Whiteville, NC – Robert Linwood Hedgpeth passed away on November 6, 2024, at Shoreland Health & Retirement Center. Coach Hedgepeth graduated from Pembroke State University in 1964 as an NAIA all-region baseball player. After finishing up his playing days, Hedgepeth began his legendary baseball coaching career in 1967 at Massey Hill High School and moved…
Jamestown, NC—Inducted in the NCHSAA Hall of Fame in 2005, Mike Raybon passed away Thursday, May 16, 2024. A public Community Celebration of Life will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 2, 2024, in the Mike Rayb on Gymnasium at Ragsdale High School. Click to read the full obituary. From the 2005 Hall…
CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association welcomed the newest members of the NCHSAA Hall of Fame to the offices in Chapel Hill on Tuesday for a luncheon and reception. The Class of 2024 received their induction plaques and were sized for their Hall of Fame Rings, which will be given to…
Indianapolis, IN – The four coaches in this year’s class have coached an astounding combined 194 years (48.5 average) and claimed a total of 43 state championships in volleyball, football, swimming, and baseball. These four remarkable individuals include Paula Kirkland, who won 1,088 volleyball matches at Dorman High School in Roebuck, South Carolina, and led her…
William Bruce Peterson passed away peacefully at his home with family by his side on Sunday, March 3, 2024, at the age of 85. He was inducted into the NCHSAA Hall of Fame in 1994. Bruce was born on May 2, 1938, in Yancey County. His family moved to Buncombe County, and he attended elementary school…
Boyce Deitz, 74 of Sylva, passed away on Saturday, December 30, 2023. A full obituary will be here when available. Boyce Deitz was inducted into the NCHSAA Hall of Fame earlier this year after a phenomenal career as a coach and athletic director at Swain County High School and then serving his community in many…
Coach Scott was part of the 2007 NCHSAA Hall of Fame class. BEAR CREEK, NC (December 8, 2023) – Chatham County Schools and the Chatham Central High School community suffered a huge loss on Friday with the passing of Ronald Glenn Scott. Coach Scott was a teacher, baseball coach, athletic director, and longtime supporter of…
Cary, N.C. — The North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s Hall of Fame inducted its Class of 2023 Saturday, August 19, 2023, at the Embassy Suites in Cary. The 2023 Class is the 37th to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, which was founded in 1987. The Class of 2023 honored two members posthumously,…
David Lewis Elder, of Hickory, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Monday, June 12, after a long, heroic battle against cancer. David was the best father and “Poppy” ever, a devoted husband, and for 35 years, a legendary educator and coach at five different NC high schools, including Hickory High School from 1979-2003….
