RALEIGH—There is a new and improved way to connect on line with the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame and Museum and tap in to a host of special information. Hall Pass™ is a comprehensive, year-round program to engage and inspire student-athletes, while also providing relevant information to parents, athletic directors, coaches and friends who…
CHAPEL HILL—Alyssa Wright of Lincoln Charter High School and Benjamin Ward of John A. Holmes High School won top honors in the eighth North Carolina High School Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete essay contest. Winners were chosen blindly by a panel of judges with criteria that included originality, content, organization and grammar. The NCHSAA Scholar-Athlete program, is…
CHAPEL HILL—Alyssa Wright of Lincoln Charter High School and Benjamin Ward of John A. Holmes High School won top honors in the eighth North Carolina High School Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete essay contest. Winners were chosen blindly by a panel of judges with criteria that included originality, content, organization and grammar. The NCHSAA Scholar-Athlete program is one…
CHAPEL HILL— Jayla Rogers from E.A. Laney High School and Griffin Myers from Salisbury 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. Jayla Rogers,…
CHAPEL HILL— LucyAnn Ferguson from West Iredell High School and Titus Jones from Reidsville 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. Ferguson, a…
CHARLOTTE—Every year since 1997, the Carolina Panthers have honored high school football coaches through the Coach of the Week program. The Panthers and Toshiba will select a coach for each week of the high school football season. All head coaches in the Carolinas are eligible regardless of their school’s size, league, or division. Coaches are…
By Tim Stevens NCHSAA Historian & NCHSAA Hall of Fame Member (Class of 2008) Charlie Adams probably could have been the executive director of the National Federation of State High School Associations if he wanted to be. But he didn’t want to be. He wanted to work for the boys and girls and North Carolina….
Walker's Funeral Home, Chapel Hill – Charles Henry Adams, longtime Director of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, died peacefully at his home on September 17, 2017, surrounded by family. His warm smile, friendly greeting, firm handshake or hug reflected Charlie’s gracious gift of hospitality, greeting even strangers as welcomed friends. Imbued with an unerring…
CHAPEL HILL— Courtney Weber from Cox Mill High School and Cameron Thayer from Hoggard 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. Weber, a…
“North Carolina has lost a great man with the passing of Charlie Adams. I vividly remember the first time that I formally met Charlie, over 40 years ago. He had a presence as he entered a room. From that first occasion, I watched him grow into the great man that he became. The one thing…
