April 24, 2003 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Athens Drive launched five home runs in a single inning against Apex in high school baseball action. The Jaguars outlasted Apex 18-17 in a NCHSAA slugfest in which Athens Drive hit a total of eight round-trippers in the game. East Rutherford set the NCHSAA…
MADISON SETS NCHSAA SOFTBALL HOME RUN RECORD MADISON– Madison High School’s softball team has established a new single-season mark for home runs, according to a report in the Asheville Citizen-Times. Madison, which is unbeaten on the 2013 campaign, slugged nine home runs on Monday in a doubleheader sweep of Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy, rolling to…
April 23, 2004 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Southern Nash’s Kymberly Lamm had a record day for the Firebirds’ softball squad. Lamm blasted three grand slams and drove in 12 runs in a 21-1 defeat of rival Nash Central. Not only were both marks NCHSAA records, but at the time of her…
CENTRAL ACADEMY COACH WINS NORTH CAROLINA SPIRIT OF SPORT AWARD CHAPEL HILL—Tad Baucom, the head football coach at Central Academy of Technology and Arts in Monroe, is the third annual recipient of the North Carolina Spirit of Sport Award presented by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association. …
A well-known North Carolina athlete and now head women’s basketball coach has written a book that could be of interest to coaches at NCHSAA member schools. Charlotte D. Smith, currently the women’ head basketball coach at Elon University, has written a sports devotional. Smith is the former All-American and two-time All-ACC player who made the…
April 21, 1999 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, there was no shortage of offense in a high school baseball slugfest between Charles B. Aycock and Greene Central, as they combined for 42 hits and 40 runs. Aycock produced 21 hits and Greene Central collected 20 hits in the 22-18 Aycock victory.
Eighth Annual Clary MedalWinners Named For NCHSAA CHAPEL HILL –Paige Robertson of Creswell High School and Joel Newton of Person High School are the recipients of the eighth annual Clary Medals awarded by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association. The two outstanding student-athletes will be recognized at the NCHSAA’s Annual Meeting on Thursday, May 2, at…
CELEBRATING 100 YEARS 100 TO REMEMBER: ADMINISTRATORS CHAPEL HILL—As part of the celebration of the centennial of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, the NCHSAA has released the first list of its “100 To Remember” series. The list of “100 To Remember: Administrators” highlights one hundred of the top administrators in NCHSAA history, going back…
April 19, 2007 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Nicole Harris of North Wilkes and Bradley Hardee of South Caldwell were named the inaugural winners of the Clary Medal. They were presented their awards at the NCHSAA Annual Meeting, which was held in May at the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts…
LEESVILLE ROAD BASEBALL PLAYER HITS TWO GRAND SLAMS IN ONE GAME RALEIGH– A Leesville Road High School baseball player has added his name to the North Carolina High School Athletic Association record book. Justin Wheeler hit two grand slams in Tuesday night’s game against Enloe as the Pride rolled to an 18-3 triumph. Wheeler hit…
