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…
INDIANAPOLIS— A new penalty system for an unnecessary delay in starting or resuming play in high school volleyball was approved by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Volleyball Rules Committee at its recent meeting in Indianapolis. This significant rules change, along with three others recommended by the committee…
Snow did hit a good portion of the state of North Carolina overnight, so any NCHSAA basketball playoff game which cannot be played today (Thursday, February 26) should be postponed and rescheduled for Friday (February 27). The NCHSAA staff is continuing to monitor the situation and will provide additional information…
CHAPEL HILL—Richard Tolston of Fayetteville Jack Britt and Dalton Clark of Climax Providence Grove 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. Usually, one male and one female athlete in NCHSAA competition are selected for…
Due to inclement weather across the state, any NCHSAA basketball playoff game which cannot be played tonight (Tuesday, February 24) should be postponed and rescheduled for Wednesday night (February 25). The NCHSAA staff will continue to monitor the situation and provide additional information…
CHAPEL HILL—The schedule has been announced for next week’s North Carolina High School Athletic Association regional basketball tournaments, set to be played in Fayetteville and Winston-Salem. Third round NCHSAA playoff winners from the East will be going to Fayetteville for the fifth consecutive year. The games will be played both at…
