4 QUESTIONS: A CONVERSATION WITH…LANGSTON WERTZ Langston Wertz is a columnist and long-time sports writer at The Charlotte Observer. He has been with the Observer for more than 25 years, and part of his beat has always been high school athletics during his tenure there. He also has covered college sports, professional sports, golf and…
February 4, 1966 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Durham's Hillside High School set a single-game men's basketball scoring record by rolling past Rocky Mount Booker T. Washington by a score of 147-57. The record-breaking Hornet team became known as the "Pony Express." Those schools were members of the old North Carolina…
ASSOCIATION SPOTLIGHT: BLACK HISTORY MONTH During the month of February, in honor of Black History Month, the NCHSAA website will feature information about African-Americans who have made major contributions to the great tradition of high school sports in our state. We hope you find these both entertaining and informative. DAVID LEE LASH David…
FAYETTEVILLE–Westover High School named its gymnasium in honor of former girls' basketball coach Gene Arrington on Friday night. The ceremony took place between the varsity girls and varsity boys basketball games with Gray's Creek. Arrington retired as Westover coach just before the start of the 2013 school year because…
HICKORY—Hickory High School has named its new head football coach, according to release from the school system and various media reports. Allen Wittenburg has been approved for the post by the Hickory Public Schools Board of Education. He comes to Hickory after serving as the head football coach at Jimmy C. Draughn…
Updated Dual Team Wrestling Brackets with scores. Click on the link below to view: 2015 Dual Team Wrestling Brackets
CHAPEL HILL— Khaila Hall of West Rowan and Donshae Miller of Southside High School in Chocowinity are the winners of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Performance of the Week awards, powered by Time Warner Cable SportsChannel with Subway® Restaurants. Each week one male and one female athlete in NCHSAA competition are selected for…
Final Regional Entry Lists are now posted on the NCHSAA Swimming and Diving page: /sports/swimming-and-diving Regional Sites, Dates and Times: /sites/default/files/2015%20Swim%20%26%20Diving%20Dates%2C%20Sites%20and%20Times%20doc_0.pdf *Note: 4A East diving start time has been adjusted by 30 minutes. A printed copy of the DirectAthletic entries, along with the NCHSAA master eligibility list for the swimming and diving team, must be…
Don Shea, former media representative and a great friend of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, died suddenly of natural causes at his home in Orange County on Monday, according to several media reports. He was 77 years old. Shea was the sports director at WTVD in Durham for 17…
During the month of February, in honor of Black History Month, the NCHSAA website will feature information about African-Americans who have made major contributions to the great tradition of high school sports in our state. We hope you find these both entertaining and informative. DR. WILEY “ARMY” ARMSTRONG …
