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ATHLETIC TRAINING MONTH: Pitt Co. Athletic Director, Ron Butler, discusses benefits his schools have gained from hiring LAT personnel

The month of March is National Athletic Training Month as promoted by the National Athletic Trainers' Association to spread awareness about the important work of athletic trainers. During the month of March, we'll spotlight Licensed Athletic Trainers across the state, asking them why they participate in education-based athletics as a trainer. We will also talk to Athletic…

STUDENTS FROM ALEXANDER CENTRAL & WEST COLUMBUS EARN PERFORMANCE OF THE WEEK AWARDS

CHAPEL HILL— Marissa Brown from Alexander Central High School and Cole Benton from West Columbus 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. Brown,…

Athletic Training Month: LAT Brittney Fuller from Berry Academy shares her #MyReasonWhy story

Winter 2018 Wells Fargo Conference Cup Standings Announced

Wells Fargo, along with the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, has announced the final standings in the Wells Fargo Conference Cup competitions for the 2018 winter sports season. The Wells Fargo Cup award, sponsored by Wells Fargo and the NCHSAA, recognizes the schools that achieve the best overall interscholastic athletic performance within each of the state’s four competitive classifications. The Wells Fargo Conference…

STUDENTS FROM PENDER & BEAR GRASS CHARTER EARN PERFORMANCE OF THE WEEK AWARDS

CHAPEL HILL— Riley Gurganus of Pender High School and Hunter Forbes of Bear Grass Charter School were 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 submitted by media and school administrators. Gurganus, a sophomore…

4A MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP: Independence climbs past Heritage 71-60 for their second title

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The Independence Patriots returned to the 4A State Championship Game for the first time since 1997, when they knocked off Richmond County. The second trip to a State Final was a pretty similar picture as the Patriots played solid team basketball on their way to a 71-60 victory over Heritage. The…

3A MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP – Cox Mill escapes Northside-Jacksonville 65-63 to win their second-straight state championship

RALEIGH, N.C. – In a highly anticipated matchup of a pair of defending state champions, it was the defending 3A State Champions, Cox Mill, that held on to down last year’s 2A State Champions, Northside-Jacksonville, by a narrow 65-63 margin. The two teams played a very tight first half, with Cox Mill taking a slim…

3A WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP: Northern Guilford claims second straight with a 60-52 win over Jacksonville

RALEIGH, N.C. – Northern Guilford led the whole way and pushed out to as much as a 19-point lead in the first half, as the Nighthawks powered their way past Jacksonville to the 3A Women’s Basketball State Championship. The Nighthawks earned their second straight State Championship with the victory. Northern Guilford is used to tight…

4A WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP: Northwest Guilford goes back-to-back with a 44-36 comeback win over Southeast Raleigh

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Southeast Raleigh built a 12-point lead early in the first quarter, but the defending 4A State Champions from Northwest Guilford slowly battled and scrapped their way back into the game for a 44-36 victory and their second straight State Championship. Southeast Raleigh jumped out of the gates on fire, Jada McMillian…

2A MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP: Forest Hills earns their first championship, holding off Greene Central 63-59

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The Forest Hills Yellow Jackets saw their State Championship dreams die in the Regional Finals each of the last two years. This year’s team got over that hump, earning the school their first state championship berth since 1964, and with a 63-59 win over Greene Central in the 2A State Championship,…