The recognition will occur on Saturday as part of the four varsity basketball games which make up the Carver Classic. Carver’s 2001 women’s basketball team, which won the NCHSAA 3-A state title after a remarkable turnaround, will be honored along with its coach, Gerald Carter. Keith Wilkes, who led Carver to NCHSAA 3-A state football…
The Gainey Student Athlete Scholarship Award has been established to recognize “Athletic Achievement and Strength of Character” annually. 
 The award is named for North Carolina High School Athletic Association Hall of Famer Pat Gainey fund was established through a private donation from his daughter, Barry Jo Shoen. The 2011 recipient will be the fifth…
Concussion Study Goes To UNC Researcher NFL Charities has awarded a $100,000 grant to the University of North Carolina to support research into concussions. The grant was given to the university’s Center for the Study of Retired Athletes. Heading up the research is Dr. Kevin Guskiewicz, Kenan Distinguished Professor and chair of the department of…
By Dave Krider | MaxPreps.com Special To The NCHSAA MaxPreps has a world-wide reach, according to SFC Keith Megginson, currently serving his third rotation in Afghanistan. Megginson’s son, Josh Megginson, is a 6-foot senior guard at Seventy-First High School in Fayetteville, and this is the first basketball season that his father has missed. “Josh first…
SOUTH JOHNSON SOCCER PLAYER ACHIEVEMENTS ADDED TO NCHSAA RECORDS A former South Johnston High School men’s soccer player has had his name added to the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Record Book. The school submitted documentation for Edgar Herrera of South Johnston, who played from 2006 through ’09. His career goal total of 158…
BROUGHTON WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYERHAS INSPIRATIONAL STORY RALEIGH— Emily Newton of Broughton High School in Raleigh has proven to be an inspiration for many. The Sunday edition of the Raleigh News and Observer had a front-page story about the 16-year-old junior athlete who is playing varsity basketball for the Lady Caps just eight months after getting…
CLEVELAND HIGH ANNOUNCES NEW ATHLETIC DIRECTOR CLEVELAND—Cleveland High School is making an athletic director change in its first academic year. Jamie Lee replaces Randy Jordan as athletic director, according to a press release from Johnston County Schools. Jordan was hired as the athletic director at Cleveland in April 2010. He will remain at Cleveland to…
In view of the threatening and unpredictable weather forecast; the State and Association Meetings scheduled for Wednesday, January 12th at Rochelle Middle School in Kinston have been canceled and rescheduled for Wednesday, January 19th @ 6:30 p.m., Rochelle Middle School Auditorium.
FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL CELEBRATES1000th MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME MORGANTON— Freedom High School recently celebrated a milestone in its school history– its 1,000th men’s basketball game. The school is in its 38th year and Patriot men’s teams have compiled an amazing winning percentage of .734 during Freedom’s men’s basketball history. The school’s first season was in 1973-74, and…
BURLINGTON CUMMINGS PLAYER EXPLODES FOR 46 POINTS, 24 IN ONE QUARTER Jadda Jeffries had a huge night recently for the Cummings High School women’s basketball team in Burlington. She poured in 46 points for her team, including a red-hot fourth quarter in which she scored 24. However, Cummings came up a little short as it…
