January 27, 1998 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, legendary football coach and educator Lee Stone died at the age of 91. A native of Pennsylvania, the football field at Asheboro is named in his honor and he is a member of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame, joining…
CLAYTON—Randy Pinkowski, who has been the head football coach at Charles B. Aycock High School in Wayne County, is moving to Clayton. Pinkowski, who started his coaching career at Clayton as an assistant under veteran head coach Gary Fowler, is the new head coach of the Comets, according to various media reports. Pinkowski served as…
Green Hope High School graduate Ben Kohles had a great start to the 2013 PGA Tour recently in Hawaii, according to the Cary News. Kohles, recorded rounds of 67-70-68-68 for a 7-under 273 at the Waiale Country Club in Hawaii behind a record-setting tournament score by fellow rookie Russell Hensley, who shot a remarkable 256,…
HICKORY—A Hickory High School basketball standout has put his name in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Record Book. Raheim Connolly of Hickory helped lead the Red Tornadoes to a 93-90 overtime victory over Fred T. Foarad in men’s basketball action on Tuesday night, and he was terrific from beyond the three-point arc. Connolly…
FREE FOOTBALL CLINIC SET FOR PINECREST HIGH SCHOOL SOUTHERN PINES—Pinecrest High School is holding its sixth annual Pinecrest Football Coaches Clinic, scheduled for Saturday, February 16. The clinic will start at nine o’clock that morning, with registration and check in from 8:30 to 8:55 am in the Pinecrest auditorium. The clinic is free and will…
ASHEVILLE—Veteran Asheville High School soccer coach Mike Flowe is stepping away, but only from part of his duties. Flowe has coached both the men’s and women’s teams at Asheville for many years, but he has announced that he will continue coaching the men’s program but has resigned as women’s coach, according to a report in…
“Leadership is not measured by your voice, but by your actions.” ~ Nick Rotenberry, Fred T. Foard High School
RADIO PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS PROVIDED THROUGH NCHSAA EFFORTS CHAPEL HILL—Radio stations across the state of North Carolina are receiving four special public service announcements about high school athletics. The North Carolina High School Athletic Association, in partnership with the North Carolina Athletic Directors Association, has produced a series of two 60-second and two…
MONROE—An outstanding coach at Monroe High School recently hit a career coaching victory milestone. Johnny Sowell, who is both the head football and head basketball coach at Monroe, recently earned his 400th career coaching victory in basketball, according to The Charlotte Observer. Sowell started coaching Monroe’s boys team in 1993. His Redhawks beat Union Academy…
