CANTON— Pisgah High School golfer Ashley Thompson recently had a phenomenal round that is one of the best ever recorded in women’s non-state tournament play, based on a report in the Asheville Citizen-Times. Thompson shot a 66 in a regular season Western North Carolina Athletic Conference match at the Lake Junaluska Golf Club on October…
CHAPEL HILL— The 2012 Roy Williams North Carolina Basketball Coaches Clinic is scheduled for Saturday. The annual clinic for basketball coaches of all levels will include presentations by Williams and the Carolina assistant coaches and a UNC basketball practice. The clinic officially begins at 8:30 a.m. Saturday with registration opening at 8 a.m. Registered clinic…
October 18, 1963 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, South Stanly accumulated an astronomical 827 yards of total offense, including 731 rushing yards, in an 87-27 victory over Anson. The mark for total yards ranks tops in NCHSAA history and ranks in the top-five all-time nationally. The rushing total is good for second…
Two outstanding individual rushing performances in recent weeks have added some names to the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Record Book. Tyler Royal of North Duplin rambled for 425 yards as his team defeated Princeton 41-20. Royal’s performance is good for a tie for 12th all-time in single-game rushing performances as reported for the…
BRYSON CITY— Swain County High School senior receiver Matthew Maennle has set a school record, according to the Asheville Citizen Times. Maennle recorded his 103rd career reception in a 61-8 victory over Cherokee on October 5 to eclipse the former mark of 102 held by Benjie Shuler, who went on to play collegiately at Tennessee….
NCHSAA Coach-Captain Retreat Attracts Students From 13 Member Schools RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK — The North Carolina High School Athletic Association held its fall 2012 Coach-Captain Retreat the weekend of October 12-14, the 33rd in the history of this program. The event, part of the Association’s Student Services program, was held at the Radisson RTP and…
CHAPEL HILL— The North Carolina High School Athletic Association has received documentation that there is a new leader in the state of North Carolina in career volleyball victories. Sherry Norris, who has coached at Chapel Hill High School for 35 years, now has 703 victories after a win last Thursday night over Northern Vance. She…
October 16, 2003 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Mike Hill of Harnett Central rushed for 461 yards and eight touchdowns in a single game leading the Trojans to a 62-28 victory over South Johnston. Hill became the third player in state history to rush for eight touchdowns, joining Hope Mills’ Donnie Davis…
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The recent sudden death of long time South Davidson High School coach Mike Crowell rocked that community, but South Davidson has felt an outpouring of concern and compassion from a number of places. Not the least of them was Chatham Central High School, which played South Davidson in a game shortly after Coach Crowell’s death….
