Sportsmanship Recognition for NCHSAA Student-Athletes As “Heart Of A Champion” Winners Honored CHAPEL HILL—A total of 22 student-athletes from North Carolina High School Athletic Association member schools have been honored for their outstanding sportsmanship as winners of “Heart of a Champion” recognition. The sportsmanship recognition is part of the program offered by the NCHSAA Student Services…
The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) has been provided with a copy of a newly enacted policy by NAERA (National Athletic Equipment Reconditioning Association) pertaining to aftermarket football helmet attachments. Under the policy, reconditioners would remove such attachments and either return them to the submitting high schools or destroy them, at the…
RECIPIENTS NAMED FOR SEVENTH ANNUAL GOLDEN WHISTLE MERIT AWARDS CHAPEL HILL –Four outstanding individuals from the world of high school officiating will be honored with an award for lifetime achievement. Ted Jackson of Raleigh, Ron Buckner of Fort Mill, SC, Tim Brayboy of Cary and Vierl Banks of Winston-Salem are the recipients of…
April 12, 2011 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, former North Carolina State Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Craig Phillips died in Wilmington at the age of 88. Phillips was a former school superintendent who is a member of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame.
STATESVILLE—West Iredell High School has named its new head football coach, according to various media reports including the Statesville Record and Landmark. Mike Natoli has been named the new head man at West Iredell, taking over for Mark Weycker, who resigned in March after 26 years of leading the West football program. According to reports,…
April 11, 2002 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Will Abee of East Burke recorded a 29 for nine holes at Silver Creek Plantation in a Northwestern 4-A Conference regular season men’s golf match. The course was set at par 36 for the nine, with 3045 yards on front nine and 6146 for…
NCHSAA HALL OF FAME CEREMONIES SATURDAY CHAPEL HILL—An event that has become a highlight of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association year is scheduled for Saturday. The annual NCHSAA Hall of Fame banquet and induction ceremonies are set for the Friday Center on the campus of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill,…
Jeremy Thompson will be assuming the duties as athletic director at Middle Creek High School, according to a report in The Cary News. Thompson, who is currently the Middle Creek baseball coach and led his team to the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 4-A baseball championship in 2012, will take over for Lewis…
Coaches Earn Homer Thompson Sportsmanship Awards From NCHSAA CHAPEL HILL— Eight “coaches who make a difference” by virtue of their exemplary sportsmanship will be honored by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association at the NCHSAA Annual Meeting. The coaches have been selected for the Homer Thompson Memorial Eight Who Make a Difference award. The…
CHARLOTTE—Former coach and athletic director Joe Coulter died at his home here last week at the age of 80. Coulter, a native of Catawba County, graduated from Oxford High School there and then Lenoir-Rhyne College in Hickory. He was the first athletic director and head basketball coach at Independence High School in Charlotte, but he…
