WAYNESVILLE—Carol Fox has been named as the new athletic director at Tuscola High School, according to a report in the Asheville Citizen-Times. Fox will take over for Rodney Mashburn, who has accepted a position as principal at Central Haywood High School. Fox has been serving as an assistant principal at…
July 13, 2010 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, legendary coach and administrator Dave Harris of Charlotte died just a few days short of his 86th birthday. A graduate of Statesville High School and then of Wake Forest University in 1946, where he played in the first Gator Bowl, Harris is one…
BURGAW–Bob Via has been named the new head football coach at Pender High School, according to a report in the Wilmington Star-News and a posting on the Pender High School athletics web site. Via was an assistant coach at Ashley High School last year. Before that, he worked 28 years…
BURLINGTON– Marty Parrish has resigned as the head men’s basketball coach at Southern Alamance High School, according to a report in the Burlington Times-News. Parrish coached only one season at Southern Alamance but guided the team into the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state playoffs for the first time…
July 10, 2010 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, long-time coach and administrator Willie Bradshaw of Durham was inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame in San Diego. Bradshaw is also a member of the NCHSAA Hall of Fame.
The North Carolina High School Athletic Association has celebrated over 100 years of service, and even though the organization has been around for a while it has made a constant effort to deal with the changing landscape of education and the challenges which any organization can face. To that end, the…
photo courtesy Tampa Bay Rays Former Clayton High School baseball star Chris Archer is having a phenomenal year with the Tampa Bay Rays, and it has obviously been noticed. Archer has been named to the American League all-star team and will play against the National League in Cincinnati…
CLAREMONT—Lee Swanson has been named as the new head men’s basketball coach at Bunker Hill High School in Catawba County, according to various media reports including the Hickory Daily Record. Swanson comes to Bunker Hill after six years as head coach at South Caldwell. He replaces Matt Wilkinson, who left…
photo courtesy Elon University A book written by an outstanding North Carolina tennis coach may be of interest to coaches, players and fans of tennis in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association. The book is entitled “The Little Green Book of Tennis” and is written by Tom…
July 7, 2008 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, long-time North Carolina Athletic Director Association executive director Jerry McGee was inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame in Washington, D.C. McGee is also a member of the NCHSAA Hall of Fame.
