CHAPEL HILL—Former North Carolina High School Athletic Association executive director Simon Terrell died this morning after battling the results of a stroke for the past several months. He was 81. The funeral is scheduled for Saturday, August 20, at 2 p.m. at University Baptist Church in Chapel Hill, with visitation an hour before at the…
CHAPEL HILL—Over 6,500 individual awards have been earned by students for the spring semester from the North Carolina High School Athletic Association for achievements in the classroom as well as on the playing court or athletic field. The NCHSAA made the awards in its Scholar-Athlete program, which includes recognition of varsity teams which attain certain…
Members of the media in North and South Carolina are encouraged to nominate igh school football coaches in their area in the Carolina Panthers Coach of the Week program. The Carolina Panthers will select a coach for each week of the high school football season with the winning coach receiving Panthers memorabilia as well as…
CHARLOTTE—The Carolina Panthers, one of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s corporate partners, has several community outreach programs that could be of interest to NCHSAA member schools. The NFL High School Player Development program helps high school students in communities in need tackle the challege of getting to college. The program provides incoming (fall…
CHAPEL HILL– The North Carolina High School Athletic Association announced today that Cheer Ltd. Inc., a national leader in the spirit industry, has established the Carolina Cup Award to recognize annually the top high school varsity cheerleading team in North Carolina. The first Carolina Cup will be presented at the 2005 NCHSAA State Invitational Cheerleading…
Wachovia Bank, N.A., along with the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, has announced the final standings for the Wachovia Cup competitions for the 2004-2005 academic year. The Wachovia Cup award, sponsored by Wachovia Bank, N.A., and the NCHSAA, recognizes the high schools that achieve the best overall interscholastic athletic performance within each of the…
CHAPEL HILL—Some 25 student-athletes from North Carolina High School Athletic Association member schools have been recognized for their outstanding sportsmanship as winners of “Heart of a Champion” recognition. The sportsmanship recognition is part of the program offered by the NCHSAA Student Services Division and is sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline. Mark Dreibelbis, NCHSAA assistant executive director, and…
CHAPEL HILL– There will be no change in the individual football participation rule for the 2005 North Carolina High School Athletic Association season. A possible rule change had been approved by the NCHSAA Board of Directors in May, pending approval by the Sports Medicine Committee which works with the Association. But that committee, which includes…
DURHAM—South Lenoir High School’s Paul Novicki is the tenth annual state winner in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s “Be A Good Sport” program sponsored by the Durham Sports Club. The winner was recognized at the Durham Sports Club’s luncheon meeting at the Croasdaile Country Club in June. The award is known as the…
CHARLOTTE — Jessie Sims of West Henderson High School and Terrell Hudgins (pronounced tuh-RELL) Hudgins of Rocky Mount High School have been named winners of the 2005 Athlete of the Year awards by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA). These are the top athletic awards given by the NCHSAA to honor the most…
