NEW ATHLETIC DIRECTORS NAMED AT UNION COUNTY SCHOOLS MONROE– Union County Public Schools will have a number of new athletic directors serving in its schools for the 2012-13 academic year. The school system recently named four new athletic directors for its high schools. Mike Barfield at Cuthbertson High School, Kevin Allran at Marvin Ridge High…
JACK BRITT NAMES NEW HEAD FOOTBALL COACH FAYETTEVILLE — Jack Britt High School has named its new head football coach, according to The Fayetteville Observer. Brian Rimpf is the new coach at the Cumberland County school, replacing Richard Bailey, who took the corresponding position at Scotland. Brian Rimpf said he deliberately went looking for big…
2011-12 Wells Fargo Cup Final Standings Announced CHAPEL HILL –Wells Fargo, along with the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, today announced the final standings in the Wells Fargo Cup competitions for the 2011-12 academic year. The Wells Fargo Cup, formerly known as the Wachovia Cup, is sponsored by Wells Fargo and the NCHSAA. The…
June 20, 1968 On this day on history in the NCHSAA, the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Board of Control voted to raise the membership dues for the organization from five cents per student to 10 cents.
Cheyenne Warrick of Charles B. Aycock High School in Pikeville has been somewhat of a goal-scoring machine during her high school women’s soccer career. Warrick added to her totals this season with 68 goals, which is now the recorded state record for a junior and is tied for fifth-best all-time. The Aycock standout also scored…
TINA GUNN WILL BE NEW HEAD WOMEN’S HOOPS COACH AT GRIMSLEY GREENSBORO –Tina Gunn, who has been a successful women’s basketball coach at Eastern Guilford High School, is leaving that post to take over the women’s basketball position at Grimsley High School in Greensboro. Multiple media outlets, including the Burlington Times-News and Greensboro News…
June 18, 1969 On this day in history in the NCSHAA, the Board of Control of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association voted to penalize schools for unsportsmanlike conduct on the part of its spectators, including not approaching or contacting game officials in any way to question decisions.
NFHS LAUNCHES WORLD BOOK’S LEARNING PRO ON NFHSLEARN.COM Special From The National Federation INDIANAPOLIS— The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) has launched new online courses to help high school students improve study skills. Learning Pro: Simple Ways to Improve Study Habits and Promote Learning, a new suite…
MID STATE 3-A CONFERENCE MAKES DONATION TO FIGHT CANCER EDEN– The Mid-State 3-A Athletic Conference has once again made a donation in the fight against cancer. The conference voted to add a one-dollar surcharge to the admission to the conference basketball tournament back in February, and devotes one-half of the money taken in to the…
NORTHWEST CABARRUS STANDOUT NAMED GATORADE® NORTH CAROLINA BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR CHICAGO — In its 27th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with ESPNHS, today announced Corey Seager of Northwest Cabarrus High School as its 2011-12 Gatorade North Carolina Baseball Player of the Year. Seager is…
