November 15, 1973 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, basketball booking associations were encouraged by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association to assign officials on a local level because of the energy crisis, in an effort to eliminate travel as much as possible.
FAYETTEVILLE— An ESPN announcer made a return trip last week to his high school alma mater. Sam Gore, who works a variety of sports for the cable sports network, visited Terry Sanford High School to speak with students as part of the school’s Distinguished Speakers Series, according to the Fayetteville Observer. Gore was a four-time…
November 14, 1964 On this day on history in the NCHSAA, Southport defeated Tar Heel 46-27 in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state eight-man football championship game, played in Whiteville.
RALEIGH— The times have been established for the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state men’s soccer championship, set for Saturday, November 17. All four classifications will hold their championship match at Dail Soccer Field on the campus of North Carolina State University. The championships will start with Cary Green Hope (23-2) going against…
Looking for a good news story about high school athletics? The Charlotte Observer provided one recently about the opening week of the NCHSAA football playoffs. Information from The Charlotte Observer follows: “Towards the end of Mount Airy’s 47-14 playoff win over Monroe’s Central Academy, Mount Airy put in a special needs player, Austin Bowman. “Bowman…
GASTONIA— Hugh “Buzz” Peeler, a legend in Gaston County baseball who also had an extensive tenure as a high school baseball coach, died recently, according to The Gaston Gazette. Peeler, who was also a collegiate standout at Lenoir-Rhyne in Hickory, was the one of the first Cherryville Post 100 American Legion standouts who helped led…
November 13, 1998 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, South Columbus rolled up 745 rushing yards against Eastern Guilford in a high school football game. It eclipsed the old NCHSAA mark of 731 set in 1963 by South Stanly and ranks in top-five all-time in national high school history.
SPIECE IN HEAD COACHING ROLE IN WRESTLING AT SWANSBORO SWANSBORO— The Jacksonville Daily News reports that Brandon Spiece is the new wrestling coach at Swansboro High in Onslow County. Spiece, who played football at Methodist University and is a graduate of New Bern High, was named to the post in March and has officially begun…
November 12, 2005 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Raleigh Sanderson captured top honors in the super varsity division and took the inaugural Carolina Cup in the third annual North Carolina High School Athletic Association state invitational cheerleading championships at Reynolds Coliseum. The Cup is awarded for the highest cumulative score in the…
MILLER IS INTERIM COACH AT SOUTHERN ALAMANCE MOUNT HERMON — According to the Burlington Times-News, Chris Miller has been named as the interim women’s basketball coach at Southern Alamance for the upcoming season. Principal Teresa Faucette noted that Miller will coach the team, which won the conference tournament last year, for the entire season and…
