BEAUFORT — West Carteret High School will name its basketball court in honor of retired basketball coach Billy Widgeon, according to a report in the Carteret County Times-News. The Carteret County Board of Education has approved the naming. The board unanimously approved waiving the one-year waiting period, and then in a second motion, they approved…
“Appreciation is a huge aspect of high school sports. The more of it a team has for one another and their coach, the better the outcome of the season.” ~ Sarah Doolen, Mooresville High School, Volleyball, Swimming & Softball
October 14, 2006 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, the North Carolina High School Athletic Association was honored by the University of North Carolina on NCHSAA Day at Kenan Stadium, when North Carolina played South Florida. Topsail, Cardinal Gibbons, T.C. Roberson and Providence received the Wachovia Cups in their respective classifications for winning…
LAGRANGE—North Lenoir High School recently inducted four into the North Lenoir High School Sports Hall of Fame. They were recognized at halftime of a football game at North Lenoir, according to a report in the Kinston Free Press. The group includes Paul Dunn III, Darryl Goff, Wayne Jackson, and Jason Roach. Dunn was an outstanding…
¶ Andrews 26, Rosman 21 ¶ Ashe County 35, West Wilkes 14 ¶ Asheboro 21, Thomasville Ledford 14 ¶ Asheville 55, Enka 14 ¶ Asheville Erwin 55, McDowell County 20 ¶ Asheville Roberson 18, North Buncombe 7 ¶ Ayden-Grifton 28, Greene Central 27 ¶ Belmont South Point 48, Gastonia Ashbrook 14 ¶ Bessemer City 38,…
The North Carolina High School Athletic Association is enjoying the celebration of its 100th anniversary, and even though the organization has been around for a while it has made a constant effort to deal with the changing landscape of education and the challenges which any organization can face. To that end, the NCHSAA convened a…
October 10, 1998 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, the Wachovia Cup champions for the 1997-98 academic year are honored at the 14th annual North Carolina High School Athletic Association Day at Kenan Stadium, during which North Carolina played Pittsburgh. Hendersonville, High Point Central, T.C. Roberson and Raleigh Leesville Road received the Cups….
HAYS—North Wilkes High School has announced the inductees into its second Hall of Fame. The inductees include Jerry Carter, Pauline Jones Carter, Roger Caudle, Dale Ellis, Christy Gambill, Clyde Holloway, David Johnson, Jeff Peal, and the 1998 North Wilkes wrestling team. Jerry Carter was a mathematics teacher at North Wilkes for 33 years, starting…
NEWTON—Fred T. Foard High School has named Shania Johnson as the head coach of its softball program, according to media reports in the Hickory Daily Record as well as The Observer-News-Enterprise. Johnson is a former Fred T. Foard player who stayed in Catawba County for her collegiate career, playing for Lenoir-Rhyne University and graduating in…
October 9, 1998 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Red Springs and Tar Heel played a wild high scoring football game when the score was knotted up at 44-44 at the end of regulation. Tar Heel eventually won in double overtime 58-56. October 9, 2000 On this day in history in the NCHSAA,…
