Sixth Annual Clary Medal Winners Named For NCHSAA Brinson of Tarboro, Dunlap of Albemarle CHAPEL HILL –Kearra Brinson of Tarboro High School and Nathaniel Dunlap of Albemarle High School are the recipients of the sixth annual Clary Medals awarded by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association. The two outstanding student-athletes will be recognized at…
The NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Division I National Championship game this year in Frisco, Texas, had a distinct connection to the North Carolina High School Athletic Association. Supervisor of officials Mark Dreibelbis reports that there were three current NCHSAA affiliated officials in the national championship crew.They included Tim Graham of the North State Association,…
CHAPEL HILL — Coaches, administrators and media representatives will be among those receiving awards next Thursday when the North Carolina High School Athletic Association holds its 2011 Annual Meeting. The event is scheduled for the Dean E. Smith Center on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the…
BURKE COUNTY FACILITIESNAMED IN GLEN ALPINE GLEN ALPINE —Two well respected athletic figures from this Burke County community are scheduled to be honored on Saturday, according to the Morganton News-Herald. The special dedication event will name both the football field and press box at the former Glen Alpine High School facility. The football field will…
SALISBURY, SOUTH LENOIR RECOGNIZED CHAPEL HILL – Two major awards will be presented to schools at the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Annual Meeting on May 5 at the Smith Center on the University of North Carolina campus. Salisbury High School is the fifth annual winner of the Exemplary School Award while…
NORTH DAVIDSON’S MIKE LAMBROS ACHIEVES SOFTBALL MILESTONE WELCOME – Mike Lambros, the veteran North Davidson High School softball coach has had a lot of milestones in his outstanding 31-year career. Last week, according to the Lexington Dispatch, he reached another one. The Black Knights beat East Davidson 14-1 for their 49th consecutive win and it…
Three Win Courage Awards From NCHSAA CHAPEL HILL—Three student-athletes will be honored by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association at its 2011 Annual Meeting with the NCHSAA’s A.J. “Tony” Simeon Courage Award. Emily Newton of Broughton High School in Raleigh, Craig Mitchell of Fuquay-Varina High School and Bradley Greeson of Southern Alamance High School…
WEIGHT CLASSES CHANGED IN HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING National Federation rules changes INDIANAPOLIS — The most significant changes in weight classes in high school wrestling in 23 years will take place in the 2011-12 season. In its meeting earlier this month in Indianapolis, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Wrestling Rules Committee…
EDEN— There are numerous ways that high schools and their athletic teams are involved in community service, and here is an example of a whole conference doing something special. The Mid-State 3-A Conference, for the last two years, has voted to add a one-dollar surcharge to the admission of the conference basketball tournament in February….
HUFF WINS NORTH CAROLINA SPIRIT OF SPORT AWARD CHAPEL HILL— Jenna Huff of North Stanly High School is the first recipient of the North Carolina Spirit of Sport Award presented by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association. The NCHSAA is participating in the “Spirit of Sport Award” program sponsored by the National…
