PRESSLEY WINS 100TH Pisgah football coach David Pressley won his 100th career game Friday at North Henderson, according to the Asheville Citizen-Time. Dakota King rushed for 241 yards and three touchdowns in a 47-35 shootout over North Henderson,a victory that keeps the Black Bears (2-6, 2-3) in contention for a NCHSAA playoff berth. Pressley has been…
FORMER NCHSAA PLAYERS IN WORLD SERIES North Carolina has long been known as a state that produces great baseball players and at least two former North Carolina High School Athletic Association players are participating in the World Series. Of course, the saga of Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers has been well documented. The former…
October 20, 2003 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, NCHSAA and national record holder Matt Smith netted 11 goals for Eastern Alamance en route to a 14-3 defeat of Graham in a men’s soccer match.
NEW WALKERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL OPENING DELAYED WINSTON-SALEM —The opening of the new Walkertown High School has been pushed back again, this time to January, according to the Winston-Salem Journal. Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools officials initially hoped the new high school-middle school combination would be ready by the start of the 2011-12 academic year in August. But…
The 2011-12 Volleyball Playoff Brackets are posted and can be found under “Volleyball” under NCHSAA Playoff Brackets on the “Homepage”.
AYCOCK CONTINUES CELEBRATING 50TH ANNIVERSARY PIKEVILLE— Charles B. Aycock High School has been enjoying the celebration of its 50th anniversary. The school, which bears the name of North Carolina’s “Education Governor,” Charles Brantley Aycock, opened in 1961 and the school is actually located only three miles from Governor Aycock’s birthplace. The culmination of the celebration…
SPANISH VERSION OF NCHSAA SPORTS PRE-PARTICIPATION PHYSICAL FORM AVAILABLE Thanks to the work of some individuals at the Charlotte Community Health Clinic, the North Carolina High School Athletic Association has added a Spanish translation version of the sports pre-participation physical form. Millie Espinal and Jill Lipson at the clinic translated the approved version into Spanish…
October 18, 2002 In this day in NCHSAA, Chris Leak of Charlotte Independence’s threw for an amazing 585 yards and eight touchdowns against North Mecklenburg en route to a 77-6 victory. Both marks rank near the top of NCHSAA single-game performances as well as among the national all-time elite performances. October 18, 1963 On this…
NCHSAA COACH-CAPTAIN RETREAT ATTRACTS STUDENTS FROM ACROSS STATE RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK — The North Carolina High School Athletic Association held its fall 2011 Coach-Captain Retreat the weekend of October 14-16, the 32nd in the history of this program. The event, part of the Association’s Student Services program, was held at the Radisson RTP…
HUGE CROSS COUNTRY RACE HELD IN NEWTON NEWTON– One of the largest regular-season cross country events around was held here at Southside Park recently. A field of more than 1,120 runners from 36 high schools competed in seven different races in the 19th annual United Way Invitational. The boys’ and girls’ championships featured runners from…
