RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK — The North Carolina High School Athletic Association held its spring 2011 Coach-Captain Retreat over the weekend, the 31st in the history of this program. The event, part of the Association’s Student Services program, was held at the Radisson RTP and attracted students from all over North Carolina. It was one of…
DAVIE TRACK COACHBEITER DIES MOCKSVILLE—Daric Beiter, the track and cross country coach at Davie County High School, died suddenly on Friday morning, the day he turned 37. According to the Winston-Salem Journal, Mike Absher, the athletics director at Davie, said that Beiter’s wife, Michelle, found her husband unresponsive early Friday and that EMS personnel were…
TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR NCHSAA HALL OF FAME CEREMONIES CHAPEL HILL—An event that has become a highlight of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association year is scheduled for Saturday, April 16. The annual NCHSAA Hall of Fame banquet and induction ceremonies are set for the Friday Center on the campus of the University of North Carolina…
SEVERAL NEW RECORDSIN NCHSAA RECORD BOOK Several new records achieved by western North Carolina student-athletes have been added to the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Record Book. John Cannon of Mountain Heritage High School in Burnsville finished his career as the all-time leading shot blocker in NCHSAA men’s basketball, as listed in the Record…
It has happened only on rare occasion in major league baseball, but at least up until now there was no record of it happening in a North Carolina High School Athletic Association baseball game. In a recent game between Overhills and Fayetteville Westover, Todd Matthews of Overhills succeeded in playing all nine positions in a…
NEWTON — Jonathan Tharpe will now coach the Newton-Conover High School men’s basketball program after three successful seasons as head coach of the Red Devil women’s squad. Tharpe, 29, won 72 games in three seasons as he led the Newton-Conover women’s team. The program’s resurgence lifted Newton-Conover back into prominence as a state 2A power…
T.C. ROBERSON “RING OF GOLD” WILL HONOR 7 ASHEVILLE — T.C. Roberson High School will add seven individuals to its athletic hall of fame in April. According to the Asheville Citizen-Times, the inductees into the “Ring of Gold” at T.C. Roberson include the following athletes: Joy Doner (soccer), Tom Franklin (baseball, basketball and football), Sarah-Vance…
eKnowledge Offers Free SAT/ACT Prep Courses for Schools In NFHS Member State Associations INDIANAPOLIS— The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and eKnowledge™ – a leading provider of interactive learning products and services – are continuing their partnership to help high school students prepare for college. eKnowledge is offering SAT and ACT test…
SMOKY MOUNTAIN PLAYER IN NCHSAA RECORD BOOK SYLVA — Jackson Simmons of Smoky Mountain High School is now listed as the most prolific rebounder in NCHSAA men’s basketball history. His 1,554 rebounds for his career, which spanned 2007 to 2011, is the largest total that has been documented and submitted for the Record Book. His…
VON RAY HARRIS DIES LINCOLNTON — Long time football coach and athletic director Von Ray Harris died on Sunday at the age of 86. Harris was the highly successful head football coach at Lincolnton High School for many years, where he coached starting in 1959 and then retired in ’87. Prior to that, he…
