MYRTLE BEACH—The North Carolina women and the South Carolina men took victories in the Carolinas All-Star Basketball Classic over the weekend. The North Carolina team rallied from an 11-point second half deficit to prevail by 76-67 in overtime over their counterparts from South Carolina in the women’s game. In the men’s contest, North Carolina had…
Lewis Owens will step down as athletic director at Middle Creek High School in Wake County at the end of this academic year, according to The Raleigh News and Observer. Owens has been at Middle Creek for 10 years and served as athletic director there for seven. He has 28 years of experience as a…
March 25, 1989 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, future ACC stars Danyel Parker and Tonya Sampson teamed up to lead Clinton passed Bunker Hill 72-63 in the 2-A women’s basketball championship. Parker dropped 34 and Sampson added 25 as Clinton finished 26-0 on the season and won their first of back-to-back NCHSAA…
NCHSAA 100th ANNIVERSARY LUNCHEONFOR ATHLETIC DIRECTORS PART OF NCADA CONFERENCE WILMINGTON—The North Carolina Athletic Directors Association completed its 42nd annual conference at the Wilmington Hilton Riverside earlier this week. Athletic directors from across the state attended the conference, which included workshop sessions, a number of speakers and professional development with the offering of…
March 22, 2010 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, The North Carolina High School Athletic Association announced the formation of the NCHSAA Student-Athlete Advisory Council, working through the Student Services division of the NCHSAA. The council will serve as a voice for student-athletes who participate in NCHSAA programs. March 22, 2001 On this…
CHAPEL HILL—A new award has been established for student-athletes at North Carolina High School Athletic Association member schools. The Jerry McGee Endowed Scholarship has been created in honor of Jerry McGee for more than 22 years of service as executive director of the North Carolina Athletic Directors’ Association (NCADA). McGee is a long-time athletic administrator…
March 21, 1998 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, T.C Roberson’s Shawn Alexander lit up the scoreboard by dropping an NCHSAA men’s basketball championship game record 41 points, including making seven of 12 from behind the arc, in a 77-72 loss to Goldsboro in the NCHSAA 3-A state basketball final. His seven three-pointers…
NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 99th ANNUAL MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS 42nd ANNUAL WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS TOURNAMENT NOTEBOOK tidbits of information and other minutiae from the 2013 NCHSAA Basketball Championships • EAST vs. WEST: For 11 times in the past 14 years, the Western representatives have held the edge over the Eastern champions in the…
March 20, 2002 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, South Johnston blasted two grand slams in one inning versus Harnett Central in a high school baseball game.
NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL TEAMS INVOLVED IN DIG PINK FUNDRAISING In 2012, North Carolina high school volleyball teams were ranked #15 in the country for their Dig Pink® fundraising, according to The Side-Out Foundation. They raised a total of $18,344 for the non-profit organization that raises money for breast cancer research through the sport…
