FOUR QUESTIONS…A CONVERSATION WITH SCOTT BRASWELL Scott Braswell has served as the head football coach at Hoggard since 1997 and has guided what has become one of the state’s top programs under his leadership. Hoggard won the NCHSAA state 4-A championship in 2007 and went 13-1 last fall, losing in the Eastern finals…
MOORESVILLE—Frank Rader, a great friend to wrestling at both the high school and collegiate levels, died on Monday at his home in Mooresville at the age of 66. Born in Newton, he was a graduate of Mooresville High School where he was a standout wrestler and then received his…
CHAPEL HILL– The North Carolina High School Athletic Association's sixth annual state lacrosse championships are scheduled for Friday and Saturday at the WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, with classified championships in men’s play for the second consecutive year. Because of the growth of the sport, there are now two men’s…
GASTONIA — Richard Carsner has been promoted to varsity men’s basketball coach at Ashbrook High School, according to a report in the Gaston Gazette. Carsner was elevated after 12 years as junior varsity head coach and varsity assistant. According to the Gazette, with the hire coming…
May 20, 2013 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, legendary football coach Jack Holley died in Teachey after a prolonged illness. Holley coached for 44 seasons and won a whopping 412 games, including successful stints at Tabor City and Wallace-Rose Hill.
CHAPEL HILL— Malia Ellington of Community School of Davidson and John Hatala of Marvin Ridge High School in Waxhaw are the winners of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Performance of the Week awards, powered by Time Warner Cable SportsChannel with Subway® Restaurants. Each week one male…
CHAPEL HILL—The North Carolina High School Athletic Association state softball championships will be moving to collegiate venues this year, according to an announcement by commissioner Davis Whitfield. Two classifications of the final series will be played at North Carolina State University’s Dail Softball…
SALISBURY– Bryan Withers has been named head coach for the Salisbury High School’s men’s basketball program, according to a press release from the school. There were over 60 applicants for the head coaching position. Salisbury High School principal Luke Brown stated, “We worked very diligently throughout the interviewing process…
May 19, 2012 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, R.J. Reynolds High School of Winston-Salem won its third consecutive men's state dual team tennis title, beating Raleigh Wakefield 5-0 at the Burlington Tennis Center. Jack Riazzi, the number-three singles player for Reynolds, was named the championship MVP.
CHAPEL HILL—Noah Thompson of Western Alamance High School and Hannah Wilkins of Cedar Ridge High School in Hillsborough have won top honors in the third NCHSAA Scholar-Athlete essay contest. The NCHSAA Scholar-Athlete program, powered by the North Carolina National Guard, is one of the Association’s most popular voluntary programs and…
