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2019 Men’s Individual Tennis Championships Results

CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) hosted the first two rounds of the 2019 Men’s Individual Tennis State Championships on Friday, May 10. On Saturday, semifinals with championships to follow are scheduled begin at 8:00 a.m for 3A and 4A, while 2A Semifinals will start at 9:00. The 1A Championships will begin at 9:00 a.m. The 1A and 2A Championships are scheduled for Cary Tennis Park, 3A Championships are to be at Piedmont Indoor Tennis Center in Greensboro and the 4A Championships are slated for Millbrook Exchange Park.

SCHEDULE UPDATE: NCHSAA 1A West and 4A Midwest Track & Field Regional Meet Postponed

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) has postponed the 1A West and 4A Midwest Track & Field Regional Championship meet. The 1A West was scheduled for Saturday at Lenoir-Rhyne University. The meet will now be held on Monday, May 13th at Lenoir-Rhyne. The meet start time will updated soon. The 4A Midwest was scheduled…

OPINION: Getting Smarter but Acting Foolishly: There is a Solution

By Karissa Niehoff, Executive Director of the National Federation of State High School Associations and Que Tucker, Commissioner of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association. We communicate on smart phones, drive smart cars, make purchases using smart cards and even drink smart water. But, really, how smart are we? Between college admission and internet privacy…

NCHSAA awards Homer Thompson “Eight Who Make A Difference” Awards at Annual Meeting

CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA), in conjunction with the North Carolina Farm Bureau, presented the annual Homer Thompson "Eight Who Make A Difference" Awards on May 2, 2019 at the NCHSAA's Annual Meeting in the Dean E. Smith Center. The award is named in honor of the late Homer Thompson,…

NCHSAA honors two coaches with NFHS Section 3 and State Coach of the Year Awards at Annual Meeting

CHAPEL HILL – The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) partners with the NCHSAA to recognize coaches of the year for the State of North Carolina, for the Southeastern Region, known as Section 3 within the NFHS, and national coaches of the year in each sport. For the 2017-18 academic year, the NCHSAA had…

NCHSAA recognizes 19 coaches at Annual Meeting for 2017-18 NFHS State Coach of the Year Awards

The National Federation of State High School Associations partners with the NCHSAA to recognize coaches of the year for the State of North Carolina. This year in North Carolina there were 19 coaches recognized as State Coaches of the year in their sports. BASEBALL – Brett Harwood, Whiteville High School Coach Harwood led the Wolfpack to…

Hoggard’s Ramon Serrano presented with NFHS’s NC Spirit of Sport Award at Annual Meeting

CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) presented Hoggard High School senior, Ramon Emanuel Serrano, with the National Federation of State High School Association's (NFHS) Spirit of Sport Award at the Annual Meeting on May 2, 2019 in the Dean E. Smith Center. The NCHSAA participates in the “Spirit of Sport Award” program…

NCHSAA recognizes four major contributors and partners with awards at Annual Meeting

CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) presented four awards to individuals or corporate partners of the Association whose contributions have helped provide the exceptional opportunities education-based athletics has to offer through the NCHSAA's programs. These four awardees were recognized and presented with their awards at the Association's Annual Meeting on May…

NCHSAA awards four individuals with Tony Simeon Courage Awards for 2019

CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) presented four individuals with Tony Simeon Courage Awards at the Association's Annual Meeting on May 2, 2019 at the Dean Smith Center. The Tony Simeon Courage Awards are designed to honor individuals who, despite adversity, have demonstrated exemplary character and performance and, as a result, have…

NCHSAA’s Chiquana Dancy prensented with Membership Service Award

CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) presented a special recognition, the Membership Service Award, to Chiquana Dancy at the NCHSAA's Annual Meeting on May 2, 2019 at the Dean E. Smith Center. The award is a special recognition, given only as warranted at the discretion of the Commissioner, to a…