CHAPEL HILL—The North Carolina High School Athletic Association, in conjunction with Time Warner Cable, has announced the winners in the Commissioner’s Cup competition for the 2014-15 academic year. The Commissioner’s Cup is designed to recognize athletic teams or cheerleading squads at NCHSAA member schools and is based on community…
April 21, 1999 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, there was no shortage of offense in a high school baseball slugfest between Charles B. Aycock and Greene Central, as they combined for 42 hits and 40 runs. Aycock produced 21 hits and Greene Central collected 20 hits in the 22-18 Aycock victory.
FAYETTEVILLE—Former high school football coach Haney Catchings, who coached at several schools in the Fayetteville area, died on Sunday at the age of 66, according to a report in The Fayetteville Observer. Catchings had been a head coach at both E.E. Smith and 71st in Fayetteville and most recently…
April 20, 2012 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, East Burke High School softball senior standout Taylor Burkhalter earned her way into the North Carolina High School Record Book. Burkhalter had 16 consecutive hits over a five-game span before her streak was snapped with a fielder's choice in a game against West…
RALEIGH—An era is ending in the newspaper world. Tim Stevens, the long-time high school sports editor for the Raleigh News and Observer, has announced his retirement from the paper coming in June. Stevens has covered high school athletics, first for the Raleigh Times and then for the…
a quick question concerning rules, regulations and policies of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Q: If a student-athlete or a coach is ejected from a contest, they have to serve a suspension from contests. Is there anything else they must do? A: The answer is yes, found in Rule 2.6.3 in…
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Member schools in the NCHSAA, especially in the western part of the state, may be interested in this particular opportunity. On Saturday, May 2, the East Tennessee State University football program will host the 2015 Buc Football Strength & Conditioning Clinic inside the ETSU/MSHA Athletics…
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INDIANAPOLIS— With appropriate open space and no players approaching, high school field hockey players will be permitted to raise their sticks above the shoulders to stop, receive and deflect or play the ball. This revision of Rule 3-2-11 was one of 10 rules changes recommended by the National Federation…
April 16, 1999 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Charles B. Aycock High School was a part of a baseball slugfest when the Golden Falcons and Bertie combined for 38 hits (19 apiece) in Aycock’s 18-16 10-inning victory. April 16, 2013 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, West…
