RALEIGH— Apex Middle Creek captured the Carolina Cup in the 10th annual North Carolina High School Athletic Association state invitational cheerleading championships at the Raleigh Convention Center on Saturday. Cheer Ltd., Inc., the NCHSAA’s corporate partner that assists with the invitational championship, has established the Carolina Cup to recognize annually the top high…
December 9, 2006 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, football powerhouses Greenville Rose and Charlotte Independence won the last of their consecutive NCHSAA football state championships. In the 4-A game, the Rose Rampants finished off their undefeated season (16-0) by holding off West Charlotte 26-12 in the 4-A title game. Future East Carolina…
NCHSAA Board Of Directors Takes Actions At Winter Meeting CHAPEL HILL– The North Carolina High School Athletic Association Board of Directors completed its winter Board meeting on Thursday at the NCHSAA offices. One of the significant changes the Board made is the elimination of the “pod” system for NCHSAA football playoffs in 2-A, 2-AA, 3-A,…
RALEIGH— Veteran athletic administrator Bobby Guthrie of Wake County has announced his retirement, according to various media reports. Guthrie has served as the athletic director for the Wake County school system for 17 years and has a great background in athletics. He is formerly a high school coach and then served as the head baseball…
December 6, 2003 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Greenville Rose was dominant on both sides of the ball as the Rampants defeated Mount Tabor 54-7 in the 4-A state championship game. Future N.C. State running back Andre Brown led the offense by running for 270 yards and three touchdowns and was named…
TENTH ANNUAL NCHSAA INVITATIONAL CHEERLEADING CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULED RALEIGH— The tenth annual North Carolina High School Athletic Association state invitational cheerleading championships are scheduled for Saturday at the Raleigh Convention Center. A total of 119 teams have registered to compete in the event, featuring over 2,200 cheerleaders. Competition will be held in 12…
RALEIGH— Wakefield quarterback Connor Mitch completed one of the top seasons ever by a North Carolina passer and has several seasonal listings in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Record Book. But his career marks are also amazing and in most cases will put him second behind all-time passing leader Chris Leak of Charlotte…
December 5, 1975 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Canton Pisgah catches a charter plane to make the 385-mile trek to meet Havelock in 3-A state championship football game and prevails 35-24.
(Notes, minutiae and other tidbits of information about the eight games of the 99th annual North Carolina High School Athletic Association state football championships on Nov.30-Dec.1,2012 RECORD BREAKER: T.J. Logan of Northern Guilford set the NCHSAA all-time rushing record in a single game in his team’s championship contest on Saturday night. Logan carried 28 times…
LEGENDARY COACH STEPS DOWN DUE TO HEALTH FAYETTEVILLE— One of the state’s most successful coaches in two sports is stepping down immediately due to health reasons, according to The Fayetteville Observer. Gil Bowman, whose teams in women’s basketball as well as in men’s and women’s tennis have been perennially strong at Terry Sanford High School,…
