The 2018 NCHSAA Cheerleading Invitational wrapped up a full day of competition featuring 129 cheerleading squads across all divisions at the Raleigh Convention Center. The Northwest Guilford Vikings took their first Carolina Cup with top overall honors in the 16th Invitational in the history of the NCHSAA. The NCHSAA awards four $500 scholarships annually, one…
1A WOMEN: Franklin Academy wins third straight team title, Hemric earns first individual crown for North Stokes KERNERSVILLE, NC – Franklin Academy women were dominant in the 1A Women’s Cross Country Team Championship, as they pushed to a 47-75 victory over Voyager Academy, winning the school’s third consecutive Women’s Cross Country Team Championship. North Stokes…
1A MEN: Lincoln Charter wins school’s first Cross Country team title as Potter earns Polk County’s second individual win KERNERSVILLE, NC – Polk County’s Caleb Potter ran step-for-step with Lincoln Charter’s Drew Zink, but in the end the senior Potter outstrided the junior Zink, winning the 1A Men’s Cross Country Individual State Championship by .07…
RALEIGH – The Fuquay-Varina Bengals absorbed Myers Park pressure most of the day, particularly in the first half, before an attempted clearance clanged off Kaitlyn Laux and into the Mustang net, putting Fuquay-Varina up 1-0 in the 42ndminute. The Bengals did not look back on their way to the first state championship victory in women’s soccer…
RALEIGH – The Chapel Hill Tigers entered the state championship game for the second time in school history having given up only two goals all season. That number did not increase as the Tigers kept a clean sheet in the state finals on their way to the program’s second state championship in a 1-0 win…
RALEIGH – First Flight fell behind early, conceding a goal in the 8thminute to Lake Norman Charter’s Ayden Yates, but the Nighthawks stormed back, scoring six goals in the final 46 minutes of the game to claim the program’s second state championship in women’s soccer with a 6-1 victory. The Nighthawks dominated possession, with the…
RALEIGH – Union Academy scored three goals in six minutes of the first half to jump on top of the defending 1A Champion Franklin Academy 3-0 on their way to a 6-1 victory and their first women’s soccer state championship. The Cardinals tacked on three more goals in the second half to stretch their advantage…
CARY, NC – The Hough Huskies took their third straight team championship at the 4A Swimming and Diving Championships, edging Leesville Road 295-267. It was the Huskies fifth state championship on the women’s side in school history. On the men’s side, the Green Hope Falcons snapped a streak of three straight championships by South Mecklenburg…
CARY, NC – Raleigh Charter collected a pair of team state championships in the 1A/2A Swimming and Diving Championships by the narrowest of margins. The Women edged Lake Norman Charter 243.5-237 to win the school’s sixth women’s swimming and diving title and first since 2015. The men just clipped Croatan 203.5-201 to win the school’s…
CARY, NC – The Charlotte Catholic women’s swimming and diving team captured the school’s 15th NCHSAA State Swimming and Diving Championship in school history, their first since 2015, as Julia Menkhaus and Olwyn Bartis powered the Cougars to a 298-point team total. The Marvin Ridge men’s team took their second consecutive title in a meet…
