CARY—Mike Kirst has been named as the new head football coach at Cary High School, according to a number of media reports. Kirst comes to Cary after eight seasons at Millbrook, where he was most recently offensive coordinator and offensive line coach. The new Cary coach is a native…
February 3, 2014 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, senior guard Gary Clark scored 29 points, grabbed 16 rebounds and blocked seven shots to lead Clayton to a 57-55 victory over Knightdale in an important Greater Neuse River 4-A Conference men’s basketball game. Clark, headed to the University of Cincinnati, scored the…
ASSOCIATION SPOTLIGHT: BLACK HISTORY MONTH 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. THE NORTH CAROLINA…
a quick question concerning rules, regulations and policies of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Q: What happens if I, as a head coach in a certain sport, fail to attend one of the NCHSAA clinics in my sport? A: According to rule 2.2.7 in the current edition of the Handbook under…
February 2, 2000 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Pine Forest High School’s Padra Strong blocked an impressive 19 Douglas Byrd shots en route to a 54-33 women's basketball victory.
Preliminary Entry List by Event are now posted on the NCHSAA Swimming and Diving page /sports/swimming-and-diving LATE ENTRY WINDOW IS NOW CLOSED. A printed copy of the DirectAthletic entries, along with the NCHSAA master eligibility list for the swimming and diving team, must be signed by the principal, and coaches must present this at check in at…
RALEIGH—Shaw University will be hosting a major collegiate softball event in February that will attract NCAA Division II universities from all over the East Coast and may be of interest to North Carolina High School Athletic Association member schools. The event will be at the Walnut Creek Softball Complex in…
APEX—Matt Clifton has been named as the first athletic director at the new Apex Friendship High School, according to a report in the Raleigh News and Observer. Apex Friendship, which has been accepted into the membership of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, will open this fall with…
January 30, 2009 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Dr. Bill Harrison, superintendent of the Cumberland County Schools and president of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, tendered his resignation as president of the NCHSAA effective in April. He was named the head of the State Board of Education. January…
4 QUESTIONS: A CONVERSATION WITH…BOBBY WILKINS Bobby Wilkins has had a notable career in both coaching and administration. He has spent over a decade as the principal at Hendersonville High School after guiding Hendersonville to both the 1987 and 1992 NCHSAA men’s state basketball titles as head coach and the men’s golf team…
