Ruby Sutton had an incredible 52-year career, most of that at E.A. Laney High School in Wilmington where she coached basketball, cheerleading, softball, men’s and women’s tennis and volleyball for different stints across her 41 years at the school. The Kinston-native started her career in Wilmington at Williston High School as a physical education teacher, remaining at that school until it closed in 1968, eventually landing at Laney in 1977.
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David Lash compiled a tremendous coaching record in both football and tennis during his career, which spanned from 1943 through 1975. Lash was born in Walnut Cove and attended Atkins High School in Winston-Salem before graduating from Shaw University in 1940.
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One of the most famous high school basketball teams in North Carolina history did not actually win its state championship during the dream year, but Hillside High School in Durham established some amazing records. The 1965-66 season under head coach Carl Easterling promised to be great, since Hillside had won the North Carolina High School Athletic Conference state 4-A championship the year before with some explosive offensive fireworks. But nobody had ever seen what Hillside did with its “Pony Express” during the 1965-66 campaign, well before the advent of the three-point field goal.
4A – 106 Pound Division 1st Place – Richard Treanor of Hough 2nd Place – Jacob Woodburn of Page 3rd Place – Jack Dillon of Ashley 4th Place – Matthew Rowland of Pinecrest 5th Place – Mark Samuel of Laney 6th Place – Samson Sokolski of Mooresville 1st Place Match Richard Treanor (Hough, 43-0, So.)…
Harvey Reid was one of the winningest basketball coaches in the nation and is still North Carolina’s all-time leader in that category, over 20 years after his untimely death. Coach Reid died on March 5, 1991, after collapsing during a tournament game. He compiled an incredible 816-208 record in 42 seasons as a head coach.
Last week, Enloe High School Tennis Coach, Steve Spivey, was recognized by Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) during the organization's annual awards at the International Tennis Symposium which was held on Hilton Head Island. Spivey was named the PTR High School Coach of the Year. In 2010, Spivey retired from Broughton High School with 40 Conference…
Coach Barbara A. Foxx is a Lee County native, but she changed the lives of countless young women in Moore County. After graduating from Campbell University she began her career at Pinecrest High School in 1978, Foxx coached volleyball, basketball and softball, spending her entire 39-year career at the school. In years that saw many changes in women’s athletics, Foxx remained a constant, expecting her athletes to be prepared and in top physical condition. A skilled athlete herself -participating in karate and softball- she never believed that winning was the only thing that determined success. The values she taught and the respect she earned made an undeniable impression on the young women whose lives she touched.
CHAPEL HILL— Stephanie Chandler from Northern Guilford High School and Jackson Gabriel from Lincoln Charter High School have been named recipients of the NCHSAA Performance of the Week awards. Each week two athletes in North Carolina High School Athletic Association competition are selected for this award from nominations received from media and school administrators. Chandler,…
