A long-time teacher, coach and athletic director, Bobby Purvis has passed away after a battle with cancer. He served students for 42 years, spending most of that career at Union Pines High School. He began his coaching career in the 1980s serving as head men’s and women’s basketball coach as well as head track and…
Since the in-person NCSHOF Salute to Student-Athletes Program had to be canceled due to the national pandemic, the NCSHOF offers this salute to the Class of 2020. See what the 2020-2021 inductee class has to say to the high school student-athletes who faced an unprecedented spring semester.
CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2020 Special Contributor Award. The NCHSAA annually recognizes a foundation, company, or individual for significant and unique contributions to the Association with the Special Contributor Award. This year’s recipient is Musco Sports Lighting. Musco partnered with the NCHSAA in the…
CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 William Clary Medal scholarship. This year’s recipients are Kayla Yang from Clinton High School and Gabriel Barber from East Bladen High School. Winners of the Clary Medal are awarded a one-time $2,000 scholarship and a commemorative…
CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) is pleased to announce the eight winners of the 2020 Homer Thompson Memorial “Eight Who Make a Difference” Awards. These awards are presented in partnership with the North Carolina Farm Bureau and recognize one individual in each region that serve as excellent role models…
CHAPEL HILL – The Morris Walker Development Award was created to help recognize individuals and groups that have helped to build the endowment for the NCHSAA. Through the endowment, these groups and individuals help provide the exceptional quality of championships, scholarship and leadership programs we enjoy in North Carolina. This year recognizes a group, the…
CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) selected Steve Alford, Ted Carver and Arnold Spell from Durham to honor with the Association's 2020 Unsung Hero Award. The Unsung Hero Award, given periodically by the NCHSAA, normally goes to those tremendous volunteers who work in so many different areas of a school…
CHAPEL HILL—A total of 54 student-athletes from North Carolina High School Athletic Association member schools were named Performance of the Week Award recipients throughout the 2019-2020 school year. This weekly award was designed to recognize outstanding accomplishments by student-athletes nominated by media representatives and school administrators spanning from August 19th through March 14th. Weekly recipients…
CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2019-2020 Pat Gainey Student Award, providing scholarship support for two student-athletes with a focus on need-based applicants. This year’s recipients are Austin Bowling from Harnett Central High School and Colby Taylor from Swain County High School. Each…
Now we know. And it isn’t fun. No NCAA basketball tournament. No traditional Major League Baseball Opening Days. No professional basketball or hockey playoffs. No Little League or youth soccer. The Summer Olympics have been delayed for at least a year. And the list of community cancellations and postponements is nearly endless.
