SALISBURY, SOUTH LENOIR RECOGNIZED CHAPEL HILL – Two major awards will be presented to schools at the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Annual Meeting on May 5 at the Smith Center on the University of North Carolina campus. Salisbury High School is the fifth annual winner of the Exemplary School Award while…
NORTH DAVIDSON’S MIKE LAMBROS ACHIEVES SOFTBALL MILESTONE WELCOME – Mike Lambros, the veteran North Davidson High School softball coach has had a lot of milestones in his outstanding 31-year career. Last week, according to the Lexington Dispatch, he reached another one. The Black Knights beat East Davidson 14-1 for their 49th consecutive win and it…
Three Win Courage Awards From NCHSAA CHAPEL HILL—Three student-athletes will be honored by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association at its 2011 Annual Meeting with the NCHSAA’s A.J. “Tony” Simeon Courage Award. Emily Newton of Broughton High School in Raleigh, Craig Mitchell of Fuquay-Varina High School and Bradley Greeson of Southern Alamance High School…
WEIGHT CLASSES CHANGED IN HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING National Federation rules changes INDIANAPOLIS — The most significant changes in weight classes in high school wrestling in 23 years will take place in the 2011-12 season. In its meeting earlier this month in Indianapolis, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Wrestling Rules Committee…
EDEN— There are numerous ways that high schools and their athletic teams are involved in community service, and here is an example of a whole conference doing something special. The Mid-State 3-A Conference, for the last two years, has voted to add a one-dollar surcharge to the admission of the conference basketball tournament in February….
HUFF WINS NORTH CAROLINA SPIRIT OF SPORT AWARD CHAPEL HILL— Jenna Huff of North Stanly High School is the first recipient of the North Carolina Spirit of Sport Award presented by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association. The NCHSAA is participating in the “Spirit of Sport Award” program sponsored by the National…
SECOND ANNUAL ADAMS SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS ANNOUNCEDFOR NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION CHAPEL HILL – Holly Kristen Monteith of Swain County High School and Gray Burn of Burns High School in Lawndale have been named winners of the second annual Charles Adams Endowed Scholarships awarded by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association. …
Forward approach definition altered in high school diving INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Two significant changes in high school diving were among the six rules revisions approved by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Swimming and Diving Rules Committee at its recent meeting in Indianapolis. The rules changes were subsequently approved by the NFHS…
RAY HORTON, ZOE BELLNAMED WEBB AWARD WINNERS FOR NCHSAA CHAPEL HILL – Ray Horton of Pender High School and Zoe Bell of Ardrey Kell High School in Charlotte are the recipients of the sixth annual Toby Webb Coach of the Year Awards given by the North Carolina…
FIELD HOCKEY PLAYERS WILL BE REQUIREDTO WEAR PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR STARTING 2011-12 INDIANAPOLIS — High school field hockey players will be required to wear protective eyewear, effective with the 2011-12 season. The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Board of Directors, in a meeting earlier this month in Indianapolis, voted to mandate the use…
