NEW ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AT FUQUAY-VARINA FUQUAY-VARINA— James Mountford has been selected as the new athletic directors at Fuquay-Varina High School, according to the Raleigh News and Observer. Mountford, who is a 1995 Fuquay-Varina graduate, has coached both men’s and women’s soccer at the school for the last seven seasons but will be giving up those…
August 23, 2007 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Jennifer Wiker of South Mecklenburg drilled home 22 service aces in a women’s volleyball match in a 3-0 victory over Olympic. Wiker’s 22 aces is a NCHSAA record and ranks among the elite national performances. August 23, 1996 On this day in history…
JACKSONVILLE— Jacksonville High School has named its new varsity basketball coaches for both the men’s and women’s programs, according to reports in the Jacksonville Daily News. Monique Gidrey will be the new women’s head coach after serving for two years as an assistant under Bernie Poole, who has retired. She had previously spent 10 years…
RAEFORD— Detrez Newsome of Hoke County High School earned a performance listing in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association football record book with a great game last weekend. Newsome rushed for a whopping 402 yards in 20 carries and scored six touchdowns as Hoke raced past Wilmington Ashley 48-30 in the season opener for…
BOYS LACROSSE RULES CHANGES FOCUS ON SPORTSMANSHIP, RISK MINIMIZATION INDIANAPOLIS— A focus on sportsmanship and risk minimization highlighted many of the rules changes approved by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Boys Lacrosse Rules Committee at its July meeting in Indianapolis. All 16 rules revisions were subsequently approved by the NFHS Board…
August 22, 2007 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Eastern Randolph tied an NCHSAA men’s soccer record by netting 21 goals in a single game. The Wildcats were the third NCHSAA team to accomplish the feat, joining Charlotte Catholic (1998) and Fayetteville Westover (2000).
GREENSBORO— Athletes and coaches often work hard in the preseason, but at Grimsley High School in Greensboro that work extended beyond the practice field or court. Lewis Newman of Grimsley reported a huge turnout over the weekend for the annual campus clean-up in preparation for the start of school. There were 136 Grimsley student-athletes, 26…
BURNSVILLE— The Asheville Citizen-Times has reported that Mountain Heritage High School has named two new head coaches. Austin Reece will be the new Mountain Heritage wrestling coach. Reece is a graduate of North Buncombe and wrestled collegiately at Gardner-Webb. Beth Penland, a former all-conference volleyball player at Mountain Heritage, is the new volleyball coach at…
VISION, MISSION, CORE VALUES The North Carolina High School Athletic Association is approaching the celebration of its 100th anniversary, and even though the organization has been around for a while it has made a constant effort to deal with the changing landscape of education and the challenges which any organization can face. To…
August 20, 1999 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Croatan’s Jonnie Brimmer returned a punt 98 yards for a touchdown in a high school football game against Topsail.
