EAST FLAT ROCK— An East Henderson High School student-athlete has added her name to the North Carolina High School Record Book for three-point field goals in a season in women’s basketball. According to the Asheville Citizen-Times, Stephanie Smith of East Henderson finished the 2011-12 season with 91 three-pointers, which would be the fifth best mark…
ENKA STAR BURNS NETS FOR 54 POINTS WAYNESVILLE — Enka High School senior basketball standout had a night to remember on Wednesday night. Taylor McCurry poured in 54 points to lead Enka to a 105-101 victory in overtime over Tuscola in men’s basketball action in the second round of the North Carolina High School Athletic…
BIG HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL EVENT SCHEDULED FOR HICKORY HICKORY— The Hickory Crawdads, South Atlantic League affiliate of the Texas Rangers, have announced the details of the 2012 Prep Baseball Showcase Showdown at L.P. Frans Stadium on Saturday, March 3. The showcase will consist of four exciting match-ups featuring high school teams from around the area,…
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. RUSSELL BLUNT Russ Blunt’s coaching career…
GREENSBORO— The Greensboro Coliseum will be the site this weekend for one of the largest single high school sporting events in the Southeast. The North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s annual state wrestling championships are scheduled for three days, starting Thursday evening and running all day Friday and Saturday, bringing together over 600 of…
COOPER HIGH SCHOOL TEAM TO BE HONORED CLAYTON– The old Cooper High School here will celebrate a great milestone in the history of that school this weekend. Cooper Heritage Alumni are celebrating Black History Month with a Heritage Celebration Luncheon on Saturday at the American Legion building in Clayton. The event will honor Cooper’s North…
Two North Carolina High School Athletic Association baseball players have been named to the Louisville Slugger High School All-American baseball team. Curt Britt of Scotland made it as a dual player, both as a righthanded pitcher and a first baseball, while Corey Seager of Northwest Cabarrus was chosen to the squad as an infielder. Both…
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. HARVEY REID Harvey Reid was one…
James “Buddy” King has been named the new head football coach at Maiden High School. The Observer-News-Enterprise of Newton was among the media outlets which covered the press conference last week. King served the past two seasons as offensive line coach at Goose Creek High School in South Carolina and has an extensive collegiate background….
February 19, 1964 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, the Boone Trail and Angier High School men’s basketball teams played the longest game in high school, college or professional basketball history, when Boone outlasted Angier 56-54 in 13 overtimes. Boone Trail’s Frankie Stewart played all 71 minutes and led all scorers with 29…
