CHAPEL HILL— Que Tucker, interim commissioner of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, announced today that associate commissioner Rick Strunk would be retiring from his post at the NCHSAA at the end of December. Strunk, age 62, has been with the NCHSAA for…
November 16, 2008 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Candon Rusin tallied a goal and had an assist to lead Hampstead Topsail to a 3-0 shutout over Albemarle in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 1-A men’s soccer championship at the Curtis and Jackie Dail Soccer Stadium at N.C. State…
a quick question concerning rules, regulations and policies of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Q: A student-athlete plays three sports, and during this academic year he was ejected from one football game and then from one basketball game for unacceptable behavior. Now he is playing baseball and was ejected for profanity in the…
FRANKLIN– Franklin High School has inducted three individuals into its athletic hall of fame. The inductions occurred during ceremonies prior to a recent Franklin home football game, according to a report in the Asheville Citizen-Times. Here is a look at the newest members of the Franklin…
November 13, 1998 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, South Columbus rolled up 745 rushing yards against Eastern Guilford. It eclipsed the old NCHSAA mark of 731 set in 1963 by South Stanly and ranks in top-five all-time in national high school history.
It’s not hard to hear about problems in the world of sports or examples of bad behavior by athletes, since they seem to pop up often. Even though we pride ourselves in high school athletics on teaching appropriate values, sometimes incidents occur at our level as well. Often, though,…
November 12, 2005 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Raleigh Sanderson captured top honors in the super varsity division and took the inaugural Carolina Cup in the third annual North Carolina High School Athletic Association state invitational cheerleading championships at Reynolds Coliseum. The Cup is awarded for the highest cumulative score in…
FOUR QUESTIONS: A CONVERSATION WITH…DINA NEELEY Dina Neeley is director of field sales for Musco Sports Lighting in North Carolina, perhaps known better to North Carolina High School Athletic Association member schools as “the light lady.” Musco is a long-time NCHSAA corporate partner which has worked with schools across the state for over…
BURLINGTON—The long-delayed North Carolina High School Athletic Association women’s 2-A dual team tennis championship was finally decided on Wednesday afternoon at the Burlington Tennis Center. Lake Norman Charter, the defending 2-A champion, defeated Salisbury on Tuesday to advance and then wound up winning the state title the following…
November 11, 1996 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Warren County amassed 713 rushing yards against South Granville in NCHSAA football play. November 11, 2006 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, North Gaston took top honors in the large varsity division and also captured the Carolina Cup in…
