PITTSBORO— Former University of North Carolina basketball standout Donald Williams has been named the new head men’s basketball coach at Northwood High School, according to Northwood athletic director Jason Amy. Williams, who was a star player in high school at Garner, has just been named to the post. He formerly has been an assistant coach…
HAMPSTEAD— Topsail High School head baseball coach Ryan Morris has resigned his coaching position to take a job outside education. Topsail was 20-5 last year and won the East Central Conference championship. Morris took over midway during the 2011 season at Topsail. The school is currently evaluating potential candidates for the position.
September 24, 1999 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Myron Miller of Statesville became the second player in NCHSAA history to record four returns for touchdowns in a single game en route to a 58-0 shutout of Bunker Hill. Miller returned two punts, an interception and a fumble recovery for scores. His performance…
Albemarle 27, West Montgomery 10 Alexander Central 28, Newton Foard 14 Alleghany County 28, East Bend Forbush 7 Anson County 27, East Columbus 20 Apex Middle Creek 31, Cary 24 Arden Christ School 10, Concord First Assembly 0 Asheville 34, Asheville Reynolds 30 Asheville Erwin 28, Enka 21 Belmont South Point 42, Gastonia Huss 7…
RALEIGH— International sportsmanship was on display at a North Carolina High School Athletic Association school’s men’s soccer match earlier this week. Cardinal Gibbons High School played host to the Warriors of Halifax West High School of Halifax, Nova Scotia in Canada, who are on a tour with several games in North Carolina, and did a…
September 21, 2008 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, pioneering sports writer Mary Garber of the Winston-Salem Journal-Sentinel, and the Twin City Sentinel before that, passed away at the age of 92. She was the first woman to be inducted into the U.S. Basketball Writers Hall of Fame and is a member of…
NCHSAA DAY SET FOR SATURDAY; NORTH CAROLINA PLAYERS ABOUND CHAPEL HILL— The North Carolina High School Athletic Association will be recognized by the University of North Carolina on Saturday at Kenan Stadium. The North Carolina-East Carolina football game, which kicks off at 3:30 pm, has been designated as the 28th annual NCHSAA Day. The university…
A former Most Valuable Player in a North Carolina High School Athletic Association state football championship burst on to the national stage in a big way on Thursday night. Andre Brown of the New York Giants made his return to the Tar Heel state a successful one, running for a career high 113 yards on…
HICKORY NAMES INTERIM BASKETBALL COACH HICKORY– According to various media reports, including in The Observer-News-Enterprise, Lavell Hall has been named as the interim men’s basketball coach at Hickory High School. Hall had most recently served as athletic director at Watauga High School before his retirement. He was also a highly successful basketball coach at Lincolnton,…
September 20, 2010 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, the announcement was made that AAA Carolinas joined the North Carolina High School Athletic as a presenting sponsor honoring high school athletes who achieve academic excellence. AAA will be the presenting sponsor of both the regional and the state basketball championships and also will…
