INDIANAPOLIS— Kayla Montgomery, a 2014 graduate of Mount Tabor High School, has been selected as the 2015 Section 3 recipient of the “National High School Spirit of Sport Award” by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). The National High School Spirit of Sport Award was created by the…
March 7, 1996 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, David Heinz of West Iredell drained a NCHSAA record 23 consecutive free throws in a 71-56 defeat of Kannapolis A.L. Brown.
There is a section of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association website that should be of particular interest to students and parents: maybe you haven’t noticed, but it even bears the names Students & Parents in the navigation bar on the top of the home page! The information there…
March 5, 1991 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Harvey Reid of Wilson's Fike High School died after collapsing during a tournament game. He was one of the winningest basketball coaches in the nation and is still North Carolina's all-time leader in that category, compiling an incredible 816-208 record in 42 seasons…
4 QUESTIONS—A CONVERSATION WITH…LEON MACK Leon Mack served his country proudly in the United States Army before becoming a teacher, then assistant principal and athletic director. A native of Manning, S.C., and a graduate of Fayetteville State University, Leon worked at Lee County and then at E.E. Smith High School in Fayetteville before…
NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 2015 REGIONAL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT (seed listed) Eastern Regionals-Men Class 3A- at Crown Coliseum Thursday, March 5, 4 p.m.: 1 Fayetteville Terry Sanford 73, 4 Eastern Alamance 52 Thursday, March 5, 5:30 p.m.: 6 Wilson Hunt 59, 7 Havelock 53 Saturday, March 7, noon: championship at Crown Coliseum–1 Fayetteville Terry…
CHERRYVILLE—A Cherryville High School student-athlete has received a prestigious honor—but it doesn’t directly relate to his ability on the baseball field. Jimmy Johnson, who is the starting center fielder on the Ironman baseball team and a member of the Cherryville Fire Department Junior Firefighters, has been named the 2015 National Volunteer…
March 4, 1967 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Gastonia Ashley pulled away in the fourth quarter and defeated Wilmington 51-44 to win the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 4-A men's basketball championship played at Carmichael Auditorium in Chapel Hill.
CHAPEL HILL— A’Terria Quick of South Robeson and C.J. Bryce of North Mecklenburg 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 and one female athlete…
SPRINGFIELD, MASS— The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced on Monday the winners of the 2015 Morgan Wootten Award for Lifetime Achievement in Coaching High School Basketball, including a member of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame. The 2015 winner of the Morgan Wootten Award for…
