CHAPEL HILL – Cam Gill from Salisbury High School and Chase Gilley from East Lincoln 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. Gill, a…
Mr. Butch Whitesell, 70, of Houston Loop, Taylorsville, passed away June 27, 2018 at Catawba Regional Hospice. Mr. Whitesell was born June 25, 1948 in Greensboro, NC, the son of the late Harvey Whitesell and Frances Moore Whitesell. Butch grew up in Gibsonville, NC. After graduating from ECU, he taught health and physical education at…
Chapel Hill, N.C. – Moe’s Southwest Grill locations in the Triangle, in conjunction with the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA), have selected Lydia Bjorklund from Heritage High School in Wake Forest, N.C., Robby White of Cary High School in Cary, N.C., and Trent Wilson from Wakefield High School in Raleigh, N.C., as recipients…
Due to the need for NCHSAA staff to help with the NCHSAA softball/baseball state championships, which begin later today, the NCHSAA offices will close today at 1 pm. If you have an immediate need, please send an email to the appropriate staff member. The office will reopen Monday, June 4 at 8 am.
RALEIGH – The Jack Britt Buccaneers returned to Dail Softball Stadium for game three of the 4A Softball Championship Series with South Caldwell just one day after being no-hit in game two by the Spartans Anna King. The Buccaneer bats woke up overnight, slapping out 13 hits in the decisive game three as Jack Britt…
2A Baseball: Whiteville slides by Ledford 6-4 to win second straight championship ZEBULON – Whiteville used a four run fifth inning to slide by Ledford 6-4 and win the program’s second straight state baseball championship, this one at the 2A level. The Wolfpack took home the 1A Championship a season ago downing Murphy in two…
3A Baseball Championship: New Hanover sweeps Crest with a 2-1 game two victory BURLINGTON – The New Hanover Wildcats claimed their third state championship since play went to four classifications in 1960 with a 2-1 win in game two of the 3A Baseball State Championship. The Wildcats swept the series with the win, earning their…
4A Baseball Championship: Fuquay-Varina slugs way to 10-6 victory over Ardrey Kell and second state title ZEBULON – Fuquay-Varina pounded out 13 hits in the decisive game three of the 4A Baseball State Championship Series as the Bengals slugged their way to a 10-6 victory over Ardrey Kell and the program’s second state championship. The…
1A Softball Championship: Alleghany comes from behind to down Louisburg 3-2 in extras and sweep the series RALEIGH – With their backs to the wall in the bottom of the seventh, the Trojans of Alleghany managed to scrape out one run and force extra innings in game two of the 1A Softball State Championship Series….
2A Softball Championship: South Granville sweeps Franklin with 7-0 win in Game 2 GREENSBORO – South Granville and Franklin were locked in a tight pitcher’s duel until the top of the fifth inning when the Vikings broke through for three runs, giving their starter Brooke Bowling some breathing room on their way to a 7-0…
