GLADSTONE, MO– Tom Parker, public address announcer for Southwest Guilford High School athletics, has received a prestigious national award. Parker has been named the 2014-15 Bob Sheppard High School P.A. Announcer of the Year by the National Association of Sports Public Address Announcers (NASPAA). Bob Sheppard was the stadium…
FOUR QUESTIONS—A CONVERSATION WITH GREG GRANTHAM Greg Grantham enjoyed a 31-year career in education, including the last 21 of those years at White Oak High School in Jacksonville. Greg was a varsity men’s basketball coach for 24 seasons and also coached football, baseball and golf during his career. His teams won over 300…
October 21, 2003 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Chris Varela of Fayetteville Pine Forest dished out eight assists en route to a shut out defeat of Cornerstone Academy in men’s soccer. His mark ranks second all-time in NCHSAA men’s soccer history behind Raymundo Fumo’s (Parkwood) nine assists set in 2000. October…
ASHEBORO — Six individual athletes representing an array of sports and a football team that laid the groundwork for years of success have been inducted into the Asheboro High School Hall of Fame, according to the Asheboro Courier-Tribune. Named to the 2015 Hall of Fame class, the 12th…
The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) has a fascinating story on its web site that should be of interest to followers of North Carolina High School Athletic Association athletics. The NFHS has a feature about the Independence High School football program that won an NCHSAA-record 109 consecutive…
CHAPEL HILL—Julissa Quintanilla of North Duplin High School and Spencer Brown of St. Stephens High School in Hickory have been named winners of the NCHSAA Performance of the Week awards, powered by Time Warner Cable Sports Channel with Jersey Mike’s Subs®. Each week one…
October 20, 2003 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, NCHSAA and national record holder Matt Smith netted 11 goals for Eastern Alamance en route to a 14-3 defeat of Graham in a men’s soccer match.
DURHAM—The Durham County commissioners have unanimously approved honoring the late Willie Bradshaw at Durham County Memorial Stadium, according to a story in the Durham Herald-Sun. The commissioners have voted to name the field, the scoreboard and a wall inside the facility for the legendary coach and athletic administrator. Bradshaw, who was a…
2015 Women's Dual Team Tennis State Championship Brackets
October 19, 2012 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Raleigh Wakefield quarterback Connor Mitch threw a record-breaking nine touchdown passes as Wakefield got past Raleigh Broughton in a 70-42 shootout. Four previous quarterbacks had thrown for eight TD's in a single game, the most recent of which was Joe Cox of Charlotte…
