PADDING PERMITTED FOR POLE VAULT PLANTING BOXES IN HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD INDIANAPOLIS— Padding for pole vault planting boxes that meets the new ASTM specification standard is now permitted for use in high school track and field competition. The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Track and Field Rules Committee recommended the…
WEST IREDELL PITCHER THROWS PERFECT GAME STATESVILLE– A West Iredell High School pitcher fired a perfect game in baseball action on Tuesday. Luke Elliott of West put his name in the NCHSAA record books with his performance, pitching a seven-inning 7-0 victory over Statesville. Elliott struck out 10 while keeping any Greyhound batter from reaching…
April 18, 2006 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Cathy Miller of Alexander Central and Kate Moye of Pamlico were named the inaugural winners of the Pat Gainey Memorial Awards. Miller won the coach’s award while Moye was named the winner of the student scholarship award.
Seven honorees have been named to he Johnston County Athletic Hall of Fame for 2013. The induction ceremony will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at Cleveland High School. The dinner will begin at 6:30 in the cafeteria. Members of this year’s induction class include: Gary Fowler (Clayton)—a 1973 graduate of Smithfield-Selma who posted…
LONG CONFERENCE WINNING STREAK IN SOFTBALL IS FINALLY SNAPPED A lengthy consecutive game winning streak in softball has finally been snapped, according to various media reports including the Wake-Franklin Weekly. Wake Forest-Rolesville had rolled up 143 consecutive conference victories over a 12-year span, but the streak was finally snapped on Tuesday night as Heritage scored…
SANDY MARTIN, EDDIE RIVERSNAMED TOBY WEBB AWARD WINNERS FOR NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION CHAPEL HILL – Sandy Martin of Providence High School in Charlotte and Eddie Rivers of Forest Hills High School in Marshville are the recipients of the eighth annual Toby Webb Coach of the Year Awards given by the North Carolina High…
April 16, 1999 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Charles B. Aycock High School was a part of a baseball slugfest when the Golden Falcons and Bertie combined for 38 hits (19 apiece) in Aycock’s 18-16 10-inning victory.
Sportsmanship Recognition for NCHSAA Student-Athletes As “Heart Of A Champion” Winners Honored CHAPEL HILL—A total of 22 student-athletes from North Carolina High School Athletic Association member schools have been honored for their outstanding sportsmanship as winners of “Heart of a Champion” recognition. The sportsmanship recognition is part of the program offered by the NCHSAA Student Services…
The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) has been provided with a copy of a newly enacted policy by NAERA (National Athletic Equipment Reconditioning Association) pertaining to aftermarket football helmet attachments. Under the policy, reconditioners would remove such attachments and either return them to the submitting high schools or destroy them, at the…
April 12, 2011 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, former North Carolina State Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Craig Phillips died in Wilmington at the age of 88. Phillips was a former school superintendent who is a member of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame.
