BURGAW–Bob Via has been named the new head football coach at Pender High School, according to a report in the Wilmington Star-News and a posting on the Pender High School athletics web site. Via was an assistant coach at Ashley High School last year. Before that, he worked 28 years…
BURLINGTON– Marty Parrish has resigned as the head men’s basketball coach at Southern Alamance High School, according to a report in the Burlington Times-News. Parrish coached only one season at Southern Alamance but guided the team into the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state playoffs for the first time…
July 10, 2010 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, long-time coach and administrator Willie Bradshaw of Durham was inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame in San Diego. Bradshaw is also a member of the NCHSAA Hall of Fame.
The North Carolina High School Athletic Association has celebrated over 100 years of service, and even though the organization has been around for a while it has made a constant effort to deal with the changing landscape of education and the challenges which any organization can face. To that end, the…
photo courtesy Tampa Bay Rays Former Clayton High School baseball star Chris Archer is having a phenomenal year with the Tampa Bay Rays, and it has obviously been noticed. Archer has been named to the American League all-star team and will play against the National League in Cincinnati…
CLAREMONT—Lee Swanson has been named as the new head men’s basketball coach at Bunker Hill High School in Catawba County, according to various media reports including the Hickory Daily Record. Swanson comes to Bunker Hill after six years as head coach at South Caldwell. He replaces Matt Wilkinson, who left…
photo courtesy Elon University A book written by an outstanding North Carolina tennis coach may be of interest to coaches, players and fans of tennis in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association. The book is entitled “The Little Green Book of Tennis” and is written by Tom…
July 7, 2008 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, long-time North Carolina Athletic Director Association executive director Jerry McGee was inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame in Washington, D.C. McGee is also a member of the NCHSAA Hall of Fame.
BAYBORO—Torrey Nowell has been named the new head football coach at Pamlico High School, according to a report in the New Bern Sun Journal. It will be the first head coaching position for the 28-year-old Nowell, who played at Gates County High School and then played collegiately at Elizabeth City State University….
July 1, 2001 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, long-time North Carolina High School Athletic Association executive director Charlie Adams was inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame in Maui, Hawaii. Adams is also a member of the NCHSAA Hall of Fame and the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame,…
