MONROE—An outstanding coach at Monroe High School recently hit a career coaching victory milestone. Johnny Sowell, who is both the head football and head basketball coach at Monroe, recently earned his 400th career coaching victory in basketball, according to The Charlotte Observer. Sowell started coaching Monroe’s boys team in 1993. His Redhawks beat Union Academy…
Please go to the NCHSAA track page to see if your school has not attended a required clinic. Only one head coach from the school’s track program is required to attend. The final one in the west is tonight at Polk County HS, and the final one in the East is Thursday at Southern Wayne…
LUMBERTON—Two new head football coaches have been named at Robeson County high schools, according to reports in The Robesonian and other media outlets. Joe Salas will take over at Lumberton and Randy Ragland is the new head coach at Fairmont. Both hirings have been approved by the board of education of the Public Schools of…
JOHN FLOYD ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT SHALLOTTE—Athletic director John Floyd of South Brunswick High School has announced his retirement effective March 1, according to various media reports including WECT-TV. Floyd is in his second stint as athletic director at South Brunswick, taking over in 2008. In all, he has been at the school for 17 years. Principal…
January 20, 1995 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Kathy Roupe of Western Harnett connected on nine three-point field goals in a women’s basketball game against Fayetteville Cape Fear. The performance ranks in the top ten of three-pointers made in a single game.
FAYETTEVILLE—A head football coach is making a move from one Cumberland County school to another. Duran McLaurin is leaving E.E. Smith and headed to Seventy-First, his alma mater, as head football coach, according to various media reports including the Fayetteville Observer. A 1992 graduate of Seventy-First, McLaurin has been the head coach at E.E. Smith…
January 18, 2002 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Lumberton knocked down 12 three-point field goals in an 83-36 victory over Fayetteville Terry Sanford in a women’s basketball game. The performance ranks among the top five all-time for three-point field goals by a team.
TOBY WEBB COACH OF THE YEAR AWARDS Established in 2005 through the NCHSAA Endowment Fund and generous donations from Toby Webb supporters, the Toby Webb ‘Coach of the Year’ Awards recognize two outstanding coaches annually, one male and one female. This award seeks to recognize and honor coaches who have had an impact on the…
NFHS COACH EDUCATION PROGRAM OFFERS NEW FIRST AID COURSE WITH ASSISTANCE OF AMERICAN RED CROSS Special From The National Federation INDIANAPOLIS— With the assistance of the American Red Cross, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) has developed a new first aid course – “First Aid, Health and Safety for Coaches” – for…
RALEIGH—Ben Kolstad has been named the new head football coach at Sanderson High School, according to various media reports including HighSchoolOT.com. Kolstad had previously been head coach at Cary and had recently resigned from that position. Kolstad has guided the Imps’ program since 2004, and his teams had put together a record of 65-46, including…
