VETERAN COACH TO FILL BASEBALL ROLE AT PENDER HIGH SCHOOL BURGAW— Veteran head coach Ed Lewis will come out of retirement to coach Pender High School’s baseball team this spring. The Wilmington Star News reports that Lewis will take over the baseball coaching position vacated by Tom Eanes when he accepted the job as Ashley’s…
NCHSAA Hall of Famer George Whitfield is the News & Observer “Tar Heel of the Week” for the week of February 6, 2011.
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. HILLSIDE BASKETBALL’S “PONY EXPRESS” One of the most famous high school…
ROBESON COUNTY SPORTS HALL OF FAME INCLUDES HIGH SCHOOL STANDOUTS PEMBROKE — The Robeson County Sports Hall of Fame has announced seven new inductees to its hall, according to a report in The Robesonian newspaper. The class includes several outstanding high school athletes, a major league baseball player with a .311 career batting average, an…
WINSTON-SALEM — The Winston-Salem Journal has reported that Reagan High School has named Josh McGee as its new head football coach. McGee, 27, was an outstanding football player at West Forsyth and then at Winston-Salem State University. McGee, a former assistant at Reagan and West Forsyth, replaces Greg King, the only head football coach Reagan…
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. A native of Durham, Willie Bradshaw has devoted a lifetime of…
OFFICIAL FOOTBALLS FOR SUPER BOWL Wilson has long been a corporate sponsor of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, and its public address announcements at selected NCHSAA championships often contain the tag line “the brand of the pros and now the brand of the Association.” Wilson will be supplying the official footballs for this…
GASTON COUNTY TO HOLD CONCUSSION FORUM FOR COACHES GASTONIA — Coaches in Gaston County and the surrounding area of the state have an excellent learning opportunity relative to an important topic: concussions. Caromont and Sports Plus are sponsoring a Concussion Forum for coaches at Gaston Memorial Hospital. It is scheduled for February 9 starting at…
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 The late Dr. Wiley “Army” Armstrong was…
NFHS LAUNCHES ON LINE PUBLICATION FOR COACHES A new online publication for high school coaches has officially been launched by the National Federation of State High School Association (NFHS). The publication NFHS Coaching Today officially launched this week. NFHS Coaching Today can be accessed from the home page of the NFHS web site site –www.nfhs.org…
