MOCKSVILLE—Longtime assistant coach Devore Holman has been named the new head football coach at Davie County High School, according to various media reports including the Winston-Salem Journal. Holman replaces Doug Illing, who resigned to take on the head coaching responsibilities at Socastee High School in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Holman, 46, worked with…
MONROE—Colby Barnette, one of the standouts who recently led Piedmont High School to a North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 2-A baseball championship, has earned a couple of spots in the NCHSAA Record Book. Barnette completed his Piedmont career with 127 runs batted in, good for a tie for sixth on the…
WEST CARTERET STANDOUT NAMED GATORADENORTH CAROLINA BOYS TRACK & FIELD ATHLETE OF YEAR CHICAGO— In its 28th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with USA TODAY High School Sports, has named John Crossley of West Carteret High School as its 2012-13 Gatorade North Carolina Boys Track &…
NCHSAA CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION100 TO REMEMBER: COACHES CHAPEL HILL—As part of the celebration of the centennial of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, the NCHSAA has released the second list of its “100 To Remember” series. The list of “100 To Remember: Coaches” highlights one hundred of the top coachesin NCHSAA history, going back to…
WINSTON-SALEM—Johnathan Gainey is leaving Winston-Salem Prep to become head women’s basketball coach at R.J. Reynolds High School, according to a report in the Winston-Salem Journal. Gainey has been the head women’s basketball coach at Winston-Sale Prep for the past five years. The 44-year-old coach will replace Derrele Mitchell, who coached the R.J. Reynolds…
June 20, 1968 On this day on history in the NCHSAA, the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Board of Control voted to raise the membership dues for the organization from five cents per student to 10 cents.
2012-13 Wells Fargo Cup Final Standings Announced CHAPEL HILL –Wells Fargo, along with the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, today announced the final standings in the Wells Fargo Cup competitions for the 2012-13 academic year. The Wells Fargo Cup is sponsored by Wells Fargo and the NCHSAA. The award recognizes the high schools that…
ALEXANDER CENTRAL SOFTBALL HAS PERFORMANCES FOR NCHSAA RECORD BOOK The Alexander Central High School softball team recently completed a march to the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 4-A championship, its fourth in fast pitch, and finished with a 33-1 record. In the process, the Cougars compiled a number of marks that…
June 19, 1969 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Board of Control voted unanimously that athletes be restricted from smoking while representing their school in an athletic contest.
BAKERSVILLE—One of the top athletes in Mitchell High School history is returning to her alma mater as the women’s basketball coach. Emily Paffrath-Hyatte, who led Mitchell to a North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 2-A championship in 2003 as a player, will head the program. She replaces Dawn Lowe, who retired after…
