MORGANTON—Patton High School has made a couple of coaching assignments, according to various media reports including the Hickory Daily Record and the Morganton News-Herald. Jeff McCarrick is the school’s new varsity women’s basketball coach and Autumn Ward will take over the volleyball program. McCarrick has been an assistant coach…
The Wells Fargo Conference Cup award, sponsored by Wells Fargo and the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, is a companion to the statewide Wells Fargo Cup. The Wells Fargo Cup recognizes the high schools that achieve the best overall interscholastic athletic performance within each of the state's four competitive classifications,…
GREENSBORO—Tresor Mbuyu of Charlotte’s Garinger High School scored two goals and added an assist to lead the West All-Stars to a convincing 4-1 triumph over the East in the North Carolina Coaches Association men’s soccer all-star game at MacPherson Stadium. It gave the West a sweep of the soccer…
JACKSONVILLE—A former coach at White Oak High School is returning to the post she held nine years ago. Debbie Lausterer is the new women’s basketball coach at White Oak, according to a report in the Jacksonville Daily News. A 25-year member of the faculty at White Oak, as a…
“Anyone Can Save a Life” Teaches Teams to Respond to Sudden Cardiac Arrest and Other Major Medical Emergencies INDIANAPOLIS– To address a potentially dangerous gap in medical- response planning for after-school practices and events, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) announced a new initiative. NFHS officials announced…
NEWLAND—Avery County High School has named Jason Phelps as its new head football coach for the coming season. Phelps has been the defensive coordinator for the last two years at Bunker Hill, and prior to that was the head coach at Fred T. Foard High School in Catawba County…
INDIANAPOLIS– Beginning with the 2016 high school track and field season, the head starter (or designee), rather than the implement inspector, shall inspect all starting blocks used in the running events. The addition of Article 4 to Rule 3-6 was one of eight changes recommended by the National Federation…
To better serve our stakeholders, the NCHSAA distributed a website user survey in May 2015. The results of that survey showed that overall the website has informative content that was current and helpful. However, navigation and ease of finding information was an identified area of improvement. To that end, we have restructured the content with new…
WINSTON-SALEM—Drew Dull has been named as the bew varsity baseball coach at East Forsyth, according to a report in the Winston-Salem Journal. Dull, who is 28 years old, has been an assistant baseball coach at West Brunswick High School for the last six years. He is very family with…
CHARLOTTE– Harding High School will rename its football field for former coach Dave Harris during a ceremony at a home game this season, according to a report in The Charlotte Observer. The formal request for the name change went to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education in…
