CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) annually presents the State Awards in several different categories, all based on those "who have done the most for high school athletics" rather than a single accomplishment or having an outstanding win-loss record." The awards are named in memory or in honor of outstanding…
CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association is pleased to honor the recipients of the 2020 Tony Simeon Courage Awards. This year’s recipients are Andrea Cornel from Broughton, Brandy Dills from Franklin, Samuel O’Grady from Sun Valley, and Casen Whitehead from Holly Springs. The Tony Simeon Courage Awards are designed to honor…
CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association has announced the winners of the Willie Bradshaw Memorial Endowed Scholarship for 2019-2020. The Willie Bradshaw Endowed Scholarship provides $750 of scholarship support to selected outstanding Black African American, Native American, Alaska Native, Asian American, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, or Hispanic American student-athletes…
CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2020 Tradition Award. This award is presented to a member of the NCHSAA corporate partnership family for outstanding service to the Association. This year’s recipient is Gearef, formerly known as Honig’s, a long-time preferred vendor of officials’ wear…
A long-time teacher, coach and athletic director, Bobby Purvis has passed away after a battle with cancer. He served students for 42 years, spending most of that career at Union Pines High School. He began his coaching career in the 1980s serving as head men’s and women’s basketball coach as well as head track and…
Since the in-person NCSHOF Salute to Student-Athletes Program had to be canceled due to the national pandemic, the NCSHOF offers this salute to the Class of 2020. See what the 2020-2021 inductee class has to say to the high school student-athletes who faced an unprecedented spring semester.
CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2020 Special Contributor Award. The NCHSAA annually recognizes a foundation, company, or individual for significant and unique contributions to the Association with the Special Contributor Award. This year’s recipient is Musco Sports Lighting. Musco partnered with the NCHSAA in the…
CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 William Clary Medal scholarship. This year’s recipients are Kayla Yang from Clinton High School and Gabriel Barber from East Bladen High School. Winners of the Clary Medal are awarded a one-time $2,000 scholarship and a commemorative…
CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) is pleased to announce the eight winners of the 2020 Homer Thompson Memorial “Eight Who Make a Difference” Awards. These awards are presented in partnership with the North Carolina Farm Bureau and recognize one individual in each region that serve as excellent role models…
CHAPEL HILL – The Morris Walker Development Award was created to help recognize individuals and groups that have helped to build the endowment for the NCHSAA. Through the endowment, these groups and individuals help provide the exceptional quality of championships, scholarship and leadership programs we enjoy in North Carolina. This year recognizes a group, the…
