SPECIAL SERIES ON WEBSITE WILL HIGHLIGHT BLACK HISTORY MONTH CHAPEL HILL — Coming soon to the North Carolina High School Athletic Association web site will be a special series highlighting African-Americans and their great contributions to high school athletics, in honor of Black History Month. Each work day during February, starting February 1, we will…
WATAUGA STUDENT-ATHLETEHAS UNIQUE ROLE BOONE— Junior student-athlete Julia Roberts of Watauga High School recently assumed a unique role. Roberts, who represents Region 7 on the North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s Student-Athlete Advisory Council, is one of two students who have recently joined the Watauga County Board of Education as ex-officio members. Roberts participates in…
SURVEY INDICATES NCHSAA STUDENT-SERVICESPROGRAM MAKING BIG DIFFERENCE CHAPEL HILL — Surveys of student-athletes involved in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s Student Services program indicate that the training they are getting is making a big difference. The Student Services division of the NCHSAA provides innovative opportunities such as the Student-Athlete Summer Institute…
NORTHERN DURHAM RUNNER CAPTURES AWARD FROM GATORADE CHICAGO— In its 26th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with ESPN RISE, has announced Blake Williams of Northern Durham High School as its 2010-11 Gatorade North Carolina Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year. Williams is the first Gatorade…
NCHSAA CHAMPIONSHIPS IN SWIMMING SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY10-12 CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina High School Athletic Association state championships in all classifications of swimming and diving will return to the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary this year. The All American Swim Supply-NCHSAA 2011 State Swimming and Diving Championships are set for February 10-12, with different classifications on…
BURLINGTON — Cummings High School will recognize the five newest members of its Hall of Fame at halftime of a men’s varsity basketball game between Cummings and Western Alamance on Saturday, January 29. Cummings, with a rich athletic tradition, will honor coach Bob Paroli, Brandon Tate, Dwight Jones, coach Donald Davis Sr., and T.J. Gwynn….
One of the special scholarship opportunities offered by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association is named for a member of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame. One male and one female student-athlete are selected annually to receive the Clary Medal, named in memory of W.C. Clary, an outstanding game official…
EAST DUPLIN PROMOTES BATTLE HOLLEY TO HEAD FOOTBALL COACH Battle Holley has been named the new head football coach at East Duplin High School, succeeding retiring coach Brian Aldridge. East Duplin athletic director Robert Ross announced the hiring and the Wilmington Star News was among the outlets reporting that Holley had been elevated to head…
WATAUGA HIGH SCHOOL STANDOUT NAMED GATORADE NORTH CAROLINA GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY RUNNER OF THE YEAR CHICAGO — In its 26th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with ESPN RISE, has announced Darby Middlebrook of Watauga High School as its 2010-11 Gatorade North Carolina Girls Cross Country Runner…
WILMINGTON — John Teller of Wilmington’s Hoggard High School has received a significant coaching honor. Teller has been named the National Soccer Coaches Association Coach of the Year for Region IV, which encompasses Delaware, Washington D.C., Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, West Virginia and Florida. Teller led his Hoggard women’s team to its first trip ever…
