka Booth Amphitheater. All profits from this event will go to the Gene Daniels Memorial Scholarship Fund. The Gene Daniels Memorial Scholarship: will be awarded this school year to…
Congrats to our finalists in the NCHSAA/AAA Distracted Driving Video Contest – Maliyah T., Jessica K.and Will P, and Andrew J! Now it’s up to our fans to pick the winner. Click the link below and vote for your favorite video! The winner gets an iPad 2! http://apps.facebook.com/distracteddriving/contests/191045 or visit http://facebook.com/aaacarolinas
April 23, 2004 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Southern Nash’s Kymberly Lamm had a record day for the Firebirds’ softball squad. Lamm blasted three grand slams and drove in 12 runs in a 21-1 defeat of rival Nash Central. Not only are both marks are NCHSAA records, but as of 2008 she…
NEW FOOTBALL COACH NAMED AT SOUTH MECKLENBURG CHARLOTTE— Rocky White has been named as the new head football coach at South Mecklenburg, according to the Charlotte Observer. White is a former West Mecklenburg coach who played at the University of North Carolina. He will take over for James Martin, who resigned to take a position…
GRAY’S CREEK COACH HITS MILESTONE HOPE MILLS— Jeff Nance of Gray’s Creek High School in Cumberland County recently reached a coaching milestone. According to the Fayetteville Observer, the veteran coach earned his 300th career coaching victory as a high school head baseball coach when his team defeated Overhills 9-2. Nance, who is a graduate of…
Ashe County High School’s new head football coach is Brian Hampton, according to media reports including the Winston-Salem Journal. Hampton, who has been the head coach at North Surry for the last three years, will take over for Bill Strong, who retired after 34 years in coaching and the last six at Ashe County. Hampton…
