ADVISORY: NCHSAA BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS The North Carolina High School Athletic Association has released the following information about the NCHSAA basketball playoffs, which have been hit hard by the snow across the state. A total of 13 first-round games in all classifications, out of 128, have been completed…
During the month of February, in honor of Black History Month, the NCHSAA website will feature information about African-Americans who have made major contributions to the great tradition of high school sports in our state. We hope you find these both entertaining and informative. LAWRENCE DUNN Lawrence Dunn enjoyed an excellent coaching…
February 27, 1950 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, a special women's high school basketball challenge doubleheader, featuring four of the state's top teams, was held at Reynolds Coliseum. Benhaven downed Aberdeen 52-46 and Salemburg beat Cary 44-28. The crowd, by some estimates, was in the range of 6,000.
SHELBY—Mark Barnes, one of North Carolina’s top football coaches, has resigned as head football coach at Crest High School to take a job in South Carolina, according to a report in The Shelby Star. Barnes, who has been at Crest for five years and won 63 games there along with a…
CHAPEL HILL—Chapel Hill High School has announced the latest inductees to the Chapel Hill-Lincoln High School Hall of Fame. The induction ceremonies and banquet will be held April 18, 2015, at Chapel Hill High School. Here are the new inductees in to the Hall, which also recognizes coaches and…
During the month of February, in honor of Black History Month, the NCHSAA website will feature information about African-Americans who have made major contributions to the great tradition of high school sports in our state. We hope you find these both entertaining and informative. QUE TUCKER Que Tucker has enjoyed an outstanding career at…
APEX—Rhonda Blanchard, who coached both the men’s and women’s tennis teams at Middle Creek High School, died unexpectedly on Saturday at the age of 50, according to a report in the Raleigh News and Observer. Blanchard was a 1982 graduate of Cary High School and graduated from North Carolina State University…
FOUR QUESTIONS—SHERRY NORRIS Sherry Norris is one of North Carolina’s most successful coaches in a couple of different sports. She is now retired from teaching, but has coached varsity women's basketball Chapel Hill for almost 40 years and volleyball for almost that long, and also coached softball for five years. She is the state’s winningest…
February 25, 2004 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, McDowell High School set the NCHSAA women’s basketball record for most consecutive free throws in a game by draining 24 in a row in a 101-72 defeat of Independence.
During the month of February, in honor of Black History Month, the NCHSAA website will feature information about African-Americans who have made major contributions to the great tradition of high school sports in our state. We hope you find these both entertaining and informative. RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL One of the well known…
