All posts by tcissel

Celebrating Black History Month: Donald Davis, Sr.

Donald Davis, Sr. from Burlington has a long track record of dedicated service to Cummings High School’s track team. Davis has served the City of Burlington as Superintendent of Sanitation from 1980 until 2006 when he retired. From 1987 until 2003 when he was named the Cummings Head Track and Field Coach, Davis volunteered as Assistant Track and Field Coach for both the indoor and outdoor teams. He has been a part of 27 team State Championships, spanning from 1987 to the 1A/2A Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championship his Cavaliers won this past weekend. His teams finished as state runners-up 12 times, he coached over 140 Individual Event State Champions and 31 State Meet MVP’s. Remarkably, he coached at least 1 state champion in the hurdles events for 24 consecutive years.

2019 NCHSAA Indoor Track & Field Championship Wrap-Up

The 2019 NCHSAA Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field Championships wrapped up last weekend. See breif recaps of each meet and find links to full results and stories from the championships here in this article. 2019 1A/2A INDOOR TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP | Cummings Women grab program’s tenth title, Croatan Men earn back-to-back crowns February 9, 2019…

2019 NCHSAA Swimming & Diving Championships Conclude

CARY, NC – The 2019 NCHSAA Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving Championships wrapped up with one of the fastest Championships in the history of the Association. See breif recaps of each meet and find links to full results and stories from the championships here in this article. 2019 1A/2A SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP |…

2019 4A INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP

Southeast Raleigh sweeps team titles; Smalls and Haddock star in record-slashing meet WINSTON-SALEM, NC – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) 4A Indoor Track and Field Championships at the JDL FastTrack were tightly contested as seven all classification meet records went down. The Southeast Raleigh men’s and women’s teams swept the team competitions,…

2019 1A/2A SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP

NC Science & Math earns Men’s title with Carrboro cruising to Women’s CARY, NC – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) 1A/2A Swimming & Diving Championships saw another record-setting night at the Triangle Aquatic Center. The North Carolina School of Science and Math brought home the men’s team title, their program’s third state…

2019 1A/2A INDOOR TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP

Cummings Women grab program’s tenth title, Croatan Men earn back-to-back crowns WINSTON-SALEM, NC – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) 1A/2A Indoor Track Championships saw a pair of 1A/2A meet records fall on the men’s side. The Cuthbertson women earned the program’s tenth team title and first since 2016. The Croatan men nabbed…

2019 3A Indoor Track & Field Recap

Cuthbertson Women pick up third straight, Weddington men grab back-to-back team titles WINSTON-SALEM, NC – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) annual 3A Indoor Track & Field Championships saw some familiar faces and programs on top of the podium at the JDL FastTrack in Winston-Salem. The Cuthbertson women’s team ran away with their…

3A Swimming & Diving: Marvin Ridge men three-peat, Charlotte Catholic women earn second straight

CARY, NC – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s 3A State Championship Meet was a historical and exciting night at Triangle Aquatic Center. Western Alamance’s Noah Henderson jolted the arena into a frenzy with his record-setting performance in the 50 Freestyle, posting the first NCHSAA State Meet time under 20 seconds in the history…

Celebrating Black History Month: Lawrence Dunn

Lawrence Dunn enjoyed an excellent coaching career in basketball and baseball as well as track and cross country at a couple of schools in Wake County. A graduate of Berry O’Kelly High and then North Carolina A&T State University, where he was an outstanding basketball player, Dunn is probably best remembered for his success coaching basketball.

2019 4A Swimming & Diving State Championship

Green Hope men repeat while Leesville Road women stop Hough streak in record-shattering meet CARY, NC – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) 4A Swimming and Diving Championships wrapped up a fast day of action with multiple state records falling and a new champion on the women’s side. Leesville Road stopped Hough’s streak…