GRADY STAFFORD DIES AT AGE 81 REIDSVILLE — Long-time coach Grady Johnson Stafford passed away on Sunday at the age of 81. A memorial service will be held on Friday at 11 a.m. at Covington Memorial Wesleyan Church, with burial at a later date in the Speedwell Presbyterian Church cemetery. A native of Rockingham County,…
RONALD REAGAN STANDOUT NAMED GATORADE NORTH CAROLINA BOYS TRACK & FIELD ATHLETE OF THE YEAR CHICAGO — In its 27th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with ESPNHS, has announced Craig Engels of Ronald Reagan High School as its 2011- 12 Gatorade North Carolina Boys Track &…
LYTTON WILL COACH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL AT NORTH ROWAN SPENCER–Brian Lytton has been named the new women’s basketball coach at North Rowan High School, according to the Salisbury Post. Lytton, 41, is the son of long-time college coach Jack Lytton, who coached at Lees-McRae and Mars Hill for many years and also served as basketball coach…
ROBBINSVILLE— Landon Farley has been named the new head baseball coach at Robbinsville High School, according to reports in the Graham Star. Farley has served as the assistant coach to Billy Knight for the last five seasons. He is a graduate of Smoky Mountain High School and then earned his bachelor’s degree at Erskine College…
NCHSAA REMINDS SCHOOLS TO EXERCISE CAUTION DURING EXTREME HEAT CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association has issued a reminder to its 397 member schools to take extra caution regarding high heat and humidity as schools are conducting summer workouts in various sports, especially in view of the high heat warning for…
PORTER RIDGE STAR EARNS GATORADE® SOFTBALL AWARD CHICAGO — In its 27th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with ESPNHS, has announced Lexi Davis of Porter Ridge High School as its 2011-12 Gatorade North Carolina Softball Player of the Year. Davis is the first Gatorade Softball Player…
FORMER NCHSAA MVP TAKEN IN NBA DRAFT A former Most Valuable Player in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state basketball championships was chosen in the National Basketball Association draft on Thursday night. Darius Johnson-Odom, who played collegiately for Marquette University, was taken in the second round by the Dallas Mavericks. His rights…
GREENSBORO— Several former high school athletic standouts and a couple of great high school coaches have been named to the newest class of the Guilford County Sports Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame was created in 2005 and will have 88 members after this class, the eighth in the history of the program, is…
PRINCETON— Princeton High School has named Derrick Minor as its new head football coach, according to various media reports including the Raleigh News and Observer. Minor is a 1997 graduate of Western Alamance High School who earned his undergraduate degree from North Carolina A&T State University and a masters in education from Elon. The 33-year-old…
FORMER NCHSAA CHAMPION MAKES U.S. OLYMPIC DIVING TEAM Former North Carolina High School Athletic Association diving champion Nick McCrory has added another major achievement to his list. McCrory, both the reigning Atlantic Coast Conference champion representing Duke University and the NCAA champion, qualified for the London Olympics in both the men’s individual 10-meter diving and…
