2025 Swimming & Diving Championships
CARY – February 6-8, the 2025 NCHSAA Swimming & Diving season concludes at Triangle and Pullen Aquatic Centers.
NCHSAA News
NCHSAA Hall of Fame announces Class of 2025
CHAPEL HILL — The North Carolina High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame is excited to announce the inductees in the Class of 2025. This year’s inductees are a tremendous group of leaders who have left their mark on their communities and the state of North Carolina. The Class of 2025 includes: Brad Allen, Lumberton…
NFHS National Student Advisor Council January Meeting
Kyle StinsonSenior, Seaforth High School, Pittsboro After a fulfilling 1.5-year term on the inaugural National Student Advisory Council (NSAC) for the National Federation of High Schools (NFHS), my time representing the eight states of Section 3 is coming to a close. I am incredibly honored to have had this opportunity and would like to extend…
Coach Albert Capps Receives N.C. Governor’s Laurel Wreath Award
On Sunday, December 22, 2024, Coach Albert Capps was honored with the N.C. Governor’s Laurel Wreath Award is a prestigious recognition bestowed upon individuals who have made exceptional contributions to athletics or sports in North Carolina. Representative Frank Sossamon nominated Coach Capps for this distinguished award. Capps’ remarkable educational career began in 1965 at Henderson…
2025 NCHSAA Winter Championship Sites
CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association is proud to stage the 2025 Winter Sports State Championships in February and March. Swimming and Diving New this year, media are asked to register if they plan to attend the Regional Swimming and Diving Championships. The first championships of the Winter will be the Swimming and…
Remembering Coach Wright: A Hall-of-Fame Coach and WNC Legend
Carroll C. Wright, Jr. passed away on Friday, January 17, 2025, in Haywood County, North Carolina. He was born December 24, 1936, in Swain County, North Carolina, leaving behind a legacy filled with remarkable accomplishments and cherished memories. Wright was inducted into the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame in 2004, among…
Legendary Hall of Famer Jack Groce Passes Away at Age 95
Jack William Groce, a beloved member of the High-Country community, passed away Friday, January 17, 2025, at the age of 95. For more than thirty years, Jack, or “Coach Groce,” was a coach, educator, and administrator. Jack’s accomplishments as a player, coach, educator, and administrator are numerous. In recognition of those many accomplishments, he was…
2023-24 State and National Coaches of the Year Announced; Maurice Atwood named National Coach of the Year
INDIANAPOLIS — Twenty-four high school coaches nationwide have been selected as 2023-24 National Coaches of the Year by the NFHS Coaches Association. The NFHS, which has been recognizing coaches through an awards program since 1982, honors coaches in the top 10 girls’ sports and top 10 boys’ sports (by participation numbers) and in two “other”…
Remembering, NCHSAA Hall of Famer, Jim Brett
Coach Jim Brett of Emerald Isle, NC, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, January 11, 2025. He passed away peacefully at Carolina East Medical Center with his wife and daughter by his side. Jim grew up in Ahoskie and graduated from Ahoskie High School in 1963, where he was a three-sport athlete. He excelled…
NCHSAA Hall of Fame member David Gentry to be inducted in the NC Sports Hall of Fame
In December, the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame announced its 2025 induction class. The new members, listed alphabetically, are: The group of 11 will be enshrined during the 61st annual induction celebration on the evening of Friday, May 2, at the Sheraton Greensboro Hotel Joseph S. Koury Convention Center, starting at 5 p.m. Their induction…
