PENDER VOLLEYBALL COACH HITS 600 CAREER VICTORY MARK BURGAW — Veteran Pender High School volleyball coach Ray Horton has achieved a major milestone. According to the Wilmington Star-News, earlier in the week Horton earned his 600th career victory with a win in the Tri-County Conference tournament semifinals over Heide Trask. Pender fell behind in the…
North Moore is the #4 seed from the Yadkin Valley, not #5 as previously reported. Chatham Central is the #5 seed from the Yadkin Valley, not #4 as previously reported. Chatham Central will now travel to Raleigh Charter and North Moore will now travel to Central Academy. Lake Norman Charter will replace Cherokee as a…
NEW ON LINE COURSE AVAILABLE FROM NATIONAL FEDERATION INDIANAPOLIS, IN — A new online education course, “The Role of the Parent in Sports,”is now available through the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) at www.nfhslearn.com. Similar to the Concussion in Sports–What You Need to Know online course released in May, the new parent…
MYERS PARK PLANS “PINK AT THE PARK” CHARLOTTE — The Myers Park High School men’s soccer team and the American Cancer Society will engage in a combined effort this week. The Mustangs’ varsity soccer team will take on South Mecklenburg on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Myers Park’s Gus Purcell Stadium in what is being…
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SOUTHWEST GUILFORD ROLLS UP RUSHING YARDAGE Southwest Guilford’s running attack was potent on Friday night as the Cowboys rolled up 553 yards on the ground in 57 attempt. The Cowboys outgunned Glenn 54-46 in an offensive shootout. Although the rushing mark is not a state record, it qualifies as a tie for 18th in the…
FAYETTEVILLE ALUMNI RALLY FOR BENEFIT GAME FAYETTEVILLE — The community service spirit which high school athletes demonstrate apparently doesn’t end when they graduate. This weekend in Fayetteville, a special soccer benefit game will be played by former Cumberland County high school athletes who are coming from all over the country to participate. Earl Vaughan of…
NCHSAA TEAMS ASSIST IN THEIR COMMUNITIES A number of North Carolina High School Athletic Association teams have been actively involved in their respective communities with some worthy causes. Recently the Big East Conference women’s golf teams dedicated their conference match to breast cancer awareness. According to Susan McGuire, head women’s golf coach at Hunt High…
MURPHY FOOTBALL COACH REACHES MILESTONE Veteran Murphy head football coach David Gentry has reached a coaching milestone. Gentry, who is in his 39th season of coaching and 27th at Murphy, hit the 300-victory total for his career on October 1 and earned his 301st on October 8 to push his overall career mark to 301-161….
PERQUIMANS STUDENT HELPS ORGANIZE EVENT HERTFORD– Perquimans High School recently hosted a Volley for the Cure breast cancer fund raiser volleyball match that was the brainchild of senior libero Rachel Phthisic (pronounced “tissick”) as part of her graduation project. Phthisic had been helping plan the match for months, as Perquimans defeated Edenton Holmes 25-12, 25-23,…
