FAYETTEVILLE—Veteran coach Tom Jackson died on Sunday at the age of 79, following complications from a fall he suffered in February. Jackson enjoyed a 44-year career in teaching and coaching and his best known for his great success in women’s basketball at Pine Forest High School, although he also…
PILOT MOUNTAIN—East Surry High School remained unbeaten on the baseball season and veteran head coach Barry Hall reached a major milestone on Friday night. East Surry rallied to beat Walkertown 4-2 in a Northwest Conference game, earning coach Hall his 700th career victory, which is second all-time behind Greenville…
AHOSKIE–A long-time high school coach and athletic administrator in northeastern North Carolina has passed away. Richard Murray died at his home on Thursday at the age of 76. He was a teacher, coach and athletic director at Ahoskie High and then at Hertford County for 38 years, and served as a…
May 2, 1996 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Shea Ralph of Terry Sanford High School in Fayetteville and Titcus Pettigrew of West Forsyth received the Pat Best Memorial Awards as the NCHSAA Athletes of the Year for the 1995-96 academic year. Ralph was one of the best women's basketball players…
BRYSON CITY—Kendra Kirkland of Swain County had a record-setting day on Wednesday. Kirkland smashed four home runs and drove in nine runs in the Lady Devils’ 28-1 softball victory over Robbinsville at Robbinsville. The senior third baseman set school records for both runs batted in and home runs in a single…
CHAPEL HILL — Blake Dodge of West Carteret High School and Marquavious Johnson of Knightdale High School have been named winners of the 2014 Athlete of the Year awards by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA). These are the top athletic awards given by the…
CHAPEL HILL– The North Carolina High School Athletic Association Board of Directors completed its spring Board meeting on Wednesday at the NCHSAA offices. "The Board had a number of very difficult issues to address," said Davis Whitfield, commissioner. "We had a very lengthy…
CARRBORO– Jason Tudryn has resigned as teacher and head football coach at Carrboro High School, according to information from the school. He has accepted a position at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as Director of High School Relations for the UNC football program. …
CHAPEL HILL – Two major awards will be presented to schools at the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Annual Meeting on Thursday at the Smith Center on the University of North Carolina campus. Freedom High School in Morganton is the eighth annual winner of the Exemplary School Award while Princeton High…
