1A/2A: First Flight’s Schuster goes back-to-back; Gray Stone Day wins first team title PINEHURST, N.C. – Foxfire Resort’s Grey Fox Course saw First Flight’s Katherine Schuster win her second straight 1A/2A Women’s Individual Championship cruising past the field by four strokes. Gray Stone Day rose to their first-ever team title in Women’s Golf by holding…
SPORTSMANSHIP P.A. SCRIPT (MUST READ ONCE DURING THE PRE-GAME AND ONCE DURING GAME/HALFTIME) THE NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION AND _______________________ HIGH SCHOOL WELCOME YOU TO TODAY’S GAME AND REMINDS YOU OF THE NCHSAA’S INITIATIVE, “SPORTSMANSHIP … TOGETHER WE MAKE THE RIGHT CALL!” THE NCHSAA VIEWS ATHLETIC PARTICIPATION AS AN EXTENSION OF THE CLASSROOM WHERE VALUABLE…
By Karissa Niehoff, Executive Director of the National Federation of State High School Associations and Que Tucker, Commissioner of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association. From the Greatest Generation to Baby Boomers, Generation X to Millennials, teenagers in every era have had challenges growing up. In today’s digital world, high school students are…
It is with heavy hearts we announce that Samantha Davis, a senior cross country runner, has passed away at the age of 17 after collapsing in a race on Saturday, September 22nd in Charlotte at McAlpine Park. Davis collapsed near the 4K mark of the 5K "Hares and Hounds Invitational" race, and despite on-site medical care…
NCHSAA Fall Championships Update September 24, 2018 CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association Board of Directors and Commissioner Que Tucker have made the decision to adjust the playoff calendar for fall sports following historic flooding and devastation in many areas of eastern North Carolina. “The complexity of adjusting dates for playoff rounds…
The NCHSAA is saddened to announce the passing of Earl Eller, long-time AD at North Wilkes High School and a stalwart in the athletic community in Wilkes County. The snippet below is from the obituary posted by the funeral home handling arrangements, Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home. Read the full obituary on the funeral home website here. "In 1968,…
ANGIER, N.C. – Sam Bell, the long-time head track coach at Harnett Central, passed away last Friday. Bell coached the track teams at Harnett Central for 33 years in addition to four years as cross country coach and 29 years as an assistant on the football team. Bell retired in 2007 due to failing health,…
CHAPEL HILL— Jenna Robbins from Reagan High School and Keonte Cherry from West Mecklenburg 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. Robbins, a…
Like all North Carolinians, the NCHSAA Staff is monitoring the impending arrival of Hurricane Florence. Per policy, the regular season schedule is primarily governed by the member schools and conferences. On Monday, due to numerous calls and emails, the NCHSAA offered the following suggestions for schools and districts to consider as they evaluate upcoming schedules:…
CHAPEL HILL— Meg Hardesty from Broughton High School and Stephen Gosnell from East Surry 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. Hardesty, a…
