WEST CRAVEN WILL HAVE NEW FOOTBALL COACH VANCEBORO— Kevin Yost has been dismissed from his duties as head football coach at West Craven High School, according to a report in the New Bern Sun Journal. Yost compiled a 16-19 record, including a 6-16 mark over the past two seasons. The Eagles were 3-8 this season…
CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD FINALIZED IN NCHSAA MEN’S SOCCER CARY — Four championships will be decided this weekend in the annual North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s state men’s soccer championships at WakeMed Soccer Park, and the field was finalized until after three regional championship games Thursday night. The championship weekend will start with the 1-A final…
NEW BOOK OUT ABOUT NORTH CAROLINA SPORTS INCLUDES HIGH SCHOOL INFO A new book is out relating to North Carolina sports, including several episodes from the high school ranks. North Carolina journalist Jimmy Tomlin has written Instant Replay— 365 Days of North Carolina Sports Trivia. A native of Statesville, Tomlin has been on the staff…
WEST CALDWELL SEEKING NEW HEAD FOOTBALL COACH LENOIR —West Caldwell High School will be looking for a new head varsity football coach. According to the Hickory Daily Record, school administrators have announced that head coach Randy Baldwin has been relieved of his coaching duties, effective immediately. Baldwin will continue teaching at West Caldwell, according to…
November 16, 2008 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Candon Rusin tallied a goal and had an assist to lead Hampstead Topsail to a 3-0 shutout over Albemarle in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 1-A men’s soccer championship at the Curtis and Jackie Dail Soccer Stadium at N.C. State University….
CANDLER— Wendy’s has announced that Enka baseball/football player Chris Jones has been rewarded for his excellence, on and off the field, as he has been named a winner of the Wendy’s High School Heisman for North Carolina. Jones and female winner Schulyer Edmondson, of Hobgood Academy, were chosen from a pool of 48,000 applicants. “The…
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.
RALEIGH — Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons has been named the winner of the Carolina Cup from the ninth annual North Carolina High School Athletic Association state invitational cheerleading championships at the Raleigh Convention Center. The Carolina Cup goes to the varsity-level team that earns the highest cumulative score in the whole competition, regardless of…
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.
SMITHFIELD-SELMA WILL HAVE NEW FOOTBALL COACH SMITHFIELD— Smithfield-Selma will hire a new football coach for next season. According to reports by several media outlets, Frank Lassiter has resigned as the head football coach and as a social studies teacher at Smithfield-Selma, according to athletic director Mike Joyner. Lassiter spent two seasons at Smithfield-Selma, replacing Anthony…
