CHARLOTTE— Joe Evans has been named the new head football coach at Independence High School, according to various media reports. Evans, who is 32, will be in his first head coaching position. He formerly served as the offensive coordinator at Independence. Evans will take over for Bill Geiler, who is retiring. Geiler helped to guide…
ENKA— Enka High School volleyball player Taylor Sauer has earned her way into the North Carolina High School Record Book in her sport. The Enka standout set the NCHSAA record for kills in a season with 602 and also averaged 21.5 kills per match, a new record. Those marks exceeded the former standards of 512…
ANNUAL WHITFIELD BASEBALL CLINIC JANUARY 14 IN GOLDSBORO GOLDSBORO– The baseball clinic run by North Carolina High School Athletic Association Hall of Famer George Whitfield is set for its 41st annual renewal. The clinic is scheduled for Goldsboro High School on Saturday, January 12, 2013 and features another tremendous lineup. Registration is scheduled from 7:30…
This Holiday Season, for the eighth year in a row, returning and prospective baseball players at South Johnston High School took part in a community service project. We raffled off a $100 Wal-Mart gift card with 100% of the proceeds going to the US Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots. The baseball program at South…
PFAFFTOWN— Howard West of Reagan High School has achieved an amazing milestone that very few men’s basketball coaches have ever hit. According to the Winston-Salem Journal, West earned his 700th career coaching victory on December 11 when his Reagan team beat Lexington 67-55. West, who is in his 40th year of coaching, for many years…
ERWIN INDUCTS FIVE INTO ITS HALL OF FAME ASHEVILLE — Five individuals have been inducted into the Clyde Erwin High School Athletic Hall of Fame, according to reports in the Asheville Citizen-Times. Joining the Erwin Hall of Fame included Ben Dorsey (football and track), Frank Maney (baseball), Stephanie Freeman Montgomery (basketball, softball and volleyball), Lawrence…
2012 Fall Season Wells Fargo Cup Leaders Announced CHAPEL HILL– Wells Fargo, along with the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, today announced the standings for fall sports in the Wells Fargo Cup competitions for the 2012-13 academic year. The Wells Fargo…
NCCA FOOTBALL GAME SITE MOVING FOR 2013 HIGH POINT – The North Carolina Coaches Association has announced that the 65th East-West All-Star football game will be played at A.J. Simeon Stadium in July of 2013, according to various media reports. Grimsley’s Jamieson Stadium in Greensboro has been the site for the high school all-star game…
DALLAS– In an effort to improve appropriate medical care for youth athletes, the National Athletic Trainers’ Association has announces the fourth annual Youth Sports Safety Summit in Washington, D.C. The February 5-6, 2013 event, which will launch the National Action Plan for Sports Safety, will build upon the success of the NATA-founded Youth Sports Safety…
CHARLOTTE— Vance High School head basketball coach Will Robinson recently achieved a big coaching milestone, according to The Charlotte Observer. The 58-year-old head coach recently earned his 500th career coaching victory in a victory over Independence. He has earned 150 of those victories at Vance. His team made it to the NCHSAA state 4-A championship…
