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2026 Spring Board of Directors & Annual Meeting

2026 Spring Board of Directors & Annual Meeting

CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s Board of Directors concluded its spring meeting on Wednesday, May 6, at the NCHSAA Offices. During this two-day session, the Directors discussed various agenda items and took formal action on Wednesday. The following day, on Thursday, May 7, the NCHSAA convened its Annual Meeting, where…

NCHSAA Board of Directors Votes to Sanction Flag Football

NCHSAA Board of Directors Votes to Sanction Flag Football

CHAPEL HILL — The Board of Directors of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association voted on Wednesday to officially sanction Women’s Flag Football as an NCHSAA championship sport, marking a historic step in expanding athletic opportunities for female student-athletes across the state. The decision comes after several years of growing interest and participation in…

2025-2026 Commissioner’s Trophy

2025-2026 Commissioner’s Trophy

CHAPEL HILL — Teams addressing community and school needs with action-oriented service have earned eight North Carolina High School Athletic Association member schools’ distinction as 2025-2026 Commissioner’s Trophy recipients. The following schools will receive $1,000 stipends: Ashe County, Athens Drive (Raleigh), Eastern Guilford, Felton Grove (Apex), Franklin, Mount Tabor (Winston-Salem), North Henderson, and West Brunswick. …

NCHSAA Partners with Avive Solutions to Bring Connected, Life-Saving Technology to High School Athletics Across North Carolina 

NCHSAA Partners with Avive Solutions to Bring Connected, Life-Saving Technology to High School Athletics Across North Carolina 

RALEIGH, N.C. – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) is pleased to announce a new partnership with Avive Solutions to expand access to modern automated external defibrillator (AED) technology for high schools across North Carolina.   Through this partnership, NCHSAA member schools will receive special pricing and training opportunities on the Avive Connect AED®, an innovative, connected defibrillator designed…

Que Tucker to Retire as NCHSAA Commissioner Effective October 1, 2026

Que Tucker to Retire as NCHSAA Commissioner Effective October 1, 2026

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — After more than three decades of service to education-based athletics in North Carolina, Que Tucker has announced she will retire as Commissioner of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, effective October 1, 2026. A native of Reidsville, NC, Tucker has dedicated her career to supporting student-athletes and strengthening high school athletics across the state….

2026 Basketball Championships

2026 Basketball Championships

Winston-Salem – Sixteen state champions are crowned in the four-day finals for men’s and women’s basketball. 2026 1A Men’s2026 2A Men’s2026 3A Men’s2026 4A Men’s2026 5A Men’s2026 6A Men’s2026 7A Men’s2026 8A Men’s 2026 1A Women’s2026 2A Women’s2026 3A Women’s2026 4A Women’s2026 5A Women’s2026 6A Women’s2026 7A Women’s2026 8A Women’s

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