Special To The NCHSAA from The Fayetteville Observer FAYETTEVILLE –Friends, family, rivals and co-workers gathered at the Crown Coliseum banquet room recently to share memories and hear a few stories as the Fayetteville Sports Club honored its 12th class of Hall of Fame inductees. Ushered into the hall, which includes the hanging of a plaque…
BEAR CREEK—Chatham Central High School women’s basketball coach Gerald Binkley has hit a tremendous coaching milestone. Binkley, who has coached at Chatham Central for 32 years, achieved his 600th coaching victory recently, although it came in unusual fashion. Chatham Central was scheduled to play Queen’s Grant in a tournament, but Queen’s Grant informed Chatham Central…
BREVARD—Brevard High School has named its new head volleyball coach, according to a report in the Asheville Citizen-Times. The school has promoted assistant coach Cori Bryson to serve as the head coach of its volleyball team. Bryson has been on the Blue Devils’ coaching staff for the past four years, serving as an assistant on…
ASSOCIATION SPOTLIGHT: BLACK HISTORY MONTH During the month of February, in honor of Black History Month, the NCHSAA website will feature information about African-Americans who have made major contributions to the great tradition of high school sports in our state. We hope you find these both entertaining and informative. DAVID MAYNARD David Maynard enjoyed a…
Former Northwest Guilford High School head baseball coach Sandy Gann has received a special honor, according to a press release from the school. Gann was recently inducted into the North Carolina Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. The veteran coach won one North Carolina High School Athletic Association state championship, six conference titles and retired…
HERMAN HINES Herman Hines has touched just about every base one could during his long career related to athletics. A graduate of Darden High and a 1950 graduate of then North Carolina College, Hines embarked on a career in education that saw him teach, serve as a principal and even serve on the school board,…
February 11, 2006 On this day in NCHAA history, Eugene Godsoe of Southeast Guilford was chosen as the Most Outstanding Swimmer in the NCHSAA 3-A swimming and diving championships at the Willis Casey Aquatic Center in Raleigh. Godson broke his own state 3-A records in both the 100 butterfly and the 100 backstroke winning each…
LEDFORD PLAYER IS ADDED TO NCHSAA THREE-POINT RECORDS LEDFORD—Emmalee Thomas, a former standout at Ledford High School, has been added to the North Carolina High School Athletic Association women’s basketball record book for three-point field goals. Thomas, who played three seasons from 2010 to 2013, had 263 career three-pointers, good for eighth on the all-time…
February 10, 2012 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Carrboro’s men and Raleigh Charter’s women took top team honors in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 1A/2A swimming and diving championships at the Triangle Aquatic Center. Joe Bonk of Raleigh Charter and Caitlin Casazza of Bishop McGuinness were named the meet’s…
BURLINGTON CUMMINGS WOMEN, NORTH BRUNSWICK MEN WIN; CSD’S ELLINGTON TAKES THREE EVENTS IN 1-A/2-A INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD WINSTON-SALEM— Burlington Cummings won its sixth state women’s team title in the last eight years in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 1-A/2-A indoor track and field championships at JDL Fast Track on Saturday. Cummings…
