SPRING AAA SCHOLAR-ATHLETE WINNERS NAMED BY NCHSAA CHAPEL HILL— Over 20,000 individual awards were earned by students in the spring semester for achievements in the classroom as well as on the playing court or athletic field. The North Carolina High School Athletic Association made the awards in its…
StatusPhoto / VideoEvent, Milestone + 24FriendsLike North Carolina High School Athletic Association +15 North Carolina High School Athletic AssociationSaturdayWEEK # 4 FOOTBALL SCORES – Provided by AP Anson County 34, Chesterfield, S.C. 27Arendell-Parrott Academy 30, Rocky Mount Academy 20Ashe County 41, Elkin 34Asheville 49, Q Foundation 0Asheville Erwin 38, R-S Central 15Asheville Reynolds 48, Canton…
Greensboro native John Isner, a former North Carolina High School Athletic Association men’s tennis singles champion, will play in the prestigious Davis Cup competition later this month, according to the Greensboro News and Record. Isner is slated to play singles in the Davis Cup semifinals when the United States faces defending champion Spain. The matches…
CLEMSON— Former Chapel Hill High School swimmer Kerry McLaughlin has earned a prestigious award at Clemson University, according to The Chapel Hill News. She was recently named as Clemson’s top female scholar-athlete for the 2011-12 academic year, part of the Atlantic Coast Conference’s efforts to recognize the top male and female scholar-athlete at each ACC…
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS PARTICIPATION ACHIEVES ALL-TIME HIGH INDIANAPOLIS— Boosted by continued growth in several girls sports, participation in high school sports increased for the 23rd consecutive year in 2011-12, according to the annual High School Athletics Participation Survey conducted by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). Based on figures from the 51…
Athens Drive High School has hired a new Head Wrestling Coach, according to information on the school web site. Sean Finkbeiner, who was a Pennsylvania wrestling state champion at Northampton High School and a three-time high school national wrestling champion, is the new Athens Drive coach. He was also an NCAA Division I All-American at…
Albemarle 42, North Stanly 3 Apex Middle Creek 52, Fuquay-Varina 21 Arden Christ School 33, Forsyth County Day 0 Asheville 35, Waynesville Tuscola 21 Asheville Erwin 59, North Henderson 21 Asheville Reynolds 58, Black Mountain Owen 12 Belmont South Point 78, East Gaston 11 Bertie County 34, Swansboro 21 Boonville Starmount 49, East Bend Forbush…
Special To The NCHSAA From Hickory Public Schools HICKORY— “When you belittle or humiliate someone in front of others—you have destroyed the player that you will need when the going gets tough,” according to Dr. Greg Dale, professor of sport psychology and programs for Duke University Athletics. These words of wisdom served as a reminder…
FARMVILLE— Farmville Central High School has bestowed a major honor on a former coach and athletic director. The Farmville football field was officially named the R. Dixon Sauls Athletic Field in honor of the man who served the school as a head football coach, track coach and athletic director for many years. According to the…
An East Bladen High School student-athlete has been nominated for a prestigious honor. Melissa Macon is a finalist for the inaugural U.S. Army-Pro Football Hall of Fame Award for Excellence. The program seeks to highlight the nation’s top sophomore and junior high school athletes who exemplify similar strengths to Army Strong Soldiers, and who not…
