WEBB’S ISAIAH HICKS IS N.C. GATORADE 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, has announced Isaiah Hicks of J.F. Webb High School as its 2012-13 Gatorade North Carolina Boys Basketball Player of the Year….
April 1, 2008 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Brevard’s Andrew Blackwell was not fooled by Pisgah pitching, as he drove in 10 runs in a high school baseball game.
NORTH CAROLINA COACHES ASSOCIATION LISTSMEN’S SOCCER ALL-STAR ROSTERS GREENSBORO— The North Carolina Coaches Association has announced the players selected for the NCCA East-West all-star soccer game. The game is slated for an 8:30 start on Tuesday, July 23, at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s soccer stadium. Tarboro’s Lashaun Jenkins will coach the East…
March 28, 2007 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Michael Cromie of Green Hope High School fired a 29 in a nine-hole Tri-Eight Conference men’s golf match at Prestonwood Country Club Fairways course. The course was set at par 34 for the nine holes at 2940 yards.
WILMINGTON—Bryn McSwain has announced his resignation as the men’s basketball coach at Ashley High School, according to various media reports, including the Wilmington Star-News. McSwain has coached Ashley for the last five seasons and the Eagles posted a 17-9 mark this year and finished third in the Mideastern Conference, losing in the second round of…
EXEMPLARY, SPORTSMANSHIP AWARDS AVAILABLE FOR NCHSAA MEMBERS North Carolina High School Athletic Association member schools are eligible for two very prestigious awards. Information was emailed to principals and athletic directors earlier in the week with details about the process. The Exemplary School Award recognizes the top overall school in the state in terms of the…
PINYAN NEW HEAD FOOTBALL COACH AT CARSON CHINA GROVE—Veteran head football coach Joe Pinyan is making a change, according to The Salisbury Post. Pinyan is leaving Salisbury after 10 years to become the head football coach at Jesse Carson High School, also in Rowan County. Pinyan will replace Mark Woody, who recently resigned as head…
March 26, 1988 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, coach Daryl McClure of the Hayesville women’s basketball team won the first of six consecutive 1-A state championships by defeating Hobbton 70-53 at Carmichael Auditorium. Alice Carter earned MVP honors. March 26, 1994 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Morganton Freedom guard…
MYRTLE BEACH—The North Carolina women and the South Carolina men took victories in the Carolinas All-Star Basketball Classic over the weekend. The North Carolina team rallied from an 11-point second half deficit to prevail by 76-67 in overtime over their counterparts from South Carolina in the women’s game. In the men’s contest, North Carolina had…
March 25, 1989 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, future ACC stars Danyel Parker and Tonya Sampson teamed up to lead Clinton passed Bunker Hill 72-63 in the 2-A women’s basketball championship. Parker dropped 34 and Sampson added 25 as Clinton finished 26-0 on the season and won their first of back-to-back NCHSAA…
