FAYETTEVILLE—Patricia Raye Robertson, a long-time game official in softball and volleyball, died earlier this week after a long battle with cancer, according to The Fayetteville Observer. She had officiated for over 30 years and was a member of the USSSA’s North Carolina Hall of fame as an umpire She was the sister…
PINECREST GOLFER HAS GREAT 18-HOLE SCORE,WILL BE LISTED IN NCHSAA RECORD BOOK A Pinecrest High School golfer has put together a record 18-hole round for regular season women’s golf and will be listed in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Record Book. Gabby Weiss of Pinecrest, who has committed to continue her career at…
WILKESBORO—Marvin “Red” Hoffman, an outstanding head football coach and administrator and member of the North Carolina Highn School Athletic Association Hall of Fame, died at his home on Monday at the age of 90. Hoffman compiled a tremendous record as a head football coach and athletic administration during his career in Wilkes County….
WILMINGTON—Hoggard High School has named its football stadium in honor of its current head football coach. The facility is now known as Scott Braswell Stadium. Braswell came to Hoggard from Charlotte’s Olympic High in 1997 and has rolled up 146 victories and a .750 overall winning percentage during his tenure at Hoggard. …
September 12, 2003 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Charlie Frye kicked five field goals for North Davidson High School in a 36-0 football victory over East Davidson. He is one of three players listed with five field goals in a single game in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association football record…
CHAPEL HILL— Dr. Bill Miller, superintendent of the Polk County schools, will serve as president of the North Carolina High School Board of Directors for the 2013-14 academic year. Miller, who was slated to be vice-president this year, was elevated to president when Kathy Spencer, the superintendent of Onslow County, retired. Spencer was the vice-president…
September 11, 2009 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Colby Waddell of Enka caught 12 passes for a whopping 258 yards as the Jets slipped past East Henderson 37-36 in high school football action. September 11, 2011 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Gastonia Forestview outscored Bessemer City 58-42 in one…
Freshman Callista Rice of North Buncombe High School recently recorded a memorable round in women’s golf action on the nine-hole Forest City Country Club course. Rice fired a five-under par 31 on the 2,208-yard layout in the All-Western North Carolina Golf Tournament, which featured 12 teams from the area. She had an eagle and three…
September 10, 1954 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Aberdeen High School downed Red Springs 44-0 in a six-man football game at Aberdeen— the first in the history of the school played under the lights.
NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS PARTICIPATIONINCREASES FOR 24TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR INDIANAPOLIS— Participation in high school sports increased for the 24th consecutive year in 2012-13 and passed the 7.7 million mark for the first time, according to the annual High School Athletics Participation Survey conducted by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). Based on…
