ARDMORE, PA—A former standout golfer in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state tournament has earned a spot in the U.S. Open, according to various media reports including The Charlotte Observer and the Raleigh News and Observer. Harold Varner of Gastonia, who played collegiately at East Carolina, has been added as an…
WATAUGA HIGH SCHOOL STANDOUT NAMED GATORADE® NORTH CAROLINA BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR CHICAGO— In its 28th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with USA TODAY High School Sports, today announced Ryder Jones of Watauga High School as its 2012-13 Gatorade North Carolina Baseball Player of the…
June 12, 1994 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Northside High School of Beaufort County completed a sweep of visiting Charles D. Owen and won its first ever North Carolina High School Athletic Association championship in any sport. Northside won the baseball title with victories of 10-0 and 6-2 to sweep the best…
WELLS FARGO CONFERENCE CUP WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR 2012-13 ACADEMIC YEAR Wells Fargo, along with the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, today announced the final standings in the Wells Fargo Conference Cup competitions for the 2012-2013 academic year. The Wells Fargo Cup award, sponsored by Wells Fargo and the NCHSAA, recognizes the high schools that…
Normal.dotm 0 0 1 124 660 NCHSAA 20 4 871 12.0 CARY—One of the most outstanding softball players in North Carolina High School Athletic Association history has been named the new head softball coach at Green Hope High School, according to various media reports including the Raleigh News and Observer. Morgan Childers, who…
JACKSONVILLE—Doug Erny has been named as the new head men’s basketball coach at Jacksonville High School, according to the Jacksonville Daily News. Erny is a 1983 graduate of Jacksonville who coached at Lejeune for 23 years, winning more than 400 games there, before resigning last June. A graduate of East Carolina University, Erny spent last…
CHARLOTTE— Charlotte Catholic High School women’s soccer star Jane Cline has earned a place in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state record book. Cline, who led her team into the regional championship round in the NCHSAA state 3-A playoffs, finished the season with a whopping 75 goals, the second best mark all-time. It…
CATAWBA—A Bandys High School baseball star was selected in the Major League Baseball amateur draft on Thursday night, with details on the draftee in the Hickory Daily Record. Hunter Harvey, the son of former major league all-star relief pitcher Bryan Harvey, was the 22nd pick overall, chosen by the Baltimore Orioles. The 6-4,…
VETERAN BASKETBALL COACH SUCCUMBS TO CANCER RUSTON, LA—Long-time high school basketball coach Butch Smart, who spent many years coaching in North Carolina, died recently here after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 69 years old. A memorial service will be held for Smart at Highlands High School, where he coached from 1996…
