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Celebrating Black History Month: Stephens-Lee High School

One of the well-known schools which was a member of the old North Carolina High School Athletic Conference was Stephens-Lee High School of Asheville. Stephens-Lee opened in 1921 and graduated its first class in 1924. The school was also known for its excellent music program as well as athletics. One of the great coaches for the Stephens-Lee Bears was Clarence Moore, who later was inducted into the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame.

Celebrating Black History Month: Bill Carver

Bill Carver made significant contributions to high school athletics as a coach, administrator and game official. A graduate of Fayetteville’s E.E. Smith High School and Hampton University, Carver spent 37 years of his career in Cumberland County, first as a successful coach in several sports at his high school alma mater. He coached at E.E. Smith in various capacities for 18 years before moving into administration, first for 10 years as assistant principal and athletic director at Smith and then as director of student activities for the county.

Celebrating Black History Month: Russell Blunt

Russ Blunt’s coaching career included four sports and an amazing six decades, but this 1936 graduate of St. Augustine’s College really made his mark in track. He built a dynasty at Hillside High School in Durham, winning 10 state championships in the old North Carolina High School Athletic Conference (NCHSAC) and then winning or sharing several state titles in NCHSAA competition in indoor and outdoor track. During one 12-year period his high school track teams lost only two dual meets and at one point he was acknowledged by USA Today as the oldest active high school coach in the country.

STUDENTS FROM PANTHER CREEK & CARDINAL GIBBONS EARN PERFORMANCE OF THE WEEK AWARDS

CHAPEL HILL— Claire Curzan from Cardinal Gibbons High School and Morgan Smalls from Panther Creek High School have been named recipients of the NCHSAA Performance of the Week awards. Each week two athletes in North Carolina High School Athletic Association competition are selected for this award from nominations received from media and school administrators. Curzan,…

Celebrating Black History Month: Donald Davis, Sr.

Donald Davis, Sr. from Burlington has a long track record of dedicated service to Cummings High School’s track team. Davis has served the City of Burlington as Superintendent of Sanitation from 1980 until 2006 when he retired. From 1987 until 2003 when he was named the Cummings Head Track and Field Coach, Davis volunteered as Assistant Track and Field Coach for both the indoor and outdoor teams. He has been a part of 27 team State Championships, spanning from 1987 to the 1A/2A Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championship his Cavaliers won this past weekend. His teams finished as state runners-up 12 times, he coached over 140 Individual Event State Champions and 31 State Meet MVP’s. Remarkably, he coached at least 1 state champion in the hurdles events for 24 consecutive years.

2019 NCHSAA Indoor Track & Field Championship Wrap-Up

The 2019 NCHSAA Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field Championships wrapped up last weekend. See breif recaps of each meet and find links to full results and stories from the championships here in this article. 2019 1A/2A INDOOR TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP | Cummings Women grab program’s tenth title, Croatan Men earn back-to-back crowns February 9, 2019…

2019 NCHSAA Swimming & Diving Championships Conclude

CARY, NC – The 2019 NCHSAA Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving Championships wrapped up with one of the fastest Championships in the history of the Association. See breif recaps of each meet and find links to full results and stories from the championships here in this article. 2019 1A/2A SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP |…

2019 4A INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP

Southeast Raleigh sweeps team titles; Smalls and Haddock star in record-slashing meet WINSTON-SALEM, NC – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) 4A Indoor Track and Field Championships at the JDL FastTrack were tightly contested as seven all classification meet records went down. The Southeast Raleigh men’s and women’s teams swept the team competitions,…

2019 1A/2A INDOOR TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP

Cummings Women grab program’s tenth title, Croatan Men earn back-to-back crowns WINSTON-SALEM, NC – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) 1A/2A Indoor Track Championships saw a pair of 1A/2A meet records fall on the men’s side. The Cuthbertson women earned the program’s tenth team title and first since 2016. The Croatan men nabbed…

2019 3A Indoor Track & Field Recap

Cuthbertson Women pick up third straight, Weddington men grab back-to-back team titles WINSTON-SALEM, NC – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) annual 3A Indoor Track & Field Championships saw some familiar faces and programs on top of the podium at the JDL FastTrack in Winston-Salem. The Cuthbertson women’s team ran away with their…