INDIANAPOLIS— Tom Mezzanotte, executive director of the Rhode Island Interscholastic League (RIIL), is the new president of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) for 2014-15. Mezzanotte, the 55th president of the NFHS, began his one-year term July 3 following the NFHS Summer Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts. The North Carolina High School Athletic…
questions about NCHSAA rules, regulations policies and procedures Q: How does the NCHSAA attendance requirement for eligibility work now? A: The NCHSAA attendance requirement was changed by the NCHSAA Board of Directors at its May 2014 meeting. Rule 1.1.4 in the current NCHSAA Handbook states that “a student-athlete must meet the LEA attendance…
SATURDAY’S HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL RESULTSProvided by the Associated Press Charlotte Catholic 35, Charlotte Providence Day 23Lakewood (Salemburg) 21, Union 6Socastee, S.C. 48, West Brunswick 26South Rowan 31, South Iredell 21Southern Durham 41, Capitol Christian Academy, Md. 0Whiteville 23, North Brunswick 0 FRIDAY’S HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL RESULTSProvided by the Associated Press Alleghany County 34, North Stokes…
The Wells Fargo Cup has become the symbol of overall sports excellence among high schools in North Carolina. Since 1979 the Cup has gone to the schools that have the best overall interscholastic sports programs in each of the four classifications of competition: 1A, 2A, 3A and 4A. The program is sponsored by the North…
August 22, 2007 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Eastern Randolph tied an NCHSAA men’s soccer record by netting 21 goals in a single game. The Wildcats were the third NCHSAA team to accomplish the feat, joining Charlotte Catholic (1998) and Fayetteville Westover (2000).
The Fayetteville Observer reports on Carolina Panther quarterback Cam Newton visiting Scotland High School quarterback Jaylend Ratliff. Click here for the full story
Five distinguished scholar-athletes will be selected from 36 finalists and honored at the NFF Annual Chapter Awards Luncheon, presented by Under Armour, in New York City on Dec. 9. IRVING, Texas– The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) has announced the names of the 36 finalists for the 2014…
Davis Whitfield is commissioner of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association and has been in that role since January of 2010. An outstanding athlete at Rosewood High School, he played collegiate baseball at East Carolina before transferring to the University of North Carolina, where he continued his career and from which he graduated. He…
August 20, 1999 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Croatan’s Jonnie Brimmer returned a punt 98 yards for a touchdown in a high school football game against Topsail.
GRAHAM—Southern Alamance High School athletic director Jon Russell is adding some coaching to his athletic director duties. Russell, who has not coached in the past two seasons but has an excellent coaching background in softball, will return to the bench to coach the Southern Alamance program, according to a report…
