When Seattle and New England battle in the Super Bowl in Glendale, Arizona, a South View High School graduate will actually be supervising the footballs, according to the Fayetteville Observer. Tony Medlin, a native of Hope Mills, will serve as an equipment manager at the Super Bowl. The NFL dictates that equipment…
WINSTON-SALEM—David Hamlin has been selected as the new head football coach at Atkins High School, according to a recent report in the Winston-Salem Journal. Hamlin has served as the junior varsity football coach at R.J. Reynolds for the past two years. This is his first stint as a varsity head…
HENDERSONVILLE—Cole Cleary of Hendersonville High School completed an outstanding senior football season in 2014 and earned a spot in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state record book. Cleary caught 75 passes on the year for 1,818 yards, and the receiving yardage total is the third best documented for an…
Two North Carolina High School Athletic Association schools have broken into the Super 25 women’s basketball rankings by USA Today. Myers Park and Northwest Guilford are now both listed in the poll, among eight new teams joining the rankings this week. Myers Park, which had been ranked 39th, moved…
January 22, 2012 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, St. Stephens and Watauga battled through eight overtime periods in a Northwestern Conference men’s basketball game in Boone. St. Stephens prevailed by a score of 103-98, led by Karigan Farley’s 37 points.
FOUR QUESTIONS…A CONVERSATION WITH CHARLES SIMMONS Charles Simmons is the head men’s basketball coach and athletic director at Hertford County High School and has been coaching in that school system since 1980. He has coached basketball at the varsity level for over 30 years and his teams have won more than 550 games…
CHAPEL HILL— Polk County junior Hayley Kropp and South Rowan senior Cassidy Chipman are among the winners of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Performance of the Week awards, powered by Time Warner Cable SportsChannel with Subway® Restaurants. Each week one male and one female athlete in NCHSAA competition are selected for…
Stephanie Watts of Weddington High School became Union County's all-time leading scorer for a career in women's basketball on Tuesday night, according to a report in the Charlotte Observer. Watts scored 25 points to lead her team to a 74-54 triumph over Piedmont. …
GREENSBORO— The North Carolina Football Coaches Association has scheduled its annual clinic and meeting for next month. The NCFCA Winter Football Clinic will be held on February 6-7 at the Downtown Marriott Greensboro at 304 North Greene Street in Greensboro. Registration information, information about certificate renewal credit, and the…
GASTONIA—Hunter Huss High School has officially named its court after one of its distinguished graduates. The court was dedicated as Sylvia Rhyne Hatchell Court during festivities connected with games between Hunter Huss and Forestview, according to the Gaston Gazette. Sylvia Rhyne, now Sylvia Rhyne Hatchell,…
