CHAPEL HILL—Veteran coach Sherry Norris, who guided Chapel Hill High School to a perfect season and the 2014 North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 3-A women’s basketball championship, has announced her retirement. Several outlets, including the Chapel Hill News, have reported that Norris has filed the paperwork necessary to retire effective…
CERRO GORDO—Mark Little has resigned as both athletic directors and head football coach at West Columbus High School, according to a report by WECT-TV. Little has been at West Columbus for two seasons and has served as the athletic director during the 2013-14 academic year. Little had served as…
April 3, 1964 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Jimmy “Bubba” Lisk of South Stanly fanned 21 batters in a seven-inning high school baseball game against county rival North Stanly. South Stanly won the game 5-1.
CARY—The Duke Heart Center is presenting the first annual Duke Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes Symposium. It is scheduled for the Embassy Suites in Cary on Saturday, April 12, 2014. The program is designed to meet the continuing education needs of cardiologists, primary care physicians, sports medicine specialists, exercise physiologists, athletic…
CHAPEL HILL—An event that has become a highlight of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association year is scheduled for Saturday. The annual NCHSAA Hall of Fame banquet and induction ceremonies are set for the Friday Center on the campus of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, with dinner starting…
April 2, 1998 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, the North Carolina High School Athletic Association and Wendy's announced a major corporate sponsorship. The sponsorship also included an unprecedented ticket program in which Wendy’s made available a supply of tickets to every NCHSAA member school. The tickets were customized for that particular…
FAYETTEVILLE– A Cape Fear High School softball player has vaulted to the top of a North Carolina High School Athletic Association record listing, according to a report by the Fayetteville Observer. Haley Cashwell, who is only a freshman, continues her torrid streak at the plate and…
SALEMBURG—The Fayetteville Observer has reported that former high school, collegiate and professional basketball standout Chasity Melvin will hold a basketball camp at her high school alma mater over the Easter break. The camp is scheduled for Lakewood High School in Salemburg on April 22-24. Registration begins at 7:30 am…
April 1, 2008 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Brevard’s Andrew Blackwell was not fooled by Pisgah pitching, as he drove in 10 runs in a high school baseball game.
A South Stokes High School freshman softball standout has earned a spot in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state record book. Katie Manring hit three home runs recently in a Stokes County battle between North and South. Manring homered in the first, third and seventh innings…
