Five players in this year’s Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles played their high school football for NCHSAA member schools. Philadelphia Jordan Davis, DTMallard Creek HS, Class of 2018 Landon Dickerson, OLSouth Caldwell HS, Class of 2016 Will Shipley, RBWeddington HS, Class of 2021 Kansas City Chiefs D.J. Humphries, OLMallard…
The NCHSAA is committed to promoting good sportsmanship and has partnered with the NC Farm Bureau to recognize two athletes from each State Championship event with the NC Farm Bureau Sportsmanship Awards. The Sportsmanship Award winners for the 2025 Dual Team Wrestling Championship Matches were as follows: (click to enlarge picture) 1A 2A 3A 4A…
CARY – February 6-8, the 2025 NCHSAA Swimming & Diving season concludes at Triangle and Pullen Aquatic Centers.
CHAPEL HILL — The North Carolina High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame is excited to announce the inductees in the Class of 2025. This year’s inductees are a tremendous group of leaders who have left their mark on their communities and the state of North Carolina. The Class of 2025 includes: Brad Allen, Lumberton…
Kyle StinsonSenior, Seaforth High School, Pittsboro After a fulfilling 1.5-year term on the inaugural National Student Advisory Council (NSAC) for the National Federation of High Schools (NFHS), my time representing the eight states of Section 3 is coming to a close. I am incredibly honored to have had this opportunity and would like to extend…
On Sunday, December 22, 2024, Coach Albert Capps was honored with the N.C. Governor’s Laurel Wreath Award is a prestigious recognition bestowed upon individuals who have made exceptional contributions to athletics or sports in North Carolina. Representative Frank Sossamon nominated Coach Capps for this distinguished award. Capps’ remarkable educational career began in 1965 at Henderson…
CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association is proud to stage the 2025 Winter Sports State Championships in February and March. Swimming and Diving New this year, media are asked to register if they plan to attend the Regional Swimming and Diving Championships. The first championships of the Winter will be the Swimming and…
Carroll C. Wright, Jr. passed away on Friday, January 17, 2025, in Haywood County, North Carolina. He was born December 24, 1936, in Swain County, North Carolina, leaving behind a legacy filled with remarkable accomplishments and cherished memories. Wright was inducted into the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame in 2004, among…
Jack William Groce, a beloved member of the High-Country community, passed away Friday, January 17, 2025, at the age of 95. For more than thirty years, Jack, or “Coach Groce,” was a coach, educator, and administrator. Jack’s accomplishments as a player, coach, educator, and administrator are numerous. In recognition of those many accomplishments, he was…
INDIANAPOLIS — Twenty-four high school coaches nationwide have been selected as 2023-24 National Coaches of the Year by the NFHS Coaches Association. The NFHS, which has been recognizing coaches through an awards program since 1982, honors coaches in the top 10 girls’ sports and top 10 boys’ sports (by participation numbers) and in two “other”…
