Andrea Stinson- North Mecklenburg (1984-87) Andrea is one of the prized products of Charlotte and the state of North Carolina. Although her high school career numbers are not as lofty as others, her physical prowess is of legendary stature. Stinson played a key role in helping lead the North Mecklenburg Vikings to a 48-game win…
BETH QUEEN TO STEP DOWN AS BANDYS COACH CATAWBA — Veteran women’s basketball coach Beth Queen is stepping down as head coach at Bandys High School in Catawba County, according to the Hickory Daily Record. Queen, the Trojans’ head basketball coach for the past six seasons, coached for 12 years overall in two different tenures…
March 18, 1995 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, in a game that saw 25 lead changes, Hickory outlasted Southwest Edgecombe 67-65 in one of the most exciting championships games NCHSAA women’s basketball history. March 18, 1995 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Shea Ralph of Fayetteville Terry Sanford poured in…
KIEFER LEAVING TUSCOLA WAYNESVILLE— The Asheville Citizen-Times has reported that Donnie Kiefer is leaving the head football coaching job at Tuscola to become the head coach at Central Cabarrus, his high school alma mater. Kiefer is a 1975 graduate of Central Cabarrus and played on the first conference championship team in school history. Kiefer compiled…
NAMES IN THE BOOK Shea Ralph- Terry Sanford (1993-1996) Shea Ralph is one of the greatest female basketball players ever from the Tar Heel state. A graduate of Terry Sanford High School in Fayetteville, Ralph ranks among the all-time NCHSAA leaders in a number of defensive and offensive categories that helped her earn the 1996…
NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT NOTEBOOK • 98th ANNUAL MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS • 41st ANNUAL WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS tidbits of information and other minutiae from the 2012 NCHSAA Basketball Championships • EAST vs. WEST: For 11 times in the past 12 years entering this year’s finals, the Western representatives have held the edge over the…
Community, faith-based, and other non-profit organizations are invited to submit videos highlighting their participation in the Let’s Move! efforts to reverse the trend of childhood obesity. The top prizes include $1,000; an invitation to attend a Let’s Move! event in Washington, DC; and a featured place on the Let’s Move! website for the winning videos….
March 12, 2000 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, North Carolina High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame member Thell Overman passed away at the age of 83. Overman was highly successful as a head football coach at Wallace and then Wallace-Rose Hill until his retirement in 1979. March 12, 1977 On this…
LENOIR— West Caldwell High School’s athletic department has announced that Scott Greene will be the volleyball coach starting with the 2012 season. Coach Greene replaces Richard Hatley who stepped down at the end of the 2011 season. This will be Coach Greene’s second stint as the head coach of the volleyball program. He was the…
March 11, 1971 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Chris Tucker of Central Cabarrus has an unbelievable round of golf in a dual match against A.L. Brown of Kannapolis. In a match on the par-72, 6,220-yard course at Cabarrus Country Club, Tucker fired an amazing 10-under par 62, with nine-hole totals of 31-31….
