INDIANAPOLIS— A more standardized pre-match procedure requiring referees to perform skin checks or verify that skin checks had been completed on-site by an appropriate health-care professional was approved by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Wrestling Rules Committee at its recent meeting in Indianapolis. This clarification of the…
a quick question concerning rules, regulations and policies of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Q: Are there standards set for hosting NCHSAA playoff contests? A: The answer is yes; in football there are specific seating requirements for being able to host a game. The NCHSAA Board of Directors also recently…
CARY – Senior Nick Forbes scored the winning goal in sudden death overtime to lift Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons to an exciting 13-12 victory over Waxhaw Marvin Ridge on Saturday afternoon in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association's state men's 1-A/2-A/3-A lacrosse championship at WakeMed Soccer Park. Gibbons dominated possession in the…
CARY – Sophomore attack player Kieran Rinaldi scored two goals in overtime as Lake Norman edged Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons 17-15 in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association's sixth annual state women's lacrosse championship Saturday afternoon at WakeMed Soccer Park. The game was…
CARY – Apex built a solid lead and then held off a furious comeback by Charlotte Catholic to take a narrow 7-6 victory Friday night In the North Carolina High School Athletic Association's state 4-A men's lacrosse championship at WakeMed Soccer Park. Senior midfielder…
MOUNT ULLA—Joe Nixon has been named the new head football coach at West Rowan, taking over for Scott Young, who had stepped down. A number of media outlets have reported the news, including the Salisbury Post. Nixon is returning to West Rowan, where he had been an assistant coach,…
Below is the link for live streaming from Time Warner Cable for the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state lacrosse championships: http://www.twcsportschannel.com/nchsaalax
ROCKINGHAM— Ricky Young, head baseball coach at Richmond Senior High School, passed a coaching career milestone earlier this month. Coach Young won his 300th game on May 7 in the Southeastern Conference tournament championship game as the Raiders beat Purnell Swett 4-3. Coach Young won his 301st in the…
FOUR QUESTIONS…A CONVERSATION WITH SCOTT BRASWELL Scott Braswell has served as the head football coach at Hoggard since 1997 and has guided what has become one of the state’s top programs under his leadership. Hoggard won the NCHSAA state 4-A championship in 2007 and went 13-1 last fall, losing in the Eastern finals…
MOORESVILLE—Frank Rader, a great friend to wrestling at both the high school and collegiate levels, died on Monday at his home in Mooresville at the age of 66. Born in Newton, he was a graduate of Mooresville High School where he was a standout wrestler and then received his…
