Celebrating 100 Years: This Day In NCHSAA History
August 7,2012 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Herman Little of Elizabeth City Northeastern High School announced his retirement and had to vacate his seat on the NCHSAA Board of Directors.
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Coaches Named By North Carolina Coaches Association For All-star Coaching Duties
COACHES NAMED BY NORTH CAROLINA COACHES ASSOCIATIONFOR ALL-STAR COACHING DUTIES IN VARIOUS SPORTS GREENSBORO— The North Carolina Coaches Association has selected the coaches for its 2014 series of East-West all-star games. In men’s basketball, Michael Baker of Fairmont will be the head coach of the East squad, assisted by Raleigh Millbrook’s Scott McInnes,…
Former NCHSAA Player Makes Major League Debut
FORMER NCHSAA PLAYER MAKES BIG LEAGUE DEBUT Former Charles B. Aycock High School star Rob Wooten made his major league debut last weekend for the Milwaukee Brewers. According to the Goldsboro News-Argus, the Fremont native pitched two and one-third innings of scoreless relief for the Brewers against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field,…
Practice Beginning For NCHSAA Fall Sports
CHAPEL HILL—August 1 is the first official date for practice for North Carolina High School Athletic Association fall sports teams, including football. Football programs across the state will begin official practice with the first five days required to be used for physical conditioning. On the first two days of football practice, headgear,…
Celebrating 100 Years: This Day In NCHSAA History
August 1, 1984 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Dick Knox joined the staff of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association as assistant executive director and supervisor of officials after 21 years as a teacher and coach in various North Carolina public schools. He replaced Charlie Adams, who became executive director.
Terry Sanford Holds Special Football Clinic
FAYETTEVILLE— Terry Sanford High School recently offered a unique football clinic, according to a story in the Fayetteville Observer. Terry Sanford head football coach Bryan Till was the speaker at Terry Sanford’s first football clinic for women. The clinic attracted mostly parents of current or future Terry Sanford players who wanted to learn…
Long Time Coach Callahan Dies Suddenly
GREENSBORO—Veteran coach Kevin Callahan, who had just retired after 34 years in education, died suddenly in his sleep on Sunday morning, according to the Greensboro News and Record, at the age of 56. He had served as an assistant baseball coach at Southeast Guilford during the 2013 season and compiled a 376-200 mark…
New Entries In Baseball Record Book From West Henderson
HENDERSONVILLE—West Henderson High School’s baseball program has been a strong one for many years, and a number of Falcon achievements have just been added to the NCHSAA Record Book. Former West coach Jim Hyatt, who is now the head coach at East Forsyth, provided the applications and documentation for some performance listings that…
Big John Isner, Former NCHSAA Champion, Wins Tournament
BIG JOHN ISNER WINS TOURNAMENT ATLANTA—A former North Carolina High School Athletic Association state tennis champion has added another professional tournament victory to his resume. Big John Isner, the 6-10 former University of Georgia star who also was a standout at Greensboro Page, beat Kevin Anderson of South Africa to win the Atlanta…
Panther Creek Names Two New Head Coaches
RALEIGH—Panther Creek High School has named two new head coaches, according to reports in the Raleigh News and Observer. Danielle Moore has been chosen as the school’s new varsity women’s head basketball coach and Lindsey O’Connell will take over the volleyball program. Moore comes to Panther Creek from St. Paul’s in Robeson…
