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…
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…
Head football coach Blair Hardin, who led Porter Ridge High School in Union County to two consecutive North Carolina High School Athletic Association state football championship games, is making a move. The 30-year-old Hardin announced that he was leaving Porter Ridge to become head football coach at Freedom High School in Burke County, according to…
Tom Harper of Hickory High School has taken a new position just down the road, resigning after one year at the Red Tornado helm to become the new head football coach at Fred T. Foard in Catawba County, according to various media reports. Harper was head coach at Hickory for the 2013 season, replacing John…
MONROE—Brad Hoover, who was the starting fullback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League for nine years, has a new position. According to the Charlotte Observer, the 36-year-old Hoover has been named as head football coach at Union Academy, which plays football in the NCHSAA in the 1-A classification. Hoover, a former star…
NCHSAA and JDL Fast Track extend partnership for three more years JDL Fast Track will serve as host to indoor state track and field championships through 2016 WINSTON-SALEM –JDL Fast Track today announced that it was continuing its partnership with the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) to host its indoor track and field…
April 7, 2001 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Lee Senior High School blasted five home runs in one inning en route to a 21-0 high school baseball victory win over Apex.
2012-13 Winter Season Wells Fargo Cup Leaders Announced Wells Fargo, along with the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, today announced the standings for winter sports in the Wells Fargo Cup competitions for the 2012-13 academic year. The Wells Fargo Cup is sponsored by Wells Fargo and the NCHSAA. The award recognizes the high schools…
April 4, 2011 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, three Lake Norman High School players hit consecutive home runs out of the park in a 17-6 fast-pitch softball victory over Mooresville. Dominique Wilson, Kayla Pine and Chloe Archer all went deep for Lake Norman. April 4, 2011 On this day in history in…
